Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov (Russian: Евгений Александрович Кафельников, IPA: [jɪvˈɡʲenʲɪj 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 Sydney Olympics. He also won four Grand Slam doubles titles, and is the most recent man 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]

Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Yevgeny Kafelnikov in 2023
Full nameYevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov
Country (sports) Russia
ResidenceSochi, Russia
Born (1974-02-18) 18 February 1974 (age 50)
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 (member page)
Singles
Career record609–306
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
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Singles

Career

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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 in the Kremlin, 2002

Post-retirement

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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, Bogotá and São Paulo.

Kafelnikov was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2019, not counting enough votes in his previous nominations in 2012 (compared to Gustavo Kuerten and Jennifer Capriati), in 2015 (compared to David Hall and Amélie Mauresmo), and in 2018 (compared to Michael Stich and Helena Suková).[5] In May 2017, Kafelnikov was extensively interviewed by the most popular Russian website Sports.ru considering his current political preferences.[6] In August 2020, Kafelnikov announced his plans to settle in [Western / old] Europe.[7][8]

In March 2021, Kafelnikov faced another wave of rumors about his retirement in 2003 as really being caused by ATP's desire to avoid a betting scandal considering his match in Lyon against Fernando Vicente.[9] Russian volleyball player Aleksey Spiridonov said in an interview: "Kafelnikov is corrupt. He made bets against himself during his career. And then he finished abruptly when being grabbed by the ass. I know. My friends work in the offices. And someone in an interview also said that Kafelnikov offered him to bet against himself and lose the match. Who pinned him down? There was no [powerful] tennis federation back then. I think, the gangsters".[10] One week after his match in 2003, Kafelnikov said about the accusations: "This is a complete bullshit, but now in the locker room, they [players] look at me like at an enemy of the people. Even in my country where I have always been a role model they [people] have begun to look at me that way. I talked to Fernando and he said his mother was crying on the phone because of this. Those who made this mess should be punished. The article says Kafelnikov has been involved in match-fixing and it rips me to pieces. I do not want to be associated with betting in any way".[11]

To a lesser extent, the player has been commemorated for his outspoken jealousy towards the much more impressive incomes of golf players in general, if compared to his colleagues in tennis. Lindsay Davenport correspondingly voiced some support for Kafelnikov's claim who was also worried "it would be a shame to see the public lose sympathy in me just because I am making such a statement". In January 2001, during the 2001 Australian Open, he concluded: "If you look at the golfers, we are taking an extreme example now, of course, the golfers make $540,000 a week to the winner. And this is the lowest tournament that they have on the U.S. Tour. If you look at the tennis players, to win a tournament, win five matches [at the] absolutely lowest level tournament you make only $42,000. I think it is quite bizarre to see that kind of money in a tennis game."[12]

Significant finals

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Grand Slam tournaments

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Singles: 3 (2–1)

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Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Win 1996 French Open Clay   Michael Stich 7–6(7–4), 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Win 1999 Australian Open Hard   Thomas Enqvist 4–6, 6–0, 6–3, 7–6(7–1)
Loss 2000 Australian Open Hard   Andre Agassi 6–3, 3–6, 2–6, 4–6

Doubles: 5 (4–1)

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1996 French Open Clay   Daniel Vacek   Jakob Hlasek
  Guy Forget
6–2, 6–3
Win 1997 French Open Clay   Daniel Vacek   Todd Woodbridge
  Mark Woodforde
7–6(7–1), 4–6, 6–3
Win 1997 US Open Hard   Daniel Vacek   Jonas Björkman
  Nicklas Kulti
7–6(10–8), 6–3
Win 2002 French Open Clay   Paul Haarhuis   Mark Knowles
  Daniel Nestor
7–5, 6–4
Loss 2003 French Open Clay   Paul Haarhuis   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
6–7(3–7), 3–6

Olympic Games

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Singles: 1 (gold medal)

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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

Year-end championships

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Singles: 1 (0–1)

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

Masters 1000 tournaments

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Singles: 5 (0–5)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1994 Hamburg Masters Clay   Andrei Medvedev 4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 1996 Paris Masters Carpet (i)   Thomas Enqvist 2–6, 4–6, 5–7
Loss 1998 Stuttgart Masters Hard (i)   Richard Krajicek 4–6, 3–6, 3–6
Loss 1999 Canadian Open Hard   Thomas Johansson 6–1, 3–6, 3–6
Loss 2001 Paris Masters Carpet (i)   Sébastien Grosjean 6–7(3–7), 1–6, 7–6(7–5), 4–6

Doubles: 11 (7–4)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1994 Monte Carlo Masters Clay   Daniel Vacek   Nicklas Kulti
  Magnus Larsson
6–3, 6–7, 4–6
Win 1994 Rome Masters Clay   David Rikl   Wayne Ferreira
  Javier Sánchez
6–1, 7–5
Win 1995 ATP German Open Clay   Wayne Ferreira   Byron Black
  Andrei Olhovskiy
6–1, 7–6
Win 1995 Canadian Open Hard   Andrei Olhovskiy   Brian MacPhie
  Sandon Stolle
6–2, 6–2
Loss 1996 Paris Masters Carpet (i)   Daniel Vacek   Jacco Eltingh
  Paul Haarhuis
4–6, 6–4, 6–7
Win 2000 Monte Carlo Masters Clay   Wayne Ferreira   Paul Haarhuis
  Sandon Stolle
6–3, 2–6, 6–1
Loss 2000 Rome Masters Clay   Wayne Ferreira   Martin Damm
  Dominik Hrbatý
4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win 2001 Indian Wells Masters Hard   Wayne Ferreira   Jonas Björkman
  Todd Woodbridge
6–2, 7–5
Win 2001 Rome Masters Clay   Wayne Ferreira   Daniel Nestor
  Sandon Stolle
6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Loss 2002 Monte Carlo Masters Clay   Paul Haarhuis   Jonas Björkman
  Todd Woodbridge
3–6, 6–3, 7–10
Win 2003 Indian Wells Masters Hard   Wayne Ferreira   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
3–6, 7–5, 6–4

ATP career finals

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Singles: 46 (26 titles, 20 runner-ups)

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Grand Slam (2–1)
Year-end championships (0–1)
ATP Masters Series (0–5)
ATP Championship Series (4–3)
ATP International Series (19–10)
Finals 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 (i)   Goran Ivanišević 4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 4. Apr 1996 St. Petersburg, Russia Carpet (i)   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 (i)   Thomas Enqvist 2–6, 4–6, 5–7
Loss 8. Nov 1996 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i)   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 (i)   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 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 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 Sydney Olympics, 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 (i)   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)

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Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (4–1)
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 (i)   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 (i)   Jakob Hlasek   Martin Damm
  Patrick Rafter
6–7, 7–6, 7–6
Loss 3. Mar 1995 St. Petersburg, Russia Carpet (i)   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 (i)   Jakob Hlasek   John-Laffnie de Jager
  Wayne Ferreira
6–3, 6–3
Loss 5. Feb 1996 Antwerp, Belgium Carpet (i)   Menno Oosting   Jonas Björkman
  Nicklas Kulti
4–6, 4–6
Win 9. Apr 1996 St. Petersburg, Russia Carpet (i)   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 (i)   Daniel Vacek   Pavel Vízner
  Menno Oosting
7–6, 6–4
Loss 7. Nov 1996 Paris, France Carpet (i)   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 (i)   Wayne Ferreira   Tomás Carbonell
  Francisco Roig
7–5, 3–6, 6–2
Loss 8. Mar 1998 London, England Carpet (i)   Daniel Vacek   Martin Damm
  Jim Grabb
4–6, 5–7
Win 18. Oct 1998 Vienna, Austria Carpet (i)   Daniel Vacek   David Adams
  John-Laffnie de Jager
7–5, 6–3
Loss 9. Nov 1998 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i)   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 (i)   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

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

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Tournament 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q1 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 championships
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 Q3 A A A A 2R 2R 2R SF QF 2R 0 / 6 9–6
Miami A Q2 A A A A 3R 2R 4R 3R 3R 3R 0 / 6 7–6
Monte Carlo A A SF 3R 2R 2R 3R 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 2R SF SF 2R 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 2R QF QF SF SF 3R QF 1R 2R 0 / 10 17–10
Stuttgart1 LQ 2R SF 3R 2R 3R F 2R SF SF 2R 1R 0 / 11 15–11
Paris A Q2 3R 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

1Held in Stockholm till 1994, held as Stuttgart Masters from 1995 until 2001. Held as Madrid Masters from 2002 onwards.

Doubles

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Tournament 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
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
Stuttgart1 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

1Held in Stockholm till 1994, held as Stuttgart Masters from 1995 until 2001. Held as Madrid Masters from 2002 onwards.

Top 10 wins

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Season 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Total
Wins 0 2 11 6 3 6 3 7 3 3 0 2 46
# 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

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2002 – Davis Cup winner with Russia

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

Tennis records

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  • He played exclusively with and endorsed racquets from Austrian company Fischer throughout his career.
  • 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

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  • 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.[13] Note that this national tournament should not be confused with the Russian Open tournament that wasn't held that year.[14][15]
  • Kafelnikov starred in Virtua Tennis, an arcade tennis game.

Awards

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1994–1999, 2001
The Russian Cup in the nomination Male Player of the Year
2000
The Russian Cup in the nomination Male Player of the Century
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)

See also

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References

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  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's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Кафельников тоже будет избран в Международный зал теннисной славы!" [Kafelnikov will also be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame!]. rustennisfame.com (in Russian). Russian Tennis Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 24 March 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Евгений Кафельников: «Я был пропутинским до мозга костей. Но в 2014-м радикально поменял мнение"" [Evgeny Kafelnikov: "I used to be pro-Putin to the core. But, in 2014, I changed my mind radically"]. sports.ru (in Russian). 18 May 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Теннисист Кафельников решил уехать из России" [Tennis player Kafelnikov has decided to leave Russia]. mk.ru (in Russian). Moskovsky Komsomolets. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  8. ^ Kolodkina, Sofia (18 February 2021). "Кафельников нулевых: влюбил страну в теннис, дружил с Ельциным и голосовал за Путина" [Kafelnikov of the 2000s: made the country fall in love with tennis, was friends with Yeltsin and voted for Putin]. eurosport.ru. Eurosport.
  9. ^ "Yevgeny Kafelnikov is 'Player B' in tennis integrity investigation". stuff.co.oz. Stuff. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Кафельников пригрозил судом Спиридонову — он обвинил его в ставках против самого себя" [Kafelnikov threatens to sue Spiridonov who accused him of betting against himself]. championat.com. Championat (website). 12 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Кафельникова подозревают в сдаче матча. Все серьезно" [Kafelnikov is suspected of match-fixing. Everything is serious]. sports.ru. Sports. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Kafelnikov says tennis players don't earn enough". espn.com. ESPN. 23 January 2001. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  13. ^ "Кафельников и Верченова стали чемпионами России по гольфу" (in Russian). РИА "Новости". 26 June 2011. Archived from the original on 25 May 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  14. ^ "Итоги XX Чемпионата России по гольфу". golf.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  15. ^ "Открытый Чемпионат России" [Russian Amateur Open Championship]. golfwiki.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 30 November 2020.
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