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
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
34
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
01
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
59.6%58.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
79.4%64.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
47.8%50.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
83.3%66.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
66.7%58.1%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
33.3%16.7%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
41.9%33.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
56.0%44.0%
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.
+4.7-3.8
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.
+3.8-4.7

* 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 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