SF Bangkok 2003

Taylor Dent #54 def. Jarkko Nieminen #37

7-6(3) 6-2

Taylor Dent defeated Jarkko Nieminen 7-6(3) 6-2 in the 2003 Bangkok semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Sep 27, 2003*
Tournament: Bangkok
Edition: 2003
Category: ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 18m

Match Statistics

Stat	Taylor Dent	Jarkko Nieminen
Aces	11	3
Double faults	9	2
First serve %	58.0%	68.0%
First serve points won %	83.0%	62.0%
Second serve points won %	43.0%	30.0%
Break points saved %	78.0%	43.0%
Break points converted %	57.0%	22.0%
Service points won %	67.0%	52.0%
Return points won %	48.0%	33.0%
Total points won %	57.0%	43.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Taylor Dent	Jarkko Nieminen
Country	USA	FIN
Birth date	Apr 24, 1981	Jul 23, 1981
Age	22	22
Height	188 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	54	37
Ranking points (entering)	663	980
Elo (entering)	1,808	1,809
Current career W-L	152–140	363–339
Current career earnings	$2,563,378	$7,743,345

Pre-match H2H

Taylor Dent #54 0 – 1 Jarkko Nieminen #37

Path

Taylor Dent's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Nicolas Thomann #123	6-3 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 27, 2003	QF
Thierry Ascione #114	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 26, 2003	R16
Wesley Moodie #80	6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 25, 2003	R32

Taylor Dent's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Juan Carlos Ferrero #1	6-3 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 28, 2003	F

Jarkko Nieminen's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Carlos Moya #6	6-7(5) 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 27, 2003	QF
Bohdan Ulihrach #151	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 26, 2003	R16
Danai Udomchoke #191	6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 25, 2003	R32