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Marat Safin #4 def. Jarkko Nieminen #142

4-6 6-1 7-5

Match Information

Date Mar 9, 2005*
Tournament Indian Wells Masters
Category Masters 1000
Surface Hard
RoundR64
Winner Marat Safin
Score4-6 6-1 7-5
Loser Jarkko Nieminen
Duration2h 4m
StatMarat SafinJarkko Nieminen
Aces80
Double faults25
First serve %5360
First serve points won %7976
Second serve points won %5438
Break points saved %8062
Break points converted %3820
Service points won %6761
Return points won %3933
Total points won %5446

Pre-match Comparison

FieldMarat SafinJarkko Nieminen
Country RUS FIN
Birth dateJan 27, 1980Jul 23, 1981
Age2523
Height193185
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)4142
Ranking points (entering)3,360317
Elo (entering)2,0731,747
Career W-L395–247357–334
Career earnings$14,373,291$7,743,345
Pre-match H2H
Marat Safin 4 1 Jarkko Nieminen

Path

Marat Safin's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Marat Safin's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 10, 2005R32 Taylor Dent 5-7 4-6LH2HMatch data

Jarkko Nieminen's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 8, 2005R128 Luis Horna 6-0 7-6(1)WH2HMatch data