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
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
1612
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
34
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
59.2%53.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
84.4%86.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
58.1%65.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
—100.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
73.7%76.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
0.0%—
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
23.5%26.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
47.8%52.2%
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.
+11.7+14.6
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.
-14.6-11.7

* 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

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