Marat Safin vs Gustavo Kuerten — Paris Masters Round of 32
Paris Masters · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 1 November 1999
hard
Safin M.7-6 3-6 7-6
Kuerten G.
Safin M.
773772
Kuerten G.
646641
Marat Safin defeated Gustavo Kuerten 7-6 3-6 7-6 in the Paris Masters round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Gustavo Kuerten came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, but Marat Safin had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on hard. Marat Safin narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.
Key context
- Match story: Marat Safin closed it out in three sets, 7–6 3–6 7–6.
Head to head
2–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-10-07 | Lyon | QF | clay | Gustavo Kuerten | 7-5 4-6 7-6(3) |
| 2002-08-26 | US Open | R64 | hard | Gustavo Kuerten | 6-4 6-4 7-5 |
| 2000-08-14 | Indianapolis | F | hard | Gustavo Kuerten | 3-6 7-6(2) 7-6(2) |
| 2000-05-15 | Hamburg Masters | F | clay | Gustavo Kuerten | 6-4 5-7 6-4 5-7 7-6(3) |
| 1999-01-18 | Australian Open | R64 | hard | Marat Safin | 6-3 5-7 4-6 6-3 6-4 |
| 1998-05-25 | Roland Garros | R64 | clay | Marat Safin | 3-6 7-6(5) 3-6 6-1 6-4 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe-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 season1st serve in·Even
58%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
64%
65%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
64%
63%
Aces / match·Even
8.6
8.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
2.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
15°CClear
Wind 21 km/hHumidity 74%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Agassi A.
Philippoussis M.
6-46-1
Chang M.
Pioline C.
5-77-666-4
Safin M.
Courier J.
6-26-4
Lapentti N.
Haas T.
6-43-66-3
R16
Haas T.
Sampras P.
W/O
Safin M.
Rosset M.
6-46-4
Agassi A.
Schalken S.
6-43-66-2
Chang M.
Van Lottum J.
6-16-2
Courier J.
Enqvist T.
6-737-647-5
Lapentti N.
Costa A.
6-27-5
Philippoussis M.
Henman T.
6-13-66-3
Pioline C.
Hewitt L.
7-643-67-66
R32
Costa A.
Rusedski G.
7-67
Pioline C.
Medvedev A.
6-16-4
Chang M.
Rios M.
7-56-2
Van Lottum J.
Sargsian S.
6-37-67
Enqvist T.
Martin T.
4-67-657-66
Courier J.
Moya C.
6-26-1
Agassi A.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-46-3
Rosset M.
Corretja A.
7-56-3
Safin M.
Kuerten G.
7-643-67-64
Lapentti N.
Santoro F.
6-37-65
Haas T.
Koubek S.
6-36-2
Sampras P.
Clavet F.
4-66-37-64
Philippoussis M.
Krajicek R.
7-56-3
Henman T.
Ferrero J.
4-67-676-4
Schalken S.
Kucera K.
6-36-4
Hewitt L.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-42-66-4
R64
Hewitt L.
Meligeni F.
6-36-2
Medvedev A.
Raoux G.
6-36-4
Chang M.
Johansson T.
6-777-56-4
Van Lottum J.
Mantilla F.
6-36-2
Enqvist T.
Grosjean S.
3-66-47-65
Courier J.
Di Pasquale A.
7-653-67-66
Rosset M.
Bastl G.
7-676-2
Safin M.
Zabaleta M.
6-737-56-3
Costa A.
Norman M.
4-66-36-2
Santoro F.
Schuettler R.
6-26-3
Koubek S.
Hrbaty D.
7-56-4
Clavet F.
Novak J.
6-46-1
Philippoussis M.
Escude N.
6-47-64
Ferrero J.
Ferreira W.
4-66-26-2
Schalken S.
Clement A.
7-644-67-62
El Aynaoui Y.
Spadea V.
6-26-4