Tapio Nurminen vs Mounir El Aarej — Egypt 3 Masters 3 Round of 32
Egypt 3 Masters 3 · ITF · Round of 32
2 — 0
Sets
Saturday, 15 November 1997 ·
clay
Nurminen T.6-4 6-2
El Aarej M.
Nurminen T.
662
El Aarej M.
420
Tapio Nurminen defeated Mounir El Aarej 6-4 6-2 in the Egypt 3 Masters 3 round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Mounir El Aarej came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Tapio Nurminen claimed a first win over Mounir El Aarej in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Tapio Nurminen dropped just 6 games past Mounir El Aarej.
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-11-06 | Egypt 2 Masters 4 | R32 | clay | Mounir El Aarej | 7-6 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
54%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
61%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
41%
41%
Service points won·Even
53%
55%
Return points won·Even
36%
35%
Break points saved·Clear edge
50%
62%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.0
3.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.0
5.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (1 vs 10). ATP, WTA & Challenger.