Michael Stich vs Yevgeny Kafelnikov Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

Michael Stich and Yevgeny Kafelnikov have built a notable rivalry on the ATP Tour, having clashed 11 times. Yevgeny Kafelnikov currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 8–3.

Looking at their individual career profiles, Michael Stich has compiled an overall career record of 385–176 across 561 matches, translating to a win rate of 68.63%. On hard courts his record stands at 121–62 (66.12%), while on clay he holds a 105–51 (67.31%) mark. On grass the numbers read 61–17 (78.21%) , and on carpet 98–46 (68.06%). Throughout his career he has won 18 titles (4 hard, 3 clay, 4 grass, 7 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record reads 39–44 (46.99%).

Yevgeny 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, the record is tied 1–1 (50.00% each). The clay record between them sits at 4–1 (80.00% for Yevgeny Kafelnikov) across 5 matches. On grass, their 1 encounter has yielded a record of 1–0 (100.00% for Yevgeny Kafelnikov).