Nieminen beat Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-4, 6-4 while Gabashvili defeated Alejandro Falla of Colombia 6-2, 6-4.
Finland's Jarkko Nieminen and Teymuraz Gabashvili of Russia both advanced to the second round of the Stockholm Open with straight-set wins on Monday.
Nieminen beat Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-4, 6-4 while Gabashvili defeated Alejandro Falla of Colombia 6-2, 6-4.
Nieminen put constant pressure on his opponent's serve but only converted three of the 11 break points he created. Gabashvili broke Falla six times - three in each set - but lost his serve three times as well.
Top-seeded Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic has a bye into the second round.
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