Tim Henman vs Yevgeny Kafelnikov — Rotterdam Semi-final
Rotterdam · ATP · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 February 2000
hard
Henman T.6-3 4-6 6-3
Kafelnikov Y.
Henman T.
6462
Kafelnikov Y.
3631
Tim Henman defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6-3 4-6 6-3 in the Rotterdam semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yevgeny Kafelnikov came in leading the head-to-head 5–4, defending the title. Tim Henman narrowed the head-to-head to 5–5.
Key context
- Match story: Tim Henman closed it out in three sets, 6–3 4–6 6–3.
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 |
| 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 |
| 1997-11-10 | Tour Finals | RR | hard | Tim Henman | 6-4 6-4 |
| 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
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
5°CPartly cloudy
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 86%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Henman T.
Hrbaty D.
7-636-2
Golmard J.
Norman M.
6-46-3
Kafelnikov Y.
Rusedski G.
6-736-46-4
Pioline C.
Kiefer N.
2-66-37-5
R16
Kafelnikov Y.
Escude N.
6-36-3
Hrbaty D.
Bjorkman J.
7-636-3
Henman T.
Santoro F.
6-27-5
Norman M.
Wessels P.
6-46-3
Pioline C.
Grosjean S.
7-656-736-3
Kiefer N.
Novak J.
5-76-27-63
Golmard J.
Siemerink J.
6-47-64
Rusedski G.
Dewulf F.
7-636-4
R32
Novak J.
Johansson T.
4-66-36-2
Grosjean S.
Medvedev A.
7-56-3
Pioline C.
Voinea A.
6-26-3
Norman M.
Schalken S.
6-36-746-3
Hrbaty D.
Safin M.
4-66-17-67
Kafelnikov Y.
Kulti N.
6-26-2
Henman T.
Martin A.
6-26-2
Wessels P.
Pavel A.
6-46-736-4
Golmard J.
Zabaleta M.
6-26-3
Bjorkman J.
Lapentti N.
7-656-2
Rusedski G.
Kucera K.
6-27-5
Escude N.
Prinosil D.
6-46-1
Santoro F.
Alami K.
7-56-4
Dewulf F.
Ivanisevic G.
6-32-66-4
Siemerink J.
Enqvist T.
6-37-65
Kiefer N.
Vacek D.
6-26-4