Yevgeny Kafelnikov

**Yevgeny Kafelnikov**

Country	Russia
Residence	Sochi, Russia
Date of birth	February 18 1974 (1974--) (age 33)
Place of birth	Sochi, Soviet Union
Height	m ()
Weight	84 kg (185 lb)
Turned Pro	1992
Retired	2003
Plays	Right; Two-handed backhand
Career Prize Money	$23,883,797
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)
U.S. Open	SF (1999, 2001)
Doubles
Career record:	358-213
Career titles:	27
Highest ranking:	No. 4 (March 30, 1998)

Men's tennis
Olympic medal record
Gold	2000 Sydney	Singles

Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov (born 18 February, 1974; Russian: Евгений Александрович Кафельников, yev-GHE-neey KAH-fill-nee-coff) is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Russia. During his career, 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 Olympic Games. He was known as a well-rounded player with one of the better two-handed backhand shots on the professional tour.

Career

Kafelnikov was born in Sochi then part of the RSFSR of Soviet Union.He turned professional in 1992 and won his first top-level singles title in Adelaide in 1994.

In 1995, Kafelnikov defeated World No. 1 Andre Agassi in the quarter-finals of the French Open before losing to eventual champion Thomas Muster in the semi-finals.

A year later, in 1996, Kafelnikov captured both the men's singles and the men's doubles titles at the French Open. In the semis, Kafelnikov eliminated Pete Sampras, and then in the final beat former Wimbledon champion Michael Stich in straight sets 7-6, 7-5, 7-6.

In 1997, Kafelnikov won the men's doubles titles at both the French Open and the US Open.

In 1999, Kafelnikov won his second Grand Slam singles title at the Australian Open. He defeated Thomas Enqvist in four sets in the final. In May that year, he reached the World No. 1 men's singles ranking. However, he lost seven straight matches thereafter, and relinquished the No. 1 ranking after six weeks.

Kafelnikov was in the Australian Open final again in 2000, but was defeated in four sets by Andre Agassi. That summer, he won the men's singles Gold Medal for Russia at the Sydney Olympic Games. In the final, he defeated Tommy Haas of Germany in an exciting five-set match 7-6, 3-6, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3.

In 2002, Kafelnikov was part of the Russian team that won the Davis Cup for the first time. In Russia's semi-final win over Argentina, Kafelnikov saved two match points in a singles rubber against Gastón Gaudio; he won the five-set, four-hour and ten-minute match 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 2-6, 8-6. The following day, he partnered Marat Safin in the longest doubles match in Davis Cup history. The pair eventually lost the six-hour and 20-minute match 4-6, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 17-19. Russia eventually overcame Argentina 3-2, and went on to defeat France 3-2 in the final.

Kafelnikov won his third French Open men's doubles title in 2002. He reached the French Open men's doubles final for the fourth time in 2003, when he finished runner-up.

In 2003, betting on a Yevgeny Kafelnikov match in Lyon, France, was suspended when an ominously large wager was made on his opponent, Fernando Vicente, loser of his previous 12 matches. Vicente won in straight sets.[1] Kafelnikov retired from the professional tour in 2004, having won 26 singles and 27 doubles titles.

Life after tennis

Since retiring, Kafelnikov has had a few impressive finishes at the 2005 World Series of Poker. He now works as a commentator for Russian TV covering tennis.

Kafelnikov has a daughter Alyssia from his former model wife Mascha, whom he divorced in 2001. He also owns two jets and is an avid pilot. In his spare time, he likes playing golf, fishing, watching ice hockey, soccer and reading newspapers.

Grand Slam singles finals

Wins (2)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
1996	French Open	Michael Stich	7-6(4), 7-5, 7-6(4)
1999	Australian Open	Thomas Enqvist	4-6, 6-0, 6-3, 7-6(1)

Runner-up (1)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
2000	Australian Open	Andre Agassi	3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4

Grand Slam doubles finals

Wins (4)

Year	Championship	Partner	Opponents in Final	Score in Final
1996	French Open	Daniel Vacek	Guy Forget & Jakob Hlasek	6-2, 6-3
1997	French Open	Daniel Vacek	Todd Woodbridge & Mark Woodforde	7-6, 4-6, 6-3
1997	US Open	Daniel Vacek	Jonas Björkman & Nicklas Kulti	7-6, 6-3
2002	French Open	Paul Haarhuis	Mark Knowles & Daniel Nestor	7-5, 6-4

Runner-up (1)

Year	Championship	Partner	Opponents in Final	Score in Final
2003	French Open	Paul Haarhuis	Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan	7-6(3), 6-3

Career singles finals (46)

Wins (26)

Legend
Grand Slam (2)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (3)
Olympic Gold (1)
ATP Tour (20)

Titles by Surface
Hard (9)
Grass (3)
Clay (3)
Carpet (11)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	10 January, 1994	Adelaide, Australia	Hard	Alexander Volkov	6-4, 6-3
2.	7 March, 1994	Copenhagen, Denmark	Carpet	Daniel Vacek	6-3, 7-5
3.	29 August, 1994	Long Island, U.S.	Hard	Cédric Pioline	5-7, 6-1, 6-2
4.	20 February, 1995	Milan, Italy	Carpet	Boris Becker	7-5, 5-7, 7-6(6)
5.	27 March, 1995	St. Petersburg, Russia	Carpet	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	Clay	Michael Stich	7-6(4), 7-5, 7-6(4)
11.	7 October, 1996	Lyon, France	Carpet	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	Petr Korda	7-6(2), 6-4
15.	2 March, 1998	London, England	Carpet	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	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	Tim Henman	6-2, 7-6(3)
20.	15 November, 1999	Moscow, Russia	Carpet	Byron Black	7-6(2), 6-4
21.	2 October, 2000	Sydney Olympics, Australia	Hard	Tommy Haas	7-6(4), 3-6, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
22.	30 October, 2000	Moscow, Russia	Carpet	David Prinosil	6-2, 7-5
23.	19 February, 2001	Marseille, France	Hard (i)	Sebastien Grosjean	7-6(5), 6-2
24.	8 October, 2001	Moscow, Russia	Carpet	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
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 Outdoor, 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	Singles Championships, Hanover	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 Indoor, 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.	31 January, 2000	Australian Open, Melbourne	Hard	Andre Agassi	3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4
16.	28 February, 2000	London, England	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	Sebastien 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

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Tournament	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
Australian Open	A	2R	QF	QF	A	A	W	F	QF	2R	2R
French Open	2R	3R	SF	W	QF	2R	2R	QF	QF	2R	2R
Wimbledon	A	3R	QF	1R	4R	1R	3R	2R	3R	3R	1R
U.S. Open	A	4R	3R	A	2R	4R	SF	3R	SF	2R	3R
Tennis Masters Cup	A	A	RR	RR	F	RR	SF	RR	SF	A	A

A = did not participate in the tournament.

Career doubles finals (41)

Wins (27)

Legend
Grand Slam (4)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (7)
ATP Tour (16)

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	6-3, 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 Sanchez	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	7-6, 6-0
7.	31 July, 1995	Montreal, Canada	Hard	Andrei Olhovskiy	Brian MacPhie & Sandon Stolle	6-4, 6-4
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 Sanchez	6-3, 6-7, 6-3
11.	10 June, 1996	French Open, Paris	Clay	Daniel Vacek	Jakob Hlasek & Guy Forget	6-3, 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 Vizner & 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	Tomas 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	7-6, 6-4
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, USA	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, USA	Hard	Wayne Ferreira	Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan	6-1, 6-4
27.	4 August, 2003	Washington D.C., USA	Hard	Sargis Sargsian	Chris Haggard & Paul Hanley	7-5, 4-6, 6-2