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Jarkko Nieminen v Olivier Rochus: stats compared | Lineball
Nieminen wins on first serve in %. Rochus’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Nieminen 697 matches, Rochus 484 matches.
Rochus has 2 titles (one every 33.3 matches) to Nieminen’s 2 titles (one every 50 matches).
Nieminen averages 3.1 aces a match to Rochus’ 1.7 (80% more).
Nieminen averages 2.1 double faults a match to Rochus’ 2.6.
Winners’ edge: Nieminen’s team won 52%, Rochus’s team won 46% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Nieminen has 697 matches across 16 seasons, Rochus 484 in 14 — 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.
0.02 total · best 1Titlesper game0.02 total · best 1
65.4First serve in %61.3
67.6First-serve points won %66.4
60.3Break points saved %59.1
38.3Return points won %38.1
3.12,172 total · best 19Acesper game1.7839 total · best 16
Head to head
310 matches since 20027
Hard · 7 matchesNieminen 2Rochus 5
Clay · 2 matchesNieminen 1Rochus 1
Grass · 1 matchNieminen 0Rochus 1
Grand Slams · 1 matchNieminen 0Rochus 1
Last meetings
19 Oct 2009 · Stockholm · Quarterfinal · HardRochus won 6-3 2-6 6-1
3 Mar 2008 · Dubai · Round of 32 · HardRochus won 6-1 6-2
9 July 2007 · Bastad · Round of 32 · ClayRochus won 6-4 6-2
8 Jan 2007 · Auckland · Round of 32 · HardRochus won 7-6(3) 6-1
20 Feb 2006 · Rotterdam · Quarterfinal · HardNieminen won 6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(3)
9 Jan 2006 · Auckland · Semifinal · HardNieminen won 6-4 6-7(4) 7-6(4)
23 June 2003 · Wimbledon · Round of 32 · GrassRochus won 7-6(5) 6-3 6-1
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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12.68,779 total · best 34
Games wonper game
12.15,857 total · best 32
41.6Break points converted %41.5
51.0Sets won %45.7
50.5Games won %48.7
0.013 total · best 1Finalsper game0.010 total · best 1
1.3906 total · best 3Sets wonper game1.2568 total · best 3
1.3870 total · best 3Sets lostper game · lower is better1.4674 total · best 3
12.48,613 total · best 30Games lostper game · lower is better12.76,159 total · best 30
0.4293 total · best 3Tiebreaksper game0.4192 total · best 3
2.11,479 total · best 12Double faultsper game · lower is better2.61,246 total · best 12
21 Apr 2003 · Barcelona · Round of 64 · ClayNieminen won 7-5 7-5
24 Feb 2003 · Copenhagen · Round of 32 · HardRochus won 6-3 6-2
11 Feb 2002 · Copenhagen · Round of 32 · HardRochus won 2-6 6-3 6-1