R32 Italian Open 1999

Yevgeny Kafelnikov #1 def. Marat Safin #31

6-1 6-2

Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Marat Safin 6-1 6-2 in the 1999 Italian Open round of 32 on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatYevgeny KafelnikovMarat Safin
Aces52
Double faults11
First serve %70.0%43.0%
First serve points won %81.0%50.0%
Second serve points won %69.0%38.0%
Break points saved %100.0%33.0%
Break points converted %67.0%0.0%
Service points won %77.0%43.0%
Return points won %57.0%23.0%
Total points won %68.0%32.0%

Player Comparison

FieldYevgeny KafelnikovMarat Safin
Country RUS RUS
Birth dateFeb 18, 1974Jan 27, 1980
Age2519
Height190 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)131
Ranking points (entering)3,3821,148
Elo (entering)1,8861,738
Current career W-L574–281396–249
Current career earnings$23,883,797$14,373,291
Pre-match H2H

Path

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Chris Woodruff #1587-6(1) 5-7 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 12, 1999R64

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Gustavo Kuerten #145-7 1-6LH2HMatch dataMay 15, 1999R16

Marat Safin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Adrian Voinea #816-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 12, 1999R64