R32 Italian Open 2006

Radek Stepanek #18 def. Jarkko Nieminen #16

6-4 7-6(5)

Radek Stepanek defeated Jarkko Nieminen 6-4 7-6(5) in the 2006 Italian Open round of 32 on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatRadek StepanekJarkko Nieminen
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
41
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
21
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
60.0%67.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
71.4%64.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
50.0%33.3%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
33.3%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
62.9%54.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%66.7%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
45.8%37.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.6%46.4%
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.
+0.4-8.3
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.
+8.3-0.4

* 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

FieldRadek StepanekJarkko Nieminen
Country CZE FIN
Birth dateNov 27, 1978Jul 23, 1981
Age2724
Height186 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1816
Ranking points (entering)1,4201,455
Elo (entering)1,8271,854
Current career W-L366–285363–339
Current career earnings$11,343,464$7,743,345
Pre-match H2H

Path

Radek Stepanek's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Feliciano Lopez #436-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 10, 2006R64

Radek Stepanek's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Roger Federer #11-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataMay 13, 2006R16

Jarkko Nieminen's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sebastien Grosjean #226-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 10, 2006R64