James Blake vs Jarkko Nieminen, Stockholm 2006, Final
Final score
Final
6-4 6-2
Venue and conditions
Kungliga TennishallenStockholm, SWE
Indoor hardCourt speed0.6 vs last year103.1Fast
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 worksAltitude13 mSea level
Match stats
56m4Aces3
1Double faults0
33Service points won33
9Service games played9
8Service games won5
9Return games played9
0/10%Break points saved33%2/6
4/667%Break points converted100%1/1
Head to head
6Blake
2Nieminen
8 meetings- StockholmFinal · 15 Oct 2006HardThis matchJames BlakeSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Jarkko NieminenSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2
- StockholmSemifinal · 22 Oct 2011HardJarkko NieminenSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 5Set 3: 6James BlakeSets won: 1Set 1: 65Set 2: 7Set 3: 2
- StockholmQuarterfinal · 22 Oct 2010HardJarkko NieminenSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6James BlakeSets won: 0Set 1: 0Set 2: 2
- Indian Wells MastersRound of 64 · 14 Mar 2009HardJames BlakeSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 66Set 3: 6Jarkko NieminenSets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 7Set 3: 3
- StockholmQuarterfinal · 12 Oct 2007HardJames BlakeSets won: 2Set 1: 61Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Jarkko NieminenSets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 4Set 3: 2
- BangkokQuarterfinal · 29 Sept 2006HardJames BlakeSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 7Jarkko NieminenSets won: 1Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 5
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.