Alex Corretja vs Marat Safin | Alex Corretja Wins 6-4 6-3 5-7 6-1

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ESP vs RUSRound RobinClayFri 7 AprFinal

Alex CorretjaESP

Marat SafinRUS

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Alex Corretja defeated Marat Safin 6-4 6-3 5-7 6-1 in the ESP vs RUS round robin on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Alex Corretja claimed a first win over Marat Safin in two meetings, levelling the head-to-head at 1–1.

Key context

Match story: Alex Corretja came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–4 6–3 5–7 6–1.

How the match was decided

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Corretja A. came through in four sets.

Match statistics

Match statistics are not available for this match. They appear once the official scoring feed publishes them.

Common opponents

12 shared · last 12 months

Corretja A. and Safin M. faced 12 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Corretja A. went 5–7 (42%) against them, Safin M. 9–6 (60%). Safin M. came out better against 4 of 10 comparable opponents, Corretja A. against 2.

5–742%Corretja A. · better vs 2Record vs common opponents9–660%Safin M. · better vs 4

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

14–19Sets25–23

135–162Games240–240

2–2Tiebreaks5–4

2–3Deciding sets5–1

vs Arazi H.W6-3 6-3Rome Masters · clayW7-6 3-6 6-4 6-3Roland Garros · clay
vs Kuerten G.L4-6 2-6Rome Masters · clayW7-6 3-6 7-6Paris Masters · hard
vs Hrbaty D.W6-4 6-4Mallorca · grassW6-3 4-6 7-5 6-7 6-4RUS vs SVK · clay

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vs Chang M.L3-6 7-6 2-6Cincinnati Masters · hardL3-6 4-6Cincinnati Masters · hard
vs Arthurs W.L3-6 4-6 6-1 6-4 6-7US Open · hardL3-6 2-6AUS vs RUS · grass
vs Novak J.L7-6 1-6 1-6Miami Masters · hardL2-6 7-5 4-6 6-3 2-6US Open · hard
vs Hewitt L.L0-6 0-6 1-6Australian Open · hardW7-6 3-6 6-2Stuttgart Masters · carpet
vs Courier J.W6-3 6-7 6-3Stuttgart Masters · carpetW6-2 6-4Paris Masters · hard
vs Norman M.W4-6 6-2 6-2Indian Wells Masters · hardL4-6 5-7Stuttgart Masters · carpet
vs Rosset M.L5-7 3-6Paris Masters · hardW6-4 6-4Paris Masters · hard
vs Meligeni F.Hard to compareL2-6 2-6 0-6Roland Garros · clayW6-2 3-6 6-2Indian Wells Masters · hard
vs Kucera K.Hard to compareW6-2 6-2Indian Wells Masters · hardW2-6 6-4 6-2 6-4RUS vs SVK · clay

Head-to-head

2 meetings · level 1–1

Clay: Corretja A. leads 1–0 · Hard: Safin M. leads 1–0

Corretja A.April 2000ESP vs RUSThis matchClay6-4 6-3 5-7 6-1
Safin M.February 1999RotterdamHard7-5 3-6 6-3

Draw

Closing odds

Player context

Before the match

Corretja A.Safin M.1 651ELO1 8111 662Clay ELO1 6873–7Last 106–425Age20180 cmHeight193 cmRightPlaysRight

Cite this

Alex Corretja beat Marat Safin 6-4 6-3 5-7 6-1. Umpiry, "Alex Corretja vs Marat Safin — ESP vs RUS Round Robin", https://umpiry.com/match/2000-04-07/corretja-vs-safin-esp-vs-rus-rr?utm_source=cite (as of 7 April 2000).