Magnus Norman #20 def. Marat Safin #36

6-4 7-5

Magnus Norman defeated Marat Safin 6-4 7-5 in the 1999 Stuttgart Masters round of 32 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMagnus NormanMarat Safin
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
310
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
25
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
67.2%42.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
85.4%81.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
50.0%48.8%
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%62.7%
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.
37.3%26.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.7%46.3%
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.
+11.8+0.7
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.
-0.7-11.8

* 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

FieldMagnus NormanMarat Safin
Country SWE RUS
Birth dateMay 30, 1976Jan 27, 1980
Age2319
Height187 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2036
Ranking points (entering)1,6151,087
Elo (entering)1,9091,721
Current career W-L236–164396–249
Current career earnings$4,537,247$14,373,291
Pre-match H2H
Magnus Norman #20 0 0 Marat Safin #36

Path

Magnus Norman's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Magnus Norman's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mariano Zabaleta #273-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataOct 30, 1999R16

Marat Safin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Lleyton Hewitt #257-6(7) 3-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 27, 1999R64