Benjamin Becker vs Jarkko Nieminen, Tokyo 2006, Quarterfinal
Final score
Final
Becker won in 3 sets · 2h 8m
2–1
Set 16–75
Set 27–66
Set 36–4
Venue and conditions
Ariake ColiseumKoto City, JPN
Outdoor hardCourt speed2.2 vs last year104.9Fast
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 worksConditionsHistorical daily weather
Match stats
2h 8m10Aces9
4Double faults3
75Service points won74
17Service games played17
15Service games won14
17Return games played17
2/450%Break points saved63%5/8
3/838%Break points converted50%2/4
Head to head
3Becker
6Nieminen
9 meetingsHard 2–6Grass 1–0
- TokyoQuarterfinal · 6 Oct 2006HardThis matchBenjamin BeckerSets won: 2Set 1: 65Set 2: 7Set 3: 6Jarkko NieminenSets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 66Set 3: 4
- TokyoRound of 32 · 30 Sept 2014HardBenjamin BeckerSets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 4Jarkko NieminenSets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 1
Jarkko Nieminen · Retired
- Winston-SalemRound of 32 · 18 Aug 2014HardJarkko NieminenSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Benjamin BeckerSets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 4
- StockholmRound of 32 · 16 Oct 2013HardJarkko NieminenSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 7Benjamin BeckerSets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 63
- Winston-SalemRound of 32 · 21 Aug 2012HardJarkko NieminenSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Benjamin BeckerSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 3
- BangkokSemifinal · 2 Oct 2010HardJarkko NieminenSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Benjamin BeckerSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2
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.