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Karol Kucera vs Yevgeny Kafelnikov Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

Karol Kucera seasons:20052004200320022001
Yevgeny Kafelnikov seasons:20032002200120001999
πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡° Karol Kucera
πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Age: 52y 15d (1974-03-04)
Hand: R
Backhand: 2H
(1974-02-18) Age: 52y 29d
Hand: R
Backhand: 2H
4 - 3
Wins: 57.1% - 42.9%
Hard 1–2Clay 1–1Grass 1–0
Slam 0–1500 1–0Finals 0–1Davis Cup 1–1250 2–0
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πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡°Karol Kucera and πŸ‡·πŸ‡ΊYevgeny Kafelnikov have met 7 times. Karol Kucera currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 4–3.

Looking at their individual career profiles, πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡°Karol Kucera has compiled an overall career record of 293–244 across 537 matches, translating to a win rate of 54.56%. On hard courts his record stands at 122–100 (54.95%), while on clay he holds a 76–84 (47.50%) mark. On grass the numbers read 37–25 (59.68%) , and on carpet 58–35 (62.37%). Throughout his career he has won 6 titles (3 hard, 1 grass, 2 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record reads 28–41 (40.58%).

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 3 times, with Yevgeny Kafelnikov leading 2–1 (66.67%). 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 Karol Kucera).

Dateβ–Ό
Tourney
Surface
Round
Wrk
Winner
Lrk
Loser
Score
BoF
Min
WA
WDF
W1stIn
W1st%
W2nd%
BPSvd
2003-06-09HalleGrassR3246πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡°Karol Kucera17πŸ‡·πŸ‡ΊYevgeny Kafelnikov (4)6-1 6-7(8) 7-6(5)318410262.7%66.7%54.0%11/13
2001-02-09Davis Cup WG R1: SVK vs RUSHardRR7πŸ‡·πŸ‡ΊYevgeny Kafelnikov75πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡°Karol Kucera4-6 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-25------0/0
2000-08-21Long IslandHardR3245πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡°Karol Kucera5πŸ‡·πŸ‡ΊYevgeny Kafelnikov (2)6-1 6-33515146.2%88.9%66.7%0/1
1999-07-16Davis Cup WG QF: RUS vs SVKClayRR13πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡°Karol Kucera4πŸ‡·πŸ‡ΊYevgeny Kafelnikov6-1 6-3 6-45------0/0
1998-11-23ATP Tour World ChampionshipsHardRR10πŸ‡·πŸ‡ΊYevgeny Kafelnikov7πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡°Karol Kucera6-7(3) 6-3 6-231225849.5%61.7%54.2%2/6
1997-10-06ViennaCarpetR3232πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡°Karol Kucera6πŸ‡·πŸ‡ΊYevgeny Kafelnikov (1)6-4 7-538591055.7%79.5%35.5%5/8
1993-05-24Roland GarrosClayR128170πŸ‡·πŸ‡ΊYevgeny Kafelnikov (Q)248πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡°Karol Kucera (Q)6-3 6-4 6-451309159.6%77.4%64.3%6/7

Wins

Karol Kucera
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
4–3Overall
0–1Grand Slam
1–0ATP 500
2–0ATP 250
0–1Tour Finals
1–1Davis Cup
1–2Hard
1–1Clay
1–0Grass
1–0Indoor Hard

Sets Format

75.0%3
25.0%1
Bo3
33.3%1
66.7%2
Bo5
100.0%2
0.0%0
2 Sets
50.0%2
50.0%2
3 Sets
0.0%0
0.0%0
4 Sets
0.0%0
100.0%1
5 Sets
Karol Kucera
Yevgeny Kafelnikov

Deciding

33.3%1
66.7%2
Decider Set
50.0%1
50.0%1
Tiebreak Wins
100.0%1
0.0%0
After 3 hours
Karol Kucera
Yevgeny Kafelnikov

Sets

57.1%12
42.9%9
All
0.0%0
100.0%3
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
50.0%5
50.0%5
Hard
66.7%2
33.3%1
Grass
50.0%3
50.0%3
Clay
100.0%2
0.0%0
Carpet
Karol Kucera
Yevgeny Kafelnikov

Games

51.7%104
48.3%97
All
37.9%11
62.1%18
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
47.3%43
52.7%48
Hard
57.6%19
42.4%14
Grass
52.7%29
47.3%26
Clay
59.1%13
40.9%9
Carpet
Karol Kucera
Yevgeny Kafelnikov

Overview

By Surface

Karol Kucera
Yevgeny Kafelnikov

By Tournament Level

Karol Kucera
Yevgeny Kafelnikov

By Round

Karol Kucera
Yevgeny Kafelnikov

By Opponent Ranking

Karol KuceraYevgeny Kafelnikov
50%4-4
vs Top 1
22.7%5-17
48.4%15-16
vs Top 5
37.3%25-42
40.6%28-41
vs Top 10
40.7%46-67
41.3%52-74
vs Top 20
46.6%104-119
51.7%214-200
vs Top 100
62.9%472-278
63.6%77-44
vs +100
82.8%135-28
43.2%108-142
vs Higher
43.6%51-66
64.2%183-102
vs Lower
69.8%556-240

Opponent Breakdown

Karol KuceraYevgeny Kafelnikov
52.9%135-120
Vs Younger
61.3%247-156
55.9%157-124
Vs Older
70.7%362-150
53.9%242-207
Vs Right-Handed
66.3%513-261
57.5%50-37
Vs Left-Handed
67.9%95-45
51.9%97-90
Vs 2H Backhand
57.6%155-114
42%47-65
Vs 1H Backhand
59.7%123-83
57%134-101
Vs Shorter
67.1%433-212
54%107-91
Vs Taller
59.2%90-62

Pressure Situations