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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 ...
May 3, 1999 · Larry Stefanki on Kafelnikov "He was a workhorse, playing both singles and doubles most weeks. Yevgeny and competition merely went together. He always showed up to win. He loved the big matches and played his best tennis under the most extreme pressure. He absolutely cherished being under the gun to have to win a match." Kafelnikov on Kafelnikov
Yevgeny Kafelnikov was born on February 18, 1974, in Sochi, Russia. He was introduced to tennis at a young age by his father, who was a professional tennis player himself. Kafelnikov showed natural talent and passion for the sport from the beginning, spending hours on the court perfecting his skills.
Contemporary tennis greats don’t come as sturdy and versatile as 2019 International Tennis Hall of Fame inductee Yevgeny Kafelnikov. From 1992 to 2003, Kafelnikov was relentless, thoroughly engaged by competition. All told, this man from Russia would earn nearly 1,000 match wins in singles and doubles – rare double-duty in recent tennis ...
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Official tennis player profile of Yevgeny Kafelnikov on the ATP Tour. Featuring news, bio, rankings, playing activity, coach, stats, win-loss, points breakdown ...
Kafelnikov was born February 18, 1974, in Sochi. A 6-foot-3 blond, he preferred the baseline, though he was a sharp volleyer. He was a rare singles-doubles combiner, also winning four doubles majors—the French in 1996-97 with Daniel Vacek and 2002 with Paul Haarhuis; the U.S. Open in 1997 with Vacek. At the 1996 French, he was the first to ...
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