Marat Safin vs Dominik Hrbaty — Rotterdam Round of 16

Rotterdam · ATP · Round of 16
RUS
Marat Safin
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 February 1999
hard
SVK
Dominik Hrbaty
48 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLLLLL
Safin M.
7-6 5-7 6-3
Hrbaty D.
Safin M.
77562
Hrbaty D.
64731

Marat Safin defeated Dominik Hrbaty 7-6 5-7 6-3 in the Rotterdam round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Dominik Hrbaty came in leading the head-to-head 7–6. Marat Safin narrowed the head-to-head to 7–7.

Key context

  • Match story: Marat Safin closed it out in three sets, 7–6 5–7 6–3.

Head to head

6–7
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-08-15Cincinnati MastersR16hardMarat Safin6-0 6-3
2005-03-21Miami MastersR32hardDominik Hrbaty7-6(6) 6-1
2005-01-17Australian OpenQFhardMarat Safin6-2 6-4 6-2
2002-02-18RotterdamR32hardMarat Safin7-6(4) 7-6(4)
2001-10-01MoscowR16hardDominik Hrbaty6-0 4-6 7-6(5)
2001-02-09Davis Cup WG R1: SVK vs RUSRRhardDominik Hrbaty6-3 6-1 6-4
2001-01-15Australian OpenR16hardDominik Hrbaty6-2 7-6(6) 6-4
2000-11-06St. PetersburgFcarpetMarat Safin2-6 6-4 6-4
2000-02-14RotterdamR32hardDominik Hrbaty4-6 6-1 7-6(7)
1999-07-16Davis Cup WG QF: RUS vs SVKRRclayMarat Safin6-3 4-6 7-5 6-7(3) 6-4
1999-05-24Roland GarrosR16clayDominik Hrbaty6-4 3-6 7-6(5) 6-3
1999-02-08St. PetersburgQFcarpetMarat Safin7-6(4) 7-6(2)
1998-07-06BastadR16clayDominik Hrbaty3-6 6-2 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Safin M.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Hrbaty D.

Hrbaty D.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Safin M.

Even serve battle

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.Hrbaty D.
1st serve in·Even
58%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
49%
Service points won·Even
64%
61%
Return points won·Even
37%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.6
4.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.6
4.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Safin M.Hrbaty D.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
53
45
Break points saved·Clear edge
83
69
Break points won·Even
47
48
Deciding sets·Slight edge
61
52
Tiebreaks·Even
52
56

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

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