Mounir El Aarej vs Tapio Nurminen — Egypt 2 Masters 4 Round of 32
Mounir El Aarej defeated Tapio Nurminen 7-6 6-2 in the Egypt 2 Masters 4 round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Tapio Nurminen came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Mounir El Aarej had been the form player, winning 6 of their last 9 on clay. Mounir El Aarej claimed a first win over Tapio Nurminen in two meetings, levelling the head-to-head at 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Mounir El Aarej closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–2.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedEl Aarej M. took it in straight sets.
Common opponents
0 shared · last 12 monthsNo common opponents in the last 12 months. Surface form and ELO carry more weight here.
Head-to-head
2 meetings · level 1–111
- El Aarej M.November 1999Egypt 2 Masters 4This matchClay7-6 6-2
- Nurminen T.November 1997Egypt 3 Masters 3Clay6-4 6-2
Draw
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchEl Aarej M.Nurminen T.1 596ELO1 6351 598Clay ELO1 6447–3Last 104–622Age24RightPlaysRight
Cite this
Mounir El Aarej beat Tapio Nurminen 7-6 6-2. Umpiry, "Mounir El Aarej vs Tapio Nurminen — Egypt 2 Masters 4 Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/1999-11-06/aarej-vs-nurminen-egypt-2-masters-4-r32?utm_source=cite (as of 6 November 1999).