SF ABN AMRO Open 1999

Tim Henman #7 def. Marat Safin #39

7-6(7) 7-6(0)

Tim Henman defeated Marat Safin 7-6(7) 7-6(0) in the 1999 ABN AMRO Open semifinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatTim HenmanMarat Safin
Aces1612
Double faults34
First serve %59.0%53.0%
First serve points won %84.0%86.0%
Second serve points won %58.0%66.0%
Break points saved %100.0%
Break points converted %0.0%
Service points won %74.0%77.0%
Return points won %23.0%26.0%
Total points won %48.0%52.0%

Player Comparison

FieldTim HenmanMarat Safin
Country GBR RUS
Birth dateSep 6, 1974Jan 27, 1980
Age2419
Height185 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)739
Ranking points (entering)2,618996
Elo (entering)1,9551,764
Current career W-L469–263396–249
Current career earnings$11,635,542$14,373,291
Pre-match H2H
Tim Henman #7 0 0 Marat Safin #39

Path

Tim Henman's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Karol Kucera #116-4 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataFeb 20, 1999QF
Petr Korda #746-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 19, 1999R16
Davide Sanguinetti #501-6 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 18, 1999R32

Tim Henman's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #22-6 6-7(3)LH2HMatch dataFeb 21, 1999F

Marat Safin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Wayne Ferreira #256-2 6-7(5) 6-1WH2HMatch dataFeb 20, 1999QF
Dominik Hrbaty #407-6(4) 5-7 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 19, 1999R16
Alex Corretja #47-5 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 18, 1999R32