Vincent Spadea defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6-2 6-4 6-4 in the US Open round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yevgeny Kafelnikov came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's round of 16. Vincent Spadea narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.
| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-03-13 | Indian Wells Masters | R64 | hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-1 6-1 |
| 1999-10-18 | Lyon | QF | clay | Vincent Spadea | 6-2 3-6 7-6 |
| 1999-10-04 | Basel | R32 | hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-3 7-5 |
| 1999-03-15 | Miami Masters | R64 | hard | Vincent Spadea | 6-7 7-6 6-2 |
| 1997-07-28 | Canada Masters | R32 | hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 4-6 6-3 7-6 |
| 1992-03-23 | USA 1 Masters 1 | R64 | clay | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 3-6 6-4 6-1 |
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About