SF Valencia 2006

Nicolas Almagro #77 def. Marat Safin #50

6-2 2-6 6-4

Nicolas Almagro defeated Marat Safin 6-2 2-6 6-4 in the 2006 Valencia semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNicolas AlmagroMarat 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.
13
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
62.2%53.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
66.1%76.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
50.0%32.6%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
72.7%63.6%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
60.0%55.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
36.4%27.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
44.1%40.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.9%48.1%
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.
-2.5-6.6
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.
+6.6+2.5

* 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

FieldNicolas AlmagroMarat Safin
Country ESP RUS
Birth dateAug 21, 1985Jan 27, 1980
Age2026
Height183 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)7750
Ranking points (entering)497760
Elo (entering)1,6521,943
Current career W-L388–274396–249
Current career earnings$10,752,234$14,373,291
Pre-match H2H
Nicolas Almagro #77 1 – 0 Marat Safin #50

Path

Nicolas Almagro's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Filippo Volandri #336-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataApr 15, 2006QF
Bjorn Phau #716-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataApr 14, 2006R16
Juan Carlos Ferrero #156-7(3) 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 13, 2006R32

Nicolas Almagro's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Gilles Simon #866-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataApr 16, 2006F

Marat Safin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Gaston Gaudio #96-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 15, 2006QF
Boris Pashanski #586-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 14, 2006R16
Igor Andreev #287-6(6) 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 13, 2006R32