QF Munich Open 2005

Jarkko Nieminen #128 def. Michal Mertinak #158

3-6 6-1 6-4

Jarkko Nieminen defeated Michal Mertinak 3-6 6-1 6-4 in the 2005 Munich Open quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJarkko NieminenMichal Mertinak
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
43
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
21
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
71.7%63.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
70.4%61.4%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
39.3%51.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
75.0%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
61.6%57.8%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%25.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
42.2%38.4%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.4%47.6%
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.
-1.0-4.9
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.
+4.9+1.0

* 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 NieminenMichal Mertinak
Country FIN SVK
Birth dateJul 23, 1981Oct 11, 1979
Age2325
Height185 cm185 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)128158
Ranking points (entering)342283
Elo (entering)1,7611,506
Current career W-L363–3394–11
Current career earnings$7,743,345$1,511,590
Pre-match H2H
Jarkko Nieminen #128 0 0 Michal Mertinak #158

Path

Jarkko Nieminen's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mario Ancic #197-6(5) 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 29, 2005R16
Bohdan Ulihrach #1167-5 6-1WH2HMatch dataApr 28, 2005R32

Jarkko Nieminen's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
David Nalbandian #103-6 0-6LH2HMatch dataApr 30, 2005SF

Michal Mertinak's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ricardo Mello #556-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataApr 29, 2005R16
Julien Benneteau #986-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataApr 28, 2005R32