Yevgeny Kafelnikov

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Yevgeny Kafelnikov

Image:Kafelnikov.jpg
Country	Image:Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Residence	Sochi, Russia
Date of birth	February 18 1974 (1974-02-18) (age 35)
Place of birth	Sochi, Soviet Union Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	84 kg (190 lb/13.2 st)
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)

Olympic medal record
Men's tennis
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.

Contents 1 Career 2 Life after tennis 3 Grand Slam singles finals 3.1 Wins (2) 3.2 Runner-up (1) 4 Grand Slam doubles finals 4.1 Wins (4) 4.2 Runner-up (1) 5 Career singles finals (46) 5.1 Wins (26) 5.2 Runner-ups (20) 5.3 Singles performance timeline 6 Career doubles finals (41) 6.1 Wins (27) 6.2 Runner-ups (14) 6.3 Grand Slam doubles performance timeline 7 Team titles 8 Trivia 9 External links

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Grand Slam singles finals

[edit] Wins (2)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
1996	French Open	Image:Flag of Germany.svg Michael Stich	7-6(4), 7-5, 7-6(4)
1999	Australian Open	Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Enqvist	4-6, 6-0, 6-3, 7-6(1)

[edit] Runner-up (1)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
2000	Australian Open	Image:Flag of the United States.svg Andre Agassi	3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4

[edit] Grand Slam doubles finals

[edit] Wins (4)

Year	Championship	Partner	Opponents in Final	Score in Final
1996	French Open	Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Daniel Vacek	Image:Flag of France.svg Guy Forget & Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg Jakob Hlasek	6-2, 6-3
1997	French Open	Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Daniel Vacek	Image:Flag of Australia.svg Todd Woodbridge & Image:Flag of Australia.svg Mark Woodforde	7-6, 4-6, 6-3
1997	U.S. Open	Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Daniel Vacek	Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman & Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Nicklas Kulti	7-6, 6-3
2002	French Open	Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis	Image:Flag of the Bahamas.svg Mark Knowles & Image:Flag of Canada.svg Daniel Nestor	7-5, 6-4

[edit] Runner-up (1)

Year	Championship	Partner	Opponents in Final	Score in Final
2003	French Open	Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis	Image:Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan & Image:Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan	7-6(3), 6-3

[edit] Career singles finals (46)

[edit] Wins (26)

Legend Grand Slam (2) Tennis Masters Cup (0) ATP Masters Series (0) Olympic Gold (1) ATP Tour (23)

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	Image:Flag of Russia.svg Alexander Volkov	6-4, 6-3
2.	7 March, 1994	Copenhagen, Denmark	Carpet	Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Daniel Vacek	6-3, 7-5
3.	29 August, 1994	Long Island, U.S.	Hard	Image:Flag of France.svg Cédric Pioline	5-7, 6-1, 6-2
4.	20 February, 1995	Milan, Italy	Carpet	Image:Flag of Germany.svg Boris Becker	7-5, 5-7, 7-6(6)
5.	27 March, 1995	St. Petersburg, Russia	Carpet	Image:Flag of France.svg Guillaume Raoux	6-2, 6-2
6.	17 July, 1995	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg Jakob Hlasek	6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
7.	28 August, 1995	Long Island, U.S.	Hard	Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Siemerink	7-6(0), 6-2
8.	8 January, 1996	Adelaide, Australia	Hard	Image:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Byron Black	7-6(0), 3-6, 6-1
9.	6 May, 1996	Prague, Czech Republic	Clay	Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Bohdan Ulihrach	7-5, 1-6, 6-3
10.	10 June, 1996	French Open, Paris	Clay	Image:Flag of Germany.svg Michael Stich	7-6(4), 7-5, 7-6(4)
11.	7 October, 1996	Lyon, France	Carpet	Image:Flag of France.svg Arnaud Boetsch	7-5, 6-3
12.	16 June, 1997	Halle, Germany	Grass	Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Korda	7-6(2), 6-7(5), 7-6(7)
13.	18 August, 1997	New Haven, U.S.	Hard	Image:Flag of Australia.svg Patrick Rafter	7-6(4), 6-4
14.	10 November, 1997	Moscow, Russia	Carpet	Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Korda	7-6(2), 6-4
15.	2 March, 1998	London, England	Carpet	Image:Flag of France.svg Cédric Pioline	7-5, 6-4
16.	15 June, 1998	Halle, Germany	Grass	Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus Larsson	6-4, 6-4
17.	16 November, 1998	Moscow, Russia	Carpet	Image:Flag of Croatia.svg Goran Ivanišević	7-6(2), 7-6(5)
18.	1 February, 1999	Australian Open, Melbourne	Hard	Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Enqvist	4-6, 6-0, 6-3, 7-6(1)
19.	22 February, 1999	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Carpet	Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Henman	6-2, 7-6(3)
20.	15 November, 1999	Moscow, Russia	Carpet	Image:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Byron Black	7-6(2), 6-4
21.	2 October, 2000	Sydney Olympics, Australia	Hard	Image:Flag of Germany.svg Tommy Haas	7-6(4), 3-6, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
22.	30 October, 2000	Moscow, Russia	Carpet	Image:Flag of Germany.svg David Prinosil	6-2, 7-5
23.	19 February, 2001	Marseille, France	Hard (i)	Image:Flag of France.svg Sébastien Grosjean	7-6(5), 6-2
24.	8 October, 2001	Moscow, Russia	Carpet	Image:Flag of Germany.svg Nicolas Kiefer	6-4, 7-5
25.	17 June, 2002	Halle, Germany	Grass	Image:Flag of Germany.svg Nicolas Kiefer	2-6, 6-4, 6-4
26.	16 September, 2002	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Hard	Image:Flag of Belarus.svg Vladimir Voltchkov	7-6(6), 7-5

[edit] Runner-ups (20)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	9 May, 1994	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Image:Flag of Ukraine.svg Andrei Medvedev	6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
2.	24 April, 1995	Nice, France	Clay	Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg Marc Rosset	6-4, 6-0
3.	11 March, 1996	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Carpet	Image:Flag of Croatia.svg Goran Ivanišević	6-4, 3-6, 6-3
4.	1 April, 1996	St. Petersburg, Russia	Carpet	Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus Gustafsson	6-2, 7-(4)
5.	24 June, 1996	Halle, Germany	Grass	Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Nicklas Kulti	6-7(5), 6-3, 6-4
6.	22 July, 1996	Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany	Clay	Image:Flag of Austria.svg Thomas Muster	6-2, 6-2, 6-4
7.	4 November, 1996	Paris, France	Carpet	Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Enqvist	6-2, 6-4, 7-5
8.	11 November, 1996	Moscow, Russia	Carpet	Image:Flag of Croatia.svg Goran Ivanišević	3-6, 6-1, 6-3
9.	17 November, 1997	Singles Championships, Hanover	Hard	Image:Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras	6-3, 6-2, 6-2
10.	9 February, 1998	Marseille, France	Hard (i)	Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Enqvist	6-4, 6-1
11.	21 September, 1998	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Hard	Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Henman	7-5, 6-4
12.	2 November, 1998	Stuttgart Indoor, Germany	Hard (i)	Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Richard Krajicek	6-4, 6-3, 6-3
13.	9 August, 1999	Montreal, Canada	Hard	Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Johansson	1-6, 6-3, 6-3
14.	23 August, 1999	Washington D.C., U.S.	Hard	Image:Flag of the United States.svg Andre Agassi	7-6(3), 6-1
15.	31 January, 2000	Australian Open, Melbourne	Hard	Image:Flag of the United States.svg Andre Agassi	3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4
16.	28 February, 2000	London, England	Hard (i)	Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg Marc Rosset	6-4, 6-4
17.	27 November, 2000	Stockholm, Sweden	Hard (i)	Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Johansson	6-2, 6-4, 6-4
18.	17 September, 2001	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Hard	Image:Flag of Russia.svg Marat Safin	6-2, 6-2
19.	5 November, 2001	Paris, France	Carpet	Image:Flag of France.svg Sébastien Grosjean	7-6(3), 6-1, 6-7(5), 6-4
20.	3 February, 2003	Milan, Italy	Carpet	Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Martin Verkerk	6-4, 5-7, 7-5

[edit] Singles performance timeline

Tournament	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	Career SR
Grand Slams
Australian Open	LQ	2R	QF	QF	A	A	W	F	QF	2R	2R	1 / 8
French Open	2R	3R	SF	W	QF	2R	2R	QF	QF	2R	2R	1 / 11
Wimbledon	A	3R	QF	1R	4R	1R	3R	2R	3R	3R	1R	0 / 10
U.S. Open	A	4R	3R	A	2R	4R	SF	3R	SF	2R	3R	2 / 9
Grand Slam SR	0 / 1	0 / 4	0 / 4	1 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 3	1 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	2 / 38
Year-End Championship
Tennis Masters Cup	A	A	RR	RR	F	RR	SF	RR	SF	A	A	0 / 7
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells Masters	LQ	A	A	A	A	1R	1R	2R	SF	QF	2R	0 / 6
Miami Masters	LQ	A	A	A	A	3R	2R	4R	3R	3R	3R	0 / 6
Monte Carlo Masters	A	SF	2R	1R	1R	2R	2R	2R	1R	1R	2R	0 / 10
Rome Masters	A	2R	1R	3R	3R	3R	3R	2R	2R	2R	SF	0 / 10
Hamburg Masters	A	F	1R	SF	SF	1R	A	1R	1R	1R	A	0 / 8
Canada Masters	A	A	QF	A	SF	QF	F	QF	1R	3R	2R	0 / 8
Cincinnati Masters	A	2R	1R	QF	QF	SF	SF	3R	QF	1R	2R	0 / 10
Madrid Masters	2R	SF	2R	1R	2R	F	2R	SF	SF	2R	1R	0 / 11
Paris Masters	LQ	2R	A	F	SF	SF	2R	3R	F	3R	A	0 / 8
Masters Series SR	0 / 1	0 / 6	0 / 6	0 / 6	0 / 7	0 / 9	0 / 8	0 / 9	0 / 9	0 / 9	0 / 7	0 / 77
Year End Ranking	102	11	6	3	5	11	2	5	4	27	41	N/A

A = did not attend
LQ = lost in qualifying draw

[edit] Career doubles finals (41)

[edit] 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	Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg David Rikl	Image:Flag of the United States.svg Jim Courier & Image:Flag of Spain.svg Javier Sánchez	6-3, 6-4
2.	2 May, 1994	Munich, Germany	Clay	Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg David Rikl	Image:Flag of Germany.svg Boris Becker & Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Korda	7-6, 7-5
3.	16 May, 1994	Rome, Italy	Clay	Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg David Rikl	Image:Flag of South Africa 1928-1994.svg Wayne Ferreira & Image:Flag of Spain.svg Javier Sánchez	6-1, 7-5
4.	24 October, 1994	Lyon, France	Carpet	Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg Jakob Hlasek	Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Damm & Image:Flag of Australia.svg Patrick Rafter	6-7, 7-6, 7-6
5.	10 April, 1995	Estoril, Portugal	Clay	Image:Flag of Russia.svg Andrei Olhovskiy	Image:Flag of Germany.svg Marc-Kevin Goellner & Image:Flag of Italy.svg Diego Nargiso	5-7, 7-5, 6-2
6.	15 May, 1995	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Image:Flag of South Africa.svg Wayne Ferreira	Image:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Byron Black & Image:Flag of Russia.svg Andrei Olhovskiy	7-6, 6-0
7.	31 July, 1995	Montreal, Canada	Hard	Image:Flag of Russia.svg Andrei Olhovskiy	Image:Flag of the United States.svg Brian MacPhie & Image:Flag of Australia.svg Sandon Stolle	6-4, 6-4
8.	23 October, 1995	Lyon, France	Carpet	Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg Jakob Hlasek	Image:Flag of South Africa.svg John-Laffnie de Jager & Image:Flag of South Africa.svg Wayne Ferreira	6-3, 6-3
9.	1 April, 1996	St. Petersburg, Russia	Carpet	Image:Flag of Russia.svg Andrei Olhovskiy	Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Nicklas Kulti & Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Nyborg	6-3, 6-4
10.	6 May, 1996	Prague, Czech Republic	Clay	Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Daniel Vacek	Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Luis Lobo & Image:Flag of Spain.svg Javier Sánchez	6-3, 6-7, 6-3
11.	10 June, 1996	French Open, Paris	Clay	Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Daniel Vacek	Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg Jakob Hlasek & Image:Flag of France.svg Guy Forget	6-3, 6-3
12.	30 September, 1996	Basel, Switzerland	Hard (i)	Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Daniel Vacek	Image:Flag of South Africa.svg David Adams & Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Menno Oosting	6-3, 6-4
13.	14 October, 1996	Vienna, Austria	Carpet	Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Daniel Vacek	Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel Vizner & Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Menno Oosting	7-6, 6-4
14.	9 June, 1997	French Open, Paris	Clay	Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Daniel Vacek	Image:Flag of Australia.svg Todd Woodbridge & Image:Flag of Australia.svg Mark Woodforde	7-6, 4-6, 6-3
15.	14 July, 1997	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Daniel Vacek	Image:Flag of the United States.svg Trevor Kronemann & Image:Flag of Australia.svg David Macpherson	4-6, 7-6, 6-3
16.	8 September, 1997	U.S. Open, New York	Hard	Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Daniel Vacek	Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman & Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Nicklas Kulti	7-6, 6-3
17.	23 February, 1998	Antwerp, Belgium	Hard	Image:Flag of South Africa.svg Wayne Ferreira	Image:Flag of Spain.svg Tomas Carbonell & Image:Flag of Spain.svg Francisco Roig	7-5, 3-6, 6-2
18.	19 October, 1998	Vienna, Austria	Carpet	Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Daniel Vacek	Image:Flag of South Africa.svg David Adams & Image:Flag of South Africa.svg John Laffnie De Jager	7-5, 6-3
19.	19 April, 1999	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis	Image:Flag of Italy.svg Massimo Bertolini & Image:Flag of Italy.svg Cristian Brandi	7-6, 6-4
20.	24 April, 2000	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Image:Flag of South Africa.svg Wayne Ferreira	Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis & Image:Flag of Australia.svg Sandon Stolle	6-3, 2-6, 6-1
21.	16 October, 2000	Vienna, Austria	Hard (i)	Image:Flag of Serbia.svg Nenad Zimonjić	Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Novák & Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg David Rikl	6-4, 6-4
22.	19 March, 2001	Indian Wells, U.S.	Hard	Image:Flag of South Africa.svg Wayne Ferreira	Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman & Image:Flag of Australia.svg Todd Woodbridge	6-2, 7-5
23.	14 May, 2001	Rome, Italy	Clay	Image:Flag of South Africa.svg Wayne Ferreira	Image:Flag of Canada.svg Daniel Nestor & Image:Flag of Australia.svg Sandon Stolle	6-4, 7-6(6)
24.	29 October, 2001	St. Petersburg, Russia	Hard	Image:Flag of Russia.svg Denis Golovanov	Image:Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg Irakli Labadze & Image:Flag of Russia.svg Marat Safin	7-5, 6-4
25.	10 June, 2002	French Open, Paris	Clay	Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis	Image:Flag of the Bahamas.svg Mark Knowles & Image:Flag of Canada.svg Daniel Nestor	7-5, 6-4
26.	17 March, 2003	Indian Wells, U.S.	Hard	Image:Flag of South Africa.svg Wayne Ferreira	Image:Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan & Image:Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan	6-1, 6-4
27.	4 August, 2003	Washington D.C., U.S.	Hard	Image:Flag of Armenia.svg Sargis Sargsian	Image:Flag of South Africa.svg Chris Haggard & Image:Flag of Australia.svg Paul Hanley	7-5, 4-6, 6-2

[edit] Runner-ups (14)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partnering	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	7 February, 1994	Marseille, France	Carpet	Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Damm	Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Siemerink Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Daniel Vacek	6-7, 6-4, 6-1
2.	25 April, 1994	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Daniel Vacek	Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Nicklas Kulti Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus Larsson	3-6, 7-6, 6-4
3.	27 March, 1995	St. Petersburg, Russia	Carpet	Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg Jakob Hlasek	Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Damm Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Järryd	6-4, 6-2
4.	26 June, 1995	Halle, Germany	Grass	Image:Flag of Russia.svg Andrei Olhovskiy	Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jacco Eltingh Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis	6-2, 3-6, 6-3
5.	26 February, 1996	Antwerp, Belgium	Carpet	Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Menno Oosting	Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Nicklas Kulti	6-4, 6-4
6.	24 June, 1996	Halle, Germany	Grass	Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Daniel Vacek	Image:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Byron Black Image:Flag of Canada.svg Grant Connell	6-1, 7-5
7.	4 November, 1996	Paris, France	Carpet	Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Daniel Vacek	Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jacco Eltingh Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis	6-2, 6-4
8.	2 March, 1998	London, England	Carpet	Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Daniel Vacek	Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Damm Image:Flag of the United States.svg Jim Grabb	6-4, 7-5
9.	16 November, 1998	Moscow, Russia	Carpet	Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Daniel Vacek	Image:Flag of the United States.svg Jared Palmer Image:Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Tarango	6-4, 6-7, 6-2
10.	21 February, 2000	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Hard (i)	Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Henman	Image:Flag of South Africa.svg David Adams Image:Flag of South Africa.svg John-Laffnie De Jager	5-7, 6-2, 6-3
11.	15 May, 2000	Rome, Italy	Clay	Image:Flag of South Africa.svg Wayne Ferreira	Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Damm Image:Flag of Slovakia.svg Dominik Hrbaty	6-4, 4-6, 6-3
12.	22 April, 2002	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis	Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman Image:Flag of Australia.svg Todd Woodbridge	6-3, 3-6, 10-7
13.	9 June, 2003	French Open, Paris	Clay	Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis	Image:Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan Image:Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan	7-6, 6-3
14.	21 July, 2003	Stuttgart, Germany	Clay	Image:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Kevin Ullyett	Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomas Cibulec Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel Vizner	3-6, 6-3, 6-4

[edit] Grand Slam doubles performance timeline

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

A = did not participate in the tournament.

[edit] Team titles

2002 - Davis Cup winner with Russia

[edit] 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 German company, Fischer throughout his career.

[edit] External links

• Kafelnikov.com.ar : pictures, profile, biography, titles and quotes
• ATP Tour profile for Yevgeny Kafelnikov
• Davis Cup record
• Kafelnikov the Poker Player

Sporting positions
Preceded by Pete Sampras	World No. 1 May 3, 1999 - June 13, 1999	Succeeded by Pete Sampras
Awards
Preceded by Andre Agassi	Olympic Tennis Champion 2000	Succeeded by Nicolas Massu

v • d • e World No. 1s in Men's tennis
Ilie Năstase | John Newcombe | Jimmy Connors | Björn Borg | John McEnroe | Ivan Lendl | Mats Wilander | Stefan Edberg | Boris Becker | Jim Courier | Pete Sampras | Andre Agassi | Thomas Muster | Marcelo Ríos | Carlos Moyà | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Patrick Rafter | Marat Safin | Gustavo Kuerten | Lleyton Hewitt | Juan Carlos Ferrero | Andy Roddick | Roger Federer

v • d • e Tennis at the Summer Olympics • Olympic Champions in men's singles
1896: John Pius Boland • 1900: Lawrence Doherty • 1904: Beals Wright • 1908: Josiah Ritchie, Arthur Gore (indoors) John Pius Boland • 1912: Charles Winslow, André Gobert (indoors) • 1920: Louis Raymond • 1924: Vincent Richards • 1988: Miloslav Mečíř • 1992: Marc Rosset • 1996: Andre Agassi • 2000: Yevgeny Kafelnikov • 2004: Nicolás Massú

v • d • e Australian Open men's singles champions*

* Open Era • (1969) Rod Laver • (1970) Arthur Ashe • (1971-72) Ken Rosewall • (1973) John Newcombe • (1974) Jimmy Connors • (1975) John Newcombe • (1976) Mark Edmondson • (1977 [Jan]) Roscoe Tanner • (1977 [Dec]) Vitas Gerulaitis • (1978-79) Guillermo Vilas • (1980) Brian Teacher • (1981-82) Johan Kriek • (1983-84) Mats Wilander • (1985) Stefan Edberg • (1986) No competition • (1987) Stefan Edberg • (1988) Mats Wilander • (1989-90) Ivan Lendl • (1991) Boris Becker (1992-93) Jim Courier • (1994) Pete Sampras • (1995) Andre Agassi • (1996) Boris Becker • (1997) Pete Sampras • (1998) Petr Korda • (1999) Yevgeny Kafelnikov • (2000-01) Andre Agassi • (2002) Thomas Johansson • (2003) Andre Agassi • (2004) Roger Federer • (2005) Marat Safin • (2006-07) Roger Federer

v • d • e French Open men's singles champions*

* Open Era • (1968) Ken Rosewall • (1969) Rod Laver • (1970-71) Jan Kodeš • (1972) Andrés Gimeno • (1973) Ilie Năstase • (1974-75) Björn Borg • (1976) Adriano Panatta • (1977) Guillermo Vilas • (1976) Jimmy Connors • (1977) Guillermo Vilas • (1978-81) Björn Borg • (1982) Mats Wilander • (1983) Yannick Noah • (1984) Ivan Lendl • (1985) Mats Wilander • (1986-87) Ivan Lendl • (1988) Mats Wilander • (1989) Michael Chang • (1990) Andrés Gómez • (1991-92) Jim Courier • (1993-94) Sergi Bruguera • (1995) Thomas Muster • (1996) Yevgeny Kafelnikov • (1997) Gustavo Kuerten • (1998) Carlos Moyà • (1999) Andre Agassi • (2000-01) Gustavo Kuerten • (2002) Albert Costa • (2003) Juan Carlos Ferrero • (2004) Gastón Gaudio • (2005-07) Rafael Nadal