R32 ASB Classic 2006

Jarkko Nieminen #29 def. Marcos Baghdatis #52

6-2 6-2

Jarkko Nieminen defeated Marcos Baghdatis 6-2 6-2 in the 2006 ASB Classic round of 32 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJarkko NieminenMarcos Baghdatis
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
23
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
06
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
69.0%55.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
75.9%70.4%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
84.6%22.7%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
60.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
78.6%49.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
40.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
51.0%21.4%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
63.7%36.3%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+16.1-13.5
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+13.5-16.1

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2006 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldJarkko NieminenMarcos Baghdatis
Country FIN CYP
Birth dateJul 23, 1981Jun 17, 1985
Age2420
Height185 cm183 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2952
Ranking points (entering)1,070684
Elo (entering)1,7991,723
Current career W-L363–339327–274
Current career earnings$7,743,345$8,918,917
Pre-match H2H

No prior-path match data is available for this tournament stage.