Tim Henman vs Yevgeny Kafelnikov — Tour Finals Round Robin
Tour Finals · ATP · Round Robin
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 November 1997
hard
Henman T.6-4 6-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Henman T.
662
Kafelnikov Y.
44–
Tim Henman defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6-4 6-4 in the Tour Finals round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yevgeny Kafelnikov came in leading the head-to-head 5–4. Tim Henman narrowed the head-to-head to 5–5.
Key context
- Match story: Tim Henman edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
4–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-05-20 | Dusseldorf | RR | clay | Tim Henman | 6-2 7-6(6) |
| 2000-08-14 | Indianapolis | QF | hard | Tim Henman | 7-6(4) 6-2 |
| 2000-02-14 | Rotterdam | SF | hard | Tim Henman | 6-3 4-6 6-3 |
| 1999-08-09 | Cincinnati Masters | QF | hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 7-5 7-5 |
| 1999-02-15 | Rotterdam | F | hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-2 7-6(3) |
| 1998-11-02 | Paris Masters | R16 | hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-3 6-7(5) 7-6(2) |
| 1998-09-14 | Tashkent | F | hard | Tim Henman | 7-5 6-4 |
| 1998-02-23 | London | QF | carpet | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 4-6 6-4 6-2 |
| 1997-08-11 | New Haven | QF | hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 5-7 6-3 6-4 |
Serve vs return
This seasonEven 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 season1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
65%
63%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Even
62%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.4
6.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
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
Round Robin
Bjorkman J.
Bruguera S.
6-36-1
Chang M.
Bruguera S.
7-686-2
Rafter P.
Rusedski G.
4-66-36-4
Moya C.
Muster T.
6-26-3
Sampras P.
Rafter P.
6-46-1
Sampras P.
Rusedski G.
6-47-5
Moya C.
Sampras P.
6-36-746-2
Rafter P.
Moya C.
6-46-2
Henman T.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-46-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Bjorkman J.
6-37-66
Bjorkman J.
Chang M.
6-47-5
Kafelnikov Y.
Chang M.
6-36-0