Yevgeny Kafelnikov

Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov (Russian: Евгений Александрович Кафельников [jɪvˈɡʲenʲɪj ɐlʲɪˈksandrəvʲɪtɕ ˈkafʲɪlʲnʲɪkəf]; born 18 February 1974) is a Russian former world No. 1 tennis player. He won two Grand Slam singles titles, the 1996 French Open and the 1999 Australian Open, and a gold medal at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. He also won four Grand Slam doubles titles, and is the last male player to have won both the men's singles and doubles titles at the same Grand Slam tournament (which he accomplished at the 1996 French Open). In 2019, Kafelnikov was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.[1]

In this Eastern Slavic name, the patronymic is Aleksandrovich and the family name is Kafelnikov.
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Yevgeny Kafelnikov in September 2012
Full nameYevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov
Country (sports) Russia
ResidenceSochi, Russia
Born (1974-02-18) 18 February 1974
Sochi, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro1992
Retired2010 (last match 2003)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$ 23,883,797
Int. Tennis HoF2019
Singles
Career record609–306 (66.6%)
Career titles26
Highest rankingNo. 1 (3 May 1999)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenW (1999)
French OpenW (1996)
WimbledonQF (1995)
US OpenSF (1999, 2001)
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsF (1997)
Grand Slam CupSF (1995, 1996)
Olympic GamesW (2000)
Doubles
Career record358–213
Career titles27
Highest rankingNo. 4 (30 March 1998)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenQF (1995, 1999)
French OpenW (1996, 1997, 2002)
WimbledonSF (1994, 1995)
US OpenW (1997)
Team competitions
Davis CupW (2002)
Medal record
Olympic Games – Tennis
2000 SydneySingles

Career

In his breakthrough year in 1994, Kafelnikov won three titles, reached the Hamburg Masters final and beat world top-5 players on six occasions. His ranking rose from 102 at the beginning of the year, to a year-end ranking of 11.

In 1995, he reached his first Grand Slam semifinals, beating world no. 1 Andre Agassi in straight sets in the quarterfinals. He also defeated three top-10 players (Michael Stich, Goran Ivanisevic and Boris Becker) on his way to the title in Milan.

At the 1996 French Open, Kafelnikov became the first Russian to ever win a Grand Slam title, defeating Michael Stich in the final in straight sets, having beaten world no. 1 Pete Sampras in the semifinals.[2]

Kafelnikov was finalist at the 1997 ATP Tour World Championships, and won three titles during that season. In doubles, he won both the French Open and US Open partnering Daniel Vacek.

At the 1999 Australian Open, 10th seed Kafelnikov won his second singles Grand Slam title, defeating Thomas Enqvist in the final in four sets. He also won in Rotterdam and Moscow, was runner-up at the Canadian Open and reached the semifinals of the US Open.

Seeded fifth, Kafelnikov won the gold medal in the men's singles tournament at the 2000 Olympic Games, beating second seed Gustavo Kuerten in the quarterfinals and Tommy Haas in the final in five sets. He also reached the final of the Australian Open and the quarterfinals of the French Open.

In 2001, he defeated world no. 1 Gustavo Kuerten in the quarterfinals of the US Open for the loss of just seven games, before losing to Lleyton Hewitt in the semifinals. Kafelnikov was also a finalist at the Paris Masters, quarterfinalist at the Australian Open and French Open, and won a record fifth consecutive title in Moscow.

Kafelnikov won his fourth and final doubles Grand Slam at the French Open in 2002, partnering Paul Haarhuis, and his final career singles title, in Tashkent. He was also a member of Russia's Davis Cup-winning team in 2002.

Kafelnikov played his last ATP-tour match in October 2003 (in St Petersburg). In total, he won 53 titles across singles and doubles during his career, and he remains the last male player to win both singles and doubles titles at the same Grand Slam.[3]

Kafelnikov 2009

Post-retirement

Since retiring from tennis, Kafelnikov cashed three times at the 2005 World Series of Poker.[4] He also played golf on the European Tour at the 2005, 2008, 2013, 2014 and 2015 Russian Open, 2012, 2013 and 2014 Austrian Open, and the 2014 Czech Masters, plus several Challenge Tour events, without making any cuts. During the 2008 Miami Masters, Kafelnikov coached Marat Safin (in the absence of Safin's usual coach, Hernán Gumy). In 2009 and 2010, he participated in the ATP Champions Tour (for retired ATP-professional tennis players), finishing in third place in tournaments in Chengdu, Bogota and São Paulo.

Major finals

Singles: 3 (2–1)
Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Win1996French OpenClay Michael Stich7–6(7–4), 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Win1999Australian OpenHard Thomas Enqvist4–6, 6–0, 6–3, 7–6(7–1)
Loss2000Australian OpenHard Andre Agassi6–3, 3–6, 2–6, 4–6

Doubles: 5 (4–1)
Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win1996French OpenClay Daniel Vacek Jakob Hlasek
Guy Forget		6–2, 6–3
Win1997French OpenClay Daniel Vacek Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde		7–6(7–1), 4–6, 6–3
Win1997US OpenHard Daniel Vacek Jonas Björkman
Nicklas Kulti		7–6(10–8), 6–3
Win2002French OpenClay Paul Haarhuis Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor		7–5, 6–4
Loss2003French OpenClay Paul Haarhuis Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan		6–7(3–7), 3–6

Singles: 1 (1 gold medal)
Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Win 2000 Sydney Olympics Hard Tommy Haas 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3

Singles: 1 (0–1)
Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1997 ATP Tour World Championships Hard (i) Pete Sampras 3–6, 2–6, 2–6

Singles: 5 (0–5)
Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss1994Hamburg MastersClay Andrei Medvedev4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss1996Paris MastersCarpet Thomas Enqvist2–6, 4–6, 5–7
Loss1998Stuttgart MastersHard (i) Richard Krajicek4–6, 3–6, 3–6
Loss1999Canadian OpenHard Thomas Johansson6–1, 3–6, 3–6
Loss2001Paris MastersCarpet Sébastien Grosjean6–7(3–7), 1–6, 7–6(7–5), 4–6

Doubles: 11 (7–4)
Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss1994Monte Carlo MastersClay Daniel Vacek Nicklas Kulti
Magnus Larsson		6–3, 6–7, 4–6
Win1994Rome MastersClay David Rikl Wayne Ferreira
Javier Sánchez		6–1, 7–5
Win1995ATP German OpenClay Wayne Ferreira Byron Black
Andrei Olhovskiy		6–1, 7–6
Win1995Canadian OpenHard Andrei Olhovskiy Brian MacPhie
Sandon Stolle		6–2, 6–2
Loss1996Paris MastersCarpet Daniel Vacek Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis		4–6, 6–4, 6–7
Win2000Monte Carlo MastersClay Wayne Ferreira Paul Haarhuis
Sandon Stolle		6–3, 2–6, 6–1
Loss2000Rome MastersClay Wayne Ferreira Martin Damm
Dominik Hrbatý		4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win2001Indian Wells MastersHard Wayne Ferreira Jonas Björkman
Todd Woodbridge		6–2, 7–5
Win2001Rome MastersClay Wayne Ferreira Daniel Nestor
Sandon Stolle		6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Loss2002Monte Carlo MastersClay Paul Haarhuis Jonas Björkman
Todd Woodbridge		3–6, 6–3, 7–10
Win2003Indian Wells MastersHard Wayne Ferreira Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan		3–6, 7–5, 6–4

ATP Career finals

Singles: 46 (26 titles, 20 runner-ups)
Legend
Grand Slam (2–1)
Year-End Championships (0–1)
ATP Masters Series (0–5)
Olympic (1–0)
ATP Championship Series (4–3)
ATP International Series (19–10)
Titles by surface
Hard (9–10)
Grass (3–1)
Clay (3–3)
Carpet (11–6)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. Jan 1994 Adelaide, Australia Hard Alexander Volkov 6–4, 6–3
Win 2. Mar 1994 Copenhagen, Denmark Carpet (i) Daniel Vacek 6–3, 7–5
Loss 1. May 1994 Hamburg, Germany Clay Andrei Medvedev 4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win 3. Aug 1994 Long Island, USA Hard Cédric Pioline 5–7, 6–1, 6–2
Win 4. Feb 1995 Milan, Italy Carpet (i) Boris Becker 7–5, 5–7, 7–6(8–6)
Win 5. Mar 1995 St. Petersburg, Russia Carpet (i) Guillaume Raoux 6–2, 6–2
Loss 2. Apr 1995 Nice, France Clay Marc Rosset 4–6, 0–6
Win 6. Jul 1995 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Jakob Hlasek 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Win 7. Aug 1995 Long Island, USA Hard Jan Siemerink 7–6(7–0), 6–2
Win 8. Jan 1996 Adelaide, Australia Hard Byron Black 7–6(7–0), 3–6, 6–1
Loss 3. Mar 1996 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet Goran Ivanišević 4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 4. Apr 1996 St. Petersburg, Russia Carpet Magnus Gustafsson 2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win 9. May 1996 Prague, Czech Republic Clay Bohdan Ulihrach 7–5, 1–6, 6–3
Win 10. Jun 1996 French Open, Paris, France Clay Michael Stich 7–6(7–4), 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 5. Jun 1996 Halle, Germany Grass Nicklas Kulti 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 4–6
Loss 6. Jul 1996 Stuttgart, Germany Clay Thomas Muster 2–6, 2–6, 4–6
Win 11. Oct 1996 Lyon, France Carpet (i) Arnaud Boetsch 7–5, 6–3
Loss 7. Nov 1996 Paris, France Carpet Thomas Enqvist 2–6, 4–6, 5–7
Loss 8. Nov 1996 Moscow, Russia Carpet Goran Ivanišević 6–3, 1–6, 3–6
Win 12. Jun 1997 Halle, Germany Grass Petr Korda 7–6(7–2), 6–7(5–7), 7–6(9–7)
Win 13. Aug 1997 New Haven, USA Hard Patrick Rafter 7–6(7–4), 6–4
Win 14. Nov 1997 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i) Petr Korda 7–6(7–2), 6–4
Loss 9. Nov 1997 Year-End Championships, Hanover Hard Pete Sampras 3–6, 2–6, 2–6
Loss 10. Feb 1998 Marseille, France Hard (i) Thomas Enqvist 4–6, 1–6
Win 15. Mar 1998 London, UK Carpet (i) Cédric Pioline 7–5, 6–4
Win 16. Jun 1998 Halle, Germany Grass Magnus Larsson 6–4, 6–4
Loss 11. Sep 1998 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Hard Tim Henman 5–7, 4–6
Loss 12. Nov 1998 Stuttgart, Germany Hard (i) Richard Krajicek 4–6, 3–6, 3–6
Win 17. Nov 1998 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i) Goran Ivanišević 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–5)
Win 18. Feb 1999 Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia Hard Thomas Enqvist 4–6, 6–0, 6–3, 7–6(7–1)
Win 19. Feb 1999 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet (i) Tim Henman 6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Loss 13. Aug 1999 Montreal, Canada Hard Thomas Johansson 6–1, 3–6, 3–6
Loss 14. Aug 1999 Washington, D.C., USA Hard Andre Agassi 6–7(3–7), 1–6
Win 20. Nov 1999 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i) Byron Black 7–6(7–2), 6–4
Loss 15. Jan 2000 Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia Hard Andre Agassi 6–3, 3–6, 2–6, 4–6
Loss 16. Feb 2000 London, UK Hard (i) Marc Rosset 4–6, 4–6
Win 21. Oct 2000 Olympics, Sydney, Australia Hard Tommy Haas 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Win 22. Oct 2000 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i) David Prinosil 6–2, 7–5
Loss 17. Nov 2000 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Thomas Johansson 2–6, 4–6, 4–6
Win 23. Feb 2001 Marseille, France Hard (i) Sébastien Grosjean 7–6(7–5), 6–2
Loss 18. Sep 2001 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Hard Marat Safin 2–6, 2–6
Win 24. Oct 2001 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i) Nicolas Kiefer 6–4, 7–5
Loss 19. Nov 2001 Paris, France Carpet Sébastien Grosjean 6–7(3–7), 1–6, 7–6(7–5), 4–6
Win 25. Jun 2002 Halle, Germany Grass Nicolas Kiefer 2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win 26. Sep 2002 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Hard Vladimir Voltchkov 7–6(8–6), 7–5
Loss 20. Feb 2003 Milan, Italy Carpet Martin Verkerk 4–6, 7–5, 5–7

Doubles: 41 (27–14)
Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (4–1)
Tennis Masters Cup (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (7–4)
ATP International Series Gold (6–4)
ATP International Series (10–5)
Finals by Surface
Hard (9–1)
Clay (13–5)
Grass (0–2)
Carpet (5–6)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. Feb 1994 Marseille, France Carpet Martin Damm Jan Siemerink
Daniel Vacek		 7–6, 4–6, 1–6
Win 1. Apr 1994 Barcelona, Spain Clay David Rikl Jim Courier
Javier Sánchez		 5–7, 6–1, 6–4
Loss 2. Apr 1994 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Daniel Vacek Nicklas Kulti
Magnus Larsson		 6–3, 6–7, 4–6
Win 2. May 1994 Munich, Germany Clay David Rikl Boris Becker
Petr Korda		 7–6, 7–5
Win 3. May 1994 Rome, Italy Clay David Rikl Wayne Ferreira
Javier Sánchez		 6–1, 7–5
Win 4. Oct 1994 Lyon, France Carpet Jakob Hlasek Martin Damm
Patrick Rafter		 6–7, 7–6, 7–6
Loss 3. Mar 1995 St. Petersburg, Russia Carpet Jakob Hlasek Martin Damm
Anders Järryd		 4–6, 2–6
Win 5. Apr 1995 Estoril, Portugal Clay Andrei Olhovskiy Marc-Kevin Goellner
Diego Nargiso		 5–7, 7–5, 6–2
Win 6. May 1995 Hamburg, Germany Clay Wayne Ferreira Byron Black
Andrei Olhovskiy		 6–1, 7–6
Loss 4. Jun 1995 Halle, Germany Grass Andrei Olhovskiy Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis		 2–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win 7. Jul 1995 Montreal, Canada Hard Andrei Olhovskiy Brian MacPhie
Sandon Stolle		 6–2, 6–2
Win 8. Oct 1995 Lyon, France Carpet Jakob Hlasek John-Laffnie de Jager
Wayne Ferreira		 6–3, 6–3
Loss 5. Feb 1996 Antwerp, Belgium Carpet Menno Oosting Jonas Björkman
Nicklas Kulti		 4–6, 4–6
Win 9. Apr 1996 St. Petersburg, Russia Carpet Andrei Olhovskiy Nicklas Kulti
Peter Nyborg		 6–3, 6–4
Win 10. May 1996 Prague, Czech Republic Clay Daniel Vacek Luis Lobo
Javier Sánchez		 6–3, 6–7, 6–3
Win 11. Jun 1996 French Open, Paris Clay Daniel Vacek Jakob Hlasek
Guy Forget		 6–2, 6–3
Loss 6. Jun 1996 Halle, Germany Grass Daniel Vacek Byron Black
Grant Connell		 1–6, 5–7
Win 12. Sep 1996 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) Daniel Vacek David Adams
Menno Oosting		 6–3, 6–4
Win 13. Oct 1996 Vienna, Austria Carpet Daniel Vacek Pavel Vízner
Menno Oosting		 7–6, 6–4
Loss 7. Nov 1996 Paris, France Carpet Daniel Vacek Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis		 4–6, 6–4, 6–7
Win 14. Jun 1997 French Open, Paris Clay Daniel Vacek Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde		 7–6, 4–6, 6–3
Win 15. Jul 1997 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Daniel Vacek Trevor Kronemann
David Macpherson		 4–6, 7–6, 6–3
Win 16. Sep 1997 US Open, New York Hard Daniel Vacek Jonas Björkman
Nicklas Kulti		 7–6, 6–3
Win 17. Feb 1998 Antwerp, Belgium Hard Wayne Ferreira Tomás Carbonell
Francisco Roig		 7–5, 3–6, 6–2
Loss 8. Mar 1998 London, England Carpet Daniel Vacek Martin Damm
Jim Grabb		 4–6, 5–7
Win 18. Oct 1998 Vienna, Austria Carpet Daniel Vacek David Adams
John-Laffnie de Jager		 7–5, 6–3
Loss 9. Nov 1998 Moscow, Russia Carpet Daniel Vacek Jared Palmer
Jeff Tarango		 4–6, 7–6, 2–6
Win 19. Apr 1999 Barcelona, Spain Clay Paul Haarhuis Massimo Bertolini
Cristian Brandi		 7–5, 6–3
Loss 10. Feb 2000 Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard (i) Tim Henman David Adams
John-Laffnie de Jager		 7–5, 2–6, 3–6
Win 20. Apr 2000 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Wayne Ferreira Paul Haarhuis
Sandon Stolle		 6–3, 2–6, 6–1
Loss 11. May 2000 Rome, Italy Clay Wayne Ferreira Martin Damm
Dominik Hrbatý		 4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win 21. Oct 2000 Vienna, Austria Hard (i) Nenad Zimonjić Jiří Novák
David Rikl		 6–4, 6–4
Win 22. Mar 2001 Indian Wells, United States Hard Wayne Ferreira Jonas Björkman
Todd Woodbridge		 6–2, 7–5
Win 23. May 2001 Rome, Italy Clay Wayne Ferreira Daniel Nestor
Sandon Stolle		 6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Win 24. Oct 2001 St. Petersburg, Russia Hard Denis Golovanov Irakli Labadze
Marat Safin		 7–5, 6–4
Loss 12. Apr 2002 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Paul Haarhuis Jonas Björkman
Todd Woodbridge		 3–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Win 25. Jun 2002 French Open, Paris Clay Paul Haarhuis Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor		 7–5, 6–4
Win 26. Mar 2003 Indian Wells, United States Hard Wayne Ferreira Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan		 3–6, 7–5, 6–4
Loss 13. Jun 2003 French Open, Paris Clay Paul Haarhuis Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan		 6–7, 3–6
Loss 14. Jul 2003 Stuttgart, Germany Clay Kevin Ullyett Tomáš Cibulec
Pavel Vízner		 6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Win 27. Aug 2003 Washington, D.C., United States Hard Sargis Sargsian Chris Haggard
Paul Hanley		 7–5, 4–6, 6–2

Performance timelines

Singles
Tournament199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003SRW–L
Grand Slams
Australian Open A LQ 2R QF QF A A W F QF 2R 2R 1 / 8 28–7
French Open A 2R 3R SF W QF 2R 2R QF QF 2R 2R 1 / 11 31–10
Wimbledon A A 3R QF 1R 4R 1R 3R 2R 3R 3R 1R 0 / 10 16–10
US Open A A 4R 3R A 2R 4R SF 3R SF 2R 3R 0 / 9 24–9
Win–Loss 0–0 1–1 8–4 15–4 11–2 8–3 4–3 15–3 13–4 15–4 5–4 4–4 2 / 38 99–36
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics A Not Held A Not Held G Not Held 1 / 1 6–0
Year-End Championship
Tennis Masters Cup A A A RR RR F RR SF RR SF A A 0 / 7 11–14
Grand Slam Cup A A A SF SF QF A QF Not Held 0 / 4 5–4
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells A LQ A A A A 1R 1R 2R SF QF 2R 0 / 6 9–6
Miami A LQ A A A A 3R 2R 4R 3R 3R 3R 0 / 6 7–6
Monte Carlo A A SF 2R 1R 1R 2R 2R 2R 1R 1R 2R 0 / 10 8–10
Rome A A 2R 1R 3R 3R 3R 3R 2R 2R 2R SF 0 / 10 16–10
Hamburg A A F 1R SF SF 1R A 1R 1R 1R A 0 / 8 11–8
Canada A A A QF A SF QF F QF 1R 3R 2R 0 / 8 17–8
Cincinnati A A 2R 1R QF QF SF SF 3R QF 1R 2R 0 / 10 17–10
Madrid (Stuttgart) LQ 2R SF 2R 1R 2R F 2R SF SF 2R 1R 0 / 11 15–11
Paris A LQ 2R A F SF SF 2R 3R F 3R A 0 / 8 17–8
Win–Loss 0–0 1–1 15–6 4–6 11–6 14–7 16–9 9–8 14–9 16–9 8–9 9–7 0 / 77 117–77
Year End Ranking 275 102 11 6 3 5 11 2 5 4 27 41

Doubles
Tournament199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003SRW–L
Grand Slams
Australian Open A A 1R QF 3R A A QF 3R 3R 2R 2R 0 / 8 14–8
French Open A A 2R QF W W 2R QF QF 1R W F 3 / 10 34–7
Wimbledon A A SF SF 3R 1R 3R 2R A A 3R 2R 0 / 8 17–6
US Open A A 1R 2R A W 2R 1R SF 2R 3R 1R 1 / 9 15–8
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 5–4 11–4 10–2 12–1 4–3 7–3 9–3 3–3 11–3 8–3 4 / 35 80–29
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics A Not Held A Not Held 2R Not Held 0 / 1 1–1
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells A A A A A A QF 1R SF W 1R W 2 / 6 14–4
Miami A A A A A A QF 2R 2R A A 1R 0 / 4 2–4
Monte Carlo A A F QF QF SF 1R 2R W 1R F QF 1 / 10 19–9
Rome A A W A QF 2R QF 1R F W 2R QF 2 / 9 22–7
Hamburg A A A W 1R SF 1R A 2R 1R SF A 1 / 7 10–6
Canada A A A W A QF 1R 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R 1 / 8 5–7
Cincinnati A A 1R 1R 1R 1R SF 2R 2R 2R 1R 2R 0 / 10 6–9
Madrid (Stuttgart) A A QF QF 1R 1R QF 1R QF QF 2R A 0 / 9 10–8
Paris A A 1R A F 1R 2R QF 2R A 2R A 0 / 7 6–7
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 11–4 11–2 6–6 6–7 10–9 3–8 16–8 13–4 9–8 9–5 7 / 70 94–61
Year End Ranking 484 156 12 9 5 6 19 46 12 28 15 17

Top 10 wins
Season199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003Total
Wins021163637330246
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score KR
1993
1. Michael Stich 10 Barcelona, Spain Clay 3R 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 253
2. Michael Stich 4 Lyon, France Carpet (i) 1R 6–3, 7–6(7–4) 127
1994
3. Magnus Gustafsson 10 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet (i) 2R 6–1, 6–3 51
4. Michael Stich 2 Monte-Carlo, Monaco Clay 3R 7–6(7–3), 6–4 41
5. Goran Ivanišević 5 Hamburg, Germany Clay 2R 7–6(7–1), 6–0 29
6. Michael Stich 2 Hamburg, Germany Clay SF 6–3, 6–4 29
7. Jim Courier 7 Halle, Germany Grass QF 6–1, 6–4 19
8. Thomas Muster 10 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay QF 7–6(11–9), 3–6, 7–6(7–4) 15
9. Michael Chang 6 Long Island, United States Hard QF 3–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–4 14
10. Michael Stich 2 Davis Cup, Hamburg, Germany Hard RR 7–5, 6–3 12
11. Stefan Edberg 5 Stockholm, Sweden Carpet (i) 3R 7–6(7–4), 6–2 13
12. Sergi Bruguera 4 Stockholm, Sweden Carpet (i) QF 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–2 13
13. Stefan Edberg 7 Davis Cup, Moscow, Russia Carpet (i) RR 4–6, 6–4, 6–0 11
1995
14. Todd Martin 10 Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia Hard 4R 6–1, 6–4, 6–2 12
15. Michael Stich 8 Milan, Italy Carpet (i) QF 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–0 10
16. Goran Ivanišević 4 Milan, Italy Carpet (i) SF 7–5, 6–7(4–7), 6–4 10
17. Boris Becker 3 Milan, Italy Carpet (i) F 7–5, 5–7, 7–6(8–6) 10
18. Andre Agassi 1 French Open, Paris, France Clay QF 6–4, 6–3, 7–5 9
19. Jim Courier 8 Davis Cup, Moscow, Russia Clay (i) RR 7–6(7–1), 7–5, 6–3 6
1996
20. Pete Sampras 1 World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany Clay RR 6–3, 6–2 7
21. Pete Sampras 1 French Open, Paris, France Clay SF 7–6(7–4), 6–0, 6–2 7
22. Thomas Enqvist 9 ATP Tour World Championships, Hanover, Germany Carpet (i) RR 6–3, 7–6(7–5) 3
1997
23. Thomas Enqvist 8 Montreal, Canada Hard QF 7–5, 6–7(7–9), 6–1 7
24. Sergi Bruguera 6 Grand Slam Cup, Munich, Germany Carpet (i) 1R 6–4, 6–3 4
25. Greg Rusedski 5 Paris, France Carpet (i) QF 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 6
26. Jonas Björkman 4 ATP Tour World Championships, Hanover, Germany Hard (i) RR 6–3, 7–6(8–6) 6
27. Michael Chang 2 ATP Tour World Championships, Hanover, Germany Hard (i) RR 6–3, 6–0 6
28. Carlos Moyà 7 ATP Tour World Championships, Hanover, Germany Hard (i) SF 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–3) 6
1998
29. Tim Henman 10 Paris, France Carpet (i) 3R 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–2) 8
30. Marcelo Ríos 2 Paris, France Carpet (i) QF 6–3, 6–2 8
31. Karol Kučera 7 ATP Tour World Championships, Hanover, Germany Hard (i) RR 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 6–2 10
1999
32. Greg Rusedski 9 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet (i) SF 6–4, 6–2 2
33. Tim Henman 7 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet (i) F 6–2, 7–6(7–3) 2
34. Todd Martin 9 Montreal, Canada Hard QF 7–6(10–8), 6–7(3–7), 6–4 4
35. Andre Agassi 3 Montreal, Canada Hard SF 6–1, 6–4 4
36. Tim Henman 5 Cincinnati, United States Hard QF 7–5, 7–5 2
37. Todd Martin 7 ATP Tour World Championships, Hanover, Germany Hard (i) RR 6–4, 1–6, 6–1 2
38. Thomas Enqvist 4 ATP Tour World Championships, Hanover, Germany Hard (i) RR 7–5, 3–6, 6–4 2
2000
39. Lleyton Hewitt 9 World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany Clay RR 6–1, 6–2 4
40. Gustavo Kuerten 3 Summer Olympics, Sydney, Australia Hard QF 6–4, 7–5 8
41. Magnus Norman 4 Tennis Masters Cup, Lisbon, Portugal Hard (i) RR 4–6, 7–5, 6–1 5
2001
42. Gustavo Kuerten 1 US Open, New York, United States Hard QF 6–4, 6–0, 6–3 7
43. Juan Carlos Ferrero 4 Tennis Masters Cup, Sydney, Australia Hard (i) RR 4–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–5) 6
44. Gustavo Kuerten 1 Tennis Masters Cup, Sydney, Australia Hard (i) RR 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 6
2003
45. Marat Safin 7 Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard (i) 2R 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4 25
46. Carlos Moyá 4 Rome, Italy Clay 3R 6–4, 7–6(7–4) 24

Team titles

2002 – Davis Cup winner with Russia

2000, 2001, 2002 - World Team Cup finalist with Russia

Tennis records
  • He played exclusively with and endorsed racquets from Austrian company Fischer throughout his career.
  • One of eleven players to beat Roger Federer at Wimbledon (2000); the other ten being Jiří Novák (1999), Tim Henman (2001), Mario Ančić (2002), Rafael Nadal (2008), Tomáš Berdych (2010), Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (2011), Sergiy Stakhovsky (2013), Novak Djokovic (2014, 2015, 2019), Milos Raonic (2016) and Kevin Anderson (2018).
  • In the episode of Sports Night "Shane", Dan and Jeremy spend over an hour recording and rerecording a ten-second commercial voiceover because Dan cannot say Yevgeny Kafelnikov.
  • Kafelnikov is the only male player in the open era to have won two or more Grand Slam singles titles without also winning a Masters Series title, despite having reached five Masters Series finals.
  • He won the Kremlin Cup in Moscow for a record five consecutive times from 1997 to 2001.

Other interests
  • Kafelnikov is an avid supporter of Spartak Moscow FC.
  • Kafelnikov is a professional golfer, he has won the Russian Amateur Open Championship of Golf in 2011.[5] Note that this national tournament should not be confused with the Russian Open tournament that wasn't held that year.[6][7]
  • Kafelnikov starred in Virtua Tennis, an arcade tennis game. In the PlayStation 2 version, he has a strong backhand and a manly grip.

Awards
1994–2001
The Russian Cup in the nomination Male Player of the Year
2002
The Russian Cup in the nomination Team of the Year (with M. Safin, M. Youzhny, S. Leonyuk, B. Sobkin, A. Cherkasov, V. Okhapkin, S. Yasnitsky, A. Glebov)

References
  1. "Yevgeny Kafelnikov". International Tennis Hall of Fame.
  2. Drozdiak, William (9 June 1996). "Kafelnikov Reigns as First Russian With French Crown". Washington Post. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  3. Eichenholz, Andrew (30 May 2020). "Kafelnikov's News: His Roland Garros Run Won't Be Replicated 'For A Very Long Time'". ATP Website. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  4. "Yevgeny Kafelnikov: Hendon Mob Poker Database". Pokerdb.thehendonmob.com. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
  5. "Кафельников и Верченова стали чемпионами России по гольфу" (in Russian). РИА "Новости". 26 June 2011. Archived from the original on 24 August 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  6. "Итоги XX Чемпионата России по гольфу". golf.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  7. "Открытый Чемпионат России" [Russian Amateur Open Championship]. golfwiki.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 30 November 2020.
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