R32 Prague 1999

Tomas Zib #178 def. Marat Safin #29

1-6 6-1 7-5

Tomas Zib defeated Marat Safin 1-6 6-1 7-5 in the 1999 Prague round of 32 on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatTomas ZibMarat Safin
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
410
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
32
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
50.7%47.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
60.5%74.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
51.4%41.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
28.6%25.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
56.0%56.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
75.0%71.4%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
43.1%44.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.0%50.0%
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.
-6.0-5.0
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.
+5.0+6.0

* 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

FieldTomas ZibMarat Safin
Country CZE RUS
Birth dateJan 31, 1976Jan 27, 1980
Age2319
Height178 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)17829
Ranking points (entering)2601,172
Elo (entering)1,4871,766
Current career W-L41–94396–249
Current career earnings$1,395,816$14,373,291
Pre-match H2H
Tomas Zib #178 0 0 Marat Safin #29

No prior-path match data is available for this tournament stage.