SF Washington Open 2006

Arnaud Clement #57 def. Marat Safin #92

7-6(5) 7-6(4)

Arnaud Clement defeated Marat Safin 7-6(5) 7-6(4) in the 2006 Washington Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Aug 5, 2006*
Tournament: Washington Open
Edition: 2006
Category: ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 2h 2m

Match Statistics

Stat	Arnaud Clement	Marat Safin
Aces	4	9
Double faults	1	5
First serve %	61.0%	58.0%
First serve points won %	80.0%	69.0%
Second serve points won %	66.0%	50.0%
Break points saved %	60.0%	78.0%
Break points converted %	22.0%	40.0%
Service points won %	74.0%	61.0%
Return points won %	39.0%	26.0%
Total points won %	55.0%	45.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Arnaud Clement	Marat Safin
Country	FRA	RUS
Birth date	Dec 17, 1977	Jan 27, 1980
Age	28	26
Height	173 cm	193 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	57	92
Ranking points (entering)	677	440
Elo (entering)	1,776	1,820
Current career W-L	302–315	396–249
Current career earnings	$7,125,228	$14,373,291

Pre-match H2H

Arnaud Clement #57 0 – 1 Marat Safin #92

Path

Arnaud Clement's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Lleyton Hewitt #12	7-6(1) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 5, 2006	QF
Dominik Hrbaty #21	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 4, 2006	R16
Ryan Sweeting	6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 3, 2006	R32

Arnaud Clement's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andy Murray #35	7-6(3) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 6, 2006	F

Marat Safin's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Wesley Moodie #86	7-6(5) 7-6(9)	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 5, 2006	QF
James Blake #5	7-6(6) 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 4, 2006	R16
Nicolas Mahut #66	6-3 5-7 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 3, 2006	R32
Igor Kunitsyn #99	6-3 7-6(6)	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 2, 2006	R64