QF Estoril Open 2002

Jarkko Nieminen #66 def. Marat Safin #7

4-6 7-5 6-3

Jarkko Nieminen defeated Marat Safin 4-6 7-5 6-3 in the 2002 Estoril Open quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJarkko NieminenMarat Safin
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
04
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
43
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
69.5%50.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
61.6%56.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
62.5%56.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
63.6%28.6%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
61.9%56.1%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
71.4%36.4%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
43.9%38.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.0%46.0%
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.
-0.4-6.2
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.
+6.2+0.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2002 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldJarkko NieminenMarat Safin
Country FIN RUS
Birth dateJul 23, 1981Jan 27, 1980
Age2022
Height185 cm193 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)667
Ranking points (entering)5872,475
Elo (entering)1,6121,973
Current career W-L363–339396–249
Current career earnings$7,743,345$14,373,291
Pre-match H2H
Jarkko Nieminen #66 0 0 Marat Safin #7

Path

Jarkko Nieminen's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Galo Blanco #816-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 12, 2002R16
Andrea Gaudenzi #577-6(7) 6-1WH2HMatch dataApr 11, 2002R32

Jarkko Nieminen's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Fernando Meligeni #597-5 6-1WH2HMatch dataApr 13, 2002SF

Marat Safin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Adrian Voinea #656-3 5-7 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 12, 2002R16
David Ferrer #2076-4 2-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 11, 2002R32