Mark Philippoussis vs Yevgeny Kafelnikov — Basel Quarter-final
Basel · ATP · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 29 September 1997
hard
Philippoussis M.6-3 6-7 6-2
Kafelnikov Y.
Philippoussis M.
66562
Kafelnikov Y.
37721
Mark Philippoussis defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6-3 6-7 6-2 in the Basel quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yevgeny Kafelnikov came in leading the head-to-head 4–2. Mark Philippoussis narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.
Key context
- Match story: Mark Philippoussis closed it out in three sets, 6–3 6–7 6–2.
Head to head
2–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-10-29 | Paris Masters | R32 | hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 7-6(2) 6-4 |
| 2000-11-13 | Paris Masters | R16 | hard | Mark Philippoussis | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2000-09-18 | Sydney Olympics | R16 | hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 7-6(4) 6-3 |
| 1998-10-26 | Stuttgart Masters | R32 | carpet | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 4-6 6-4 7-6(4) |
| 1998-06-22 | Wimbledon | R128 | grass | Mark Philippoussis | 6-7(5) 7-6(1) 6-4 6-2 |
| 1997-05-26 | Roland Garros | R16 | clay | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-2 6-3 7-5 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks
Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
57%
54%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
80%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Even
67%
63%
Return points won·Even
35%
39%
Break points saved·Even
63%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
14.6
6.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
5.1
4.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Draw
Quarter-finals
Korda P.
Roux L.
6-36-4
Rusedski G.
Enqvist T.
7-644-66-3
Henman T.
Norman M.
6-36-2
Philippoussis M.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-36-756-2
R16
Roux L.
Moya C.
6-33-67-64
Kafelnikov Y.
Heuberger I.
6-34-66-3
Philippoussis M.
Santoro F.
6-36-3
Henman T.
Kucera K.
6-46-1
Norman M.
Bjorkman J.
6-16-4
Enqvist T.
Tarango J.
7-57-5
Rusedski G.
Ferreira W.
6-37-62
Korda P.
Woodruff C.
7-56-4
R32
Santoro F.
Lavergne R.
6-36-3
Philippoussis M.
Costa A.
7-636-3
Kucera K.
Ivanisevic G.
6-36-3
Henman T.
Goellner M.
7-646-3
Norman M.
Olhovskiy A.
7-56-746-4
Bjorkman J.
Boetsch A.
6-26-3
Enqvist T.
Ulihrach B.
6-33-66-1
Tarango J.
Siemerink J.
7-646-2
Ferreira W.
Steven B.
6-726-17-65
Rusedski G.
Prinosil D.
4-66-47-5
Korda P.
Escude N.
6-16-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Manta L.
6-17-62
Heuberger I.
Rosset M.
7-647-5
Woodruff C.
Raoux G.
7-646-2
Moya C.
Haas T.
6-43-66-4
Roux L.
Haarhuis P.
6-36-3