Yevgeny Kafelnikov
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Gold | 2000 Sydney | Singles |
Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov (Russian: Евгений Александрович Кафельников; ; born 18 February 1974) is a former world no. 1 tennis player from Russia. He won two Grand Slam singles titles, which were the 1996 French Open and the 1999 Australian Open. He also won four Grand Slam doubles titles, and the Men's Singles Gold medal at the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000. 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.
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