Gilles Simon #80 def. Jarkko Nieminen #26

4-6 6-3 6-2

Gilles Simon defeated Jarkko Nieminen 4-6 6-3 6-2 in the 2006 Marseille round of 32 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Feb 16, 2006*
Tournament: Marseille
Edition: 2006
Category: ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: R32
Duration: 2h 6m

Match Statistics

Stat	Gilles Simon	Jarkko Nieminen
Aces	8	2
Double faults	4	0
First serve %	49	61
First serve points won %	83	60
Second serve points won %	58	55
Break points saved %	80	77
Break points converted %	23	20
Service points won %	71	58
Return points won %	42	29
Total points won %	55	45

Player Comparison

Field	Gilles Simon	Jarkko Nieminen
Country	FRA	FIN
Birth date	Dec 27, 1984	Jul 23, 1981
Age	21	24
Height	183 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	80	26
Ranking points (entering)	486	1,230
Elo (entering)	1,641	1,841
Current career W-L	499–383	363–339
Current career earnings	$16,045,734	$7,743,345

Pre-match H2H

Gilles Simon #80 0 – 0 Jarkko Nieminen #26

No prior-path match data is available for this tournament stage.