R16 Paris Masters 2004

Marat Safin #7 def. Jurgen Melzer #43

6-2 7-5

Marat Safin defeated Jurgen Melzer 6-2 7-5 in the 2004 Paris Masters round of 16 on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMarat SafinJurgen Melzer
Aces82
Double faults02
First serve %59.0%58.0%
First serve points won %90.0%64.0%
Second serve points won %71.0%44.0%
Break points saved %100.0%75.0%
Break points converted %25.0%0.0%
Service points won %82.0%55.0%
Return points won %45.0%18.0%
Total points won %60.0%40.0%

Player Comparison

FieldMarat SafinJurgen Melzer
Country RUS AUT
Birth dateJan 27, 1980May 22, 1981
Age2423
Height193 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)743
Ranking points (entering)2,385850
Elo (entering)1,9141,769
Current career W-L396–249331–307
Current career earnings$14,373,291$10,739,212
Pre-match H2H
Marat Safin #7 0 1 Jurgen Melzer #43

Path

Marat Safin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ivan Ljubicic #236-7(1) 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataNov 4, 2004R32

Marat Safin's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Lleyton Hewitt #36-4 7-6(2)WH2HMatch dataNov 7, 2004QF

Jurgen Melzer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tommy Robredo #126-3 3-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataNov 4, 2004R32
Juan Ignacio Chela #256-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataNov 3, 2004R64