R64 Roland Garros 1999

Marat Safin #31 def. Jens Knippschild #103

6-3 4-3 (ret.)

The match ended when Jens Knippschild retired.

Marat Safin defeated Jens Knippschild 6-3 4-3 RET after Jens Knippschild retired in the 1999 Roland Garros round of 64 on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMarat SafinJens Knippschild
Aces34
Double faults01
First serve %60.0%58.0%
First serve points won %79.0%64.0%
Second serve points won %48.0%50.0%
Break points saved %83.0%67.0%
Break points converted %33.0%17.0%
Service points won %67.0%58.0%
Return points won %42.0%33.0%
Total points won %56.0%44.0%

Player Comparison

FieldMarat SafinJens Knippschild
Country RUS GER
Birth dateJan 27, 1980Feb 15, 1975
Age1924
Height193 cm190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)31103
Ranking points (entering)1,156454
Elo (entering)1,7461,644
Current career W-L396–24947–69
Current career earnings$14,373,291$1,017,972
Pre-match H2H
Marat Safin #31 0 0 Jens Knippschild #103

Path

Marat Safin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jan Kroslak 6-2 4-6 6-3 3-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 26, 1999R128

Marat Safin's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Hicham Arazi #367-6(5) 3-6 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 30, 1999R32

Jens Knippschild's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Lionel Roux #2246-4 6-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataMay 26, 1999R128