SF Japan Open 2005

Wesley Moodie #98 def. Jarkko Nieminen #35

4-6 6-1 7-6(4)

Wesley Moodie defeated Jarkko Nieminen 4-6 6-1 7-6(4) in the 2005 Japan Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatWesley MoodieJarkko Nieminen
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
172
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
43
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
65.0%71.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
77.6%63.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
41.7%48.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
71.4%76.9%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
65.0%58.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
23.1%28.6%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
41.1%35.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.9%47.1%
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.
+2.4-3.8
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.
+3.8-2.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2005 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldWesley MoodieJarkko Nieminen
Country RSA FIN
Birth dateFeb 14, 1979Jul 23, 1981
Age2624
Height196 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style—Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)9835
Ranking points (entering)419912
Elo (entering)1,7021,879
Current career W-L47–65363–339
Current career earnings$2,455,112$7,743,345
Pre-match H2H
Wesley Moodie #98 0 – 1 Jarkko Nieminen #35

Path

Wesley Moodie's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Radek Stepanek #147-6(2) 7-6(6)WH2HMatch dataOct 8, 2005QF
Luis Horna #657-6(4) 6-7(2) 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 7, 2005R16
Mikhail Youzhny #266-1 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 6, 2005R32
Jimmy Wang #936-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 5, 2005R64

Wesley Moodie's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mario Ancic #241-6 7-6(7) 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 9, 2005F

Jarkko Nieminen's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Taylor Dent #226-4 5-7 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataOct 8, 2005QF
Paradorn Srichaphan #572-6 7-6(6) 7-5WH2HMatch dataOct 7, 2005R16
Rainer Schuettler #866-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 6, 2005R32