SF Munich Open 2003

Jarkko Nieminen #35 def. Yevgeny Kafelnikov #25

6-4 0-1 (ret.)

The match ended when Yevgeny Kafelnikov retired.

Jarkko Nieminen defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6-4 0-1 RET after Yevgeny Kafelnikov retired in the 2003 Munich Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJarkko NieminenYevgeny Kafelnikov
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
00
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
00
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
91.9%78.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
47.1%52.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
100.0%28.6%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
57.1%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
51.4%46.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%42.9%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
53.1%48.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.2%47.8%
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.
-11.1-15.6
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.
+15.6+11.1

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2003 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldJarkko NieminenYevgeny Kafelnikov
Country FIN RUS
Birth dateJul 23, 1981Feb 18, 1974
Age2129
Height185 cm190 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)3525
Ranking points (entering)9401,175
Elo (entering)1,7991,808
Current career W-L363–339574–281
Current career earnings$7,743,345$23,883,797
Pre-match H2H

Path

Jarkko Nieminen's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Radek Stepanek #516-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 3, 2003QF
Jean-Rene Lisnard #996-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataMay 2, 2003R16
Irakli Labadze #1046-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 1, 2003R32

Jarkko Nieminen's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Roger Federer #51-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataMay 4, 2003F

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sjeng Schalken #116-7(2) 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 3, 2003QF
Alexander Waske #1117-5 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 2, 2003R16
Olivier Rochus #606-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 1, 2003R32