Nicolas Kiefer vs Yevgeny Kafelnikov — Tour Finals Round Robin
Tour Finals · ATP · Round Robin
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 22 November 1999 ·
hard
Kiefer N.6-1 4-6 6-2
Kafelnikov Y.
Kiefer N.
6462
Kafelnikov Y.
1621
Nicolas Kiefer defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6-1 4-6 6-2 in the Tour Finals round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yevgeny Kafelnikov came in leading the head-to-head 9–5, defending last year's round-robin. Nicolas Kiefer narrowed the head-to-head to 9–6.
Key context
- Match story: Nicolas Kiefer came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 4–6 6–2.
Head to head
5–9| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-10-20 | St. Petersburg | R32 | carpet | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 2-6 6-3 6-4 |
| 2003-07-21 | Indianapolis | R16 | hard | Nicolas Kiefer | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2002-09-30 | Moscow | R16 | hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2002-06-10 | Halle | F | grass | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 2-6 6-4 6-4 |
| 2002-04-29 | Munich | R32 | clay | Nicolas Kiefer | 6-4 6-7 6-3 |
| 2001-10-01 | Moscow | F | hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-4 7-5 |
| 2001-02-19 | Rotterdam | R16 | hard | Nicolas Kiefer | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2001-01-15 | Australian Open | R64 | hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-2 3-6 3-6 6-3 6-0 |
| 1999-10-11 | Vienna | QF | hard | Nicolas Kiefer | 6-0 6-4 |
| 1999-08-16 | Washington | SF | hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-2 2-6 6-3 |
| 1999-04-02 | Davis Cup WG R1: GER vs RUS | RR | carpet | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 7-6 6-4 6-4 |
| 1998-08-31 | US Open | R32 | hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6-4 6-0 6-2 |
| 1997-06-23 | Wimbledon | R16 | grass | Nicolas Kiefer | 6-2 7-5 2-6 6-1 |
| 1997-06-09 | Halle | R16 | grass | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 7-6 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
53%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
76%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
64%
63%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Even
60%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
7.5
6.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
4.6
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