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

Match Statistics

StatMarat SafinSjeng Schalken
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
82
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
27
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
50.6%55.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
82.5%77.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
59.0%44.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%20.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
70.9%63.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
80.0%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
37.0%29.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.8%46.2%
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.
+8.9+1.0
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.
-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

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