What is Yevgeny Kafelnikov?
[[File:Kafelnikov_Lagardere_2009.jpg|thumb|Yevgeny Kafelnikov in 2009]] '''Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov''' (born February 18, 1974) is a [[retirement|retired]] [[Russians|Russian]] [[wikt:professional|professional]] [[tennis]] player. He won the [[French Open]] in 1996 and the [[Australian Open]] in 1999.<ref name=Grasso155>John Grasso, ''Historical Dictionary of Tennis'' (Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2011), p. 155</ref> Kafelnikov was world ranked number one from May 3 to June 13 1999.<ref>John Parsons, ''The Official Wimbledon Annual 1999'' (London: Hazleton Publishing Ltd; Gretna, LA: Pelican Publishing Co., 1999), p. 11</ref> He also won four Grand Slam doubles titles. Kafelnikov won the Men's Singles Gold medal at the [[2000 Summer Olympics|Sydney Olympic Games]] in 2000.<ref name=Grasso155/> He also helped Russia win the [[Davis Cup]] in 2002. He is the last man to have won both the Men's Singles and Doubles titles at the same Grand Slam tournament, which he did at the 1996 French Open. == References == {{reflist}} {{commons}} {{Tennis World Number Ones (men)|state=collapsed}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kafelnikov, Yevgeny}} [[Category:1974 births]] [[Category:Australian Open champions]] [[Category:French Open champions]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Male tennis players]] [[Category:Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Russian tennis players]] [[Category:World No. 1 tennis players]] {{Sports-bio-stub}}