Marcelo Rios vs Yevgeny Kafelnikov — Stuttgart Masters Round of 16

Stuttgart Masters · ATP · Round of 16
CHI
Marcelo Rios
50 yrs · 175 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 October 1997
carpet
RUS
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
52 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLWWL
Rios M.
7-6 6-3
Kafelnikov Y.
Rios M.
7862
Kafelnikov Y.
663–

Marcelo Rios defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7-6 6-3 in the Stuttgart Masters round of 16 on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Yevgeny Kafelnikov came in leading the head-to-head 4–1. Marcelo Rios narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Marcelo Rios closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–3.

Head to head

1–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2002-03-18Miami MastersR32hardMarcelo Rios6-4 7-6(4)
2001-03-12Indian Wells MastersR64hardYevgeny Kafelnikov6-4 7-5
2000-05-21DusseldorfRRclayYevgeny Kafelnikov6-3 7-5
1998-11-02Paris MastersQFhardYevgeny Kafelnikov6-3 6-2
1997-08-04Cincinnati MastersR16hardYevgeny Kafelnikov7-5 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Rios M.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Kafelnikov Y.

Kafelnikov Y.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Rios M.

Even serve battle

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 season
Rios M.Kafelnikov Y.
1st serve in·Even
58%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
63%
63%
Return points won·Even
40%
39%
Break points saved·Even
63%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.3
6.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.2
4.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Korda P.
Krajicek R.
7-666-26-4
Semi-finals
Krajicek R.
Bjorkman J.
6-43-66-3
Korda P.
Rafter P.
6-47-63
Quarter-finals
Bjorkman J.
Kiefer N.
6-46-2
Korda P.
Rios M.
6-36-4
Krajicek R.
Larsson M.
6-27-5
Rafter P.
Martin T.
4-67-676-4
R16
Korda P.
Pioline C.
6-3
Larsson M.
Santoro F.
6-37-5
Bjorkman J.
Henman T.
6-23-66-3
Kiefer N.
Haarhuis P.
6-757-637-5
Krajicek R.
Sampras P.
6-46-4
Martin T.
Kuerten G.
6-36-4
Rafter P.
Prinosil D.
3-66-26-1
Rios M.
Kafelnikov Y.
7-666-3
R32
Henman T.
Ivanisevic G.
6-32-0
Rafter P.
Enqvist T.
W/O
Bjorkman J.
Siemerink J.
6-36-4
Santoro F.
Bruguera S.
7-57-69
Larsson M.
Corretja A.
6-27-65
Krajicek R.
Becker B.
7-6106-4
Sampras P.
Gustafsson M.
6-36-4
Haarhuis P.
Muster T.
6-26-736-2
Kiefer N.
Rusedski G.
5-76-26-4
Martin T.
Moya C.
6-37-62
Kuerten G.
Arazi H.
6-36-716-3
Prinosil D.
Mantilla F.
7-56-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Medvedev A.
6-02-66-4
Rios M.
Kucera K.
6-776-46-4
Korda P.
Woodruff C.
6-36-3
Pioline C.
Chang M.
7-51-66-4
R64
Woodruff C.
Ulihrach B.
6-30-1
Gustafsson M.
Portas A.
6-16-1
Kucera K.
Woodforde M.
4-66-47-63
Pioline C.
Tarango J.
7-54-66-4
Medvedev A.
Cash P.
6-26-0
Enqvist T.
Berasategui A.
6-16-4
Prinosil D.
Rosset M.
5-76-46-2
Arazi H.
Obrien A.
6-32-66-3
Martin T.
Agassi A.
6-46-4
Kiefer N.
Johansson T.
6-33-66-1
Haarhuis P.
Dewulf F.
4-66-16-3
Siemerink J.
Schalken S.
6-46-2
Henman T.
Haas T.
7-53-66-4
Santoro F.
Philippoussis M.
7-666-1
Larsson M.
Woodbridge T.
6-26-3
Becker B.
Goellner M.
6-26-4