Marat Safin vs Lleyton Hewitt — Stuttgart Masters Round of 64
Stuttgart Masters · ATP · Round of 64
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 25 October 1999 ·
carpet
Safin M.7-6 3-6 6-2
Hewitt L.
Safin M.
7362
Hewitt L.
6621
Marat Safin defeated Lleyton Hewitt 7-6 3-6 6-2 in the Stuttgart Masters round of 64 on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Lleyton Hewitt 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 3–6 6–2.
Head to head
6–7| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-04-12 | Monte Carlo Masters | R64 | clay | Marat Safin | 6-4 7-5 |
| 2008-03-03 | Las Vegas | R32 | hard | Lleyton Hewitt | 6-2 6-1 |
| 2007-02-26 | Las Vegas | SF | hard | Lleyton Hewitt | 7-5 6-1 |
| 2005-01-17 | Australian Open | F | hard | Marat Safin | 1-6 6-3 6-4 6-4 |
| 2004-11-01 | Paris Masters | QF | hard | Marat Safin | 6-4 7-6 |
| 2004-08-02 | Cincinnati Masters | QF | hard | Lleyton Hewitt | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2002-11-11 | Masters Cup | RR | hard | Lleyton Hewitt | 6-4 2-6 6-4 |
| 2002-10-28 | Paris Masters | F | hard | Marat Safin | 7-6 6-0 6-4 |
| 2002-05-13 | Hamburg Masters | QF | clay | Marat Safin | 6-3 6-1 |
| 2002-03-18 | Miami Masters | QF | hard | Lleyton Hewitt | 2-6 6-2 7-6 |
| 2001-05-21 | Dusseldorf | F | clay | Lleyton Hewitt | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2000-11-27 | Masters Cup | RR | hard | Marat Safin | 6-4 6-4 |
| 1999-09-24 | Davis Cup WG SF: AUS vs RUS | RR | grass | Lleyton Hewitt | 7-6 6-2 4-6 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
58%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Even
63%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
8.5
6.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.6
3.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.