SF Mallorca 2002

Jarkko Nieminen #54 def. Mariano Zabaleta #68

6-1 6-3

Jarkko Nieminen defeated Mariano Zabaleta 6-1 6-3 in the 2002 Mallorca semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJarkko NieminenMariano Zabaleta
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
38
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
02
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
68.2%59.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
73.3%64.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
78.6%37.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
—60.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
75.0%53.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
40.0%—
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
47.0%25.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
58.2%41.8%
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.
+12.7-9.3
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.
+9.3-12.7

* 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 NieminenMariano Zabaleta
Country FIN ARG
Birth dateJul 23, 1981Feb 28, 1978
Age2024
Height185 cm183 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)5468
Ranking points (entering)722581
Elo (entering)1,6861,674
Current career W-L363–339201–208
Current career earnings$7,743,345$3,204,127
Pre-match H2H

Path

Jarkko Nieminen's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Dominik Hrbaty #636-4 7-6(2)WH2HMatch dataMay 4, 2002QF
Galo Blanco #956-0 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 3, 2002R16
Andre Sa #856-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 2, 2002R32

Jarkko Nieminen's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Gaston Gaudio #372-6 3-6LH2HMatch dataMay 5, 2002F

Mariano Zabaleta's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
David Sanchez #747-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 4, 2002QF
Jean Francois Bachelot #1974-6 7-5 6-0WH2HMatch dataMay 3, 2002R16
Albert Portas #306-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 2, 2002R32