H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Yevgeny Kafelnikov vs Patrick Rafter H2H: 2-2

Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Patrick Rafter are tied 2–2 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, they are tied 2–2 on hard courts. Most recently, Patrick Rafter won the 1999 Cincinnati Open semifinal 6-4 6-2.

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Yevgeny Kafelnikov
RUS Age 52 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
2 – 2
4 main draw meetings
Patrick Rafter
AUS Age 53 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Patrick Rafter #4 6-4 6-2 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #2 Match data Aug 15, 1999* SF Cincinnati Open Masters 1000 Hard
Patrick Rafter #3 7-5 6-0 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #10 Match data Aug 16, 1998* SF Cincinnati Open Masters 1000 Hard
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6 7-6(4) 6-4 Patrick Rafter #18 Match data Aug 17, 1997* F New Haven Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 Hard
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #102 6-1 7-5 Patrick Rafter #66 Match data Jan 8, 1994* SF Adelaide International ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS Olympics 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #636 #1 3,917 2,066 574 281 67.1% 2 1 0 0 4 19 26
Patrick Rafter #224 #1 3,673 2,105 333 178 65.2% 2 0 2 0 1 6 11

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 Patrick Rafter
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 1992 1–4 20.0% #275 1,478 0 0 1991 0–1 0.0% #293 1,495 0 0
19 1993 10–10 50.0% #102 1,588 0 0 1992 0–3 0.0% #243 1,456 0 0
20 1994 60–27 69.0% #11 1,892 0 3 1993 11–11 50.0% #66 1,621 0 0
21 1995 69–27 71.9% #6 1,875 0 7 1994 43–26 62.3% #20 1,804 0 1
22 1996 73–25 74.5% #3 1,973 1 11 1995 29–23 55.8% #66 1,778 0 1
23 1997 54–26 67.5% #5 1,955 1 14 1996 25–20 55.6% #62 1,764 0 1
24 1998 55–29 65.5% #11 1,940 1 17 1997 63–26 70.8% #2 2,030 1 2
25 1999 59–29 67.0% #2 1,918 2 20 1998 58–20 74.4% #4 2,011 2 8
26 2000 64–31 67.4% #5 1,878 2 22 1999 31–16 66.0% #16 1,961 2 9
27 2001 64–26 71.1% #4 1,979 2 24 2000 31–17 64.6% #15 1,880 2 10
28 2002 36–23 61.0% #27 1,809 2 26 2001 42–15 73.7% #7 1,988 2 11
29 2003 29–24 54.7% #41 1,708 2 26 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Yevgeny Kafelnikov Patrick Rafter
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
18 1992 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1991 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1993 3 3 6 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% 1992 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 1994 20 8 28 71.4% 17 9 26 65.4% 5 2 7 71.4% 18 8 26 69.2% 1993 5 7 12 41.7% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
21 1995 19 7 26 73.1% 18 7 25 72.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 26 11 37 70.3% 1994 27 14 41 65.9% 4 4 8 50.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 5 6 11 45.5%
22 1996 16 5 21 76.2% 24 7 31 77.4% 4 2 6 66.7% 29 11 40 72.5% 1995 21 11 32 65.6% 1 6 7 14.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
23 1997 17 8 25 68.0% 14 11 25 56.0% 8 1 9 88.9% 15 6 21 71.4% 1996 12 9 21 57.1% 4 5 9 44.4% 8 4 12 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3%
24 1998 28 14 42 66.7% 8 9 17 47.1% 5 2 7 71.4% 14 4 18 77.8% 1997 40 17 57 70.2% 10 3 13 76.9% 6 2 8 75.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
25 1999 32 15 47 68.1% 9 8 17 52.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 16 4 20 80.0% 1998 40 10 50 80.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 9 5 14 64.3%
26 2000 44 19 63 69.8% 10 9 19 52.6% 4 2 6 66.7% 6 1 7 85.7% 1999 13 11 24 54.2% 7 3 10 70.0% 11 2 13 84.6% — — — —
27 2001 39 15 54 72.2% 8 7 15 53.3% 5 2 7 71.4% 12 2 14 85.7% 2000 13 10 23 56.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 12 2 14 85.7% 5 2 7 71.4%
28 2002 22 13 35 62.9% 2 6 8 25.0% 7 1 8 87.5% 5 3 8 62.5% 2001 33 11 44 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 9 3 12 75.0% — — — —
29 2003 13 14 27 48.1% 11 5 16 68.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 253 123 376 67.3% 125 83 208 60.1% 46 18 64 71.9% 150 57 207 72.5% — 204 103 307 66.4% 28 28 56 50.0% 66 23 89 74.2% 35 24 59 59.3%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 719/855 of Yevgeny Kafelnikov's and 436/511 of Patrick Rafter's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Yevgeny Kafelnikov Patrick Rafter
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
18 1992 3/5 3.7 3.0 59.4% 71.1% 58.1% 73.7% 53.3% 64.4% 30.9% 1991 1/1 2.0 0.0 53.4% 51.6% 44.4% 44.4% 100.0% 48.3% 26.2%
19 1993 18/20 2.8 3.6 56.1% 69.4% 49.2% 54.1% 54.0% 60.2% 39.1% 1992 2/3 3.5 6.0 53.5% 65.1% 45.6% 60.3% 54.2% 56.1% 36.1%
20 1994 76/87 3.8 3.2 57.2% 71.2% 51.7% 57.9% 46.3% 62.5% 41.7% 1993 21/22 6.0 4.7 59.8% 73.3% 46.8% 64.6% 48.0% 62.6% 36.2%
21 1995 81/96 5.6 3.5 54.9% 75.0% 51.8% 62.4% 47.8% 64.5% 41.4% 1994 61/69 8.1 4.0 59.7% 75.1% 50.4% 64.3% 40.3% 65.1% 34.8%
22 1996 88/98 6.4 3.6 56.7% 75.7% 52.7% 59.4% 48.0% 65.8% 40.6% 1995 47/52 6.7 4.1 58.5% 73.5% 49.2% 60.2% 37.0% 63.4% 35.5%
23 1997 67/80 5.3 4.2 55.4% 72.2% 51.1% 54.6% 42.3% 62.8% 40.4% 1996 39/45 6.2 3.5 57.5% 77.3% 54.7% 62.2% 40.1% 67.4% 38.4%
24 1998 62/84 5.7 4.3 54.3% 75.2% 50.3% 60.0% 48.9% 63.9% 39.4% 1997 74/89 6.8 4.1 60.3% 76.0% 53.6% 59.2% 41.4% 67.1% 38.9%
25 1999 69/88 6.2 4.3 56.4% 73.2% 51.5% 60.1% 46.3% 63.6% 39.8% 1998 65/78 6.7 3.0 65.0% 77.4% 55.2% 64.0% 40.8% 69.5% 40.1%
26 2000 75/95 5.1 4.2 54.8% 73.1% 50.2% 62.7% 47.1% 62.7% 40.3% 1999 41/47 6.9 3.0 65.2% 77.1% 52.1% 52.9% 43.7% 68.6% 39.4%
27 2001 74/90 6.9 5.1 51.5% 75.6% 51.5% 57.7% 44.7% 63.9% 39.6% 2000 37/48 6.7 2.9 64.2% 77.7% 56.2% 63.9% 35.3% 69.9% 35.8%
28 2002 54/59 6.9 4.9 53.5% 75.1% 50.8% 61.4% 49.3% 63.5% 38.0% 2001 48/57 8.5 3.7 65.0% 77.5% 54.5% 61.8% 46.3% 69.3% 38.0%
29 2003 52/53 4.0 3.3 58.9% 70.3% 50.2% 50.1% 43.0% 61.8% 41.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 719/855 5.5 4.0 55.4% 73.7% 51.3% 58.8% 46.6% 63.5% 40.3% — 436/511 7.0 3.7 61.7% 76.1% 52.8% 61.3% 41.3% 67.1% 37.6%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Yevgeny Kafelnikov Patrick Rafter
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
18 1992 1479 99.3 +0.60 -2.03 0.869 48.8% +51 — — 27.3% -2.00 0–1 2–1 (67%) — +0.33 1991 1496 102.9 +2.28 -2.79 0.506 39.0% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.17
19 1993 1589 133.8 +0.39 +0.53 0.982 49.7% +14 -35 — 48.9% -0.16 2–3 (40%) 4–4 (50%) — +0.26 1992 1457 100.0 -2.19 +1.72 0.823 46.7% — — — 22.2% -2.00 0–1 0–1 — +0.25
20 1994 1892 156.2 +1.00 +3.73 1.111 51.9% -7 -63 -215 63.0% +0.80 21–10 (68%) 21–16 (57%) — -1.63 1993 1622 136.3 +1.15 -0.18 0.967 49.7% -9 — -4 50.0% -0.20 5–3 (63%) 6–2 (75%) — +0.35
21 1995 1875 159.1 +2.58 +3.80 1.168 53.0% -9 +119 -106 66.1% +1.26 17–7 (71%) 12–19 (39%) — -1.60 1994 1804 145.1 +3.43 -2.20 0.997 50.2% -27 -159 -76 58.6% +0.21 16–12 (57%) 23–10 (70%) — -0.58
22 1996 1974 160.3 +3.62 +3.09 1.188 52.9% +5 +107 -186 67.1% +0.96 27–12 (69%) 26–14 (65%) — -0.87 1995 1779 148.5 +2.26 -1.35 0.971 49.8% +63 -150 -102 52.2% +0.07 12–6 (67%) 14–11 (56%) — -0.96
23 1997 1955 155.4 +0.99 +3.11 1.085 51.5% +30 -25 -49 63.0% +0.72 15–8 (65%) 25–12 (68%) — -0.15 1996 1764 147.3 +4.50 +1.21 1.177 52.7% +12 -147 +37 57.0% +0.89 4–6 (40%) 5–13 (28%) — -0.78
24 1998 1941 155.9 +1.92 +2.31 1.089 51.6% +25 -133 -57 58.7% +0.51 21–8 (72%) 17–12 (59%) — -0.64 1997 2031 163.0 +5.33 +2.03 1.183 52.9% +9 -197 -179 62.0% +0.89 24–5 (83%) 20–22 (48%) — -3.40
25 1999 1919 158.7 +1.95 +2.68 1.093 51.7% +38 -109 -76 62.4% +0.68 19–14 (58%) 25–18 (58%) — -0.99 1998 2011 157.8 +6.57 +2.62 1.316 54.2% +18 -246 -117 66.8% +1.21 16–5 (76%) 23–19 (55%) — +0.93
26 2000 1879 149.9 +0.67 +2.46 1.080 51.7% +34 -58 -45 61.0% +0.64 20–8 (71%) 21–16 (57%) — +2.19 1999 1961 149.8 +5.69 +2.07 1.255 53.4% -61 -140 +14 65.8% +1.21 4–4 (50%) 12–14 (46%) — -0.61
27 2001 1979 154.8 +2.10 +1.93 1.098 52.0% +21 -174 -153 64.8% +0.86 18–10 (64%) 26–18 (59%) — +1.22 2000 1880 143.7 +6.33 -0.70 1.186 52.5% -46 -112 +237 62.6% +0.90 7–6 (54%) 12–15 (44%) — -0.12
28 2002 1809 140.7 +1.24 +0.76 1.042 51.0% +44 -93 +62 56.6% +0.27 11–6 (65%) 18–16 (53%) — +2.29 2001 1989 159.0 +6.46 +1.48 1.241 53.4% -2 — +117 69.0% +1.14 9–7 (56%) 17–8 (68%) — -0.75
29 2003 1708 143.0 -0.71 +4.01 1.099 51.7% +33 +98 — 56.3% +0.48 10–11 (48%) 9–8 (53%) — +1.32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2066 158.0 +1.62 +2.75 1.105 51.9% +21 -16 -88 62.0% +0.72 181–98 (65%) 206–154 (57%) 107.5 +0.20 — 2105 157.4 +4.84 +0.68 1.144 52.2% 0 -164 +17 61.2% +0.74 97–55 (64%) 132–115 (53%) 108.1 -1.15

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.