R16 Ostrava 1998

Nicklas Kulti #472 def. Marat Safin #56

7-6(4) 7-6(1)

Nicklas Kulti defeated Marat Safin 7-6(4) 7-6(1) in the 1998 Ostrava round of 16 on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNicklas KultiMarat Safin
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
1214
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
34
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
48.6%54.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
86.1%79.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
63.2%44.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%100.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
74.3%63.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
0.0%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
36.7%25.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.9%47.1%
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.
+12.4+1.3
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.
-1.3-12.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1998 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldNicklas KultiMarat Safin
Country SWE RUS
Birth dateApr 22, 1971Jan 27, 1980
Age2718
Height190 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)47256
Ranking points (entering)57785
Elo (entering)1,5861,703
Current career W-L150–179396–249
Current career earnings$3,186,946$14,373,291
Pre-match H2H
Nicklas Kulti #472 0 0 Marat Safin #56

Path

Nicklas Kulti's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jan-Michael Gambill #493-6 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 22, 1998R32

Nicklas Kulti's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Thomas Enqvist #183-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataOct 24, 1998QF

Marat Safin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Petr Korda #56-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 22, 1998R32