Tommi Lenho vs Timo Nieminen — Portugal 4 1 Round of 16
Portugal 4 1 · ITF · Round of 16
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 October 2001 ·
clay
Lenho T.6-3 6-3
Nieminen T.
Lenho T.
662
Nieminen T.
330
Tommi Lenho defeated Timo Nieminen 6-3 6-3 in the Portugal 4 1 round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Timo Nieminen came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, but Tommi Lenho had been the form player, winning 5 of their last 7 on clay. Tommi Lenho narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Tommi Lenho dropped just 6 games past Timo Nieminen.
Head to head
2–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06-13 | Finland F1 | SF | clay | Tommi Lenho | 7-5 6-0 |
| 2004-06-21 | Finland F2 | R16 | clay | Tommi Lenho | 2-6 6-2 6-4 |
| 2003-05-05 | Portugal 1 3 | QF | clay | Timo Nieminen | 6-1 6-1 |
| 2003-05-05 | Portugal 1 4 | R16 | clay | Timo Nieminen | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2002-01-07 | Germany 1 3 | R32 | hard | Timo Nieminen | 7-6(4) 3-6 6-4 |