Yevgeny Kafelnikov vs Gustavo Kuerten, US Open 2001, Quarterfinal

Grand Slam · Quarterfinal · Hard

Final

Yevgeny Kafelnikov

WinnerRank #6363.0031%Upset

Kafelnikov won in 3 sets · 1h 32m

3–0

Set 16–4

Set 26–0

Set 36–3

Gustavo Kuerten

LostRank #11321.3569%

Venue

USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center

Flushing, USA· 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

1.1vs last year

Wind

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No reading

Humidity

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No reading

Temperature

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No reading

Altitude

5 m

Sea level

Match stats

1h 32m

4Aces2

4Double faults0

57Service points won41

12Service games played13

12Service games won8

13Return games played12

3/3100%Break points saved55%6/11

5/1145%Break points converted0%0/3

Head to head

3Kafelnikov

4Kuerten

7 meetings

Hard 3–2Clay 0–2

US OpenQuarterfinal · 2001HardThis match
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Gustavo Kuerten
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 0Set 3: 3
ATP FinalsRound robin · 2001Hard
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 6
Gustavo Kuerten
Sets won: 1Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
Cincinnati MastersQuarterfinal · 2001Hard
Gustavo Kuerten
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 4
Roland GarrosQuarterfinal · 2001Clay
Gustavo Kuerten
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 7⁷Set 4: 6
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Sets won: 1Set 1: 1Set 2: 6Set 3: 6³Set 4: 4
ATP FinalsRound robin · 2000Hard
Gustavo Kuerten
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4
Olympic GamesQuarterfinal · 2000Hard
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7
Gustavo Kuerten
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 5

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

Gustavo Kuerten1–5

Roland GarrosClay

LRound of 128
Paul Henri Mathieu
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Gustavo Kuerten
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4Set 3: 2

Monte Carlo MastersClay

LRound of 64
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Gustavo Kuerten
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 2

Florianopolis CHClay

Miami MastersHard

LRound of 128
Sebastien Grosjean
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7
Gustavo Kuerten
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 5

Costa Do SauipeClay

LRound of 32
Carlos Berlocq
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6
Gustavo Kuerten
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 1

Match research

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Everything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.

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 Gustavo Kuerten, US Open 2001, Quarterfinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Form and path

Match research