R32 Stuttgart Open 2005

Jarkko Nieminen #66 def. Jurgen Melzer #37

6-4 6-7(4) 6-4

Jarkko Nieminen defeated Jurgen Melzer 6-4 6-7(4) 6-4 in the 2005 Stuttgart Open round of 32 on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJarkko NieminenJurgen Melzer
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
22
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
22
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
65.0%65.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
51.3%55.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
59.5%40.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
45.5%38.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
54.2%50.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
61.5%54.5%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
50.0%45.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.1%47.9%
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.
-8.5-12.6
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.
+12.6+8.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2005 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldJarkko NieminenJurgen Melzer
Country FIN AUT
Birth dateJul 23, 1981May 22, 1981
Age2324
Height185 cm183 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)6637
Ranking points (entering)557965
Elo (entering)1,7451,810
Current career W-L363–339331–307
Current career earnings$7,743,345$10,739,212
Pre-match H2H
Jarkko Nieminen #66 1 0 Jurgen Melzer #37

Path

Jarkko Nieminen's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Lars Burgsmuller #856-7(5) 6-0 6-1WH2HMatch dataJul 20, 2005R64

Jarkko Nieminen's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jiri Novak #232-6 6-2 7-6(8)WH2HMatch dataJul 22, 2005R16

Jurgen Melzer's path

No prior matches in this tournament.