Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
 |
Country |
Russia |
Residence |
Sochi, Russia |
Date of birth |
February 18, 1974 (1974-02-18) (age 36) |
Place of birth |
Sochi, Soviet Union |
Height |
1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Weight |
84 kg (190 lb; 13.2 st) |
Turned pro |
1992 |
Retired |
2003 |
Plays |
Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Career prize money |
$23,883,797
- 6th All-time leader in earnings
|
Singles |
Career record |
609–306 |
Career titles |
26 |
Highest ranking |
No. 1 (May 3, 1999) |
Grand Slam results |
Australian Open |
W (1999) |
French Open |
W (1996) |
Wimbledon |
QF (1995) |
US Open |
SF (1999, 2001) |
Other tournaments |
Tour Finals |
F (1997) |
Olympic Games |
Gold medal (2000) |
Doubles |
Career record |
358–213 |
Career titles |
27 |
Highest ranking |
No. 4 (March 30, 1998) |
Grand Slam Doubles results |
Australian Open |
QF (1995, 1999) |
French Open |
W (1996, 1997, 2002) |
Wimbledon |
SF (1994, 1995) |
US Open |
W (1997) |
Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov (Russian: Евгений Александрович Кафельников, Russian pronunciation: [jɪvˈɡenʲɪj ɐlʲɪˈksandrəvʲɪtɕ ˈkafʲɪlʲnʲɪkəf]; born 18 February 1974) is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Russia. He won two Grand Slam singles titles (one French Open and one Australian Open), four Grand Slam doubles titles, and the men's singles gold medal at the Sydney Olympic Games. He also helped Russia win the Davis Cup in 2002. He is the last man to have won both the singles and men's doubles titles at the same Grand Slam tournament, which he did at the 1996 French Open.
Life after tennis
Since retiring, Kafelnikov has had a few impressive finishes at the 2005 World Series of Poker. He also played golf on the European PGA tour at the 2005 and 2008 Russian Open. He stated that he was there not to make up the numbers, before finishing last by 20 odd shots in 2005 (and second to last in 2008).[1]
He now works as a commentator for Russian TV covering tennis. During the 2008 Miami Masters, Kafelnikov coached Marat Safin in the absence of Hernán Gumy.
He was participating in the ATP Champions Tour in 2009 and had some impressive results at the Chengdu Open in early November, where he beat Sergi Bruguera, Michael Chang and Pat Cash. As of November 26, 2009, he is ranked 8th on the Champions Tour.
Major finals
Career finals
Singles: 46 (26-20)
- Wins (26)
Legend |
Grand Slam (2) |
Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
ATP Masters Series (0) |
Olympic Gold (1) |
ATP Championship Series (4) |
ATP Tour (19) |
|
Titles by Surface |
Hard (9) |
Grass (3) |
Clay (3) |
Carpet (11) |
|
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent in the final |
Score in the final |
1. |
10 January 1994 |
Adelaide, Australia |
Hard |
Alexander Volkov |
6–4, 6–3 |
2. |
7 March 1994 |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
Carpet (i) |
Daniel Vacek |
6–3, 7–5 |
3. |
29 August 1994 |
Long Island, USA |
Hard |
Cédric Pioline |
5–7, 6–1, 6–2 |
4. |
20 February 1995 |
Milan, Italy |
Carpet (i) |
Boris Becker |
7–5, 5–7, 7–6(6) |
5. |
27 March 1995 |
St. Petersburg, Russia |
Carpet (i) |
Guillaume Raoux |
6–2, 6–2 |
6. |
17 July 1995 |
Gstaad, Switzerland |
Clay |
Jakob Hlasek |
6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
7. |
28 August 1995 |
Long Island, USA |
Hard |
Jan Siemerink |
7–6(0), 6–2 |
8. |
8 January 1996 |
Adelaide, Australia |
Hard |
Byron Black |
7–6(0), 3–6, 6–1 |
9. |
6 May 1996 |
Prague, Czech Republic |
Clay |
Bohdan Ulihrach |
7–5, 1–6, 6–3 |
10. |
10 June 1996 |
French Open, Paris, France |
Clay |
Michael Stich |
7–6(4), 7–5, 7–6(4) |
11. |
7 October 1996 |
Lyon, France |
Carpet (i) |
Arnaud Boetsch |
7–5, 6–3 |
12. |
16 June 1997 |
Halle, Germany |
Grass |
Petr Korda |
7–6(2), 6–7(5), 7–6(7) |
13. |
18 August 1997 |
New Haven, USA |
Hard |
Patrick Rafter |
7–6(4), 6–4 |
14. |
10 November 1997 |
Moscow, Russia |
Carpet (i) |
Petr Korda |
7–6(2), 6–4 |
15. |
2 March 1998 |
London, UK |
Carpet (i) |
Cédric Pioline |
7–5, 6–4 |
16. |
15 June 1998 |
Halle, Germany |
Grass |
Magnus Larsson |
6–4, 6–4 |
17. |
16 November 1998 |
Moscow, Russia |
Carpet (i) |
Goran Ivanišević |
7–6(2), 7–6(5) |
18. |
1 February 1999 |
Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia |
Hard |
Thomas Enqvist |
4–6, 6–0, 6–3, 7–6(1) |
19. |
22 February 1999 |
Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Carpet (i) |
Tim Henman |
6–2, 7–6(3) |
20. |
15 November 1999 |
Moscow, Russia |
Carpet (i) |
Byron Black |
7–6(2), 6–4 |
21. |
2 October 2000 |
Summer Olympics, Sydney, Australia |
Hard |
Tommy Haas |
7–6(4), 3–6, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 |
22. |
30 October 2000 |
Moscow, Russia |
Carpet (i) |
David Prinosil |
6–2, 7–5 |
23. |
19 February 2001 |
Marseille, France |
Hard (i) |
Sébastien Grosjean |
7–6(5), 6–2 |
24. |
8 October 2001 |
Moscow, Russia |
Carpet (i) |
Nicolas Kiefer |
6–4, 7–5 |
25. |
17 June 2002 |
Halle, Germany |
Grass |
Nicolas Kiefer |
2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
26. |
16 September 2002 |
Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
Hard |
Vladimir Voltchkov |
7–6(6), 7–5 |
- Runner-ups (20)
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent in the final |
Score in the final |
1. |
9 May 1994 |
Hamburg, Germany |
Clay |
Andrei Medvedev |
6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
2. |
24 April 1995 |
Nice, France |
Clay |
Marc Rosset |
6–4, 6–0 |
3. |
11 March 1996 |
Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Carpet |
Goran Ivanišević |
6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
4. |
1 April 1996 |
St. Petersburg, Russia |
Carpet |
Magnus Gustafsson |
6–2, 7-(4) |
5. |
24 June 1996 |
Halle, Germany |
Grass |
Nicklas Kulti |
6–7(5), 6–3, 6–4 |
6. |
22 July 1996 |
Stuttgart, Germany |
Clay |
Thomas Muster |
6–2, 6–2, 6–4 |
7. |
4 November 1996 |
Paris, France |
Carpet |
Thomas Enqvist |
6–2, 6–4, 7–5 |
8. |
11 November 1996 |
Moscow, Russia |
Carpet |
Goran Ivanišević |
3–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
9. |
17 November 1997 |
Year-End Championships, Hanover, Germany |
Hard |
Pete Sampras |
6–3, 6–2, 6–2 |
10. |
9 February 1998 |
Marseille, France |
Hard (i) |
Thomas Enqvist |
6–4, 6–1 |
11. |
21 September 1998 |
Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
Hard |
Tim Henman |
7–5, 6–4 |
12. |
2 November 1998 |
Stuttgart, Germany |
Hard (i) |
Richard Krajicek |
6–4, 6–3, 6–3 |
13. |
9 August 1999 |
Montreal, Canada |
Hard |
Thomas Johansson |
1–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
14. |
23 August 1999 |
Washington, D.C., USA |
Hard |
Andre Agassi |
7–6(3), 6–1 |
15. |
30 January 2000 |
Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia |
Hard |
Andre Agassi |
3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 |
16. |
28 February 2000 |
London, UK |
Hard (i) |
Marc Rosset |
6–4, 6–4 |
17. |
27 November 2000 |
Stockholm, Sweden |
Hard (i) |
Thomas Johansson |
6–2, 6–4, 6–4 |
18. |
17 September 2001 |
Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
Hard |
Marat Safin |
6–2, 6–2 |
19. |
5 November 2001 |
Paris, France |
Carpet |
Sébastien Grosjean |
7–6(3), 6–1, 6–7(5), 6–4 |
20. |
3 February 2003 |
Milan, Italy |
Carpet |
Martin Verkerk |
6–4, 5–7, 7–5 |
Doubles: 41 (27-14)
- Wins (27)
Legend |
Grand Slam (4) |
Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
ATP Masters Series (7) |
ATP Championship Series (6) |
ATP Tour (10) |
|
Titles by Surface |
Hard (9) |
Clay (13) |
Grass (0) |
Carpet (5) |
|
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partnering |
Opponent in the final |
Score |
1. |
11 April 1994 |
Barcelona, Spain |
Clay |
David Rikl |
Jim Courier &
Javier Sánchez |
5–7, 6–1, 6–4 |
2. |
2 May 1994 |
Munich, Germany |
Clay |
David Rikl |
Boris Becker &
Petr Korda |
7–6, 7–5 |
3. |
16 May 1994 |
Rome, Italy |
Clay |
David Rikl |
Wayne Ferreira &
Javier Sánchez |
6–1, 7–5 |
4. |
24 October 1994 |
Lyon, France |
Carpet |
Jakob Hlasek |
Martin Damm &
Patrick Rafter |
6–7, 7–6, 7–6 |
5. |
10 April 1995 |
Estoril, Portugal |
Clay |
Andrei Olhovskiy |
Marc-Kevin Goellner &
Diego Nargiso |
5–7, 7–5, 6–2 |
6. |
15 May 1995 |
Hamburg, Germany |
Clay |
Wayne Ferreira |
Byron Black &
Andrei Olhovskiy |
6–1, 7–6 |
7. |
31 July 1995 |
Montreal, Canada |
Hard |
Andrei Olhovskiy |
Brian MacPhie &
Sandon Stolle |
6–2, 6–2 |
8. |
23 October 1995 |
Lyon, France |
Carpet |
Jakob Hlasek |
John-Laffnie de Jager &
Wayne Ferreira |
6–3, 6–3 |
9. |
1 April 1996 |
St. Petersburg, Russia |
Carpet |
Andrei Olhovskiy |
Nicklas Kulti &
Peter Nyborg |
6–3, 6–4 |
10. |
6 May 1996 |
Prague, Czech Republic |
Clay |
Daniel Vacek |
Luis Lobo &
Javier Sánchez |
6–3, 6–7, 6–3 |
11. |
10 June 1996 |
French Open, Paris |
Clay |
Daniel Vacek |
Jakob Hlasek &
Guy Forget |
6–2, 6–3 |
12. |
30 September 1996 |
Basel, Switzerland |
Hard (i) |
Daniel Vacek |
David Adams &
Menno Oosting |
6–3, 6–4 |
13. |
14 October 1996 |
Vienna, Austria |
Carpet |
Daniel Vacek |
Pavel Vízner &
Menno Oosting |
7–6, 6–4 |
14. |
9 June 1997 |
French Open, Paris |
Clay |
Daniel Vacek |
Todd Woodbridge &
Mark Woodforde |
7–6, 4–6, 6–3 |
15. |
14 July 1997 |
Gstaad, Switzerland |
Clay |
Daniel Vacek |
Trevor Kronemann &
David Macpherson |
4–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
16. |
8 September 1997 |
U.S. Open, New York |
Hard |
Daniel Vacek |
Jonas Björkman &
Nicklas Kulti |
7–6, 6–3 |
17. |
23 February 1998 |
Antwerp, Belgium |
Hard |
Wayne Ferreira |
Tomás Carbonell &
Francisco Roig |
7–5, 3–6, 6–2 |
18. |
19 October 1998 |
Vienna, Austria |
Carpet |
Daniel Vacek |
David Adams &
John-Laffnie de Jager |
7–5, 6–3 |
19. |
19 April 1999 |
Barcelona, Spain |
Clay |
Paul Haarhuis |
Massimo Bertolini &
Cristian Brandi |
7–5, 6–3 |
20. |
24 April 2000 |
Monte Carlo, Monaco |
Clay |
Wayne Ferreira |
Paul Haarhuis &
Sandon Stolle |
6–3, 2–6, 6–1 |
21. |
16 October 2000 |
Vienna, Austria |
Hard (i) |
Nenad Zimonjić |
Jiří Novák &
David Rikl |
6–4, 6–4 |
22. |
19 March 2001 |
Indian Wells, United States |
Hard |
Wayne Ferreira |
Jonas Björkman &
Todd Woodbridge |
6–2, 7–5 |
23. |
14 May 2001 |
Rome, Italy |
Clay |
Wayne Ferreira |
Daniel Nestor &
Sandon Stolle |
6–4, 7–6(6) |
24. |
29 October 2001 |
St. Petersburg, Russia |
Hard |
Denis Golovanov |
Irakli Labadze &
Marat Safin |
7–5, 6–4 |
25. |
10 June 2002 |
French Open, Paris |
Clay |
Paul Haarhuis |
Mark Knowles &
Daniel Nestor |
7–5, 6–4 |
26. |
17 March 2003 |
Indian Wells, United States |
Hard |
Wayne Ferreira |
Bob Bryan &
Mike Bryan |
3–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
27. |
4 August 2003 |
Washington, D.C., United States |
Hard |
Sargis Sargsian |
Chris Haggard &
Paul Hanley |
7–5, 4–6, 6–2 |
- Runner-ups (14)
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partnering |
Opponent in the final |
Score |
1. |
7 February 1994 |
Marseille, France |
Carpet |
Martin Damm |
Jan Siemerink
Daniel Vacek |
6–7, 6–4, 6–1 |
2. |
25 April 1994 |
Monte Carlo, Monaco |
Clay |
Daniel Vacek |
Nicklas Kulti
Magnus Larsson |
3–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
3. |
27 March 1995 |
St. Petersburg, Russia |
Carpet |
Jakob Hlasek |
Martin Damm
Anders Järryd |
6–4, 6–2 |
4. |
26 June 1995 |
Halle, Germany |
Grass |
Andrei Olhovskiy |
Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis |
6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
5. |
26 February 1996 |
Antwerp, Belgium |
Carpet |
Menno Oosting |
Jonas Björkman
Nicklas Kulti |
6–4, 6–4 |
6. |
24 June 1996 |
Halle, Germany |
Grass |
Daniel Vacek |
Byron Black
Grant Connell |
6–1, 7–5 |
7. |
4 November 1996 |
Paris, France |
Carpet |
Daniel Vacek |
Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis |
6–4, 4–6, 7–6 |
8. |
2 March 1998 |
London, England |
Carpet |
Daniel Vacek |
Martin Damm
Jim Grabb |
6–4, 7–5 |
9. |
16 November 1998 |
Moscow, Russia |
Carpet |
Daniel Vacek |
Jared Palmer
Jeff Tarango |
6–4, 6–7, 6–2 |
10. |
21 February 2000 |
Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Hard (i) |
Tim Henman |
David Adams
John-Laffnie de Jager |
5–7, 6–2, 6–3 |
11. |
15 May 2000 |
Rome, Italy |
Clay |
Wayne Ferreira |
Martin Damm
Dominik Hrbatý |
6–4, 4–6, 6–3 |
12. |
22 April 2002 |
Monte Carlo, Monaco |
Clay |
Paul Haarhuis |
Jonas Björkman
Todd Woodbridge |
6–3, 3–6, [10-7] |
13. |
9 June 2003 |
French Open, Paris |
Clay |
Paul Haarhuis |
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan |
7–6, 6–3 |
14. |
21 July 2003 |
Stuttgart, Germany |
Clay |
Kevin Ullyett |
Tomáš Cibulec
Pavel Vízner |
3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Performance timelines
Singles
Tournament |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
Career SR |
Career Win-Loss |
Grand Slams |
Australian Open |
A |
LQ |
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 |
U.S. Open |
A |
A |
4R |
3R |
A |
2R |
4R |
SF |
3R |
SF |
2R |
3R |
0 / 9 |
24–9 |
Grand Slam SR |
0 / 0 |
0 / 1 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 4 |
1 / 3 |
0 / 3 |
0 / 3 |
1 / 4 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 4 |
2 / 38 |
N/A |
Annual 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 |
N/A |
99–36 |
Year-End Championship |
Tennis Masters Cup |
A |
A |
A |
RR |
RR |
F |
RR |
SF |
RR |
SF |
A |
A |
0 / 7 |
11–14 |
ATP Masters Series |
Indian Wells |
A |
LQ |
A |
A |
A |
A |
1R |
1R |
2R |
SF |
QF |
2R |
0 / 6 |
9–6 |
Miami |
A |
LQ |
A |
A |
A |
A |
3R |
2R |
4R |
3R |
3R |
3R |
0 / 6 |
7–6 |
Monte Carlo |
A |
A |
SF |
2R |
1R |
1R |
2R |
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 |
1R |
SF |
SF |
1R |
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 |
1R |
QF |
QF |
SF |
SF |
3R |
QF |
1R |
2R |
0 / 10 |
17–10 |
Madrid (Stuttgart) |
LQ |
2R |
SF |
2R |
1R |
2R |
F |
2R |
SF |
SF |
2R |
1R |
0 / 11 |
15–11 |
Paris |
A |
LQ |
2R |
A |
F |
SF |
SF |
2R |
3R |
F |
3R |
A |
0 / 8 |
17–8 |
Masters Series SR |
0 / 0 |
0 / 1 |
0 / 6 |
0 / 6 |
0 / 6 |
0 / 7 |
0 / 9 |
0 / 8 |
0 / 9 |
0 / 9 |
0 / 9 |
0 / 7 |
0 / 77 |
N/A |
Annual 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 |
N/A |
117–77 |
Year End Ranking |
275 |
102 |
11 |
6 |
3 |
5 |
11 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
27 |
41 |
N/A |
A = did not attend
LQ = lost in qualifying draw
Doubles
Tournament |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
Career SR |
Career Win-Loss |
Grand Slams |
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 |
U.S. Open |
A |
A |
1R |
2R |
A |
W |
2R |
1R |
SF |
2R |
3R |
1R |
1 / 9 |
15–8 |
Grand Slam SR |
0 / 0 |
0 / 0 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 4 |
1 / 3 |
2 / 3 |
0 / 3 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 3 |
0 / 3 |
1 / 4 |
0 / 4 |
4 / 35 |
N/A |
Annual 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 |
N/A |
80–29 |
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 |
Madrid (Stuttgart) |
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 |
Masters Series SR |
0 / 0 |
0 / 0 |
1 / 5 |
2 / 5 |
0 / 6 |
0 / 7 |
0 / 9 |
0 / 8 |
1 / 9 |
2 / 7 |
0 / 8 |
1 / 6 |
7 / 70 |
N/A |
Annual 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 |
N/A |
94–61 |
Year End Ranking |
484 |
156 |
12 |
9 |
5 |
6 |
19 |
46 |
12 |
28 |
15 |
17 |
N/A |
A = did not participate in the tournament.
Team titles
2002 - Davis Cup winner with Russia
Trivia
- Kafelnikov starred in Virtua Tennis, an arcade tennis game. In that game, he has a strong backhand.
- He also obtained a wildcard entry into the 2005 Cadillac Russian Open golf tournament, in Moscow, shooting rounds of 88 and 96 to finish 40 over par and missed the cut by 24 strokes.
- He played exclusively with and endorsed racquets from Austrian company, Fischer throughout his career.
- Kafelnikov is an avid supporter of Russian football side Dynamo Moscow FC, and was given 'lifetime membership' of the club by Chairman Victor Zakharov in 2003, and as a result is a registered player for both the football team, and the basketball team. He has, however, never played any games for either team as yet.
- One of five players to beat Roger Federer at Wimbledon.
- In the episode of Sports Night "Shane", Dan and Jeremy spend over an hour recording and rerecording a ten-second commercial voiceover because Dan can't say Yevgeny Kafelnikov.
- Kafelnikov is the only male players 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.
- Kafelnikov owns the best career winning percentage against Roger Federer amongst those with more than four matches against him. Kafelnikov is 4-2 against Federer, joined by Àlex Corretja, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray as the only players with winning records against Federer in more than four matches. See: Roger Federer career statistics.
- Kafelnikov is now a keen semi-professional golfer, who is in close contact with Russia's only qualified golf professional, Mark Nichols, who lives in Moscow, but is originally from England.
References
External links
Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Achievement precedessor & successor) |
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Yevgeny Kafelnikov in Grand Slam Tournaments |
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French Open men's singles champions |
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French Open men's doubles champions |
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(1968) Ken Rosewall / Fred Stolle • (1969) John Newcombe / Tony Roche • (1970) Ilie Năstase / Ion Ţiriac • (1971) Arthur Ashe / Marty Riessen • (1972) Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan • (1973) John Newcombe / Tom Okker • (1974) Dick Crealy / Onny Parun • (1975) Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez • (1976) Fred McNair / Sherwood Stewart • (1977) Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez • (1978) Gene Mayer / Hank Pfister • (1979) Gene Mayer / Sandy Mayer • (1980) Victor Amaya / Hank Pfister • (1981) Heinz Günthardt / Balázs Taróczy • (1982) Sherwood Stewart / Ferdi Taygan • (1983) Anders Järryd / Hans Simonsson • (1984) Henri Leconte / Yannick Noah • (1985) Mark Edmondson / Kim Warwick • (1986) John Fitzgerald / Tomáš Šmíd • (1987) Anders Järryd / Robert Seguso • (1988) Andrés Gómez / Emilio Sánchez • (1989) Jim Grabb / Patrick McEnroe • (1990) Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez • (1991) John Fitzgerald / Anders Järryd • (1992) Jakob Hlasek / Marc Rosset • (1993) Luke Jensen / Murphy Jensen • (1994) Byron Black / Jonathan Stark • (1995) Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis • (1996) Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek • (1997) Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek • (1998) Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis • (1999) Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes • (2000) Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde • (2001) Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes • (2002) Paul Haarhuis / Yevgeny Kafelnikov • (2003) Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan • (2004) Xavier Malisse / Olivier Rochus • (2005) Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi • (2006) Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi • (2007) Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor • (2008) Pablo Cuevas / Luis Horna • (2009) Lukáš Dlouhý / Leander Paes • (2010) Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić
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US Open men's doubles champions |
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(1968) Bob Lutz / Stan Smith • (1969) Ken Rosewall / Fred Stolle • (1970) Pierre Barthès / Nikola Pilić • (1971) John Newcombe / Roger Taylor • (1972) Cliff Drysdale / Roger Taylor • (1973) Owen Davidson / John Newcombe • (1974) Bob Lutz / Stan Smith • (1975) Jimmy Connors / Ilie Năstase • (1976) Tom Okker / Marty Riessen • (1977) Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan • (1978) Bob Lutz / Stan Smith • (1979) Peter Fleming / John McEnroe • (1980) Bob Lutz / Stan Smith • (1981) Peter Fleming / John McEnroe • (1982) Kevin Curren / Steve Denton • (1983) Peter Fleming / John McEnroe • (1984) John Fitzgerald / Tomáš Šmíd • (1985) Ken Flach / Robert Seguso • (1986) Andrés Gómez / Slobodan Živojinović • (1987) Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd • (1988) Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez • (1989) John McEnroe / Mark Woodforde • (1990) Pieter Aldrich / Danie Visser • (1991) John Fitzgerald / Anders Järryd • (1992) Jim Grabb / Richey Reneberg • (1993) Ken Flach / Rick Leach • (1994) Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis • (1995) Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde • (1996) Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde • (1997) Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek • (1998) Sandon Stolle / Cyril Suk • (1999) Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien • (2000) Lleyton Hewitt / Max Mirnyi • (2001) Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett • (2002) Mahesh Bhupathi / Max Mirnyi • (2003) Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge • (2004) Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor • (2005) Mike Bryan / Bob Bryan • (2006) Martin Damm / Leander Paes • (2007) Simon Aspelin / Julian Knowle • (2008) Mike Bryan / Bob Bryan • (2009) Lukáš Dlouhý / Leander Paes • (2010) Mike Bryan / Bob Bryan
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Yevgeny Kafelnikov's Achievements |
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Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World No. 1 players |
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ATP rankings incepted on August 23, 1973 · (year first held/year last held - number of weeks (w)) · current No. 1 in bold, as of September 13, 2010 |
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ATP Masters Series: Doubles winners |
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Miami Masters winners |
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1990: Rick Leach/Jim Pugh · 1991: Wayne Ferreira/Piet Norval · 1992: Ken Flach/Todd Witsken · 1993: Richard Krajicek/Jan Siemerink · 1994: Jacco Eltingh/Paul Haarhuis · 1995: Todd Woodbridge/Mark Woodforde · 1996: Todd Woodbridge/Mark Woodforde · 1997: Todd Woodbridge/Mark Woodforde · 1998: Ellis Ferreira/Rick Leach · 1999: Wayne Black/Sandon Stolle · 2000: Todd Woodbridge/Mark Woodforde · 2001: Jiří Novák/David Rikl · 2002: Mark Knowles/Daniel Nestor · 2003: Roger Federer/Max Mirnyi · 2004: Wayne Black/Kevin Ullyett · 2005: Jonas Björkman/Max Mirnyi · 2006: Jonas Björkman/Max Mirnyi · 2007: Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan · 2008: Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan · 2009: Max Mirnyi/Andy Ram · 2010: Lukáš Dlouhý /Leander Paes
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Monte Carlo Masters winners |
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Hamburg/Madrid Masters winners |
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Cincinnati Masters winners |
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Stockholm/Essen/Stuttgart/Madrid/Shanghai Masters winners |
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1990: Guy Forget/Jakob Hlasek · 1991: John Fitzgerald/Anders Järryd · 1992: Todd Woodbridge/Mark Woodforde · 1993: Todd Woodbridge/Mark Woodforde · 1994: Todd Woodbridge/Mark Woodforde · 1995: Jacco Eltingh/Paul Haarhuis · 1996: Sébastien Lareau/Alex O'Brien · 1997: Todd Woodbridge/Mark Woodforde · 1998: Sébastien Lareau/Alex O'Brien · 1999: Byron Black/Jonas Björkman · 2000: Jiří Novák/David Rikl · 2001: Max Mirnyi/Sandon Stolle · 2002: Mark Knowles/Daniel Nestor · 2003: Mahesh Bhupathi/Max Mirnyi · 2004: Mark Knowles/Daniel Nestor · 2005: Mark Knowles/Daniel Nestor · 2006: Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan · 2007: Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan · 2008: Mariusz Fyrstenberg/Marcin Matkowski · 2009: Julien Benneteau/Jo-Wilfried Tsonga · 2010: Jürgen Melzer/Leander Paes
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Paris Masters winners |
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1990: Scott Davis/David Pate · 1991: Anders Järryd/John Fitzgerald · 1992: John McEnroe/Patrick McEnroe · 1993: Byron Black/Jonathan Stark · 1994: Jacco Eltingh/Paul Haarhuis · 1995: Grant Connell/Patrick Galbraith · 1996: Jacco Eltingh/Paul Haarhuis · 1997: Jacco Eltingh/Paul Haarhuis · 1998: Mahesh Bhupathi/Leander Paes · 1999: Sébastien Lareau/Alex O'Brien · 2000: Nicklas Kulti/Max Mirnyi · 2001: Ellis Ferreira/Rick Leach · 2002: Nicolas Escudé/Fabrice Santoro · 2003: Wayne Arthurs/Paul Hanley · 2004: Jonas Björkman/Todd Woodbridge · 2005: Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan · 2006: Arnaud Clément/Michaël Llodra · 2007: Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan · 2008: Jonas Björkman/Kevin Ullyett · 2009: Daniel Nestor/Nenad Zimonjić · 2010: Mahesh Bhupathi/Max Mirnyi
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