Mariano Puerta vs Marat Safin — Stuttgart Outdoor Round of 64

Stuttgart Outdoor · ATP · Round of 64
ARG
Mariano Puerta
47 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 July 1999
clay
RUS
Marat Safin
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
Puerta M.
6-3 6-4
Safin M.
Puerta M.
662
Safin M.
34–

Mariano Puerta defeated Marat Safin 6-3 6-4 in the Stuttgart Outdoor round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 64. Mariano Puerta claimed a first win over Marat Safin in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2000-04-24BarcelonaR32clayMarat Safin6-7(2) 7-6(1) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Puerta M.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Safin M.

Safin M.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Puerta 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
Puerta M.Safin M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Even
62%
64%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.7
8.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.0
2.6

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

Draw

Final
Norman M.
Haas T.
6-764-67-676-06-3
Semi-finals
Haas T.
Corretja A.
6-46-4
Norman M.
Novak J.
6-16-2
Quarter-finals
Norman M.
Lapentti N.
7-654-66-2
Haas T.
Moya C.
7-636-2
Corretja A.
Spadea V.
1-66-36-2
Novak J.
Rios M.
6-26-2
R16
Novak J.
Clavet F.
2-66-36-2
Spadea V.
Kucera K.
6-33-67-61
Haas T.
Ruud C.
7-56-3
Moya C.
Meligeni F.
6-46-3
Lapentti N.
Hrbaty D.
7-56-3
Norman M.
Fromberg R.
6-26-1
Rios M.
Knippschild J.
6-46-4
Corretja A.
Costa A.
2-66-46-1
R32
Haas T.
Puerta M.
W/O
Norman M.
Kuerten G.
5-2
Corretja A.
Schuettler R.
6-26-2
Costa A.
Vicente F.
6-47-63
Ruud C.
Johansson T.
6-26-1
Kucera K.
Gustafsson M.
6-26-2
Clavet F.
Phau B.
6-46-0
Knippschild J.
Zabaleta M.
7-646-1
Lapentti N.
Koubek S.
6-46-4
Fromberg R.
El Aynaoui Y.
7-641-67-60
Novak J.
Mantilla F.
7-56-1
Rios M.
Gumy H.
6-727-666-0
Spadea V.
Alami K.
6-26-2
Hrbaty D.
Karbacher B.
1-66-36-2
Moya C.
Ulihrach B.
6-34-67-63
Meligeni F.
Gaudio G.
7-636-4
R64
Ruud C.
Medvedev A.
7-51-0
Gaudio G.
Ljubicic I.
7-657-65
Gumy H.
Grosjean S.
6-26-1
Norman M.
Squillari F.
6-46-0
Fromberg R.
Gross O.
6-37-63
Koubek S.
Ilie A.
7-56-3
Karbacher B.
Filippini M.
3-66-26-0
Knippschild J.
Kroslak J.
6-46-3
Phau B.
Voinea A.
6-16-3
Novak J.
Santoro F.
7-676-1
Schuettler R.
Clement A.
6-36-4
Vicente F.
Martin A.
7-606-3
Alami K.
Calleri A.
6-44-67-61
Gustafsson M.
Arazi H.
6-22-66-3
Puerta M.
Safin M.
6-36-4
Ulihrach B.
Braasch K.
6-46-2