R16 Halle Open 2005

Marat Safin #5 def. Fabrice Santoro #55

3-6 7-6(7) 3-2 (ret.)

The match ended when Fabrice Santoro retired.

Marat Safin defeated Fabrice Santoro 3-6 7-6(7) 3-2 RET after Fabrice Santoro retired in the 2005 Halle Open round of 16 on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMarat SafinFabrice Santoro
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
63
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
33
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
63.8%65.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
70.0%74.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
50.0%45.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
85.7%90.9%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
62.8%64.1%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
9.1%14.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
35.9%37.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
47.9%52.1%
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.
+0.1+1.5
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.
-1.5-0.1

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2005 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMarat SafinFabrice Santoro
Country RUS FRA
Birth dateJan 27, 1980Dec 9, 1972
Age2532
Height193 cm178 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)555
Ranking points (entering)3,065686
Elo (entering)1,9481,761
Current career W-L396–249462–435
Current career earnings$14,373,291$10,013,832
Pre-match H2H
Marat Safin #5 1 – 7 Fabrice Santoro #55

Path

Marat Safin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alexander Popp #1326-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 9, 2005R32

Marat Safin's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Olivier Rochus #396-4 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataJun 11, 2005QF

Fabrice Santoro's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andrei Pavel #457-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 9, 2005R32