SF Barcelona Open 2003

Marat Safin #8 def. Juan Carlos Ferrero #3

6-4 6-3

Marat Safin defeated Juan Carlos Ferrero 6-4 6-3 in the 2003 Barcelona Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMarat SafinJuan Carlos Ferrero
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
124
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
14
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
70.4%66.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
76.3%69.4%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
62.5%27.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
0.0%25.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
72.2%55.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
75.0%100.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
44.4%27.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
58.3%41.7%
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.
+9.7-6.9
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.
+6.9-9.7

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2003 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMarat SafinJuan Carlos Ferrero
Country RUS ESP
Birth dateJan 27, 1980Feb 12, 1980
Age2323
Height193 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)83
Ranking points (entering)1,9653,135
Elo (entering)1,8861,978
Current career W-L396–249461–256
Current career earnings$14,373,291$13,998,165
Pre-match H2H

Path

Marat Safin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Gaston Gaudio #216-4 4-6 7-5WH2HMatch dataApr 26, 2003QF
Jarkko Nieminen #356-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataApr 25, 2003R16
Salvador Navarro #2067-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 24, 2003R32

Marat Safin's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Carlos Moya #47-5 2-6 2-6 0-3 (ret.)LH2HMatch dataApr 27, 2003F

Juan Carlos Ferrero's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Gustavo Kuerten #156-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 26, 2003QF
Filippo Volandri #986-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 25, 2003R16
Franco Squillari #926-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataApr 24, 2003R32