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
Aces82
Double faults50
First serve %53.0%67.0%
First serve points won %92.0%69.0%
Second serve points won %64.0%53.0%
Break points saved %100.0%62.0%
Break points converted %38.0%0.0%
Service points won %79.0%63.0%
Return points won %37.0%21.0%
Total points won %57.0%43.0%

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