R16 St. Petersburg 1999

Marat Safin #42 def. Mikael Tillstrom #99

6-3 6-4

Marat Safin defeated Mikael Tillstrom 6-3 6-4 in the 1999 St. Petersburg round of 16 on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMarat SafinMikael Tillstrom
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
101
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
09
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
49.1%56.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
92.3%75.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
55.6%28.6%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
0.0%57.1%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
73.6%54.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
42.9%100.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
45.3%26.4%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
58.1%41.9%
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.
+11.6-7.3
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.
+7.3-11.6

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1999 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMarat SafinMikael Tillstrom
Country RUS SWE
Birth dateJan 27, 1980Mar 5, 1972
Age1926
Height193 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)4299
Ranking points (entering)930519
Elo (entering)1,6791,659
Current career W-L396–249109–109
Current career earnings$14,373,291$2,030,525
Pre-match H2H
Marat Safin #42 0 0 Mikael Tillstrom #99

Path

Marat Safin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Guillermo Canas #986-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 11, 1999R32

Marat Safin's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Dominik Hrbaty #397-6(4) 7-6(2)WH2HMatch dataFeb 13, 1999QF

Mikael Tillstrom's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andrei Cherkasov #1543-6 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 11, 1999R32