Jarkko Nieminen #34 def. Sjeng Schalken #15

6-3 6-3

Jarkko Nieminen defeated Sjeng Schalken 6-3 6-3 in the 2004 Dubai Tennis Championships quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJarkko NieminenSjeng Schalken
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
12
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
50
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
73.3%72.9%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
77.3%58.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
37.5%56.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%40.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
66.7%57.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
60.0%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
42.4%33.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.6%45.4%
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.
+3.6-5.4
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.
+5.4-3.6

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2004 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldJarkko NieminenSjeng Schalken
Country FIN NED
Birth dateJul 23, 1981Sep 8, 1976
Age2227
Height185 cm193 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)3415
Ranking points (entering)9601,560
Elo (entering)1,7901,840
Current career W-L363–339280–254
Current career earnings$7,743,345$5,192,798
Pre-match H2H

Path

Jarkko Nieminen's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Gregory Carraz #547-6(3) 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 5, 2004R16
David Nalbandian #86-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 4, 2004R32

Jarkko Nieminen's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Roger Federer #16-7(7) 2-6LH2HMatch dataMar 6, 2004SF

Sjeng Schalken's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Fabrice Santoro #735-7 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 5, 2004R16
Sargis Sargsian #436-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataMar 4, 2004R32