Andrew Ilie vs Marat Safin — Stuttgart Outdoor Round of 16

Stuttgart Outdoor · ATP · Round of 16
AUS
Andrew Ilie
50 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 July 2000
clay
RUS
Marat Safin
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
Ilie A.
7-6 7-6
Safin M.
Ilie A.
77772
Safin M.
6464–

Andrew Ilie defeated Marat Safin 7-6 7-6 in the Stuttgart Outdoor round of 16 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. Andrew Ilie 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
2000-05-29Roland GarrosR64clayMarat Safin7-5 4-6 5-7 6-3 5-0 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Ilie A.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Safin M.

Safin M.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Ilie A.

Serve advantage — Safin M.

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
Ilie A.Safin M.
1st serve in·Even
54%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
52%
Service points won·Even
60%
64%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.2
8.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.4
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (103 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Squillari F.
Gaudio G.
6-23-64-66-46-2
Semi-finals
Squillari F.
Elsner D.
7-667-65
Gaudio G.
Ilie A.
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Ilie A.
Schuettler R.
6-36-4
Gaudio G.
Medvedev A.
6-17-63
Elsner D.
Novak J.
6-26-1
Squillari F.
Kucera K.
7-56-1
R16
Ilie A.
Safin M.
7-647-64
Schuettler R.
Haas T.
7-52-1
Squillari F.
Goellner M.
4-66-26-3
Gaudio G.
Alami K.
5-76-36-4
Medvedev A.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-747-56-3
Elsner D.
Norman M.
4-67-626-4
Novak J.
Meligeni F.
6-36-2
Kucera K.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-36-2
R32
Kafelnikov Y.
Boutter J.
7-636-757-66
Norman M.
Phau B.
6-26-2
Elsner D.
Clavet F.
6-44-66-3
Gaudio G.
Diaz J.
6-27-5
Alami K.
Jonsson F.
0-67-656-2
Safin M.
Pavel A.
5-76-36-3
Ilie A.
Arazi H.
4-66-27-65
Meligeni F.
Hantschk M.
6-16-2
Novak J.
Hrbaty D.
6-37-5
Schuettler R.
Vicente F.
6-44-66-3
Haas T.
Miketa D.
3-67-56-2
Squillari F.
Gonzalez F.
6-16-3
Goellner M.
Hernych J.
6-16-3
Medvedev A.
Karbacher B.
6-36-2
El Aynaoui Y.
Vinck C.
6-17-68
Kucera K.
Dosedel S.
6-26-1