SF Estoril Open 2002

Jarkko Nieminen #66 def. Fernando Meligeni #59

7-5 6-1

Jarkko Nieminen defeated Fernando Meligeni 7-5 6-1 in the 2002 Estoril Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJarkko NieminenFernando Meligeni
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
02
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
14
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
73.7%60.9%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
76.2%45.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
26.7%51.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
33.3%64.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
63.2%47.8%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
35.7%66.7%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
52.2%36.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
57.1%42.9%
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.
+0.8-14.5
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.
+14.5-0.9

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2002 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldJarkko NieminenFernando Meligeni
Country FIN BRA
Birth dateJul 23, 1981Apr 12, 1971
Age2031
Height185 cm180 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)6659
Ranking points (entering)587659
Elo (entering)1,6411,718
Current career W-L363–339189–201
Current career earnings$7,743,345$2,555,367
Pre-match H2H

Path

Jarkko Nieminen's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marat Safin #74-6 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataApr 13, 2002QF
Galo Blanco #816-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 12, 2002R16
Andrea Gaudenzi #577-6(7) 6-1WH2HMatch dataApr 11, 2002R32

Jarkko Nieminen's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
David Nalbandian #474-6 6-7(5)LH2HMatch dataApr 14, 2002F

Fernando Meligeni's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Radek Stepanek #2746-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataApr 13, 2002QF
Guillermo Coria #985-7 6-3 4-4 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataApr 12, 2002R16
Flavio Saretta #942-6 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataApr 11, 2002R32