Yevgeny Kafelnikov vs Tim Henman, Rotterdam 2000, Semifinal

ATP Intl Gold · Semifinal · Hard

Final

Yevgeny Kafelnikov

LostRank #636

Henman won in 3 sets · 2h 2m

1–2

Set 13–6

Set 26–4

Set 33–6

Tim Henman

WinnerRank #615

Venue

Rotterdam Ahoy

Rotterdam, NED· Hard

Court speed

What is court speed?

How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.

Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
Average97–103US Open, Dubai
Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
Very fast108+Basel

Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.

How court speed works

Fast

Altitude

4 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Sea level

Match stats

2h 2m

4Aces14

5Double faults5

57Service points won59

14Service games played14

9Service games won11

14Return games played14

4/944%Break points saved73%8/11

3/1127%Break points converted56%5/9

Head to head

0Kafelnikov

3Henman

3 meetings

Hard 0–2Clay 0–1

RotterdamSemifinal · 2000HardThis match
Tim Henman
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 6
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
DusseldorfRound robin · 2002Clay
Tim Henman
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁸
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 6⁶
IndianapolisQuarterfinal · 2000Hard
Tim Henman
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁴Set 2: 2

Form and path

Yevgeny Kafelnikov2–4

St. PetersburgHard

Madrid MastersHard

LRound of 64
Thomas Enqvist
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3
Yevgeny Kafelnikov · Retired

LyonCarpet

LRound of 32
Fernando Vicente
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 3

MoscowCarpet

Tim Henman2–4

US OpenHard

Cincinnati MastersHard

LRound of 64
Juan Ignacio Chela
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6
Tim Henman
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 3

WashingtonHard

LRound of 64
John Isner
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 7⁷
Tim Henman
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 6⁴

WimbledonGrass

Match research

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Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.

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Yevgeny Kafelnikov vs Tim Henman, Rotterdam 2000, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Form and path

Match research