Jarkko Nieminen vs Gilles Simon, Marseille 2006, Round of 32
Final score
Final
Simon won in 3 sets · 2h 6m
1–2
Set 16–4
Set 23–6
Set 32–6
Venue and conditions
Palais des Sports de MarseilleMarseille, FRA
Indoor hardCourt speed2.4 vs last year106.7Fast
What is court speed?
How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.
- Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
- Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
- Average97–103US Open, Dubai
- Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
- Very fast108+Basel
Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.
How court speed worksAltitude15 mSea level
Match stats
2h 6m2Aces8
0Double faults4
62Service points won60
13Service games played14
10Service games won13
14Return games played13
10/1377%Break points saved80%4/5
1/520%Break points converted23%3/13
Head to head
2Nieminen
3Simon
5 meetingsHard 1–1Clay 1–2
- MarseilleRound of 32 · 13 Feb 2006HardThis matchGilles SimonSets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Jarkko NieminenSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 2
- BucharestRound of 16 · 24 Apr 2013ClayGilles SimonSets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Jarkko NieminenSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 4
- HamburgRound of 16 · 21 Jul 2011ClayGilles SimonSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 3Set 3: 6Jarkko NieminenSets won: 1Set 1: 64Set 2: 6Set 3: 4
- HamburgRound of 32 · 20 Jul 2010ClayJarkko NieminenSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 7Gilles SimonSets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 5
- RotterdamRound of 16 · 23 Feb 2006HardJarkko NieminenSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Gilles SimonSets won: 0Set 1: 61Set 2: 1
Match research
ProEverything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.
- Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
- Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
- Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
- Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.