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Igor Sijsling v Jarkko Nieminen: stats compared | Lineball
Nieminen wins on first serve in %. Sijsling’s case rests on first-serve points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Sijsling 133 matches, Nieminen 697 matches.
Sijsling averages 7.2 aces a match to Nieminen’s 3.1 — 2.3 times as many.
Nieminen has the better first serve in %: 65.4 to Sijsling’s 58.9.
Nieminen averages 1.3 sets won a match to Sijsling’s 1.0 (26% more).
Winners’ edge: Nieminen’s team won 52%, Sijsling’s team won 35% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Nieminen has 697 matches across 16 seasons, Sijsling 133 in 9 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles): 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.
–Titlesper game0.02 total · best 1
58.9First serve in %65.4
73.2First-serve points won %67.6
57.9Break points saved %60.3
34.7Return points won %38.3
7.2956 total · best 31Acesper game3.12,172 total · best 19
11.91,583 total · best 27
Head to head
26 matches since 20124
Hard · 3 matchesSijsling 1Nieminen 2
Clay · 2 matchesSijsling 0Nieminen 2
Grass · 1 matchSijsling 1Nieminen 0
Last meetings
4 May 2014 · ATP Masters 1000 Madrid · Round of 32 · ClayNieminen won 6-3 6-2
23 Sept 2013 · Bangkok · Round of 32 · HardSijsling won 6-3 7-6(2)
19 May 2013 · Dusseldorf · Semifinal · ClayNieminen won 7-5 4-6 6-3
7 Mar 2013 · ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells · Round of 128 · HardNieminen won 4-6 6-3 6-3
17 June 2012 · s-Hertogenbosch · Round of 32 · GrassSijsling won 6-2 6-4
13 Feb 2012 · Rotterdam · Round of 32 · HardNieminen won 6-1 6-7(7) 7-5
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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Games wonper game
12.68,779 total · best 34
39.0Break points converted %41.6
40.9Sets won %51.0
47.8Games won %50.5
–Finalsper game0.013 total · best 1
1.0137 total · best 3Sets wonper game1.3906 total · best 3
1.5198 total · best 3Sets lostper game · lower is better1.3870 total · best 3
131,729 total · best 28Games lostper game · lower is better12.48,613 total · best 30
0.561 total · best 3Tiebreaksper game0.4293 total · best 3
2.5329 total · best 9Double faultsper game · lower is better2.11,479 total · best 12