QF Valencia 2006

Marat Safin #50 def. Gaston Gaudio #9

6-4 6-4

Marat Safin defeated Gaston Gaudio 6-4 6-4 in the 2006 Valencia quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMarat SafinGaston Gaudio
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
40
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
03
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
67.2%65.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
78.0%62.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
65.0%57.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%60.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
73.8%60.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
40.0%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
39.3%26.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
56.6%43.4%
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.
+11.3-1.8
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.
+1.8-11.3

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2006 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMarat SafinGaston Gaudio
Country RUS ARG
Birth dateJan 27, 1980Dec 9, 1978
Age2627
Height193 cm175 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)509
Ranking points (entering)7601,915
Elo (entering)1,9341,788
Current career W-L396–249253–189
Current career earnings$14,373,291$6,066,156
Pre-match H2H
Marat Safin #50 3 2 Gaston Gaudio #9

Path

Marat Safin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Boris Pashanski #586-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 14, 2006R16
Igor Andreev #287-6(6) 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 13, 2006R32

Marat Safin's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nicolas Almagro #772-6 6-2 4-6LH2HMatch dataApr 15, 2006SF

Gaston Gaudio's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Florian Mayer #706-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 14, 2006R16
Raemon Sluiter #957-6(6) 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataApr 13, 2006R32