QF Japan Open 2006

Benjamin Becker #72 def. Jarkko Nieminen #16

6-7(5) 7-6(6) 6-4

Benjamin Becker defeated Jarkko Nieminen 6-7(5) 7-6(6) 6-4 in the 2006 Japan Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatBenjamin BeckerJarkko Nieminen
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
109
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
43
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
51.9%55.4%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
80.4%75.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
57.7%54.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%62.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
69.4%66.1%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
37.5%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
33.9%30.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.4%48.6%
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.
+7.0+3.6
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.
-3.6-7.0

* 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

FieldBenjamin BeckerJarkko Nieminen
Country GER FIN
Birth dateJun 16, 1981Jul 23, 1981
Age2525
Height178 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)7216
Ranking points (entering)5531,365
Elo (entering)1,7251,803
Current career W-L153–217363–339
Current career earnings$4,399,584$7,743,345
Pre-match H2H

Path

Benjamin Becker's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jiri Novak #1303-6 6-3 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataOct 6, 2006R16
Danai Udomchoke #1086-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 5, 2006R32

Benjamin Becker's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Roger Federer #13-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataOct 7, 2006SF

Jarkko Nieminen's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Juan Monaco #756-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 6, 2006R16
Lars Burgsmuller #1737-5 7-6(2)WH2HMatch dataOct 5, 2006R32