R32 Barcelona Open 2003

Jarkko Nieminen #35 def. Xavier Malisse #28

6-3 4-6 6-0

Jarkko Nieminen defeated Xavier Malisse 6-3 4-6 6-0 in the 2003 Barcelona Open round of 32 on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJarkko NieminenXavier Malisse
Aces04
Double faults14
First serve %83.0%67.0%
First serve points won %62.0%51.0%
Second serve points won %54.0%52.0%
Break points saved %40.0%67.0%
Break points converted %33.0%60.0%
Service points won %61.0%51.0%
Return points won %49.0%39.0%
Total points won %54.0%46.0%

Player Comparison

FieldJarkko NieminenXavier Malisse
Country FIN BEL
Birth dateJul 23, 1981Jul 19, 1980
Age2122
Height185 cm185 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)3528
Ranking points (entering)9401,130
Elo (entering)1,7641,727
Current career W-L363–339282–266
Current career earnings$7,743,345$5,702,871
Pre-match H2H

Path

Jarkko Nieminen's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Olivier Rochus #617-5 7-5WH2HMatch dataApr 23, 2003R64

Jarkko Nieminen's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marat Safin #83-6 3-6LH2HMatch dataApr 25, 2003R16

Xavier Malisse's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Hicham Arazi #947-5 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataApr 23, 2003R64