Yevgeny Kafelnikov
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Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov 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
.
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 May 29, 2011, he is ranked 7th on the Champions Tour.
Grand Slam (tennis)
The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and...
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
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By...
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
1996 French Open
List of the 1996 French Open champions:- Men's singles : Yevgeny Kafelnikov def. Michael Stich, 7–6, 7–5, 7–6*It was Kafelnikov's 3rd title of the year, and his 10th overall. It was his 1st career Grand Slam title.- Women's singles :...
.
Life after tennis
Since retiring, Kafelnikov cashed three times 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).He now works as a commentator for Russian TV covering tennis. During the 2008 Miami Masters
Miami Masters
The Miami Masters is an annual tennis tournament for men and women held in Key Biscayne, Miami, Florida. It is an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the men's tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the women's tour and is played on hard courts at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park...
, Kafelnikov coached Marat Safin
Marat Safin
Marat Mikhailovich Safin is a retired Russian tennis player of Tatar descent. Safin won two grand slams and reached the world number 1 ranking during his career. He was also famous for his emotional outbursts and sometimes fiery temper on court. Safin also holds the record for most broken...
in the absence of Hernán Gumy
Hernan Gumy
Hernán Gumy is a former tennis player from Argentina, who turned professional in 1991. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was defeated in the first round by Venezuela's Nicolas Pereira. Gumy made two finals in his career; both of them ATP...
.
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 May 29, 2011, he is ranked 7th on the Champions Tour.
Singles: 46 (26–20)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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| Winner | 1. | 10 January 1994 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard |  Russia Alexander Volkov |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Winner | 2. | 7 March 1994 | Copenhagen Copenhagen Open The Copenhagen Open was a tournament on the ATP Tour, first held in 1973. It was competed again in 1976, before being discontinued. It was re-introduced in 1991 and was halted again in 2003. The only man to win it more than once was Magnus Gustafsson... , Denmark |
Carpet (i) |  Czech Republic Daniel VacekDaniel Vacek Daniel Vacek is a former tennis player from Czechoslovakia and the Czechia who turned professional in 1990.Vacek represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was defeated in the second round... |
6–3, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 9 May 1994 | Hamburg Hamburg Masters The German Open Hamburg, established in 1892, is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Hamburg, Germany and part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour. Originally a Grand Prix Tennis Tour event between 1978 and 1989 it was part of the Grand Prix Championship... , Germany |
Clay |  Ukraine Andrei MedvedevAndrei Medvedev Andriy Medvedev , is a former professional tennis player from Ukraine. Medvedev made a splash on the international tennis scene when, as a 17-year-old, he won titles in Genoa and Stuttgart... |
4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 29 August 1994 | Long Island ATP Long Island The Volvo International – also known as the Pilot Pen International – is a defunct professional tennis tournament played on clay courts from 1973 to 1984 and on outdoor hard courts from 1985 to 1998. It was first held at the Mount Washington Resort in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire in the... , USA |
Hard |  France Cédric PiolineCédric Pioline Cédric Pioline is a retired French professional tennis player who played on the professional tour from 1989 to 2002. He reached the men's singles final at the 1993 US Open and at Wimbledon in 1997... |
5–7, 6–1, 6–2 |
| Winner | 4. | 20 February 1995 | Milan Internazionali di Lombardia The Milan Indoor is a defunct professional tennis... , Italy |
Carpet (i) |  Germany Boris BeckerBoris Becker Boris Franz Becker is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from Germany. He is a six-time Grand Slam singles champion, an Olympic gold medalist, and the youngest-ever winner of the men's singles title at Wimbledon at the age of 17... |
7–5, 5–7, 7–6(8–6) |
| Winner | 5. | 27 March 1995 | St. Petersburg St. Petersburg Open The St. Petersburg Open is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour. It has been held annually at the Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex in St. Petersburg, Russia,... , Russia |
Carpet (i) | France Guillaume Raoux Guillaume Raoux Guillaume Raoux is a retired tennis player from France.-Career:Raoux turned professional in 1989. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, where he was defeated in the first round by Zimbabwe's Byron Black... |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 24 April 1995 | Nice Nice Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of... , France |
Clay |  Switzerland Marc RossetMarc Rosset Marc Rosset is a former professional tennis player from Switzerland who is best remembered for winning the men's singles Gold Medal at the 1992 Olympic Games.... |
4–6, 0–6 |
| Winner | 6. | 17 July 1995 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Switzerland Jakob Hlasek Jakob Hlasek Jakob Hlasek is a former professional tennis player from Switzerland.-Career:The major highlights of Hlasek's career came in 1992. He won the French Open men's doubles title that year... |
6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Winner | 7. | 28 August 1995 | Long Island, USA | Hard |  Netherlands Jan SiemerinkJan Siemerink Johannes Martinus Siemerink is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands.-Career:... |
7–6(7–0), 6–2 |
| Winner | 8. | 8 January 1996 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard |  Zimbabwe Byron BlackByron Black Byron Black is a former touring professional tennis and Davis Cup player for Zimbabwe.- Biography :He is the brother of Cara and Wayne Black, both professional tennis players... |
7–6(7–0), 3–6, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 11 March 1996 | Rotterdam ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament The ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the 500 series of the ATP Tour... , Netherlands |
Carpet |  Croatia Goran IvaniševićGoran Ivaniševic Goran Ivanišević is a retired Croatian professional tennis player. He is best remembered for being the only person to win the men's singles title at Wimbledon as a wildcard. He achieved this in 2001, having previously been runner-up at the championships in 1992, 1994 and 1998. Ivanišević is famous... |
4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 1 April 1996 | St. Petersburg St. Petersburg Open The St. Petersburg Open is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour. It has been held annually at the Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex in St. Petersburg, Russia,... , Russia |
Carpet |  Sweden Magnus GustafssonMagnus Gustafsson Magnus Nils Gustafsson is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.Gustafsson won 14 top-level singles titles during his career, reaching a career-high singles ranking of World No. 10 in 1991. He was also part of the Swedish team which won the Davis Cup in 1998... |
2–6, 6–7(4–7) |
| Winner | 9. | 6 May 1996 | Prague ATP Prague The Prague Open is a defunct Grand Prix and ATP affiliated tennis tournament played from 1987 to 1999. It was held in Prague in the Czech Republic and played on outdoor clay courts.-Singles:-Doubles:-References:*... , Czech Republic |
Clay | Czech Republic Bohdan Ulihrach Bohdan Ulihrach Bohdan Ulihrach is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.-Career:Ulihrach turned professional in 1993. He won his first top-level singles title in July 1995 at Prague, where he defeated Javier Sánchez in the final... |
7–5, 1–6, 6–3 |
| Winner | 10. | 10 June 1996 | French Open, Paris, France | Clay | Germany Michael Stich Michael Stich Michael Detlef Stich is a former professional tennis player from Germany. He is best remembered for winning the men's singles title at Wimbledon in 1991... |
7–6(7–4), 7–5, 7–6(7–4) |
| Runner-up | 5. | 24 June 1996 | Halle Gerry Weber Open The Gerry Weber Open is a tennis tournament held in Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Held since 1993, the tournament is played on four outdoor grass courts and is a part of the ATP World Tour 250 series on the ATP Tour schedule.... , Germany |
Grass | Sweden Nicklas Kulti Nicklas Kulti Nicklas Kulti is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.Kulti was ranked the World No. 1 junior tennis player in 1989 after winning the Australian Open and Wimbledon junior titles, and finishing runner-up at the US Open.In 1990, Kulti won his first top-level singles title at Adelaide... |
7–6(7–5), 3–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 22 July 1996 | Stuttgart Mercedes Cup The Mercedes Cup is an ATP World Tour 250 series tennis tournament on the ATP Tour. Held since 1916 in Stuttgart, Germany, the Mercedes Cup is played on clay courts... , Germany |
Clay |  Austria Thomas MusterThomas Muster Thomas Muster is a former world no. 1 tennis player from Austria. One of the world's leading clay court players in the 1990s, Muster won the 1995 French Open and at his peak was known as "The King of Clay." In addition, he won eight Masters 1000 series titles, placing him sixth on the all-time list... |
2–6, 2–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 11. | 7 October 1996 | Lyon Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon The Open Sud de France is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour. It was held annually at the Palais des Sports de Gerland in Lyon, France, in October, from 1987 through to 2009, before being relocated to... , France |
Carpet (i) | France Arnaud Boetsch Arnaud Boetsch Arnaud Boetsch is a former French tennis player who turned professional in 1987.Boetsch represented France at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where he was defeated in the second round by Spain's eventual silver medal winner Sergi Bruguera... |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 4 November 1996 | Paris Paris Masters The Paris Masters is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Paris, France. It is played indoors at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy. The event is part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour... , France |
Carpet | Sweden Thomas Enqvist Thomas Enqvist Thomas Karl Johan Enqvist is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.He was quickly touted as the only Swede who could follow in the footsteps of Stefan Edberg and Björn Borg, and was ranked as high as No. 4 on the ATP Rankings.Enqvist was a force on the Swedish Davis Cup team... |
2–6, 4–6, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 11 November 1996 | Moscow Kremlin Cup The Kremlin Cup is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour and is a Premier Tournament on the WTA Tour... , Russia |
Carpet | Croatia Goran Ivanišević |
6–3, 1–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 12. | 16 June 1997 | Halle Gerry Weber Open The Gerry Weber Open is a tennis tournament held in Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Held since 1993, the tournament is played on four outdoor grass courts and is a part of the ATP World Tour 250 series on the ATP Tour schedule.... , Germany |
Grass | Czech Republic Petr Korda Petr Korda Petr Korda is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. He is best known for winning the Australian Open in 1998 and for testing positive for the banned substance, nandrolone, following a match at Wimbledon that same year.-Career:Korda was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia.He first... |
7–6(7–2), 6–7(5–7), 7–6(9–7) |
| Winner | 13. | 18 August 1997 | New Haven, USA | Hard |  Australia Patrick RafterPatrick Rafter Patrick "Pat" Michael Rafter is an Australian former World No. 1 tennis player. He twice won the men's singles title at the US Open and was twice the runner-up at Wimbledon. Rafter was elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2006. He was known for his natural serve-and-volley style of... |
7–6(7–4), 6–4 |
| Winner | 14. | 10 November 1997 | Moscow Kremlin Cup The Kremlin Cup is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour and is a Premier Tournament on the WTA Tour... , Russia |
Carpet (i) | Czech Republic Petr Korda |
7–6(7–2), 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 17 November 1997 | Year-End Championships Tennis Masters Cup The Barclays ATP World Tour Finals is a tennis tournament played at the end of each year, involving the top eight players in the men's tennis world rankings.... , Hanover Hanover Hanover or Hannover, on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony , Germany and was once by personal union the family seat of the Hanoverian Kings of Great Britain, under their title as the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg... |
Hard |  United States Pete SamprasPete Sampras Pete Sampras is a retired American tennis player and former world no. 1. During his 15-year tour career, he won 14 Grand Slam singles titles and became recognized as one of the greatest tennis players of all time.... |
3–6, 2–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 10. | 9 February 1998 | Marseille, France | Hard (i) | Sweden Thomas Enqvist |
4–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 15. | 2 March 1998 | London, UK | Carpet (i) | France Cédric Pioline |
7–5, 6–4 |
| Winner | 16. | 15 June 1998 | Halle, Germany | Grass | Sweden Magnus Larsson Magnus Larsson Per Henrik Magnus Larsson is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.Larsson turned professional in 1989 and won his first top-level singles title at Florence in 1990. His first doubles title was also won in Florence, in 1991.Some of the most significant highlights of Larsson's career came... |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 11. | 21 September 1998 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Hard |  United Kingdom Tim HenmanTim Henman Timothy Henry "Tim" Henman OBE is a retired English professional tennis player and former British Number One. Henman played a serve-and-volley style of tennis that suited the grass courts of Wimbledon. He was the first player from the United Kingdom since Roger Taylor in the 1970s to reach the... |
5–7, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 12. | 2 November 1998 | Stuttgart Madrid Masters There are two sporting events named the Madrid Masters:*Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open — a men's and women's tennis tournament*Madrid Masters... , Germany |
Hard (i) | Netherlands Richard Krajicek Richard Krajicek Richard Peter Stanislav Krajicek is a Dutch former professional tennis player. In 1996 he won the men's singles title at Wimbledon, the only Dutch player to have done so. In the quarterfinals of that tournament he defeated Pete Sampras. This was Sampras' only singles defeat at Wimbledon between... |
4–6, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 17. | 16 November 1998 | Moscow, Russia | Carpet (i) | Croatia Goran Ivanišević Goran Ivaniševic Goran Ivanišević is a retired Croatian professional tennis player. He is best remembered for being the only person to win the men's singles title at Wimbledon as a wildcard. He achieved this in 2001, having previously been runner-up at the championships in 1992, 1994 and 1998. Ivanišević is famous... |
7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–5) |
| Winner | 18. | 1 February 1999 | Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia | Hard | Sweden Thomas Enqvist Thomas Enqvist Thomas Karl Johan Enqvist is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.He was quickly touted as the only Swede who could follow in the footsteps of Stefan Edberg and Björn Borg, and was ranked as high as No. 4 on the ATP Rankings.Enqvist was a force on the Swedish Davis Cup team... |
4–6, 6–0, 6–3, 7–6(7–1) |
| Winner | 19. | 22 February 1999 | Rotterdam ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament The ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the 500 series of the ATP Tour... , Netherlands |
Carpet (i) | United Kingdom Tim Henman Tim Henman Timothy Henry "Tim" Henman OBE is a retired English professional tennis player and former British Number One. Henman played a serve-and-volley style of tennis that suited the grass courts of Wimbledon. He was the first player from the United Kingdom since Roger Taylor in the 1970s to reach the... |
6–2, 7–6(7–3) |
| Runner-up | 13. | 9 August 1999 | Montreal Canada Masters The Canada Masters , currently sponsored as the Rogers Cup, is an annual tennis tournament held in Canada. The men's competition is a Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour. The women's competition is a Premier 5 tournament on the Women's Tennis Association tour... , Canada |
Hard | Sweden Thomas Johansson Thomas Johansson Karl Thomas Conny Johansson , commonly known as Thomas Johansson, is a former Swedish professional tennis player. He is a former Australian Open singles champion and Olympic silver medalist in doubles.-Junior career:... |
6–1, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 14. | 23 August 1999 | Washington, D.C. Legg Mason Tennis Classic The Legg Mason Tennis Classic is an annual late-summer men's tennis tournament played in Washington, D.C. as part of the ATP Tour. It was first held in 1969. It was later known as the Sovran Bank Classic. . Originally an event of the Grand Prix Tennis Tour and part of the Grand Prix Championship... , USA |
Hard | United States Andre Agassi Andre Agassi Andre Kirk Agassi is a retired American professional tennis player and former world no. 1. Generally considered by critics and fellow players to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Agassi has been called the best service returner in the history of the game... |
6–7(3–7), 1–6 |
| Winner | 20. | 15 November 1999 | Moscow, Russia | Carpet (i) | Zimbabwe Byron Black |
7–6(7–2), 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 15. | 30 January 2000 | Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia | Hard | United States Andre Agassi |
6–3, 3–6, 2–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 16. | 28 February 2000 | London, UK | Hard (i) | Switzerland Marc Rosset |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 21. | 2 October 2000 | Summer Olympics Tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics The tennis competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia consisted of singles and doubles events for both men and women.-Medal table:-Events:-References:*... , Sydney, Australia |
Hard | Germany Tommy Haas Tommy Haas Tommy Haas is a German and recently naturalized American professional tennis player. He has competed on the ATP Tour since 1996. After breaking into the world top 100 in 1997, and reaching a career-high ranking of world no... |
7–6(7–4), 3–6, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Winner | 22. | 30 October 2000 | Moscow, Russia | Carpet (i) | Germany David Prinosil David Prinosil David Prinosil is a former tennis player from Germany, who turned professional in 1991. He represented his country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was defeated in the first round by Daniel Vacek of the Czech Republic... |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 17. | 27 November 2000 | Stockholm Stockholm Open The If Stockholm Open is a tennis event on the ATP Tour held in Stockholm, Sweden in the end of October or beginning of November each year. The organizer of the tournament is The Royal Lawn Tennis Club of Stockholm.... , Sweden |
Hard (i) | Sweden Thomas Johansson |
2–6, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 23. | 19 February 2001 | Marseille, France | Hard (i) | France Sébastien Grosjean Sébastien Grosjean Sébastien René Grosjean is a retired tennis player from France. His career-high ATP Entry ranking is No. 4 . He retired from tennis on May 27, 2010.-Career:... |
7–6(7–5), 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 18. | 17 September 2001 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Hard | Russia Marat Safin Marat Safin Marat Mikhailovich Safin is a retired Russian tennis player of Tatar descent. Safin won two grand slams and reached the world number 1 ranking during his career. He was also famous for his emotional outbursts and sometimes fiery temper on court. Safin also holds the record for most broken... |
2–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 24. | 8 October 2001 | Moscow, Russia | Carpet (i) | Germany Nicolas Kiefer Nicolas Kiefer Nicolas Kiefer , is a former German professional tennis player. His mother, Nicole, is French. He won a silver medal in men's doubles with partner Rainer Schüttler at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.... |
6–4, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 19. | 5 November 2001 | Paris, France | Carpet | France Sébastien Grosjean Sébastien Grosjean Sébastien René Grosjean is a retired tennis player from France. His career-high ATP Entry ranking is No. 4 . He retired from tennis on May 27, 2010.-Career:... |
6–7(3–7), 1–6, 7–6(7–5), 4–6 |
| Winner | 25. | 17 June 2002 | Halle, Germany | Grass | Germany Nicolas Kiefer |
2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Winner | 26. | 16 September 2002 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Hard |  Belarus Vladimir VoltchkovVladimir Voltchkov Vladimir Nikolayevich Voltchkov is a Belarusian tennis player. Voltchkov reached the semi-final at the 2000 Wimbledon, where, as a qualifer, he lost to Pete Sampras in straight sets... |
7–6(8–6), 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 20. | 3 February 2003 | Milan Internazionali di Lombardia The Milan Indoor is a defunct professional tennis... , Italy |
Carpet | Netherlands Martin Verkerk Martin Verkerk Martin Willem Verkerk is a retired Dutch tennis player. As a relatively unknown player, he had a brilliant run at the French Open in 2003, reaching the final before losing to Spaniard Juan Carlos Ferrero... |
4–6, 7–5, 5–7 |
Doubles: 41 (27–14)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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| Runner-up | 1. | 7 February 1994 | Marseille, France | Carpet | Czech Republic Martin Damm Martin Damm Martin Damm was a professional tennis player from Czechia. He is 6'2" 195 lb and is best known as a doubles player . ,his highest singles ranking 42 as of August 1997... |
Netherlands Jan Siemerink Jan Siemerink Johannes Martinus Siemerink is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands.-Career:... Czech Republic Daniel VacekDaniel Vacek Daniel Vacek is a former tennis player from Czechoslovakia and the Czechia who turned professional in 1990.Vacek represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was defeated in the second round... |
7–6, 4–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 11 April 1994 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Czech Republic David Rikl David Rikl David Rikl is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. The left-handed Rikl turned professional in 1989. The Czech's success came mostly in doubles, having been a runner-up at the 2004 US Open and 2001 Wimbledon Championships. However, Rikl did achieve a top-100 singles... |
United States Jim Courier Jim Courier James Spencer "Jim" Courier, Jr. is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. During his career, he won four Grand Slam singles titles, two at the French Open and two at the Australian Open...  Spain Javier SánchezJavier Sánchez Javier Sánchez Vicario is a former professional tennis player from Spain.Sánchez won the US Open junior title in 1986, and then turned professional. He won his first professional doubles titles in 1987. His first top-level singles title came in 1988 at Buenos Aires. During his career he won a... |
5–7, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 25 April 1994 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Czech Republic Daniel Vacek Daniel Vacek Daniel Vacek is a former tennis player from Czechoslovakia and the Czechia who turned professional in 1990.Vacek represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was defeated in the second round... |
Sweden Nicklas Kulti Nicklas Kulti Nicklas Kulti is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.Kulti was ranked the World No. 1 junior tennis player in 1989 after winning the Australian Open and Wimbledon junior titles, and finishing runner-up at the US Open.In 1990, Kulti won his first top-level singles title at Adelaide... Sweden Magnus LarssonMagnus Larsson Per Henrik Magnus Larsson is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.Larsson turned professional in 1989 and won his first top-level singles title at Florence in 1990. His first doubles title was also won in Florence, in 1991.Some of the most significant highlights of Larsson's career came... |
6–3, 6–7, 4–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 2 May 1994 | Munich BMW Open The BMW Open is a tennis tournament held in Munich, Germany. Held since 1900, the tournament is played on outdoor clay courts and is a part of the ATP Tour schedule.-History:... , Germany |
Clay | Czech Republic David Rikl |
Germany Boris Becker Boris Becker Boris Franz Becker is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from Germany. He is a six-time Grand Slam singles champion, an Olympic gold medalist, and the youngest-ever winner of the men's singles title at Wimbledon at the age of 17... Czech Republic Petr KordaPetr Korda Petr Korda is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. He is best known for winning the Australian Open in 1998 and for testing positive for the banned substance, nandrolone, following a match at Wimbledon that same year.-Career:Korda was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia.He first... |
7–6, 7–5 |
| Winner | 3. | 16 May 1994 | Rome Rome Masters The Italian Open is an annual tennis tournament held in Rome, Italy. It is the most prestigious red clay tennis tournament in the world after the French Open, with the men's competition being an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, and the women's... , Italy |
Clay | Czech Republic David Rikl |
 South Africa Wayne FerreiraWayne Ferreira Wayne Richard Ferreira is a former tennis player from South Africa. He attended Parktown Boys' High School.... Spain Javier Sánchez |
6–1, 7–5 |
| Winner | 4. | 24 October 1994 | Lyon Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon The Open Sud de France is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour. It was held annually at the Palais des Sports de Gerland in Lyon, France, in October, from 1987 through to 2009, before being relocated to... , France |
Carpet | Switzerland Jakob Hlasek Jakob Hlasek Jakob Hlasek is a former professional tennis player from Switzerland.-Career:The major highlights of Hlasek's career came in 1992. He won the French Open men's doubles title that year... |
Czech Republic Martin Damm Martin Damm Martin Damm was a professional tennis player from Czechia. He is 6'2" 195 lb and is best known as a doubles player . ,his highest singles ranking 42 as of August 1997... Australia Patrick RafterPatrick Rafter Patrick "Pat" Michael Rafter is an Australian former World No. 1 tennis player. He twice won the men's singles title at the US Open and was twice the runner-up at Wimbledon. Rafter was elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2006. He was known for his natural serve-and-volley style of... |
6–7, 7–6, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 27 March 1995 | St. Petersburg St. Petersburg Open The St. Petersburg Open is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour. It has been held annually at the Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex in St. Petersburg, Russia,... , Russia |
Carpet | Switzerland Jakob Hlasek Jakob Hlasek Jakob Hlasek is a former professional tennis player from Switzerland.-Career:The major highlights of Hlasek's career came in 1992. He won the French Open men's doubles title that year... |
Czech Republic Martin Damm Martin Damm Martin Damm was a professional tennis player from Czechia. He is 6'2" 195 lb and is best known as a doubles player . ,his highest singles ranking 42 as of August 1997... Sweden Anders JärrydAnders Järryd Anders Per Järryd is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. During his career he won eight Grand Slam doubles titles , reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking, and achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 5.Järryd was born in Lidköping, Västra Götaland... |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 5. | 10 April 1995 | Estoril Estoril Open The Estoril Open is an ATP and WTA clay court tournament held in Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal . The men's tournament was created in 1990 and since its inception, every champion except 2004 champion Juan Ignacio Chela and 2009–2010 champion Albert Montañés has been in the Top 10 of the ATP rankings,... , Portugal |
Clay | Russia Andrei Olhovskiy Andrei Olhovskiy Andrei Olhovskiy is a former tennis player from Russia, who turned professional in 1989.... |
Germany Marc-Kevin Goellner Marc-Kevin Goellner Marc-Kevin Peter Goellner is a former professional tennis player from Germany.The son of a German diplomat, Goellner lived in Rio de Janeiro, Tel Aviv, Sydney as a youngster before moving to Germany in 1986. In 1990, he suffered two torn ligaments in his left foot, which almost ended his tennis...  Italy Diego NargisoDiego Nargiso Diego Nargiso is a former tennis player from Italy.Having turned professional in 1987, Nargiso represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where he was defeated in the second round by America's eventual runner-up Tim Mayotte... |
5–7, 7–5, 6–2 |
| Winner | 6. | 15 May 1995 | Hamburg Hamburg Masters The German Open Hamburg, established in 1892, is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Hamburg, Germany and part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour. Originally a Grand Prix Tennis Tour event between 1978 and 1989 it was part of the Grand Prix Championship... , Germany |
Clay | South Africa Wayne Ferreira Wayne Ferreira Wayne Richard Ferreira is a former tennis player from South Africa. He attended Parktown Boys' High School.... |
Zimbabwe Byron Black Byron Black Byron Black is a former touring professional tennis and Davis Cup player for Zimbabwe.- Biography :He is the brother of Cara and Wayne Black, both professional tennis players... Russia Andrei OlhovskiyAndrei Olhovskiy Andrei Olhovskiy is a former tennis player from Russia, who turned professional in 1989.... |
6–1, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 26 June 1995 | Halle Gerry Weber Open The Gerry Weber Open is a tennis tournament held in Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Held since 1993, the tournament is played on four outdoor grass courts and is a part of the ATP World Tour 250 series on the ATP Tour schedule.... , Germany |
Grass | Russia Andrei Olhovskiy Andrei Olhovskiy Andrei Olhovskiy is a former tennis player from Russia, who turned professional in 1989.... |
Netherlands Jacco Eltingh Jacco Eltingh Jacco Folkert Eltingh is a former professional male tennis player and former World No. 1 doubles player from the Netherlands.He is best remembered for his success in doubles with fellow countryman Paul Haarhuis... Netherlands Paul HaarhuisPaul Haarhuis Paul Vincent Nicholas Haarhuis is a Dutch former professional tennis player. He is a former World No. 1 doubles player. He won six Grand Slam men's doubles titles, five with Jacco Eltingh and one with Yevgeny Kafelnikov.-Personal life:... |
2–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Winner | 7. | 31 July 1995 | Montreal Canada Masters The Canada Masters , currently sponsored as the Rogers Cup, is an annual tennis tournament held in Canada. The men's competition is a Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour. The women's competition is a Premier 5 tournament on the Women's Tennis Association tour... , Canada |
Hard | Russia Andrei Olhovskiy |
United States Brian MacPhie Australia Sandon Stolle Sandon Stolle Sandon Stolle is a former professional male tennis player from Australia and former World No. 2 in doubles .Stolle is the son of former Australian tennis champion Fred Stolle... |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Winner | 8. | 23 October 1995 | Lyon Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon The Open Sud de France is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour. It was held annually at the Palais des Sports de Gerland in Lyon, France, in October, from 1987 through to 2009, before being relocated to... , France |
Carpet | Switzerland Jakob Hlasek |
South Africa John-Laffnie de Jager South Africa Wayne Ferreira |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 26 February 1996 | Antwerp, Belgium | Carpet | Netherlands Menno Oosting Menno Oosting Menno Oosting was a professional tennis player from the Netherlands, who won seven ATP Tour doubles titles and reached 11 finals in his career.... |
Sweden Jonas Björkman Jonas Björkman Jonas Lars Björkman is a former World Number 4 Swedish professional tennis player. He is also a former World No. 1 in doubles. Björkman retired from professional tennis after competing at the 2008 Tennis Masters Cup Doubles championships.... Sweden Nicklas Kulti |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 9. | 1 April 1996 | St. Petersburg St. Petersburg Open The St. Petersburg Open is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour. It has been held annually at the Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex in St. Petersburg, Russia,... , Russia |
Carpet | Russia Andrei Olhovskiy |
Sweden Nicklas Kulti Nicklas Kulti Nicklas Kulti is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.Kulti was ranked the World No. 1 junior tennis player in 1989 after winning the Australian Open and Wimbledon junior titles, and finishing runner-up at the US Open.In 1990, Kulti won his first top-level singles title at Adelaide... Sweden Peter Nyborg |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 10. | 6 May 1996 | Prague ATP Prague The Prague Open is a defunct Grand Prix and ATP affiliated tennis tournament played from 1987 to 1999. It was held in Prague in the Czech Republic and played on outdoor clay courts.-Singles:-Doubles:-References:*... , Czech Republic |
Clay | Czech Republic Daniel Vacek Daniel Vacek Daniel Vacek is a former tennis player from Czechoslovakia and the Czechia who turned professional in 1990.Vacek represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was defeated in the second round... |
 Argentina Luis LoboLuis Lobo Luis Lobo is a professional male tennis player from Argentina, who won the gold medal in the men's doubles competition at the 1995 Pan American Games.... Spain Javier Sánchez |
6–3, 6–7, 6–3 |
| Winner | 11. | 10 June 1996 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Czech Republic Daniel Vacek |
Switzerland Jakob Hlasek Jakob Hlasek Jakob Hlasek is a former professional tennis player from Switzerland.-Career:The major highlights of Hlasek's career came in 1992. He won the French Open men's doubles title that year... France Guy ForgetGuy Forget Guy Forget is a former French professional tennis player. During his career, he helped France win the Davis Cup in both 1991 and 1996. Since retiring as a player, he has served as France's Davis Cup team captain.-Career:... |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 24 June 1996 | Halle Gerry Weber Open The Gerry Weber Open is a tennis tournament held in Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Held since 1993, the tournament is played on four outdoor grass courts and is a part of the ATP World Tour 250 series on the ATP Tour schedule.... , Germany |
Grass | Czech Republic Daniel Vacek |
Zimbabwe Byron Black Byron Black Byron Black is a former touring professional tennis and Davis Cup player for Zimbabwe.- Biography :He is the brother of Cara and Wayne Black, both professional tennis players...  Canada Grant ConnellGrant Connell Grant Connell is a former professional tennis player from Canada. He was one of the world's top doubles player from the early through middle 1990s.... |
1–6, 5–7 |
| Winner | 12. | 30 September 1996 | Basel Davidoff Swiss Indoors The Swiss Indoors is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. Originally an event of the Grand Prix tennis circuit between 1970 and 1989. It is currently part of the World Tour 500 Series of the ATP Tour. It is held annually at the St... , Switzerland |
Hard (i) | Czech Republic Daniel Vacek |
South Africa David Adams David Adams (tennis) David Adams is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. He turned pro in 1989. During his career he won 19 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 33 times, including at the French Open in 1992. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No... Netherlands Menno OostingMenno Oosting Menno Oosting was a professional tennis player from the Netherlands, who won seven ATP Tour doubles titles and reached 11 finals in his career.... |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 13. | 14 October 1996 | Vienna BA-CA TennisTrophy The Erste Bank Open is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. Originally an event of the Grand Prix tennis circuit . It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour... , Austria |
Carpet | Czech Republic Daniel Vacek |
Czech Republic Pavel Vízner Pavel Vízner Pavel Vízner is a professional male tennis player from the Czech Republic. Vízner has reached the French Open final twice, having had turned professional in 1990 and achieved a career high doubles ranking of World Number 5 on September 10, 2007.- Career :While Vízner had played tournaments in 1988... Netherlands Menno Oosting |
7–6, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 4 November 1996 | Paris Paris Masters The Paris Masters is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Paris, France. It is played indoors at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy. The event is part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour... , France |
Carpet | Czech Republic Daniel Vacek |
Netherlands Jacco Eltingh Netherlands Paul Haarhuis |
4–6, 6–4, 6–7 |
| Winner | 14. | 9 June 1997 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Czech Republic Daniel Vacek |
Australia Todd Woodbridge Todd Woodbridge Todd Andrew Woodbridge is an Australian former tennis player. He was born in Sydney and turned professional in 1988. He is best known for his successful Doubles partnerships with Mark Woodforde and later Jonas Björkman... Australia Mark WoodfordeMark Woodforde Mark Woodforde is a former professional tennis player from Australia. He is best known as one half of "The Woodies", a doubles partnership with Todd Woodbridge.... |
7–6, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Winner | 15. | 14 July 1997 | Gstaad Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad The Swiss Open is a tennis tournament held in Gstaad, Switzerland. Held since 1915, the tournament is played on outdoor clay courts... , Switzerland |
Clay | Czech Republic Daniel Vacek |
United States Trevor Kronemann Australia David Macpherson David Macpherson (tennis) ----David Macpherson is a former professional male tennis player on the ATP tour.A product of player and coach, Tony Roche's junior tennis academy, he played lefthanded and turned professional in 1985. As a junior player Macpherson was one of Australia's top prospects in his peer group, reaching... |
4–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
| Winner | 16. | 8 September 1997 | U.S. Open U.S. Open (tennis) The US Open, formally the United States Open Tennis Championships, is a hardcourt tennis tournament which is the modern iteration of one of the oldest tennis championships in the world, the U.S. National Championship, which for men's singles was first contested in 1881... , New York |
Hard | Czech Republic Daniel Vacek |
Sweden Jonas Björkman Jonas Björkman Jonas Lars Björkman is a former World Number 4 Swedish professional tennis player. He is also a former World No. 1 in doubles. Björkman retired from professional tennis after competing at the 2008 Tennis Masters Cup Doubles championships.... Sweden Nicklas Kulti |
7–6, 6–3 |
| Winner | 17. | 23 February 1998 | Antwerp, Belgium | Hard | South Africa Wayne Ferreira |
Spain Tomás Carbonell Tomas Carbonell Tomás Carbonell Lladó is a former professional tennis player from Spain.Carbonell won 2 singles and 22 doubles titles on the ATP Tour in his career. He twice reached the semifinals of the French Open in doubles, in 1999 with Pablo Albano, and in 2000 with Martín García. Carbonell reached his... Spain Francisco RoigFrancisco Roig Francisco Roig Genís is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He was primarily a doubles player, winning 9 ATP World Tour titles and reaching 12 more finals. He retired from the tour in 2001... |
7–5, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 2 March 1998 | London, England | Carpet | Czech Republic Daniel Vacek |
Czech Republic Martin Damm United States Jim Grabb Jim Grabb Jim Grabb is a 6' 4" former professional tennis player.Grabb was twice ranked the World No. 1 doubles player, in 1989 and in 1993. A right-handed serve-and-volleyer, Grabb's best singles ranking was World No. 24, a ranking he achieved in February 1990.-College:Grabb is Jewish, and was born in... |
4–6, 5–7 |
| Winner | 18. | 19 October 1998 | Vienna BA-CA TennisTrophy The Erste Bank Open is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. Originally an event of the Grand Prix tennis circuit . It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour... , Austria |
Carpet | Czech Republic Daniel Vacek |
South Africa David Adams South Africa John-Laffnie de Jager |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 16 November 1998 | Moscow Kremlin Cup The Kremlin Cup is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour and is a Premier Tournament on the WTA Tour... , Russia |
Carpet | Czech Republic Daniel Vacek |
United States Jared Palmer Jared Palmer Jared Eiseley Palmer is a professional tennis player who won 28 professional doubles titles and one singles title in his career on the ATP Tour. He also won four double titles on the challenger's circuit... United States Jeff TarangoJeff Tarango Jeffrey Gail Tarango is a retired American professional tennis player. He was a top ten doubles player and a French Open doubles runner up, but is mostly remembered for defaulting a match at Wimbledon and his wife assaulting the umpire once Tarango had left the court.-Career summary:Tarango... |
4–6, 7–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 19. | 19 April 1999 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Netherlands Paul Haarhuis Paul Haarhuis Paul Vincent Nicholas Haarhuis is a Dutch former professional tennis player. He is a former World No. 1 doubles player. He won six Grand Slam men's doubles titles, five with Jacco Eltingh and one with Yevgeny Kafelnikov.-Personal life:... |
Italy Massimo Bertolini Italy Cristian Brandi |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 10. | 21 February 2000 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Hard (i) | United Kingdom Tim Henman Tim Henman Timothy Henry "Tim" Henman OBE is a retired English professional tennis player and former British Number One. Henman played a serve-and-volley style of tennis that suited the grass courts of Wimbledon. He was the first player from the United Kingdom since Roger Taylor in the 1970s to reach the... |
South Africa David Adams South Africa John-Laffnie de Jager |
7–5, 2–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 20. | 24 April 2000 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | South Africa Wayne Ferreira |
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis Paul Haarhuis Paul Vincent Nicholas Haarhuis is a Dutch former professional tennis player. He is a former World No. 1 doubles player. He won six Grand Slam men's doubles titles, five with Jacco Eltingh and one with Yevgeny Kafelnikov.-Personal life:... Australia Sandon Stolle |
6–3, 2–6, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 11. | 15 May 2000 | Rome Rome Masters The Italian Open is an annual tennis tournament held in Rome, Italy. It is the most prestigious red clay tennis tournament in the world after the French Open, with the men's competition being an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, and the women's... , Italy |
Clay | South Africa Wayne Ferreira Wayne Ferreira Wayne Richard Ferreira is a former tennis player from South Africa. He attended Parktown Boys' High School.... |
Czech Republic Martin Damm  Slovakia Dominik HrbatýDominik Hrbatý Dominik Hrbatý is a retired professional tennis player from Slovakia.-Personal life:Hrbatý was born on 4 January 1978 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia. His father was an architecture engineer and his younger brother is an umpire... |
4–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Winner | 21. | 16 October 2000 | Vienna BA-CA TennisTrophy The Erste Bank Open is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. Originally an event of the Grand Prix tennis circuit . It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour... , Austria |
Hard (i) | Nenad Zimonjić Nenad Zimonjic Nenad Zimonjić is a professional Serbian tennis player who is currently ranked World No. 3 in men's doubles. He is the second tennis doubles player from Serbia to hold the World No.1, after Slobodan Živojinović.-Career:... |
Czech Republic Jiří Novák Jirí Novák Jiří Novák is a former Czech tennis player, who was born in Zlín, Czechoslovakia but resides nowadays in Monte Carlo, Monaco.-Career:Novák turned professional in 1993 and won 7 singles and 18 doubles titles during his career, winning $7,614,063 in prize money. For six years, he was the... Czech Republic David RiklDavid Rikl David Rikl is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. The left-handed Rikl turned professional in 1989. The Czech's success came mostly in doubles, having been a runner-up at the 2004 US Open and 2001 Wimbledon Championships. However, Rikl did achieve a top-100 singles... |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Winner | 22. | 19 March 2001 | Indian Wells Indian Wells Masters The Indian Wells Masters is an annual tennis tournament held in Indian Wells, California.... , United States |
Hard | South Africa Wayne Ferreira |
Sweden Jonas Björkman Australia Todd Woodbridge |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Winner | 23. | 14 May 2001 | Rome Rome Masters The Italian Open is an annual tennis tournament held in Rome, Italy. It is the most prestigious red clay tennis tournament in the world after the French Open, with the men's competition being an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, and the women's... , Italy |
Clay | South Africa Wayne Ferreira |
Canada Daniel Nestor Daniel Nestor Daniel Mark Nestor, CM , born Danijel Nestorović September 4, 1972, in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, is a Serbian-born Canadian professional tennis player from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.... Australia Sandon Stolle |
6–4, 7–6(8–6) |
| Winner | 24. | 29 October 2001 | St. Petersburg St. Petersburg Open The St. Petersburg Open is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour. It has been held annually at the Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex in St. Petersburg, Russia,... , Russia |
Hard | Russia Denis Golovanov |
 Georgia (country) Irakli LabadzeIrakli Labadze Irakli Labadze |Georgia]]) is a professional tennis player. His career high singles ranking was "World No. 42" which he attained in July, 2004.Labadze turned pro in 1998, and has recently passed the $1 205 296 career prize money mark... Russia Marat SafinMarat Safin Marat Mikhailovich Safin is a retired Russian tennis player of Tatar descent. Safin won two grand slams and reached the world number 1 ranking during his career. He was also famous for his emotional outbursts and sometimes fiery temper on court. Safin also holds the record for most broken... |
7–5, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 12. | 22 April 2002 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Netherlands Paul Haarhuis Paul Haarhuis Paul Vincent Nicholas Haarhuis is a Dutch former professional tennis player. He is a former World No. 1 doubles player. He won six Grand Slam men's doubles titles, five with Jacco Eltingh and one with Yevgeny Kafelnikov.-Personal life:... |
Sweden Jonas Björkman Australia Todd Woodbridge Todd Woodbridge Todd Andrew Woodbridge is an Australian former tennis player. He was born in Sydney and turned professional in 1988. He is best known for his successful Doubles partnerships with Mark Woodforde and later Jonas Björkman... |
3–6, 6–3, [7–10] |
| Winner | 25. | 10 June 2002 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Netherlands Paul Haarhuis |
 The Bahamas Mark KnowlesMark Knowles Mark Knowles is a former World number 1 doubles professional male tennis player from the Bahamas, who will go down as one of the greatest athletes of his country for his longevity within his sport and charitable contributions off the court.After being awarded a scholarship to the Nick... Canada Daniel Nestor |
7–5, 6–4 |
| Winner | 26. | 17 March 2003 | Indian Wells Indian Wells Masters The Indian Wells Masters is an annual tennis tournament held in Indian Wells, California.... , United States |
Hard | South Africa Wayne Ferreira |
United States Bob Bryan Bob Bryan Robert Charles "Bob" Bryan is an American male professional tennis player. With his twin brother Mike, he has spent over 200 weeks as a World No. 1 doubles player. He has won eighteen Grand Slam titles, 11 in men's doubles and seven in mixed doubles. He turned professional in 1998... United States Mike BryanMike Bryan Michael Carl "Mike" Bryan is an American professional tennis player. He stands tall, weighs 192 lbs and plays right-handed. He turned professional in 1998. With his twin brother Bob, he has been World No... |
3–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 13. | 9 June 2003 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Netherlands Paul Haarhuis |
United States Bob Bryan Bob Bryan Robert Charles "Bob" Bryan is an American male professional tennis player. With his twin brother Mike, he has spent over 200 weeks as a World No. 1 doubles player. He has won eighteen Grand Slam titles, 11 in men's doubles and seven in mixed doubles. He turned professional in 1998... United States Mike BryanMike Bryan Michael Carl "Mike" Bryan is an American professional tennis player. He stands tall, weighs 192 lbs and plays right-handed. He turned professional in 1998. With his twin brother Bob, he has been World No... |
6–7, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 14. | 21 July 2003 | Stuttgart Mercedes Cup The Mercedes Cup is an ATP World Tour 250 series tennis tournament on the ATP Tour. Held since 1916 in Stuttgart, Germany, the Mercedes Cup is played on clay courts... , Germany |
Clay | Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett Kevin Ullyett Kevin Ullyett is a former professional tennis player from Zimbabwe. His primary success on the tour has been in men's doubles. He has won 24 doubles titles, including the 2001 US Open and the 2005 Australian Open, both with Wayne Black... |
Czech Republic Tomáš Cibulec Tomáš Cibulec Tomáš Cibulec is a quad-lingual professional Czech tennis player who turned professional in 1996. Cibulec reached his highest singles ranking on August 3, 1998, becoming world number 646. His highest doubles ranking is world number 21, which he reached on March 17, 2003... Czech Republic Pavel VíznerPavel Vízner Pavel Vízner is a professional male tennis player from the Czech Republic. Vízner has reached the French Open final twice, having had turned professional in 1990 and achieved a career high doubles ranking of World Number 5 on September 10, 2007.- Career :While Vízner had played tournaments in 1988... |
6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 27. | 4 August 2003 | Washington, D.C. Legg Mason Tennis Classic The Legg Mason Tennis Classic is an annual late-summer men's tennis tournament played in Washington, D.C. as part of the ATP Tour. It was first held in 1969. It was later known as the Sovran Bank Classic. . Originally an event of the Grand Prix Tennis Tour and part of the Grand Prix Championship... , United States |
Hard |  Armenia Sargis SargsianSargis Sargsian Sargis Sargsian is a former professional tennis player from Armenia.Sargsian turned pro in 1995, and has won one singles and two doubles titles during his career on the ATP Tour... |
South Africa Chris Haggard Chris Haggard Chris Haggard is a professional tennis player from South Africa.After finishing runner-up in the NAIA national men's tennis championship singles draw in 1991 while playing for Auburn University-Montgomery, Haggard turned pro in 1993. He has won six ATP Tour doubles titles and finished runner-up a... Australia Paul HanleyPaul Hanley (tennis) Paul Jason Hanley is a professional male tennis player from Australia, specialising in doubles. His parents, Jay and Judy, co-own a tennis centre, one of the main reasons Hanley pursued a career in the sport.He lost the 2005 Wimbledon finals in mixed doubles, playing with Tatiana Perebiynis... |
7–5, 4–6, 6–2 |
Singles
| Tournament | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | SR | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slams | ||||||||||||||
| Australian Open Australian Open The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court... |
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 |
| 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 |
| Year-End Championship | ||||||||||||||
| Tennis Masters Cup Tennis Masters Cup The Barclays ATP World Tour Finals is a tennis tournament played at the end of each year, involving the top eight players in the men's tennis world rankings.... |
A | A | A | RR | RR | F | RR | SF | RR | SF | A | A | 0 / 7 | 11–14 |
| ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Indian Wells Masters The Indian Wells Masters is an annual tennis tournament held in Indian Wells, California.... |
A | LQ | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | SF | QF | 2R | 0 / 6 | 9–6 |
| Miami Miami Masters The Miami Masters is an annual tennis tournament for men and women held in Key Biscayne, Miami, Florida. It is an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the men's tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the women's tour and is played on hard courts at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park... |
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 Rome Masters The Italian Open is an annual tennis tournament held in Rome, Italy. It is the most prestigious red clay tennis tournament in the world after the French Open, with the men's competition being an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, and the women's... |
A | A | 2R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 2R | SF | 0 / 10 | 16–10 |
| Hamburg Hamburg Masters The German Open Hamburg, established in 1892, is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Hamburg, Germany and part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour. Originally a Grand Prix Tennis Tour event between 1978 and 1989 it was part of the Grand Prix Championship... |
A | A | F | 1R | SF | SF | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 8 | 11–8 |
| Canada Canada Masters The Canada Masters , currently sponsored as the Rogers Cup, is an annual tennis tournament held in Canada. The men's competition is a Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour. The women's competition is a Premier 5 tournament on the Women's Tennis Association tour... |
A | A | A | QF | A | SF | QF | F | QF | 1R | 3R | 2R | 0 / 8 | 17–8 |
| Cincinnati Cincinnati Masters The Cincinnati Open is an annual outdoor hardcourts tennis event held in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio, USA. The event started on September 18, 1899 and is the oldest tennis tournament in the United States played in its original city., Between... |
A | A | 2R | 1R | QF | QF | SF | SF | 3R | QF | 1R | 2R | 0 / 10 | 17–10 |
| Madrid (Stuttgart) Madrid Masters There are two sporting events named the Madrid Masters:*Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open — a men's and women's tennis tournament*Madrid Masters... |
LQ | 2R | SF | 2R | 1R | 2R | F | 2R | SF | SF | 2R | 1R | 0 / 11 | 15–11 |
| Paris Paris Masters The Paris Masters is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Paris, France. It is played indoors at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy. The event is part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour... |
A | LQ | 2R | 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 | ||
Doubles
| Tournament | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | SR | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slams | ||||||||||||||
| Australian Open Australian Open The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court... |
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 |
| ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Indian Wells Masters The Indian Wells Masters is an annual tennis tournament held in Indian Wells, California.... |
A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | 1R | SF | W | 1R | W | 2 / 6 | 14–4 |
| Miami Miami Masters The Miami Masters is an annual tennis tournament for men and women held in Key Biscayne, Miami, Florida. It is an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the men's tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the women's tour and is played on hard courts at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park... |
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 Rome Masters The Italian Open is an annual tennis tournament held in Rome, Italy. It is the most prestigious red clay tennis tournament in the world after the French Open, with the men's competition being an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, and the women's... |
A | A | W | A | QF | 2R | QF | 1R | F | W | 2R | QF | 2 / 9 | 22–7 |
| Hamburg Hamburg Masters The German Open Hamburg, established in 1892, is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Hamburg, Germany and part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour. Originally a Grand Prix Tennis Tour event between 1978 and 1989 it was part of the Grand Prix Championship... |
A | A | A | W | 1R | SF | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | SF | A | 1 / 7 | 10–6 |
| Canada Canada Masters The Canada Masters , currently sponsored as the Rogers Cup, is an annual tennis tournament held in Canada. The men's competition is a Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour. The women's competition is a Premier 5 tournament on the Women's Tennis Association tour... |
A | A | A | W | A | QF | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1 / 8 | 5–7 |
| Cincinnati Cincinnati Masters The Cincinnati Open is an annual outdoor hardcourts tennis event held in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio, USA. The event started on September 18, 1899 and is the oldest tennis tournament in the United States played in its original city., Between... |
A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | SF | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 10 | 6–9 |
| Madrid (Stuttgart) Madrid Masters There are two sporting events named the Madrid Masters:*Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open — a men's and women's tennis tournament*Madrid Masters... |
A | A | QF | QF | 1R | 1R | QF | 1R | QF | QF | 2R | A | 0 / 9 | 10–8 |
| Paris Paris Masters The Paris Masters is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Paris, France. It is played indoors at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy. The event is part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour... |
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 | ||
Tennis records
- He played exclusively with and endorsed racquets from Austrian company Fischer throughout his career.
- One of seven players to beat Roger Federer at Wimbledon; the other six being Jiri Novak (1999), Tim Henman (2001), Mario Ancic (2002), Rafael Nadal (2008), Tomáš Berdych (2010) and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (2011).
- 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.
- Kafelnikov owns the second-best career winning percentage against Roger FedererRoger FedererRoger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP no. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks, and 285 weeks overall. As of 28 November 2011, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals . Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles...
amongst those with more than four matches against him (Nadal having the best). Kafelnikov is 4–2 against Federer, joined by Àlex CorretjaÀlex CorretjaÀlex Corretja i Verdegay is a former professional tennis player from Spain. During his career, he finished runner-up twice at the French Open . He won the ATP Tour World Championships in 1998 and reached his career-high singles ranking of world no. 2 in 1999...
, Rafael NadalRafael NadalRafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. , he is ranked No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals...
and Andy Murray as the only players with winning records against Federer in more than four matches. See: Roger Federer career statisticsRoger Federer career statisticsThis is a list of the main career statistics of professional tennis player Roger Federer.-Singles: 23 :Federer is the 6th man to achieve a singles Career Grand Slam. With 16, Federer has won more singles Grand Slam titles than any other man. With 23, Federer has reached more singles Grand Slam...
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Other interests
- 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.
- Kafelnikov is now a keen semi-professional golfer, who is in close contact with Russia's only qualified golf professional, Mark NicholsMark Nichols (golfer)Mark Andrew Nichols is an English professional golfer.Nichols was born on the Isle of Sheppey. He played on the European Tour in 1994 and 1995, and the second tier Challenge Tour from 1990 to 1993, and again in 1996...
, who lives in Moscow, but is originally from England.
- 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.
- Kafelnikov starred in Virtua TennisVirtua TennisVirtua Tennis is a 1999 tennis arcade game created by Sega-AM3. The player competes through tennis tournaments and various arcade modes. For the home console market the game was expanded with the introduction of the campaign mode. It was later ported to Dreamcast in 2000, and for Microsoft Windows...
, an arcade tennis game. In the Play Station 2 version, he has a strong backhand. On the arcade version, he is an all-around player; this attribute led to him being paired alongside Serena WilliamsSerena WilliamsSerena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. The Women's Tennis Association has ranked her world no. 1 in singles on five separate occasions. She became the world no. 1 for the first time on July 8, 2002 and regained this ranking for the fifth time on...
by Chris Lambert and Harry Whittle (mentored by Richard Brown) in their completion of the game at St Catherine's College, OxfordSt Catherine's College, OxfordSt Catherine's College, often called Catz, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Its motto is Nova et Vetera...
. The machine had previously been unbeaten since its introduction to the JCR in 2002.