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.jpg) Yevgeny Kafelnikov in 2023 | |||||||||
| Full name | Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov | ||||||||
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| Country (sports) |  Russia | ||||||||
| Residence | Sochi, Russia | ||||||||
| Born | 18 February 1974 Sochi, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||
| Turned pro | 1992 | ||||||||
| Retired | 2010 (last match 2003) | ||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | ||||||||
| Prize money | $23,883,797 | ||||||||
| Int. Tennis HoF | 2019 (member page) | ||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||
| Career record | 609–306 | ||||||||
| Career titles | 26 | ||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (3 May 1999) | ||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||
| Australian Open | W (1999) | ||||||||
| French Open | W (1996) | ||||||||
| Wimbledon | QF (1995) | ||||||||
| US Open | SF (1999, 2001) | ||||||||
| Other tournaments | |||||||||
| Tour Finals | F (1997) | ||||||||
| Grand Slam Cup | SF (1995, 1996) | ||||||||
| Olympic Games | W (2000) | ||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||
| Career record | 358–213 | ||||||||
| Career titles | 27 | ||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 4 (30 March 1998) | ||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||
| Australian Open | QF (1995, 1999) | ||||||||
| French Open | W (1996, 1997, 2002) | ||||||||
| Wimbledon | SF (1994, 1995) | ||||||||
| US Open | W (1997) | ||||||||
| Team competitions | |||||||||
| Davis Cup | W (2002) | ||||||||
Medal record
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Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov (Russian: Евгений Александрович Кафельников, IPA: [jɪvˈɡʲenʲɪj ˈkafʲɪlʲnʲɪkəf] ; born 18 February 1974) is a Russian former world No. 1 tennis player. He won two Grand Slam singles titles; the 1996 French Open and the 1999 Australian Open, and a gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. He also won four Grand Slam doubles titles, and is the most recent man to have won both the men's singles and doubles titles at the same Grand Slam tournament (which he accomplished at the 1996 French Open). In 2019, Kafelnikov was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.[1]
- ^ "Yevgeny Kafelnikov". International Tennis Hall of Fame.