QF Paris Masters 1999

Marat Safin #34 def. Jim Courier #39

6-2 6-4

Marat Safin defeated Jim Courier 6-2 6-4 in the 1999 Paris Masters quarterfinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMarat SafinJim Courier
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
82
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
50
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
53.2%67.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
92.0%68.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
63.6%52.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%62.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
78.7%63.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
37.5%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
36.5%21.3%
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.
+16.8+1.5
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.
-1.5-16.8

* 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 SafinJim Courier
Country RUS USA
Birth dateJan 27, 1980Aug 17, 1970
Age1929
Height193 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)3439
Ranking points (entering)1,1021,014
Elo (entering)1,7631,813
Current career W-L396–249489–223
Current career earnings$14,373,291$14,034,132
Pre-match H2H
Marat Safin #34 0 – 0 Jim Courier #39

Path

Marat Safin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marc Rosset #366-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataNov 6, 1999R16
Gustavo Kuerten #57-6(4) 3-6 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataNov 4, 1999R32
Mariano Zabaleta #256-7(3) 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataNov 3, 1999R64

Marat Safin's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Michael Chang #726-7(5) 7-6(5) 6-3WH2HMatch dataNov 7, 1999SF

Jim Courier's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Thomas Enqvist #96-7(3) 7-6(4) 7-5WH2HMatch dataNov 6, 1999R16
Carlos Moya #166-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataNov 4, 1999R32
Arnaud Di Pasquale 7-6(5) 3-6 7-6(6)WH2HMatch dataNov 3, 1999R64