F Moscow 2006

Nikolay Davydenko #5 def. Marat Safin #65

6-4 5-7 6-4

Nikolay Davydenko defeated Marat Safin 6-4 5-7 6-4 in the 2006 Moscow final on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNikolay DavydenkoMarat Safin
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
27
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
23
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
71.1%58.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
79.7%68.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
50.0%44.7%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
25.0%66.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
71.1%58.8%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
33.3%75.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
41.2%28.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.8%46.2%
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.
+8.6-3.7
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.
+3.7-8.6

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2006 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldNikolay DavydenkoMarat Safin
Country RUS RUS
Birth dateJun 2, 1981Jan 27, 1980
Age2526
Height178 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)565
Ranking points (entering)2,590610
Elo (entering)1,9591,857
Current career W-L470–329396–249
Current career earnings$16,186,480$14,373,291
Pre-match H2H

Path

Nikolay Davydenko's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Fabrice Santoro #516-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 14, 2006SF
Max Mirnyi #596-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataOct 14, 2006QF
Teymuraz Gabashvili #1236-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 13, 2006R16
Jiri Vanek #916-0 6-0WH2HMatch dataOct 12, 2006R32

Nikolay Davydenko's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Marat Safin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Igor Kunitsyn #1226-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 14, 2006SF
Janko Tipsarevic #757-6(5) 3-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 14, 2006QF
Daniele Bracciali #673-6 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 13, 2006R16
Nicolas Mahut #686-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 12, 2006R32