Yevgeny Kafelnikov vs Christian Ruud — St. Petersburg Round of 16

St. Petersburg · ATP · Round of 16
RUS
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
52 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 November 2000
carpet
NOR
Christian Ruud
53 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWLWLL
Kafelnikov Y.
6-1 7-6
Ruud C.
Kafelnikov Y.
6772
Ruud C.
163–

Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Christian Ruud 6-1 7-6 in the St. Petersburg round of 16 on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Christian Ruud came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Yevgeny Kafelnikov claimed a first win over Christian Ruud in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Yevgeny Kafelnikov came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–6.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1997-04-21Monte Carlo MastersR32clayChristian Ruud6-4 2-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Kafelnikov Y.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Ruud C.

Ruud C.serving71% hold

wins 59% 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.Ruud C.
1st serve in·Even
54%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
58%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.1
3.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.5
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 29). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Safin M.
Hrbaty D.
2-66-46-4
Semi-finals
Safin M.
Bjorkman J.
6-46-4
Hrbaty D.
Kafelnikov Y.
7-56-3
Quarter-finals
Safin M.
Schuettler R.
6-41-66-3
Bjorkman J.
Palmer J.
6-16-3
Hrbaty D.
Voltchkov V.
6-24-66-3
Kafelnikov Y.
Calatrava A.
6-36-4
R16
Palmer J.
Schalken S.
5-76-36-2
Bjorkman J.
Stoliarov A.
6-46-3
Safin M.
Woodruff C.
6-36-1
Schuettler R.
Prinosil D.
6-26-3
Kafelnikov Y.
Ruud C.
6-17-63
Calatrava A.
Hantschk M.
6-36-1
Hrbaty D.
Johansson T.
6-46-3
Voltchkov V.
Zabaleta M.
7-56-2
R32
Safin M.
Kornienko I.
7-676-1
Hantschk M.
Vicente F.
6-46-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Ulihrach B.
6-36-1
Ruud C.
Cherkasov A.
7-57-5
Calatrava A.
Koubek S.
6-26-2
Hrbaty D.
Massu N.
6-36-4
Johansson T.
Martin A.
6-36-3
Schuettler R.
Levy H.
6-16-3
Woodruff C.
Ketola T.
6-736-36-4
Voltchkov V.
Gustafsson M.
6-36-2
Zabaleta M.
Mirnyi M.
6-36-4
Schalken S.
Ivanisevic G.
3-66-26-3
Palmer J.
Novak J.
6-06-2
Bjorkman J.
Portas A.
6-26-2
Stoliarov A.
Rosset M.
1-66-36-4
Prinosil D.
Pozzi G.
3-66-47-5