Jarkko Nieminen #24 def. Marat Safin #53

6-4 6-3

Jarkko Nieminen defeated Marat Safin 6-4 6-3 in the 2006 Indian Wells Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJarkko NieminenMarat Safin
Aces22
Double faults10
First serve %75.0%68.0%
First serve points won %67.0%67.0%
Second serve points won %67.0%30.0%
Break points saved %50.0%57.0%
Break points converted %43.0%50.0%
Service points won %67.0%55.0%
Return points won %45.0%33.0%
Total points won %56.0%44.0%

Player Comparison

FieldJarkko NieminenMarat Safin
Country FIN RUS
Birth dateJul 23, 1981Jan 27, 1980
Age2426
Height185 cm193 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2453
Ranking points (entering)1,320750
Elo (entering)1,8531,964
Current career W-L363–339396–249
Current career earnings$7,743,345$14,373,291
Pre-match H2H
Jarkko Nieminen #24 1 5 Marat Safin #53

Path

Jarkko Nieminen's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Philipp Kohlschreiber #946-1 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 9, 2006R32
Florian Mayer #656-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 8, 2006R64

Jarkko Nieminen's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Paradorn Srichaphan #616-7(3) 6-3 5-7LH2HMatch dataMar 12, 2006QF

Marat Safin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nikolay Davydenko #57-6(5) 3-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 9, 2006R32
Carlos Moya #306-7(4) 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 8, 2006R64
Amer Delic #1616-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 7, 2006R128