Marat Safin vs Jurgen Melzer, Paris Masters 2004, Round of 16

Masters 1000 · Round of 16 · Carpet · Thu 4 Nov

Final

Marat Safin

WinnerRank #611.2975%

Safin won in 2 sets · 1h 20m

2–0

Set 16–2

Set 27–5

Jurgen Melzer

LostRank #15523.9025%

Venue

Accor Arena

Paris, FRA· Carpet

Court speed

What is court speed?

How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.

Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
Average97–103US Open, Dubai
Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
Very fast108+Basel

Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.

How court speed works

Fast

3.9vs last year

Altitude

48 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Sea level

Match stats

1h 20m

8Aces2

0Double faults2

42Service points won42

10Service games played10

10Service games won7

10Return games played10

3/3100%Break points saved75%9/12

3/1225%Break points converted0%0/3

Head to head

1Safin

4Melzer

5 meetings

Carpet 1–0Hard 0–3Clay 0–1

Paris MastersRound of 16 · 4 Nov 2004CarpetThis match
Marat Safin
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7
Jurgen Melzer
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 5
US OpenRound of 128 · 2 Sept 2009Hard
Jurgen Melzer
Sets won: 3Set 1: 1Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Set 4: 6
Marat Safin
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 3Set 4: 4
Indian Wells MastersRound of 128 · 14 Mar 2008Hard
Jurgen Melzer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 2Set 3: 6
Marat Safin
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6⁵Set 2: 6Set 3: 2
MetzRound of 16 · 5 Oct 2006Hard
Jurgen Melzer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 7⁷
Marat Safin
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 6⁵
Hamburg MastersRound of 16 · 13 May 2004Clay
Jurgen Melzer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Marat Safin
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4

Match research

Pro

Everything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.

Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.

Get the edge with Pro

Marat Safin vs Jurgen Melzer, Paris Masters 2004, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research