Marat Safin vs Wayne Ferreira — Rotterdam Quarter-final

Rotterdam · ATP · Quarter-final
RUS
Marat Safin
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 February 1999
hard
RSA
Wayne Ferreira
54 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLLL
Safin M.
6-2 6-7 6-1
Ferreira W.
Safin M.
66562
Ferreira W.
27711

Marat Safin defeated Wayne Ferreira 6-2 6-7 6-1 in the Rotterdam quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Marat Safin extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Marat Safin came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–2 6–7 6–1.

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2002-01-14Australian OpenQFhardMarat Safin5-2 RET
2000-07-31Canada MastersSFhardMarat Safin6-2 5-7 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Safin M.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Ferreira W.

Ferreira W.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Safin M.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Safin M.Ferreira W.
1st serve in·Even
58%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
64%
64%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
64%
61%
Aces / match·Even
8.6
8.1
Double faults / match·Even
2.6
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
3°COvercast
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 96%

Draw

Final
Kafelnikov Y.
Henman T.
6-27-63
Semi-finals
Henman T.
Safin M.
7-677-60
Kafelnikov Y.
Rusedski G.
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Kafelnikov Y.
Federer R.
6-15-76-4
Henman T.
Kucera K.
6-47-64
Rusedski G.
Pioline C.
7-653-67-65
Safin M.
Ferreira W.
6-26-756-1
R16
Pioline C.
Krajicek R.
7-657-69
Federer R.
Ulihrach B.
6-47-5
Rusedski G.
Kempes E.
6-16-4
Kucera K.
Santoro F.
7-646-4
Henman T.
Korda P.
6-36-4
Safin M.
Hrbaty D.
7-645-76-3
Ferreira W.
Golmard J.
5-76-37-64
Kafelnikov Y.
Arazi H.
6-16-2
R32
Rusedski G.
Kiefer N.
7-654-66-3
Kempes E.
Kroslak J.
6-47-61
Ferreira W.
Enqvist T.
7-676-3
Arazi H.
Etlis G.
7-687-5
Federer R.
Raoux G.
6-747-57-63
Santoro F.
Siemerink J.
7-666-3
Korda P.
Gustafsson M.
6-46-2
Henman T.
Sanguinetti D.
1-66-46-3
Golmard J.
Mantilla F.
6-06-4
Hrbaty D.
Wessels P.
6-36-757-62
Safin M.
Corretja A.
7-53-66-3
Ulihrach B.
Ivanisevic G.
6-767-637-5
Kucera K.
Black B.
6-16-1
Krajicek R.
Rosset M.
6-37-5
Pioline C.
Haarhuis P.
3-67-667-65
Kafelnikov Y.
Schuettler R.
7-56-3