Yevgeny Kafelnikov vs Roger Federer — Rotterdam Quarter-final
Rotterdam · ATP · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 February 1999
hard
Kafelnikov Y.6-1 5-7 6-4
Federer R.
Kafelnikov Y.
6562
Federer R.
1741
Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Roger Federer 6-1 5-7 6-4 in the Rotterdam quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Yevgeny Kafelnikov came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 32. Yevgeny Kafelnikov extended the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Yevgeny Kafelnikov came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 5–7 6–4.
Head to head
3–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-02-08 | Davis Cup WG R1: RUS vs SUI | RR | clay | Roger Federer | 7-6(6) 6-1 6-1 |
| 2001-02-12 | Marseille | SF | hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-7(4) 6-4 6-4 |
| 2001-01-29 | Milan | SF | carpet | Roger Federer | 6-2 6-7(4) 6-3 |
| 2000-10-30 | Stuttgart Masters | R32 | carpet | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 7-5 6-3 |
| 2000-06-26 | Wimbledon | R128 | grass | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 7-5 7-5 7-6(6) |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe advantage — Federer R.
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
54%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
79%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
59%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
71%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
69%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.2
9.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.5
1.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
3°COvercast
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 96%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Kafelnikov Y.
Federer R.
6-15-76-4
Henman T.
Kucera K.
6-47-64
Rusedski G.
Pioline C.
7-653-67-65
Safin M.
Ferreira W.
6-26-756-1
R16
Pioline C.
Krajicek R.
7-657-69
Federer R.
Ulihrach B.
6-47-5
Rusedski G.
Kempes E.
6-16-4
Kucera K.
Santoro F.
7-646-4
Henman T.
Korda P.
6-36-4
Safin M.
Hrbaty D.
7-645-76-3
Ferreira W.
Golmard J.
5-76-37-64
Kafelnikov Y.
Arazi H.
6-16-2
R32
Rusedski G.
Kiefer N.
7-654-66-3
Kempes E.
Kroslak J.
6-47-61
Ferreira W.
Enqvist T.
7-676-3
Arazi H.
Etlis G.
7-687-5
Federer R.
Raoux G.
6-747-57-63
Santoro F.
Siemerink J.
7-666-3
Korda P.
Gustafsson M.
6-46-2
Henman T.
Sanguinetti D.
1-66-46-3
Golmard J.
Mantilla F.
6-06-4
Hrbaty D.
Wessels P.
6-36-757-62
Safin M.
Corretja A.
7-53-66-3
Ulihrach B.
Ivanisevic G.
6-767-637-5
Kucera K.
Black B.
6-16-1
Krajicek R.
Rosset M.
6-37-5
Pioline C.
Haarhuis P.
3-67-667-65
Kafelnikov Y.
Schuettler R.
7-56-3