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Florent Serra v Jarkko Nieminen: stats compared | Lineball
Nieminen wins on first serve in %. Serra’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Serra 293 matches, Nieminen 697 matches.
Serra has 2 titles (one every 33.3 matches) to Nieminen’s 2 titles (one every 50 matches).
Nieminen has the better sets won %: 51 to Serra’s 42.2.
Nieminen has the better first serve in %: 65.4 to Serra’s 61.3.
Winners’ edge: Nieminen’s team won 52%, Serra’s team won 42% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Nieminen has 697 matches across 16 seasons, Serra 293 in 12 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, finals): those averages use only the games that logged them.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.02 total · best 1Titlesper game0.02 total · best 1
61.3First serve in %65.4
67.4First-serve points won %67.6
59.9Break points saved %60.3
36.3Return points won %38.3
3.81,100 total · best 18Acesper game3.12,172 total · best 19
Head to head
57 matches since 20052
Hard · 6 matchesSerra 4Nieminen 2
Clay · 1 matchSerra 1Nieminen 0
Grand Slams · 1 matchSerra 1Nieminen 0
Last meetings
4 Feb 2013 · Montpellier · Round of 32 · HardNieminen won 6-3 6-2
25 Oct 2010 · Montpellier · Round of 32 · HardNieminen won 6-7(4) 7-5 6-1
18 Jan 2010 · Australian Open · Round of 64 · HardSerra won 3-6 6-4 5-7 7-6(4) 7-5
23 Feb 2009 · Delray Beach · Round of 32 · HardSerra won 6-3 7-6(5)
9 Feb 2009 · San Jose · Round of 32 · HardSerra won 7-5 6-7(1) 6-4
2 Jan 2006 · Adelaide · Quarterfinal · HardSerra won 6-4 6-7(4) 6-2
4 July 2005 · Bastad · Round of 32 · ClaySerra won 7-5 6-1
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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123,515 total · best 30
Games wonper game
12.68,779 total · best 34
39.5Break points converted %41.6
42.2Sets won %51.0
47.7Games won %50.5
0.03 total · best 1Finalsper game0.013 total · best 1
1.1315 total · best 3Sets wonper game1.3906 total · best 3
1.5432 total · best 3Sets lostper game · lower is better1.3870 total · best 3
13.23,860 total · best 30Games lostper game · lower is better12.48,613 total · best 30
0.5136 total · best 3Tiebreaksper game0.4293 total · best 3
2.0593 total · best 10Double faultsper game · lower is better2.11,479 total · best 12