R64 Australian Open 1999

Marat Safin #47 def. Gustavo Kuerten #23

6-3 5-7 4-6 6-3 6-4

Marat Safin defeated Gustavo Kuerten 6-3 5-7 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the 1999 Australian Open round of 64 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMarat SafinGustavo Kuerten
Aces1213
Double faults55
First serve %51.0%57.0%
First serve points won %81.0%81.0%
Second serve points won %54.0%47.0%
Break points saved %57.0%64.0%
Break points converted %36.0%43.0%
Service points won %68.0%66.0%
Return points won %34.0%32.0%
Total points won %51.0%49.0%

Player Comparison

FieldMarat SafinGustavo Kuerten
Country RUS BRA
Birth dateJan 27, 1980Sep 10, 1976
Age1822
Height193 cm190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)4723
Ranking points (entering)8611,518
Elo (entering)1,6761,803
Current career W-L396–249339–184
Current career earnings$14,373,291$14,807,000
Pre-match H2H
Marat Safin #47 1 0 Gustavo Kuerten #23

Path

Marat Safin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
David Prinosil #766-2 7-6(4) 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 1999R128

Marat Safin's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Karol Kucera #112-6 3-6 2-6LH2HMatch dataJan 24, 1999R32

Gustavo Kuerten's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marcos Ondruska #1386-4 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 1999R128