Yevgeny Kafelnikov vs Gustavo Kuerten — New Haven Round of 16
New Haven · ATP · Round of 16
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 August 1998 ·
hard
Kafelnikov Y.6-4 6-4
Kuerten G.
Kafelnikov Y.
662
Kuerten G.
440
Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Gustavo Kuerten 6-4 6-4 in the New Haven round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Gustavo Kuerten came in leading the head-to-head 7–3, but Yevgeny Kafelnikov had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on hard. Yevgeny Kafelnikov narrowed the head-to-head to 7–4.
Key context
- Match story: Yevgeny Kafelnikov edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
3–7| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-11-12 | Masters Cup | RR | hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-2 4-6 6-3 |
| 2001-08-27 | US Open | QF | hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-4 6-0 6-3 |
| 2001-08-06 | Cincinnati Masters | QF | hard | Gustavo Kuerten | 6-4 3-6 6-4 |
| 2001-05-28 | Roland Garros | QF | clay | Gustavo Kuerten | 6-1 3-6 7-6 6-4 |
| 2000-11-27 | Masters Cup | RR | hard | Gustavo Kuerten | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2000-09-18 | Sydney Olympics | QF | hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-4 7-5 |
| 2000-05-29 | Roland Garros | QF | clay | Gustavo Kuerten | 6-3 3-6 4-6 6-4 6-2 |
| 1999-05-10 | Rome Masters | R16 | clay | Gustavo Kuerten | 7-5 6-1 |
| 1999-03-08 | Indian Wells Masters | R32 | hard | Gustavo Kuerten | 0-6 7-6 6-3 |
| 1997-05-26 | Roland Garros | QF | clay | Gustavo Kuerten | 6-2 5-7 2-6 6-0 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
54%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
65%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
63%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.2
8.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.5
2.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.