SF Moscow 2006

Marat Safin #65 def. Igor Kunitsyn #122

6-4 6-3

Marat Safin defeated Igor Kunitsyn 6-4 6-3 in the 2006 Moscow semifinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMarat SafinIgor Kunitsyn
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
40
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
02
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
74.5%49.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
78.9%65.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
69.2%50.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%70.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
76.5%57.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
30.0%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
42.4%23.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
58.2%41.8%
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.
+14.0-4.8
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.
+4.9-14.0

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2006 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMarat SafinIgor Kunitsyn
Country RUS RUS
Birth dateJan 27, 1980Sep 30, 1981
Age2625
Height193 cm180 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)65122
Ranking points (entering)610364
Elo (entering)1,8521,570
Current career W-L396–24987–149
Current career earnings$14,373,291$2,861,069
Pre-match H2H
Marat Safin #65 1 – 0 Igor Kunitsyn #122

Path

Marat Safin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Janko Tipsarevic #757-6(5) 3-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 14, 2006QF
Daniele Bracciali #673-6 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 13, 2006R16
Nicolas Mahut #686-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 12, 2006R32

Marat Safin's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nikolay Davydenko #54-6 7-5 4-6LH2HMatch dataOct 15, 2006F

Igor Kunitsyn's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Arnaud Clement #546-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 14, 2006QF
Jan Hernych #896-4 4-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 13, 2006R16
Rainer Schuettler #876-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 12, 2006R32