Yevgeny Kafelnikov
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| 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 (66.6%) | ||||||||
| 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 (62.7%) | ||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||
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| Davis Cup | W (2002) | ||||||||
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Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov (Russian: Евгений Александрович Кафельников, IPA: [jɪvˈɡʲenʲɪj ˈkafʲɪlʲnʲɪkəf] ⓘ; born 18 February 1974) is a Russian former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Kafelnikov won 26 ATP Tour-level singles titles, including two majors at the 1996 French Open and the 1999 Australian Open, as well as an Olympic gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. He also won four major doubles titles (three at the French Open and one at the US Open), and is the most recent man to have won both the men's singles and doubles titles at the same major, which he achieved at the 1996 French Open. In 2019, Kafelnikov was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.