Marat Safin #4 def. Lleyton Hewitt #2

1-6 6-3 6-4 6-4

Marat Safin defeated Lleyton Hewitt 1-6 6-3 6-4 6-4 in the 2005 Australian Open final on hard courts.

Match Information

Date
Jan 31, 2005*
Tournament
Australian Open
Edition
2005
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Round
F
Duration
2h 45m

Match Statistics

StatMarat SafinLleyton Hewitt
Aces187
Double faults13
First serve %6049
First serve points won %7370
Second serve points won %5752
Break points saved %6264
Break points converted %3638
Service points won %6661
Return points won %3934
Total points won %5248

Player Comparison

FieldMarat SafinLleyton Hewitt
Country RUS AUS
Birth dateJan 27, 1980Feb 24, 1981
Age2523
Height193 cm178 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)42
Ranking points (entering)3,3604,140
Elo (entering)2,0692,136
Current career W-L396–249567–244
Current career earnings$14,373,291$20,890,470
Pre-match H2H
Marat Safin #4 5 – 3 Lleyton Hewitt #2

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Path

Marat Safin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Roger Federer #15-7 6-4 5-7 7-6(6) 9-7WH2HMatch dataJan 30, 2005SF
Dominik Hrbaty #276-2 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 28, 2005QF
Olivier Rochus #534-6 7-6(1) 7-6(5) 7-6(2)WH2HMatch dataJan 26, 2005R16
Mario Ancic #296-4 3-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 23, 2005R32
Bohdan Ulihrach #956-4 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 2005R64
Novak Djokovic #1886-0 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2005R128

Marat Safin's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Lleyton Hewitt's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andy Roddick #23-6 7-6(3) 7-6(4) 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 30, 2005SF
David Nalbandian #96-3 6-2 1-6 3-6 10-8WH2HMatch dataJan 28, 2005QF
Rafael Nadal #567-5 3-6 1-6 7-6(3) 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 26, 2005R16
Juan Ignacio Chela #246-2 4-6 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 23, 2005R32
James Blake #944-6 7-6(8) 6-0 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 2005R64
Arnaud Clement #1116-3 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2005R128