Juan Ignacio Chela vs Marat Safin — Estoril Final
Estoril · ATP · Final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 April 2004 ·
clay
Chela J.6-7 6-3 6-3
Safin M.
Chela J.
6662
Safin M.
7331
Juan Ignacio Chela defeated Marat Safin 6-7 6-3 6-3 in the Estoril final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Juan Ignacio Chela claimed a first win over Marat Safin in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Juan Ignacio Chela dropped the opening set before beating Marat Safin 6–7 6–3 6–3.
Head to head
0–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-09-20 | Davis Cup WG SF: RUS vs ARG | RR | carpet | Marat Safin | 6-7 7-5 7-5 6-1 |
| 2002-07-29 | Canada Masters | R64 | hard | Marat Safin | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2002-05-13 | Hamburg Masters | R16 | clay | Marat Safin | 7-6 7-5 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
62%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
64%
Return points won·Even
41%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.0
8.5
Double faults / match·Even
2.8
2.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast