Match facts
Australian Open 1996PlayersAt the time of the match
| Boris Becker | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank at event | #4 | #6 |
| Ranking points | 3,325 | 2,660 |
| Seed | #4 | #6 |
| Country | GER | RUS |
| Age | 28 | 22 |
| Plays | Right | Right |
| Height | 190 cm | 190 cm |
| 1996 season | 42 - 15 | 80 - 26 |
| Hard record | 220 - 70 (75.9%) | 260 - 124 (67.7%) |
| Career record | 716 - 225 (76.1%) | 613 - 307 (66.6%) |
Head-to-head6 meetings
1997-06-09 · Halle · Grass
Yevgeny Kafelnikov6-36-4SemifinalBoris Becker 1996-11-19 · Tour Finals · Carpet
Boris Becker6-47-5Round RobinYevgeny Kafelnikov 1996-01-15 · Australian Open · Hard
Boris Becker6-47-6(9)6-1QuarterfinalYevgeny Kafelnikov 1995-11-14 · Tour Finals · Carpet
Boris Becker6-47-5Round RobinYevgeny Kafelnikov 1995-02-20 · Stuttgart Indoor · Carpet
Boris Becker7-6(4)7-6(1)QuarterfinalYevgeny Kafelnikov 1995-02-13 · Milan · Carpet
Yevgeny Kafelnikov7-55-77-6(6)FinalBoris Becker Road in Australian Open1996
Boris Becker
Boris Becker6-43-64-66-36-3Round of 128Greg RusedskiBoris Becker4-63-66-26-16-4Round of 64Thomas JohanssonBoris Becker7-6(5)6-36-3Round of 32Magnus LarssonBoris Becker1-66-46-36-2Round of 16Brett StevenBoris Becker6-47-6(9)6-1QuarterfinalYevgeny KafelnikovBoris Becker6-46-26-0SemifinalMark WoodfordeBoris Becker6-26-42-66-2FinalMichael Chang Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Yevgeny Kafelnikov6-16-17-5Round of 128Fabrice SantoroYevgeny Kafelnikov6-16-26-3Round of 64Alex CorretjaYevgeny Kafelnikov7-55-76-46-2Round of 32Michael TebbuttYevgeny Kafelnikov6-36-26-4Round of 16Malivai WashingtonBoris Becker6-47-6(9)6-1QuarterfinalYevgeny Kafelnikov
Serve statistics
| Boris Becker | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 26 | 3 |
| Double faults | 4 | 4 |
| Service points | 122 | 99 |
| 1st serve in | 59.8% | 59.6% |
| 1st serve won | 95.9% | 78% |
| 2nd serve won | 53.1% | 40% |
| Service games | 15 | 14 |
| Break points saved | 0 / 0 | 4 / 7 |