Yevgeny Kafelnikov

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Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov (Template:Lang-rus; born 18 February 1974) is a Russian former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Kafelnikov won 26 ATP Tour-level singles titles, including two majors at the 1996 French Open and the 1999 Australian Open, as well as an Olympic gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. He also won four major doubles titles (three at the French Open and one at the US Open), and is the most recent man to have won both the men's singles and doubles titles at the same major, which he achieved at the 1996 French Open. In 2019, Kafelnikov was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Career

In his breakthrough year in 1994, Kafelnikov won three titles, reached the Hamburg Masters final and beat world top-5 players on six occasions. His ranking rose from 102 at the beginning of the year, to a year-end ranking of 11.

In 1995, he reached his first Grand Slam semifinals, beating world No. 1, Andre Agassi, in straight sets in the quarterfinals. He also defeated three top-10 players (Michael Stich, Goran Ivanisevic and Boris Becker) on his way to the title in Milan.

At the 1996 French Open, Kafelnikov became the first Russian to ever win a Grand Slam title, defeating Michael Stich in the final in straight sets, having beaten world No. 1, Pete Sampras, in the semifinals.<ref name="First Russian">Template:Cite news</ref>

Kafelnikov was finalist at the 1997 ATP Tour World Championships, and won three titles during that season. In doubles, he won both the French Open and US Open partnering Daniel Vacek.

At the 1999 Australian Open, 10th seed Kafelnikov won his second singles Grand Slam title, defeating Thomas Enqvist in the final in four sets.<ref name=":kaf1999">Template:Cite news</ref> He also won in Rotterdam and Moscow, was runner-up at the Canadian Open and reached the semifinals of the US Open.

Seeded fifth, Kafelnikov won the gold medal in the men's singles tournament at the 2000 Olympic Games, beating second seed Gustavo Kuerten in the quarterfinals and Tommy Haas in the final in five sets. He also reached the final of the Australian Open (losing to Agassi in four sets) and the quarterfinals of the French Open.

In 2001, he defeated world No. 1 Gustavo Kuerten in the quarterfinals of the US Open for the loss of just seven games, before losing to Lleyton Hewitt in the semifinals. Kafelnikov was also a finalist at the Paris Masters, quarterfinalist at the Australian Open and French Open, and won a record fifth consecutive title in Moscow.

Kafelnikov won his fourth and final doubles Grand Slam at the French Open in 2002, partnering Paul Haarhuis, and his final career singles title, in Tashkent. He was also a member of Russia's Davis Cup-winning team in 2002.

Kafelnikov played his last ATP Tour match in October 2003 (in St Petersburg). In total, he won 53 titles across singles and doubles during his career, and he remains the last male player to win both singles and doubles titles at the same grand slam.<ref name="Both Titles">Template:Cite news</ref>

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Kafelnikov in the Kremlin, 2002

Post-retirement

Since retiring from tennis, Kafelnikov cashed three times at the 2005 World Series of Poker.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He also played golf on the European Tour at the 2005, 2008, 2013, 2014 and 2015 Russian Open, 2012, 2013 and 2014 Austrian Open, and the 2014 Czech Masters, plus several Challenge Tour events, without making any cuts. During the 2008 Miami Masters, Kafelnikov coached Marat Safin (in the absence of Safin's usual coach, Hernán Gumy). In 2009 and 2010, he participated in the ATP Champions Tour (for retired ATP-professional tennis players), finishing in third place in tournaments in Chengdu, Bogotá and São Paulo.

Kafelnikov was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2019, not counting enough votes in his previous nominations in 2012 (compared to Gustavo Kuerten and Jennifer Capriati), in 2015 (compared to David Hall and Amélie Mauresmo), and in 2018 (compared to Michael Stich and Helena Suková).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In May 2017, Kafelnikov was extensively interviewed by the most popular Russian website Sports.ru considering his current political preferences.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In August 2020, Kafelnikov announced his plans to settle in [Western / old] Europe.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In March 2021, Kafelnikov faced another wave of rumors about his retirement in 2003 as really being caused by ATP's desire to avoid a betting scandal considering his match in Lyon against Fernando Vicente.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Russian volleyball player Aleksey Spiridonov said in an interview: "Kafelnikov is corrupt. He made bets against himself during his career. And then he finished abruptly when being grabbed by the ass. I know. My friends work in the offices. And someone in an interview also said that Kafelnikov offered him to bet against himself and lose the match. Who pinned him down? There was no [powerful] tennis federation back then. I think, the gangsters".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> One week after his match in 2003, Kafelnikov said about the accusations: "This is a complete bullshit, but now in the locker room, they [players] look at me like at an enemy of the people. Even in my country where I have always been a role model they [people] have begun to look at me that way. I talked to Fernando and he said his mother was crying on the phone because of this. Those who made this mess should be punished. The article says Kafelnikov has been involved in match-fixing and it rips me to pieces. I do not want to be associated with betting in any way".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

To a lesser extent, the player has been commemorated for his outspoken jealousy towards the much more impressive incomes of golf players in general, if compared to his colleagues in tennis. Lindsay Davenport correspondingly voiced some support for Kafelnikov's claim who was also worried "it would be a shame to see the public lose sympathy in me just because I am making such a statement". In January 2001, during the 2001 Australian Open, he concluded: "If you look at the golfers, we are taking an extreme example now, of course, the golfers make $540,000 a week to the winner. And this is the lowest tournament that they have on the U.S. Tour. If you look at the tennis players, to win a tournament, win five matches [at the] absolutely lowest level tournament you make only $42,000. I think it is quite bizarre to see that kind of money in a tennis game."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Amidst the 2018 Russian Elections, it was reported that he chose not to take part in the voting leading up to the election, due to the absence of Alexei Navalny on the ballot. "My choice, who I was willing to give my voice to at the election, he [Navalny] was not allowed to run for the presidency." He also shared how he has spoken with other athletes who don't talk about Russian politics openly with others. Per the article, "he [Kafelnikov] is in contact with other opposition-minded athletes who don't talk politics openly."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Significant finals

Grand Slam tournaments

Singles: 3 (2–1)

Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Win 1996 French Open Clay Template:Flagicon Michael Stich 7–6(7–4), 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Win 1999 Australian Open Hard Template:Flagicon Thomas Enqvist 4–6, 6–0, 6–3, 7–6(7–1)
Loss 2000 Australian Open Hard Template:Flagicon Andre Agassi 6–3, 3–6, 2–6, 4–6

Doubles: 5 (4–1)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1996 French Open Clay Template:Flagicon Daniel Vacek Template:Flagicon Jakob Hlasek
Template:Flagicon Guy Forget		 6–2, 6–3
Win 1997 French Open Clay Template:Flagicon Daniel Vacek Template:Flagicon Todd Woodbridge
Template:Flagicon Mark Woodforde		 7–6(7–1), 4–6, 6–3
Win 1997 US Open Hard Template:Flagicon Daniel Vacek Template:Flagicon Jonas Björkman
Template:Flagicon Nicklas Kulti		 7–6(10–8), 6–3
Win 2002 French Open Clay Template:Flagicon Paul Haarhuis Template:Flagicon Mark Knowles
Template:Flagicon Daniel Nestor		 7–5, 6–4
Loss 2003 French Open Clay Template:Flagicon Paul Haarhuis Template:Flagicon Bob Bryan
Template:Flagicon Mike Bryan		 6–7(3–7), 3–6

Olympic Games

Singles: 1 (gold medal)

Result Year Location Surface Opponent Score
Win 2000 Sydney Olympics Hard Template:Flagicon Tommy Haas 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3

Year-end championships

Singles: 1 (0–1)

Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1997 ATP Tour World Championships Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Pete Sampras 3–6, 2–6, 2–6

Masters 1000 tournaments

Singles: 5 (0–5)

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1994 Hamburg Masters Clay Template:Flagicon Andrei Medvedev 4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 1996 Paris Masters Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Thomas Enqvist 2–6, 4–6, 5–7
Loss 1998 Stuttgart Masters Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Richard Krajicek 4–6, 3–6, 3–6
Loss 1999 Canadian Open Hard Template:Flagicon Thomas Johansson 6–1, 3–6, 3–6
Loss 2001 Paris Masters Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Sébastien Grosjean 6–7(3–7), 1–6, 7–6(7–5), 4–6

Doubles: 11 (7–4)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1994 Monte Carlo Masters Clay Template:Flagicon Daniel Vacek Template:Flagicon Nicklas Kulti
Template:Flagicon Magnus Larsson		 6–3, 6–7, 4–6
Win 1994 Rome Masters Clay Template:Flagicon David Rikl Template:Flagicon Wayne Ferreira
Template:Flagicon Javier Sánchez		 6–1, 7–5
Win 1995 ATP German Open Clay Template:Flagicon Wayne Ferreira Template:Flagicon Byron Black
Template:Flagicon Andrei Olhovskiy		 6–1, 7–6
Win 1995 Canadian Open Hard Template:Flagicon Andrei Olhovskiy Template:Flagicon Brian MacPhie
Template:Flagicon Sandon Stolle		 6–2, 6–2
Loss 1996 Paris Masters Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Daniel Vacek Template:Flagicon Jacco Eltingh
Template:Flagicon Paul Haarhuis		 4–6, 6–4, 6–7
Win 2000 Monte Carlo Masters Clay Template:Flagicon Wayne Ferreira Template:Flagicon Paul Haarhuis
Template:Flagicon Sandon Stolle		 6–3, 2–6, 6–1
Loss 2000 Rome Masters Clay Template:Flagicon Wayne Ferreira Template:Flagicon Martin Damm
Template:Flagicon Dominik Hrbatý		 4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win 2001 Indian Wells Masters Hard Template:Flagicon Wayne Ferreira Template:Flagicon Jonas Björkman
Template:Flagicon Todd Woodbridge		 6–2, 7–5
Win 2001 Rome Masters Clay Template:Flagicon Wayne Ferreira Template:Flagicon Daniel Nestor
Template:Flagicon Sandon Stolle		 6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Loss 2002 Monte Carlo Masters Clay Template:Flagicon Paul Haarhuis Template:Flagicon Jonas Björkman
Template:Flagicon Todd Woodbridge		 3–6, 6–3, 7–10
Win 2003 Indian Wells Masters Hard Template:Flagicon Wayne Ferreira Template:Flagicon Bob Bryan
Template:Flagicon Mike Bryan		 3–6, 7–5, 6–4

ATP career finals

Singles: 46 (26 titles, 20 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam (2–1)
Year-end championships (0–1)
ATP Masters Series (0–5)
ATP Championship Series (4–3)
ATP International Series (19–10)
Finals by surface
Hard (9–10)
Grass (3–1)
Clay (3–3)
Carpet (11–6)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. Jan 1994 Adelaide, Australia Hard Template:Flagicon Alexander Volkov 6–4, 6–3
Win 2. Mar 1994 Copenhagen, Denmark Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Daniel Vacek 6–3, 7–5
Loss 1. May 1994 Hamburg, Germany Clay Template:Flagicon Andrei Medvedev 4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win 3. Aug 1994 Long Island, USA Hard Template:Flagicon Cédric Pioline 5–7, 6–1, 6–2
Win 4. Feb 1995 Milan, Italy Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Boris Becker 7–5, 5–7, 7–6(8–6)
Win 5. Mar 1995 St. Petersburg, Russia Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Guillaume Raoux 6–2, 6–2
Loss 2. Apr 1995 Nice, France Clay Template:Flagicon Marc Rosset 4–6, 0–6
Win 6. Jul 1995 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Template:Flagicon Jakob Hlasek 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Win 7. Aug 1995 Long Island, USA Hard Template:Flagicon Jan Siemerink 7–6(7–0), 6–2
Win 8. Jan 1996 Adelaide, Australia Hard Template:Flagicon Byron Black 7–6(7–0), 3–6, 6–1
Loss 3. Mar 1996 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Goran Ivanišević 4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 4. Apr 1996 St. Petersburg, Russia Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Magnus Gustafsson 2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win 9. May 1996 Prague, Czech Republic Clay Template:Flagicon Bohdan Ulihrach 7–5, 1–6, 6–3
Win 10. Jun 1996 French Open, Paris, France Clay Template:Flagicon Michael Stich 7–6(7–4), 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 5. Jun 1996 Halle, Germany Grass Template:Flagicon Nicklas Kulti 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 4–6
Loss 6. Jul 1996 Stuttgart, Germany Clay Template:Flagicon Thomas Muster 2–6, 2–6, 4–6
Win 11. Oct 1996 Lyon, France Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Arnaud Boetsch 7–5, 6–3
Loss 7. Nov 1996 Paris, France Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Thomas Enqvist 2–6, 4–6, 5–7
Loss 8. Nov 1996 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Goran Ivanišević 6–3, 1–6, 3–6
Win 12. Jun 1997 Halle, Germany Grass Template:Flagicon Petr Korda 7–6(7–2), 6–7(5–7), 7–6(9–7)
Win 13. Aug 1997 New Haven, USA Hard Template:Flagicon Patrick Rafter 7–6(7–4), 6–4
Win 14. Nov 1997 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Petr Korda 7–6(7–2), 6–4
Loss 9. Nov 1997 Year-end championships, Hanover Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Pete Sampras 3–6, 2–6, 2–6
Loss 10. Feb 1998 Marseille, France Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Thomas Enqvist 4–6, 1–6
Win 15. Mar 1998 London, UK Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Cédric Pioline 7–5, 6–4
Win 16. Jun 1998 Halle, Germany Grass Template:Flagicon Magnus Larsson 6–4, 6–4
Loss 11. Sep 1998 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Hard Template:Flagicon Tim Henman 5–7, 4–6
Loss 12. Nov 1998 Stuttgart, Germany Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Richard Krajicek 4–6, 3–6, 3–6
Win 17. Nov 1998 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Goran Ivanišević 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–5)
Win 18. Feb 1999 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard Template:Flagicon Thomas Enqvist 4–6, 6–0, 6–3, 7–6(7–1)
Win 19. Feb 1999 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Tim Henman 6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Loss 13. Aug 1999 Montreal, Canada Hard Template:Flagicon Thomas Johansson 6–1, 3–6, 3–6
Loss 14. Aug 1999 Washington D.C., USA Hard Template:Flagicon Andre Agassi 6–7(3–7), 1–6
Win 20. Nov 1999 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Byron Black 7–6(7–2), 6–4
Loss 15. Jan 2000 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard Template:Flagicon Andre Agassi 6–3, 3–6, 2–6, 4–6
Loss 16. Feb 2000 London, UK Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Marc Rosset 4–6, 4–6
Win 21. Oct 2000 Sydney Olympics, Australia Hard Template:Flagicon Tommy Haas 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Win 22. Oct 2000 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon David Prinosil 6–2, 7–5
Loss 17. Nov 2000 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Thomas Johansson 2–6, 4–6, 4–6
Win 23. Feb 2001 Marseille, France Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Sébastien Grosjean 7–6(7–5), 6–2
Loss 18. Sep 2001 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Hard Template:Flagicon Marat Safin 2–6, 2–6
Win 24. Oct 2001 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Nicolas Kiefer 6–4, 7–5
Loss 19. Nov 2001 Paris, France Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Sébastien Grosjean 6–7(3–7), 1–6, 7–6(7–5), 4–6
Win 25. Jun 2002 Halle, Germany Grass Template:Flagicon Nicolas Kiefer 2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win 26. Sep 2002 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Hard Template:Flagicon Vladimir Voltchkov 7–6(8–6), 7–5
Loss 20. Feb 2003 Milan, Italy Carpet Template:Flagicon Martin Verkerk 4–6, 7–5, 5–7

Doubles: 41 (27–14)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (4–1)
ATP Masters Series (7–4)
ATP International Series Gold (6–4)
ATP International Series (10–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (9–1)
Clay (13–5)
Grass (0–2)
Carpet (5–6)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. Feb 1994 Marseille, France Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Martin Damm Template:Flagicon Jan Siemerink
Template:Flagicon Daniel Vacek 		7–6, 4–6, 1–6
Win 1. Apr 1994 Barcelona, Spain Clay Template:Flagicon David Rikl Template:Flagicon Jim Courier
Template:Flagicon Javier Sánchez 		5–7, 6–1, 6–4
Loss 2. Apr 1994 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Template:Flagicon Daniel Vacek Template:Flagicon Nicklas Kulti
Template:Flagicon Magnus Larsson 		6–3, 6–7, 4–6
Win 2. May 1994 Munich, Germany Clay Template:Flagicon David Rikl Template:Flagicon Boris Becker
Template:Flagicon Petr Korda 		7–6, 7–5
Win 3. May 1994 Rome, Italy Clay Template:Flagicon David Rikl Template:Flagicon Wayne Ferreira
Template:Flagicon Javier Sánchez 		6–1, 7–5
Win 4. Oct 1994 Lyon, France Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Jakob Hlasek Template:Flagicon Martin Damm
Template:Flagicon Patrick Rafter 		6–7, 7–6, 7–6
Loss 3. Mar 1995 St. Petersburg, Russia Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Jakob Hlasek Template:Flagicon Martin Damm
Template:Flagicon Anders Järryd 		4–6, 2–6
Win 5. Apr 1995 Estoril, Portugal Clay Template:Flagicon Andrei Olhovskiy Template:Flagicon Marc-Kevin Goellner
Template:Flagicon Diego Nargiso 		5–7, 7–5, 6–2
Win 6. May 1995 Hamburg, Germany Clay Template:Flagicon Wayne Ferreira Template:Flagicon Byron Black
Template:Flagicon Andrei Olhovskiy 		6–1, 7–6
Loss 4. Jun 1995 Halle, Germany Grass Template:Flagicon Andrei Olhovskiy Template:Flagicon Jacco Eltingh
Template:Flagicon Paul Haarhuis 		2–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win 7. Jul 1995 Montreal, Canada Hard Template:Flagicon Andrei Olhovskiy Template:Flagicon Brian MacPhie
Template:Flagicon Sandon Stolle 		6–2, 6–2
Win 8. Oct 1995 Lyon, France Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Jakob Hlasek Template:Flagicon John-Laffnie de Jager
Template:Flagicon Wayne Ferreira 		6–3, 6–3
Loss 5. Feb 1996 Antwerp, Belgium Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Menno Oosting Template:Flagicon Jonas Björkman
Template:Flagicon Nicklas Kulti 		4–6, 4–6
Win 9. Apr 1996 St. Petersburg, Russia Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Andrei Olhovskiy Template:Flagicon Nicklas Kulti
Template:Flagicon Peter Nyborg 		6–3, 6–4
Win 10. May 1996 Prague, Czech Republic Clay Template:Flagicon Daniel Vacek Template:Flagicon Luis Lobo
Template:Flagicon Javier Sánchez 		6–3, 6–7, 6–3
Win 11. Jun 1996 French Open, Paris Clay Template:Flagicon Daniel Vacek Template:Flagicon Jakob Hlasek
Template:Flagicon Guy Forget 		6–2, 6–3
Loss 6. Jun 1996 Halle, Germany Grass Template:Flagicon Daniel Vacek Template:Flagicon Byron Black
Template:Flagicon Grant Connell 		1–6, 5–7
Win 12. Sep 1996 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Daniel Vacek Template:Flagicon David Adams
Template:Flagicon Menno Oosting 		6–3, 6–4
Win 13. Oct 1996 Vienna, Austria Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Daniel Vacek Template:Flagicon Pavel Vízner
Template:Flagicon Menno Oosting 		7–6, 6–4
Loss 7. Nov 1996 Paris, France Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Daniel Vacek Template:Flagicon Jacco Eltingh
Template:Flagicon Paul Haarhuis 		4–6, 6–4, 6–7
Win 14. Jun 1997 French Open, Paris Clay Template:Flagicon Daniel Vacek Template:Flagicon Todd Woodbridge
Template:Flagicon Mark Woodforde 		7–6, 4–6, 6–3
Win 15. Jul 1997 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Template:Flagicon Daniel Vacek Template:Flagicon Trevor Kronemann
Template:Flagicon David Macpherson 		4–6, 7–6, 6–3
Win 16. Sep 1997 US Open, New York Hard Template:Flagicon Daniel Vacek Template:Flagicon Jonas Björkman
Template:Flagicon Nicklas Kulti 		7–6, 6–3
Win 17. Feb 1998 Antwerp, Belgium Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Wayne Ferreira Template:Flagicon Tomás Carbonell
Template:Flagicon Francisco Roig 		7–5, 3–6, 6–2
Loss 8. Mar 1998 London, England Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Daniel Vacek Template:Flagicon Martin Damm
Template:Flagicon Jim Grabb 		4–6, 5–7
Win 18. Oct 1998 Vienna, Austria Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Daniel Vacek Template:Flagicon David Adams
Template:Flagicon John-Laffnie de Jager 		7–5, 6–3
Loss 9. Nov 1998 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Daniel Vacek Template:Flagicon Jared Palmer
Template:Flagicon Jeff Tarango 		4–6, 7–6, 2–6
Win 19. Apr 1999 Barcelona, Spain Clay Template:Flagicon Paul Haarhuis Template:Flagicon Massimo Bertolini
Template:Flagicon Cristian Brandi 		7–5, 6–3
Loss 10. Feb 2000 Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Tim Henman Template:Flagicon David Adams
Template:Flagicon John-Laffnie de Jager 		7–5, 2–6, 3–6
Win 20. Apr 2000 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Template:Flagicon Wayne Ferreira Template:Flagicon Paul Haarhuis
Template:Flagicon Sandon Stolle 		6–3, 2–6, 6–1
Loss 11. May 2000 Rome, Italy Clay Template:Flagicon Wayne Ferreira Template:Flagicon Martin Damm
Template:Flagicon Dominik Hrbatý 		4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win 21. Oct 2000 Vienna, Austria Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Nenad Zimonjić Template:Flagicon Jiří Novák
Template:Flagicon David Rikl 		6–4, 6–4
Win 22. Mar 2001 Indian Wells, United States Hard Template:Flagicon Wayne Ferreira Template:Flagicon Jonas Björkman
Template:Flagicon Todd Woodbridge 		6–2, 7–5
Win 23. May 2001 Rome, Italy Clay Template:Flagicon Wayne Ferreira Template:Flagicon Daniel Nestor
Template:Flagicon Sandon Stolle 		6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Win 24. Oct 2001 St. Petersburg, Russia Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Denis Golovanov Template:Flagicon Irakli Labadze
Template:Flagicon Marat Safin 		7–5, 6–4
Loss 12. Apr 2002 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Template:Flagicon Paul Haarhuis Template:Flagicon Jonas Björkman
Template:Flagicon Todd Woodbridge 		3–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Win 25. Jun 2002 French Open, Paris Clay Template:Flagicon Paul Haarhuis Template:Flagicon Mark Knowles
Template:Flagicon Daniel Nestor 		7–5, 6–4
Win 26. Mar 2003 Indian Wells, United States Hard Template:Flagicon Wayne Ferreira Template:Flagicon Bob Bryan
Template:Flagicon Mike Bryan 		3–6, 7–5, 6–4
Loss 13. Jun 2003 French Open, Paris Clay Template:Flagicon Paul Haarhuis Template:Flagicon Bob Bryan
Template:Flagicon Mike Bryan 		6–7, 3–6
Loss 14. Jul 2003 Stuttgart, Germany Clay Template:Flagicon Kevin Ullyett Template:Flagicon Tomáš Cibulec
Template:Flagicon Pavel Vízner 		6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Win 27. Aug 2003 Washington, D.C., United States Hard Template:Flagicon Sargis Sargsian Template:Flagicon Chris Haggard
Template:Flagicon Paul Hanley 		7–5, 4–6, 6–2

Performance timelines

Template:Performance key

Singles

Tournament 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q1 2R QF QF A A W F QF 2R 2R 1 / 8 28–7
French Open A 2R 3R SF W QF 2R 2R QF QF 2R 2R 1 / 11 31–10
Wimbledon A A 3R QF 1R 4R 1R 3R 2R 3R 3R 1R 0 / 10 16–10
US Open A A 4R 3R A 2R 4R SF 3R SF 2R 3R 0 / 9 24–9
Win–loss 0–0 1–1 8–4 15–4 11–2 8–3 4–3 15–3 13–4 15–4 5–4 4–4 2 / 38 99–36
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics A Not Held A Not Held G Not Held 1 / 1 6–0
Year-end championships
Tennis Masters Cup A A A RR RR F RR SF RR SF A A 0 / 7 11–14
Grand Slam Cup A A A SF SF QF A QF Not Held 0 / 4 5–4
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells A Q3 A A A A 2R 2R 2R SF QF 2R 0 / 6 9–6
Miami A Q2 A A A A 3R 2R 4R 3R 3R 3R 0 / 6 7–6
Monte Carlo A A SF 3R 2R 2R 3R 2R 2R 1R 1R 2R 0 / 10 8–10
Rome A A 2R 1R 3R 3R 3R 3R 2R 2R 2R SF 0 / 10 16–10
Hamburg A A F 2R SF SF 2R A 1R 1R 1R A 0 / 8 11–8
Canada A A A QF A SF QF F QF 1R 3R 2R 0 / 8 17–8
Cincinnati A A 2R 2R QF QF SF SF 3R QF 1R 2R 0 / 10 17–10
Stuttgart1 LQ 2R SF 3R 2R 3R F 2R SF SF 2R 1R 0 / 11 15–11
Paris A Q2 3R A F SF SF 2R 3R F 3R A 0 / 8 17–8
Win–loss 0–0 1–1 15–6 4–6 11–6 14–7 16–9 9–8 14–9 16–9 8–9 9–7 0 / 77 117–77
Year-end ranking 275 102 11 6 3 5 11 2 5 4 27 41

1Held in Stockholm till 1994, held as Stuttgart Masters from 1995 until 2001. Held as Madrid Masters from 2002 onwards.

Doubles

Tournament 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 1R QF 3R A A QF 3R 3R 2R 2R 0 / 8 14–8
French Open A A 2R QF W W 2R QF QF 1R W F 3 / 10 34–7
Wimbledon A A SF SF 3R 1R 3R 2R A A 3R 2R 0 / 8 17–6
US Open A A 1R 2R A W 2R 1R SF 2R 3R 1R 1 / 9 15–8
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 5–4 11–4 10–2 12–1 4–3 7–3 9–3 3–3 11–3 8–3 4 / 35 80–29
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics A Not Held A Not Held 2R Not Held 0 / 1 1–1
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells A A A A A A QF 1R SF W 1R W 2 / 6 14–4
Miami A A A A A A QF 2R 2R A A 1R 0 / 4 2–4
Monte Carlo A A F QF QF SF 1R 2R W 1R F QF 1 / 10 19–9
Rome A A W A QF 2R QF 1R F W 2R QF 2 / 9 22–7
Hamburg A A A W 1R SF 1R A 2R 1R SF A 1 / 7 10–6
Canada A A A W A QF 1R 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R 1 / 8 5–7
Cincinnati A A 1R 1R 1R 1R SF 2R 2R 2R 1R 2R 0 / 10 6–9
Stuttgart1 A A QF QF 1R 1R QF 1R QF QF 2R A 0 / 9 10–8
Paris A A 1R A F 1R 2R QF 2R A 2R A 0 / 7 6–7
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 11–4 11–2 6–6 6–7 10–9 3–8 16–8 13–4 9–8 9–5 7 / 70 94–61
Year-end ranking 484 156 12 9 5 6 19 46 12 28 15 17

1Held in Stockholm till 1994, held as Stuttgart Masters from 1995 until 2001. Held as Madrid Masters from 2002 onwards.

Top 10 wins

Season 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Total
Wins 0 2 11 6 3 6 3 7 3 3 0 2 46
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score Template:Abbr
1993
1. Template:Flagicon Michael Stich 10 Barcelona, Spain Clay 3R 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 253
2. Template:Flagicon Michael Stich 4 Lyon, France Carpet (i) 1R 6–3, 7–6(7–4) 127
1994
3. Template:Flagicon Magnus Gustafsson 10 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet (i) 2R 6–1, 6–3 51
4. Template:Flagicon Michael Stich 2 Monte-Carlo, Monaco Clay 3R 7–6(7–3), 6–4 41
5. Template:Flagicon Goran Ivanišević 5 Hamburg, Germany Clay 2R 7–6(7–1), 6–0 29
6. Template:Flagicon Michael Stich 2 Hamburg, Germany Clay SF 6–3, 6–4 29
7. Template:Flagicon Jim Courier 7 Halle, Germany Grass QF 6–1, 6–4 19
8. Template:Flagicon Thomas Muster 10 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay QF 7–6(11–9), 3–6, 7–6(7–4) 15
9. Template:Flagicon Michael Chang 6 Long Island, United States Hard QF 3–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–4 14
10. Template:Flagicon Michael Stich 2 Davis Cup, Hamburg, Germany Hard RR 7–5, 6–3 12
11. Template:Flagicon Stefan Edberg 5 Stockholm, Sweden Carpet (i) 3R 7–6(7–4), 6–2 13
12. Template:Flagicon Sergi Bruguera 4 Stockholm, Sweden Carpet (i) QF 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–2 13
13. Template:Flagicon Stefan Edberg 7 Davis Cup, Moscow, Russia Carpet (i) RR 4–6, 6–4, 6–0 11
1995
14. Template:Flagicon Todd Martin 10 Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia Hard 4R 6–1, 6–4, 6–2 12
15. Template:Flagicon Michael Stich 8 Milan, Italy Carpet (i) QF 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–0 10
16. Template:Flagicon Goran Ivanišević 4 Milan, Italy Carpet (i) SF 7–5, 6–7(4–7), 6–4 10
17. Template:Flagicon Boris Becker 3 Milan, Italy Carpet (i) F 7–5, 5–7, 7–6(8–6) 10
18. Template:Flagicon Andre Agassi 1 French Open, Paris, France Clay QF 6–4, 6–3, 7–5 9
19. Template:Flagicon Jim Courier 8 Davis Cup, Moscow, Russia Clay (i) RR 7–6(7–1), 7–5, 6–3 6
1996
20. Template:Flagicon Pete Sampras 1 World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany Clay RR 6–3, 6–2 7
21. Template:Flagicon Pete Sampras 1 French Open, Paris, France Clay SF 7–6(7–4), 6–0, 6–2 7
22. Template:Flagicon Thomas Enqvist 9 ATP Tour World Championships, Hanover, Germany Carpet (i) RR 6–3, 7–6(7–5) 3
1997
23. Template:Flagicon Thomas Enqvist 8 Montreal, Canada Hard QF 7–5, 6–7(7–9), 6–1 7
24. Template:Flagicon Sergi Bruguera 6 Grand Slam Cup, Munich, Germany Carpet (i) 1R 6–4, 6–3 4
25. Template:Flagicon Greg Rusedski 5 Paris, France Carpet (i) QF 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 6
26. Template:Flagicon Jonas Björkman 4 ATP Tour World Championships, Hanover, Germany Hard (i) RR 6–3, 7–6(8–6) 6
27. Template:Flagicon Michael Chang 2 ATP Tour World Championships, Hanover, Germany Hard (i) RR 6–3, 6–0 6
28. Template:Flagicon Carlos Moyà 7 ATP Tour World Championships, Hanover, Germany Hard (i) SF 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–3) 6
1998
29. Template:Flagicon Tim Henman 10 Paris, France Carpet (i) 3R 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–2) 8
30. Template:Flagicon Marcelo Ríos 2 Paris, France Carpet (i) QF 6–3, 6–2 8
31. Template:Flagicon Karol Kučera 7 ATP Tour World Championships, Hanover, Germany Hard (i) RR 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 6–2 10
1999
32. Template:Flagicon Greg Rusedski 9 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet (i) SF 6–4, 6–2 2
33. Template:Flagicon Tim Henman 7 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet (i) F 6–2, 7–6(7–3) 2
34. Template:Flagicon Todd Martin 9 Montreal, Canada Hard QF 7–6(10–8), 6–7(3–7), 6–4 4
35. Template:Flagicon Andre Agassi 3 Montreal, Canada Hard SF 6–1, 6–4 4
36. Template:Flagicon Tim Henman 5 Cincinnati, United States Hard QF 7–5, 7–5 2
37. Template:Flagicon Todd Martin 7 ATP Tour World Championships, Hanover, Germany Hard (i) RR 6–4, 1–6, 6–1 2
38. Template:Flagicon Thomas Enqvist 4 ATP Tour World Championships, Hanover, Germany Hard (i) RR 7–5, 3–6, 6–4 2
2000
39. Template:Flagicon Lleyton Hewitt 9 World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany Clay RR 6–1, 6–2 4
40. Template:Flagicon Gustavo Kuerten 3 Summer Olympics, Sydney, Australia Hard QF 6–4, 7–5 8
41. Template:Flagicon Magnus Norman 4 Tennis Masters Cup, Lisbon, Portugal Hard (i) RR 4–6, 7–5, 6–1 5
2001
42. Template:Flagicon Gustavo Kuerten 1 US Open, New York, United States Hard QF 6–4, 6–0, 6–3 7
43. Template:Flagicon Juan Carlos Ferrero 4 Tennis Masters Cup, Sydney, Australia Hard (i) RR 4–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–5) 6
44. Template:Flagicon Gustavo Kuerten 1 Tennis Masters Cup, Sydney, Australia Hard (i) RR 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 6
2003
45. Template:Flagicon Marat Safin 7 Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard (i) 2R 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4 25
46. Template:Flagicon Carlos Moyá 4 Rome, Italy Clay 3R 6–4, 7–6(7–4) 24

Team titles

2002 – Davis Cup winner with Russia

2000, 2001, 2002 - World Team Cup finalist with Russia

Tennis records

  • He played exclusively with and endorsed racquets from Austrian company Fischer throughout his career.
  • In the episode of Sports Night "Shane", Dan and Jeremy spend over an hour recording and rerecording a ten-second commercial voiceover because Dan cannot say Yevgeny Kafelnikov.
  • Kafelnikov is the only male player in the open era to have won two or more Grand Slam singles titles without also winning a Masters Series title, despite having reached five Masters Series finals.
  • He won the Kremlin Cup in Moscow for a record five consecutive times from 1997 to 2001.

Other interests

Awards

1994–1999, 2001
The Russian Cup in the nomination Male Player of the Year
2000
The Russian Cup in the nomination Male Player of the Century
2002
The Russian Cup in the nomination Team of the Year (with M. Safin, M. Youzhny, S. Leonyuk, B. Sobkin, A. Cherkasov, V. Okhapkin, S. Yasnitsky, A. Glebov)

See also

References

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