Site data updated: 2026-05-28 18:14 UTC

Jarkko Nieminen #66 def. Fernando Meligeni #59

7-5 6-1

Match Information

Date	Apr 13, 2002*
Tournament	Estoril
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Clay
Round	SF
Winner	Jarkko Nieminen
Score	7-5 6-1
Loser	Fernando Meligeni
Duration	1h 21m

Stat	Jarkko Nieminen	Fernando Meligeni
Aces	0	2
Double faults	1	4
First serve %	74	61
First serve points won %	76	45
Second serve points won %	27	52
Break points saved %	33	64
Break points converted %	36	67
Service points won %	63	48
Return points won %	52	37
Total points won %	57	43

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Jarkko Nieminen	Fernando Meligeni
Country	FIN	BRA
Birth date	Jul 23, 1981	Apr 12, 1971
Age	20	31
Height	185	180
Handedness	Left-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	66	59
Ranking points (entering)	587	659
Elo (entering)	1,641	1,718
Career W-L	357–334	185–199
Career earnings	$7,743,345	$2,555,367

Pre-match H2H

Jarkko Nieminen 0 – 0 Fernando Meligeni

Path

Jarkko Nieminen's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Apr 13, 2002	QF	Marat Safin	4-6 7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Apr 12, 2002	R16	Galo Blanco	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Apr 11, 2002	R32	Andrea Gaudenzi	7-6(7) 6-1	W	H2H	Match data

Jarkko Nieminen's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Apr 14, 2002	F	David Nalbandian	4-6 6-7(5)	L	H2H	Match data

Fernando Meligeni's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Apr 13, 2002	QF	Radek Stepanek	6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
Apr 12, 2002	R16	Guillermo Coria	5-7 6-3 4-4 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data
Apr 11, 2002	R32	Flavio Saretta	2-6 6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data