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
Aces00
Double faults00
First serve %92.0%78.0%
First serve points won %47.0%52.0%
Second serve points won %100.0%29.0%
Break points saved %57.0%50.0%
Break points converted %50.0%43.0%
Service points won %51.0%47.0%
Return points won %53.0%49.0%
Total points won %52.0%48.0%

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