QF Wimbledon 2006

Rafael Nadal #2 def. Jarkko Nieminen #18

6-3 6-4 6-4

Rafael Nadal defeated Jarkko Nieminen 6-3 6-4 6-4 in the 2006 Wimbledon quarterfinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatRafael NadalJarkko Nieminen
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
65
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
22
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
71.8%50.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
75.7%79.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
51.7%45.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%66.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
68.9%62.4%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
33.3%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
37.6%31.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.8%45.2%
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.
+6.5-0.1
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.
+0.1-6.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2006 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldRafael NadalJarkko Nieminen
Country ESP FIN
Birth dateJun 3, 1986Jul 23, 1981
Age2024
Height185 cm185 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)218
Ranking points (entering)4,5451,390
Elo (entering)2,2881,841
Current career W-L1,056–228363–339
Current career earnings$134,946,100$7,743,345
Pre-match H2H
Rafael Nadal #2 2 – 0 Jarkko Nieminen #18

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Irakli Labadze #1666-3 7-6(4) 6-3WH2HMatch dataJul 5, 2006R16
Andre Agassi #207-6(5) 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 2, 2006R32
Robert Kendrick #2376-7(4) 3-6 7-6(2) 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 30, 2006R64
Alex Bogdanovic #1356-4 7-6(3) 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 28, 2006R128

Rafael Nadal's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marcos Baghdatis #166-1 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataJul 9, 2006SF

Jarkko Nieminen's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Dmitry Tursunov #317-5 6-4 6-7(2) 6-7(6) 9-7WH2HMatch dataJul 5, 2006R16
Philipp Kohlschreiber #881-6 6-2 6-3 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataJul 2, 2006R32
Martin Lee #2526-4 6-0 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 30, 2006R64
Marcos Daniel #806-2 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataJun 28, 2006R128