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Jarkko Nieminen v David Nalbandian: stats compared | Lineball
Nalbandian wins on titles. Nieminen’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Nieminen 697 matches, Nalbandian 546 matches.
Nalbandian has 11 titles (one every 33.3 matches) to Nieminen’s 2 titles (one every 50 matches).
Nieminen averages 2.1 double faults a match to Nalbandian’s 3.2.
Nieminen has the better first serve in %: 65.4 to Nalbandian’s 59.1.
Winners’ edge: Nalbandian’s team won 66%, Nieminen’s team won 52% of the matches they played.
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 game0.011 total · best 1
65.4First serve in %59.1
67.6First-serve points won %69.5
60.3Break points saved %59.3
38.3Return points won %41.2
3.12,172 total · best 19Acesper game3.71,993 total · best 20
Head to head
513 matches since 20028
Hard · 11 matchesNieminen 5Nalbandian 6
Clay · 2 matchesNieminen 0Nalbandian 2
Grand Slams · 3 matchesNieminen 0Nalbandian 3
Finals · 2 matchesNieminen 0Nalbandian 2
Last meetings
20 Mar 2013 · ATP Masters 1000 Miami · Round of 128 · HardNieminen won 2-6 6-4 6-3
16 Jan 2012 · Australian Open · Round of 128 · HardNalbandian won 6-4 4-2 ret.
12 Jan 2009 · Sydney · Final · HardNalbandian won 6-3 6-7(9) 6-2
6 Oct 2008 · Stockholm · Semifinal · HardNalbandian won 6-2 6-1
19 Mar 2007 · ATP Masters 1000 Miami · Round of 32 · HardNieminen won 6-4 7-6(3)
16 Jan 2006 · Australian Open · Round of 32 · HardNalbandian won 2-6 6-3 6-2 7-5
25 Apr 2005 · Munich · Semifinal · Clay
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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12.68,779 total · best 34
Games wonper game
13.77,484 total · best 31
41.6Break points converted %44.1
51.0Sets won %62.0
50.5Games won %53.8
0.013 total · best 1Finalsper game0.023 total · best 1
1.3906 total · best 3Sets wonper game1.6892 total · best 3
1.3870 total · best 3Sets lostper game · lower is better1546 total · best 3
12.48,613 total · best 30Games lostper game · lower is better11.86,429 total · best 29
0.4293 total · best 3Tiebreaksper game0.4201 total · best 3
2.11,479 total · best 12Double faultsper game · lower is better3.21,752 total · best 14