Yevgeny Kafelnikov vs Markus Hipfl — St. Poelten Quarter-final

St. Poelten · ATP · Quarter-final
RUS
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
52 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 May 1999
clay
AUT
Markus Hipfl
48 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLLWL
Kafelnikov Y.
6-2 6-2
Hipfl M.
Kafelnikov Y.
662
Hipfl M.
22–

Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Markus Hipfl 6-2 6-2 in the St. Poelten quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Markus Hipfl came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32. Yevgeny Kafelnikov claimed a first win over Markus Hipfl in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2002-04-15Monte Carlo MastersR64clayMarkus Hipfl6-1 6-2
2001-04-16Monte Carlo MastersR64clayMarkus Hipfl5-7 6-2 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Kafelnikov Y.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Hipfl M.

Hipfl M.serving66% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Kafelnikov Y.

Serve advantage — Kafelnikov Y.

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
Kafelnikov Y.Hipfl M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
59%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
55%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.2
2.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.5
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 119). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Rios M.
Zabaleta M.
4-4
Semi-finals
Rios M.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-16-3
Zabaleta M.
Kafelnikov Y.
7-56-3
Quarter-finals
El Aynaoui Y.
Canas G.
6-37-5
Kafelnikov Y.
Hipfl M.
6-26-2
Zabaleta M.
Clavet F.
6-24-66-3
Rios M.
Koubek S.
6-46-0
R16
Hipfl M.
Ruud C.
6-46-2
Zabaleta M.
Kroslak J.
7-56-3
El Aynaoui Y.
Schuettler R.
6-26-1
Canas G.
Ivanisevic G.
6-26-2
Clavet F.
Fromberg R.
7-56-3
Koubek S.
Stepanek R.
6-33-67-64
Rios M.
Berasategui A.
7-646-2
Kafelnikov Y.
Squillari F.
6-46-1
R32
Rios M.
Sanguinetti D.
7-645-76-3
Canas G.
Carbonell T.
6-36-3
Koubek S.
Muster T.
6-36-4
Ivanisevic G.
Ilie A.
6-25-76-3
Stepanek R.
Gaudenzi A.
2-66-36-1
Kroslak J.
Novak J.
7-647-5
Zabaleta M.
Gimelstob J.
6-47-5
Kafelnikov Y.
Szymanski J.
7-646-2
Ruud C.
Puerta M.
3-66-17-62
El Aynaoui Y.
Auffray C.
7-56-2
Schuettler R.
Norman M.
7-56-4
Hipfl M.
Marin J.
6-16-1
Squillari F.
Nestor D.
6-36-3
Clavet F.
Schalken S.
4-67-646-2
Fromberg R.
Alonso J.
6-36-1
Berasategui A.
Martin A.
7-656-3