Radek Stepanek vs Marat Safin, Paris Masters 2004, Final

Masters 1000 · Final · Carpet · Sun 7 Nov

Final

Radek Stepanek

LostRank #4925.7017%

Safin won in 3 sets · 2h 19m

0–3

Set 13–6

Set 26–7⁵

Set 33–6

Marat Safin

WinnerRank #611.1683%

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

2h 19m

11Aces16

4Double faults3

64Service points won71

14Service games played16

11Service games won15

16Return games played14

4/757%Break points saved83%5/6

1/617%Break points converted43%3/7

Head to head

2Stepanek

1Safin

3 meetings

Carpet 1–1Hard 1–0

Paris MastersFinal · 7 Nov 2004CarpetThis match
Marat Safin
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 6
Radek Stepanek
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 6⁵Set 3: 3
Cincinnati MastersRound of 32 · 19 Aug 2009Hard
Radek Stepanek
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Marat Safin
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 1
MoscowRound of 16 · 13 Oct 2004Carpet
Radek Stepanek
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7¹⁰Set 2: 4Set 3: 6
Marat Safin
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6⁸Set 2: 6Set 3: 3

Match research

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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.

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Radek Stepanek vs Marat Safin, Paris Masters 2004, Final

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research