Marat Safin #30 def. Justin Gimelstob #67

6-2 7-6(4)

Marat Safin defeated Justin Gimelstob 6-2 7-6(4) in the 1999 Indian Wells Open round of 32 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMarat SafinJustin Gimelstob
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
91
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
22
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
46.9%55.4%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
86.7%63.9%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
52.9%48.3%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
75.0%62.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
68.8%56.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
37.5%25.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
43.1%31.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
55.8%44.2%
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.
+6.8-5.0
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.
+5.0-6.8

* 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

FieldMarat SafinJustin Gimelstob
Country RUS USA
Birth dateJan 27, 1980Jan 26, 1977
Age1922
Height193 cm196 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)3067
Ranking points (entering)1,148730
Elo (entering)1,7801,693
Current career W-L396–249107–171
Current career earnings$14,373,291$2,575,522
Pre-match H2H
Marat Safin #30 0 0 Justin Gimelstob #67

Path

Marat Safin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Thomas Enqvist #146-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 10, 1999R64

Marat Safin's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mark Philippoussis #164-6 3-6LH2HMatch dataMar 13, 1999R16

Justin Gimelstob's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nicolas Escude #1022-6 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataMar 10, 1999R64