H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

Yevgeny Kafelnikov vs Nicolas Escude H2H: 5-2

Yevgeny Kafelnikov holds a 5–2 lead over Nicolas Escude in their ATP head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, Yevgeny Kafelnikov leads 2–1 on carpet and 2–0 on grass. Most recently, Nicolas Escude won the 2002 Lyon fourth round 7-6(5) 6-4.

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Yevgeny Kafelnikov
RUS Age 52 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
5 – 2
7 main draw meetings
Nicolas Escude
FRA Age 50 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Oct 11, 2002* Lyon ATP 250 R16 Carpet Nicolas Escude #41 7-6(5) 6-4 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #10 Match data
Jun 16, 2001* Halle ATP 250 QF Grass Yevgeny Kafelnikov #7 6-7(2) 7-6(3) 7-6(4) Nicolas Escude #32 Match data
May 16, 2001* Hamburg Masters Masters 1000 R64 Clay Nicolas Escude #36 7-5 7-5 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #5 Match data
Jun 17, 2000* Halle ATP 250 QF Grass Yevgeny Kafelnikov #5 7-6(9) 6-3 Nicolas Escude #21 Match data
Feb 18, 2000* Rotterdam ATP 250 R16 Hard Yevgeny Kafelnikov #2 6-3 6-3 Nicolas Escude #34 Match data
Nov 13, 1999* Moscow ATP 250 SF Carpet Yevgeny Kafelnikov #2 6-7(4) 7-6(2) 6-3 Nicolas Escude #53 Match data
Nov 1, 1997* Paris Masters Masters 1000 R16 Carpet Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6 6-3 6-4 Nicolas Escude #123 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #636 #1 3,917 2,071 568 281 66.9% 2 0 0 0 23 25
Nicolas Escude #1,071 #17 1,357 1,909 157 124 55.9% 0 0 0 0 4 4

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Yevgeny Kafelnikov Nicolas Escude
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 1993 0–1 0.0% #670 1,497 0 0
18 1992 1–4 20.0% #275 1,477 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1993 10–10 50.0% #102 1,588 0 0 1995 1–2 33.3% #189 1,503 0 0
20 1994 60–27 69.0% #11 1,888 0 3 — — — — — — —
21 1995 69–27 71.9% #6 1,875 0 7 1997 6–6 50.0% #93 1,620 0 0
22 1996 73–25 74.5% #3 1,972 1 11 1998 22–22 50.0% #37 1,699 0 0
23 1997 54–26 67.5% #5 1,955 1 14 1999 19–15 55.9% #37 1,820 0 1
24 1998 55–29 65.5% #11 1,950 1 17 2000 26–22 54.2% #48 1,717 0 1
25 1999 59–29 67.0% #2 1,922 2 20 2001 28–23 54.9% #27 1,724 0 2
26 2000 58–31 65.2% #5 1,859 2 21 2002 29–15 65.9% #34 1,842 0 3
27 2001 64–26 71.1% #4 1,979 2 23 2003 11–10 52.4% #114 1,790 0 3
28 2002 36–23 61.0% #27 1,809 2 25 2004 15–8 65.2% #64 1,829 0 4
29 2003 29–24 54.7% #41 1,708 2 25 — — — — — — —