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
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
52
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
11
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
70.5%43.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
80.6%50.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
69.2%38.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%33.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
77.3%43.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
66.7%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
56.8%22.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
67.9%32.1%
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.
+15.3-18.7
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.
+18.7-15.3

* 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

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