SF U.S. Pro Tennis Championships 1999

Marat Safin #33 def. Sjeng Schalken #51

5-7 6-3 6-1

Marat Safin defeated Sjeng Schalken 5-7 6-3 6-1 in the 1999 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date
Aug 28, 1999*
Tournament
U.S. Pro Tennis Championships
Edition
1999
Category
ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface
Hard
Round
SF
Duration
1h 29m

Match Statistics

StatMarat SafinSjeng Schalken
Aces82
Double faults27
First serve %51.0%56.0%
First serve points won %82.0%78.0%
Second serve points won %59.0%44.0%
Break points saved %50.0%20.0%
Break points converted %80.0%50.0%
Service points won %71.0%63.0%
Return points won %37.0%29.0%
Total points won %54.0%46.0%
Match Serve++8.9+1.0
Match Return+-1.0-8.9

* 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

FieldMarat SafinSjeng Schalken
Country RUS NED
Birth dateJan 27, 1980Sep 8, 1976
Age1922
Height193 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)3351
Ranking points (entering)1,136874
Elo (entering)1,7551,764
Current career W-L396–249280–254
Current career earnings$14,373,291$5,192,798
Pre-match H2H
Marat Safin #33 0 – 1 Sjeng Schalken #51

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Path

Marat Safin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
David Prinosil #526-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 28, 1999QF
Bob Bryan #2336-4 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataAug 27, 1999R16
Gianluca Pozzi #817-5 7-5WH2HMatch dataAug 26, 1999R32

Marat Safin's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Greg Rusedski #96-4 7-6(11)WH2HMatch dataAug 29, 1999F

Sjeng Schalken's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marcelo Rios #107-5 6-0WH2HMatch dataAug 28, 1999QF
Sargis Sargsian #606-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 27, 1999R16
Paul Haarhuis #884-6 6-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataAug 26, 1999R32