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
Aces172
Double faults43
First serve %6571
First serve points won %7863
Second serve points won %4248
Break points saved %7177
Break points converted %2329
Service points won %6559
Return points won %4135
Total points won %5347

Player Comparison

FieldWesley MoodieJarkko Nieminen
Country RSA FIN
Birth dateFeb 14, 1979Jul 23, 1981
Age2624
Height196 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-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