Rainer Schuettler #47 def. Marat Safin #35

6-1 6-4

Rainer Schuettler defeated Marat Safin 6-1 6-4 in the 1999 Montpellier Open round of 32 on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Oct 21, 1999*
Tournament: Montpellier Open
Edition: 1999
Category: ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Carpet
Round: R32
Duration: 59m

Match Statistics

Stat	Rainer Schuettler	Marat Safin
Aces	0	7
Double faults	4	5
First serve %	57	38
First serve points won %	86	67
Second serve points won %	57	34
Break points saved %	75	56
Break points converted %	44	25
Service points won %	73	47
Return points won %	53	27
Total points won %	64	36

Player Comparison

Field	Rainer Schuettler	Marat Safin
Country	GER	RUS
Birth date	Apr 25, 1976	Jan 27, 1980
Age	23	19
Height	180 cm	193 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	47	35
Ranking points (entering)	900	1,134
Elo (entering)	1,636	1,718
Current career W-L	315–326	396–249
Current career earnings	$7,407,508	$14,373,291

Pre-match H2H

Rainer Schuettler #47 0 – 0 Marat Safin #35

Path

Rainer Schuettler's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Fabrice Santoro #39	6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 20, 1999	R64

Rainer Schuettler's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Magnus Gustafsson #74	4-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 22, 1999	R16

Marat Safin's path

No prior matches in this tournament.