Site logo

Jim Courier vs Yevgeny Kafelnikov Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

Jim Courier seasons:20001999199819971996
Yevgeny Kafelnikov seasons:20032002200120001999
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Jim Courier
πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Age: 55y 214d (1970-08-17)
Hand: R
Backhand: nan
(1974-02-18) Age: 52y 29d
Hand: R
Backhand: 2H
1 - 5
Wins: 16.7% - 83.3%
Hard 0–2Clay 1–1Grass 0–1
250 1–1Davis Cup 0–2Others 0–1Slam 0–1
LLLLL
WWWWW

H2H Preview

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJim Courier and πŸ‡·πŸ‡ΊYevgeny Kafelnikov have met 6 times. Yevgeny Kafelnikov currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 5–1.

Looking at their individual career profiles, πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJim Courier has compiled an overall career record of 506–237 across 743 matches, translating to a win rate of 68.10%. On hard courts his record stands at 295–123 (70.57%), while on clay he holds a 115–53 (68.45%) mark. On grass the numbers read 28–17 (62.22%) , and on carpet 68–44 (60.71%). Throughout his career he has won 23 titles (17 hard, 5 clay, 1 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record reads 53–73 (42.06%).

πŸ‡·πŸ‡ΊYevgeny Kafelnikov, on the other hand, enters this matchup with a career mark of 609–306 from 915 matches (66.56% win rate). His hard-court record is 256–123 (67.55%), on clay he stands at 141–103 (57.79%), and on grass he has gone 46–20 (69.70%) , with a carpet record of 166–60 (73.45%). He has accumulated 26 titles in total (9 hard, 3 clay, 3 grass, 11 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record stands at 46–67 (40.71%).

When it comes to their head-to-head meetings, the surface breakdown reveals this contrast. On hard courts they have met 2 times, with Yevgeny Kafelnikov leading 2–0 (100.00%). The clay record between them sits at 1–1 (50.00% each) across 2 matches. On grass, their 1 encounter has yielded a record of 1–0 (100.00% for Yevgeny Kafelnikov).

Dateβ–Ό
Tourney
Surface
Round
Wrk
Winner
Lrk
Loser
Score
BoF
Min
WA
WDF
W1stIn
W1st%
W2nd%
BPSvd
1999-01-18Australian OpenHardR3210πŸ‡·πŸ‡ΊYevgeny Kafelnikov (10)77πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJim Courier5-7 6-4 6-2 3-0 RET51288164.4%77.6%54.1%0/3
1998-04-04Davis Cup WG R1: USA vs RUSHardRR6πŸ‡·πŸ‡ΊYevgeny Kafelnikov53πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJim Courier6-2 5-7 6-7(2) 6-4 6-45------0/0
1996-12-03Grand Slam CupCarpetQF3πŸ‡·πŸ‡ΊYevgeny Kafelnikov26πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJim Courier2-6 6-4 8-63519050.0%100.0%68.4%0/0
1995-12-01Davis Cup WG F: RUS vs USAClayRR6πŸ‡·πŸ‡ΊYevgeny Kafelnikov8πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJim Courier7-6(1) 7-5 6-35------0/0
1994-06-13HalleGrassQF19πŸ‡·πŸ‡ΊYevgeny Kafelnikov (6)7πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJim Courier (3)6-1 6-43603068.1%81.3%73.3%0/0
1994-04-11NiceClayR324πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJim Courier (2)42πŸ‡·πŸ‡ΊYevgeny Kafelnikov6-3 6-23812058.7%74.1%63.2%0/1

Wins

Jim Courier
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
1–5Overall
0–1Grand Slam
1–1ATP 250
0–1Others
0–2Davis Cup
0–2Hard
1–1Clay
0–1Grass
0–1Indoor Hard

Sets Format

33.3%1
66.7%2
Bo3
0.0%0
100.0%3
Bo5
50.0%1
50.0%1
2 Sets
0.0%0
100.0%2
3 Sets
0.0%0
100.0%1
4 Sets
0.0%0
100.0%1
5 Sets
Jim Courier
Yevgeny Kafelnikov

Deciding

0.0%0
100.0%2
Decider Set
0.0%0
100.0%2
Tiebreak Wins
0.0%0
0.0%0
After 3 hours
Jim Courier
Yevgeny Kafelnikov

Sets

31.6%6
68.4%13
All
25.0%1
75.0%3
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
33.3%3
66.7%6
Hard
0.0%0
100.0%2
Grass
40.0%2
60.0%3
Clay
33.3%1
66.7%2
Carpet
Jim Courier
Yevgeny Kafelnikov

Games

45.2%84
54.8%102
All
39.4%13
60.6%20
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
43.0%37
57.0%49
Hard
29.4%5
70.6%12
Grass
51.0%26
49.0%25
Clay
50.0%16
50.0%16
Carpet
Jim Courier
Yevgeny Kafelnikov

Overview

By Surface

Jim Courier
Yevgeny Kafelnikov

By Tournament Level

Jim Courier
Yevgeny Kafelnikov

By Round

Jim Courier
Yevgeny Kafelnikov

By Opponent Ranking

Jim CourierYevgeny Kafelnikov
35.7%5-9
vs Top 1
22.7%5-17
37.1%26-44
vs Top 5
37.3%25-42
42.1%53-73
vs Top 10
40.7%46-67
49.2%95-98
vs Top 20
46.6%104-119
64.5%379-209
vs Top 100
62.9%472-278
81.6%124-28
vs +100
82.8%135-28
43.5%77-100
vs Higher
43.6%51-66
75.7%426-137
vs Lower
69.8%556-240

Opponent Breakdown

Jim CourierYevgeny Kafelnikov
62.7%197-117
Vs Younger
61.3%247-156
72%308-120
Vs Older
70.7%362-150
66.3%402-204
Vs Right-Handed
66.3%513-261
75.9%104-33
Vs Left-Handed
67.9%95-45
66.2%102-52
Vs 2H Backhand
57.6%155-114
47.5%56-62
Vs 1H Backhand
59.7%123-83
71.4%222-89
Vs Shorter
67.1%433-212
65.5%192-101
Vs Taller
59.2%90-62

Pressure Situations