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
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
1213
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
55
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
51.2%56.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
81.0%81.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
53.8%46.6%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
57.1%64.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
67.7%66.1%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
35.7%42.9%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
33.9%32.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.6%49.4%
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.
+5.7+4.1
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.
-4.1-5.7

* 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 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