R16 ASB Classic 2006

Jarkko Nieminen #29 def. Paul Goldstein #66

6-4 6-3

Jarkko Nieminen defeated Paul Goldstein 6-4 6-3 in the 2006 ASB Classic round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJarkko NieminenPaul Goldstein
Aces53
Double faults02
First serve %70.0%61.0%
First serve points won %74.0%61.0%
Second serve points won %65.0%48.0%
Break points saved %50.0%40.0%
Break points converted %60.0%50.0%
Service points won %71.0%56.0%
Return points won %44.0%29.0%
Total points won %57.0%43.0%
Match Serve++9.0-6.5
Match Return++6.6-8.9

* 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 NieminenPaul Goldstein
Country FIN USA
Birth dateJul 23, 1981Aug 4, 1976
Age2429
Height185 cm178 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2966
Ranking points (entering)1,070564
Elo (entering)1,8111,646
Current career W-L363–33985–115
Current career earnings$7,743,345$1,620,456
Pre-match H2H

Path

Jarkko Nieminen's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marcos Baghdatis #526-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 12, 2006R32

Jarkko Nieminen's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nicolas Massu #656-3 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataJan 14, 2006QF

Paul Goldstein's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Filippo Volandri #326-0 3-1 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataJan 12, 2006R32