QF Stuttgart Open 2005

Jarkko Nieminen #66 def. Andreas Seppi #77

6-2 6-3

Jarkko Nieminen defeated Andreas Seppi 6-2 6-3 in the 2005 Stuttgart Open quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJarkko NieminenAndreas Seppi
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
13
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
15
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
71.2%49.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
66.0%62.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
52.6%33.3%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
80.0%44.4%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
62.1%47.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
55.6%20.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
52.5%37.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
57.6%42.4%
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.
-0.5-15.2
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.
+15.2+0.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2005 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldJarkko NieminenAndreas Seppi
Country FIN ITA
Birth dateJul 23, 1981Feb 21, 1984
Age2421
Height185 cm191 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)6677
Ranking points (entering)557506
Elo (entering)1,7791,739
Current career W-L363–339367–401
Current career earnings$7,743,345$11,816,212
Pre-match H2H
Jarkko Nieminen #66 0 0 Andreas Seppi #77

Path

Jarkko Nieminen's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jiri Novak #232-6 6-2 7-6(8)WH2HMatch dataJul 22, 2005R16
Jurgen Melzer #376-4 6-7(4) 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 21, 2005R32
Lars Burgsmuller #856-7(5) 6-0 6-1WH2HMatch dataJul 20, 2005R64

Jarkko Nieminen's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Rafael Nadal #32-6 5-7LH2HMatch dataJul 23, 2005SF

Andreas Seppi's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tommy Robredo #167-5 2-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataJul 22, 2005R16
Alberto Martin #526-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 21, 2005R32
Florian Mayer #837-6(3) 6-3WH2HMatch dataJul 20, 2005R64