Marat Safin #8 def. David Nalbandian #10

6-2 6-4 6-3

Marat Safin defeated David Nalbandian 6-2 6-4 6-3 in the 2004 Madrid Open final on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Oct 25, 2004*
Tournament: Madrid Open
Edition: 2004
Category: Masters 1000
Surface: Hard
Round: F
Duration: 1h 52m

Match Statistics

Stat	Marat Safin	David Nalbandian
Aces	15	1
Double faults	2	3
First serve %	58	50
First serve points won %	81	61
Second serve points won %	65	39
Break points saved %	33	54
Break points converted %	46	67
Service points won %	74	50
Return points won %	50	26
Total points won %	61	39

Player Comparison

Field	Marat Safin	David Nalbandian
Country	RUS	ARG
Birth date	Jan 27, 1980	Jan 1, 1982
Age	24	22
Height	193 cm	180 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	8	10
Ranking points (entering)	2,325	1,875
Elo (entering)	1,888	1,922
Current career W-L	396–249	358–187
Current career earnings	$14,373,291	$11,123,125

Pre-match H2H

Marat Safin #8 3 – 1 David Nalbandian #10

Path

Marat Safin's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andre Agassi #7	6-3 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 24, 2004	SF
Luis Horna #41	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 24, 2004	QF
Stefan Koubek #92	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 23, 2004	R16
Feliciano Lopez #27	7-5 6-7(5) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 21, 2004	R32

Marat Safin's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

David Nalbandian's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ivan Ljubicic #29	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 24, 2004	SF
Taylor Dent #40	7-6(4) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 24, 2004	QF
Paradorn Srichaphan #25	6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 23, 2004	R16
Robin Soderling #34	7-6(5) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 21, 2004	R32