SF St. Petersburg 1999

Marc Rosset #24 def. Marat Safin #42

6-3 6-2

Marc Rosset defeated Marat Safin 6-3 6-2 in the 1999 St. Petersburg semifinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMarc RossetMarat Safin
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
52
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
62
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
45.6%48.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
73.1%64.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
48.4%30.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
0.0%58.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
59.6%46.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
41.7%100.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
53.4%40.4%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
56.5%43.5%
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.
-2.3-15.4
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.
+15.4+2.3

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1999 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMarc RossetMarat Safin
Country SUI RUS
Birth dateNov 7, 1970Jan 27, 1980
Age2819
Height201 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2442
Ranking points (entering)1,459930
Elo (entering)1,8511,712
Current career W-L406–335396–249
Current career earnings$6,812,693$14,373,291
Pre-match H2H
Marc Rosset #24 0 0 Marat Safin #42

Path

Marc Rosset's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andrei Pavel #476-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 13, 1999QF
Sebastien Grosjean #906-2 7-6(2)WH2HMatch dataFeb 12, 1999R16
Sergei Petrouchevsky 6-0 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 11, 1999R32

Marc Rosset's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
David Prinosil #796-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 14, 1999F

Marat Safin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Dominik Hrbaty #397-6(4) 7-6(2)WH2HMatch dataFeb 13, 1999QF
Mikael Tillstrom #996-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 12, 1999R16
Guillermo Canas #986-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 11, 1999R32