Tim Henman vs Yevgeny Kafelnikov — Dusseldorf Round Robin
Dusseldorf · ATP · Round Robin
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 May 2002 ·
clay
Henman T.6-2 7-6
Kafelnikov Y.
Henman T.
672
Kafelnikov Y.
260
Tim Henman defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6-2 7-6 in the Dusseldorf round robin on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Yevgeny Kafelnikov came in leading the head-to-head 7–5, defending the title. Tim Henman narrowed the head-to-head to 7–6.
Key context
- Match story: Tim Henman closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–6.
Head to head
5–7| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-08-14 | Indianapolis | QF | hard | Tim Henman | 7-6 6-2 |
| 2000-02-14 | Rotterdam | SF | hard | Tim Henman | 6-3 4-6 6-3 |
| 1999-08-09 | Cincinnati Masters | QF | hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 7-5 7-5 |
| 1999-02-15 | Rotterdam | F | hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-2 7-6 |
| 1998-11-02 | Paris Masters | R16 | hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-3 6-7 7-6 |
| 1998-09-14 | Tashkent | F | hard | Tim Henman | 7-5 6-4 |
| 1998-02-23 | London | QF | carpet | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 4-6 6-4 6-2 |
| 1997-11-10 | Tour Finals | RR | hard | Tim Henman | 6-4 6-4 |
| 1997-08-11 | New Haven | QF | hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 5-7 6-3 6-4 |
| 1996-09-30 | Lyon | SF | clay | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-1 6-3 |
| 1996-06-24 | Wimbledon | R128 | grass | Tim Henman | 7-6(6) 6-3 6-7(2) 4-6 7-5 |
| 1996-03-04 | Rotterdam | SF | hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 7-6(4) 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
60%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
65%
63%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Even
62%
58%
Aces / match·Even
5.4
5.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.5
4.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 109). ATP, WTA & Challenger.