R32 ABN AMRO Open 2003

Marat Safin #7 def. Xavier Malisse #24

7-5 6-3

Marat Safin defeated Xavier Malisse 7-5 6-3 in the 2003 ABN AMRO Open round of 32 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMarat SafinXavier Malisse
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
23
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
23
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
64.3%52.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
77.8%75.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
70.0%48.3%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
75.0%62.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
37.7%25.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
55.6%44.4%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+12.5-0.2
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+0.2-12.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2003 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMarat SafinXavier Malisse
Country RUS BEL
Birth dateJan 27, 1980Jul 19, 1980
Age2322
Height193 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)724
Ranking points (entering)2,2351,265
Elo (entering)1,9221,766
Current career W-L396–249282–266
Current career earnings$14,373,291$5,702,871
Pre-match H2H
Marat Safin #7 1 2 Xavier Malisse #24

No prior-path match data is available for this tournament stage.