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Marat Safin #35 def. Nicolas Lapentti #8

7-6(3) 7-5

Match Information

Date Apr 29, 2000*
Tournament Barcelona
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundQF
Winner Marat Safin
Score7-6(3) 7-5
Loser Nicolas Lapentti
Duration1h 31m
StatMarat SafinNicolas Lapentti
Aces129
Double faults03
First serve %5561
First serve points won %8979
Second serve points won %5552
Break points saved %033
Break points converted %67100
Service points won %7469
Return points won %3126
Total points won %5347

Pre-match Comparison

FieldMarat SafinNicolas Lapentti
Country RUS ECU
Birth dateJan 27, 1980Aug 13, 1976
Age2023
Height193188
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)358
Ranking points (entering)9211,960
Elo (entering)1,7181,880
Career W-L395–247282–280
Career earnings$14,373,291$6,315,143
Pre-match H2H
Marat Safin 0 0 Nicolas Lapentti

Path

Marat Safin's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 28, 2000R16 Gaston Gaudio 6-4 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch data
Apr 27, 2000R32 Mariano Puerta 6-7(2) 7-6(1) 6-4WH2HMatch data
Apr 26, 2000R64 Mariano Zabaleta 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data

Marat Safin's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 29, 2000SF Magnus Norman 2-6 7-6(4) 6-3WH2HMatch data

Nicolas Lapentti's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 28, 2000R16 Dominik Hrbaty 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
Apr 27, 2000R32 Felix Mantilla 6-3 6-0WH2HMatch data