Jarkko Nieminen Explained

Jarkko Nieminen
Residence:Masku, Finland
Birth Date:1981 7, df=y
Birth Place:Masku, Finland
Turnedpro:2000
Retired:9 November 2015
Plays:Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:$7,743,345
Singlestitles:2
Highestsinglesranking:No. 13 (10 July 2006)
Australianopenresult:QF (2008)
Frenchopenresult:4R (2003)
Wimbledonresult:QF (2006)
Usopenresult:QF (2005)
Othertournaments:yes
Olympicsresult:2R (2004, 2012)
Doublestitles:5
Highestdoublesranking:No. 42 (28 January 2008)
Australianopendoublesresult:SF (2010)
Frenchopendoublesresult:2R (2003, 2008, 2014)
Wimbledondoublesresult:2R (2007)
Usopendoublesresult:QF (2008)
Mixed:yes
Wimbledonmixedresult:2R (2007)
Team:yes
Daviscupresult:PO (1999, 2002)

Jarkko Kalervo Nieminen (born 23 July 1981) is a Finnish former professional tennis player. His highest ranking of world No. 13, achieved in July 2006, is a Finnish record. He has won two ATP singles titles and five doubles titles in his career. His best performances in Grand Slam tournaments have been reaching the quarterfinals of the 2005 US Open, the 2006 Wimbledon Championships, and the 2008 Australian Open.

Statistically Finland's best player to date, Nieminen is also the first and so far only Finnish player to have won an ATP singles title and to have reached the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam singles event. He is also notable for winning the shortest recorded Masters Tour tennis match in Open Era history, defeating Bernard Tomic in just 28 minutes and 20 seconds in the first round of the 2014 Sony Open Tennis.[1] He was ranked inside the Top 75 11 times in 14 years (2001 to 2014).

On 23 June 2015, he announced his retirement from professional tennis at the end of the season, playing 2015 Stockholm Open as his last event.

His wife, Anu Nieminen, is Finland's top-ranked badminton women's single player.

In April 2016, it was announced that Nieminen will compete in floorball in season 2016–2017 at Finnish Salibandyliiga representing SC Classic.[2]

Junior career

As a junior Nieminen reached as high as No. 9 in the world in 1999 (and No. 20 in doubles), and won the 1999 Jr US Open.[3]

Career highlights

1999

2000

2001: Breaking the top 100

2002: Breaking the top 50

2003

2004

2005

2006: First ATP title

2007: 200 wins

2008

2009

2010

2011: 300 wins

2012: 2nd ATP Title

2013

2014

2015: 400 wins and retirement

At Wimbledon, Nieminen, who had already announced his retirement at the end of the season, played Lleyton Hewitt in the first round, with Hewitt also stating his intention to retire before the 2016 event. Nieminen earned his first win over Hewitt in five gruelling sets. At the US Open, Nieminen faced Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the first round, with Tsonga prevailing in straight sets despite Jarkko's best efforts. Afterwards, he confirmed that this was his last match at a grand slam.

Nieminen played his final ATP match on 20 October at the 2015 Stockholm Open, losing 6–3, 6–7, 4–6 to Nicolás Almagro. Jarkko had match points in the second-set tiebreaker but narrowly missed one and was very unlucky to lose the other. Fellow Scandinavian tennis player Robin Söderling was in attendance to pay tribute to Jarkko and the Finn was visibly moved as he gave his farewell speech.[5] His final official match was against his old friend and rival Roger Federer at the Hartwall Arena, Helsinki on the ninth of November.

2016: Comeback at the Davis Cup

Nieminen came out of retirement in order to play for his country at the Davis Cup against Zimbabwe. He won his singles tie with a so-called triple bagel with a victory over Courtney John Lock, making him the first player to win by such a scoreline at any tournament since 2011, and one of two players to accomplish the feat on that day (Emilio Gómez of Ecuador earned a triple-bagel victory over Adam Hornby of Barbados at Davis Cup competition elsewhere).[6]

ATP career finals

Singles: 13 (2 titles, 11 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (2–11)
Titles by surface
Hard (2–7)
Clay (0–4)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (2–6)
Indoor (0–5)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Stockholm Open, SwedenInternationalHard (i) Sjeng Schalken6–3, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4, 3–6
Loss0–2Estoril Open, PortugalInternationalClay David Nalbandian4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss0–3Majorca Open, SpainInternationalClay Gastón Gaudio2–6, 3–6
Loss0–4Bavarian Championships, GermanyInternationalClay Roger Federer1–6, 4–6
Win1–4Auckland Open, New ZealandInternationalHard Mario Ančić6–2, 6–2
Loss1–5Stockholm Open, SwedenInternationalHard (i) James Blake4–6, 2–6
Loss1–6Swiss Indoors, SwitzerlandInternationalHard (i) Roger Federer3–6, 4–6
Loss1–7Adelaide International, AustraliaInternationalHard Michaël Llodra3–6, 4–6
Loss1–8Sydney International, Australia250 SeriesHard David Nalbandian3–6, 7–6(11–9), 2–6
Loss1–9Thailand Open, Thailand250 SeriesHard (i) Guillermo García López4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss1–10Stockholm Open, Sweden250 SeriesHard (i) Gaël Monfils5–7, 6–3, 2–6
Win2–10Sydney International, Australia250 SeriesHard Julien Benneteau6–2, 7–5
Loss2–11Düsseldorf Open, Germany250 SeriesClay Juan Mónaco4–6, 3–6

Doubles: 9 (5 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (5–4)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–4)
Clay (4–0)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (5–1)
Indoor (0–3)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Thailand Open, ThailandInternationalHard (i) Andrew Kratzmann Jonathan Erlich
Andy Ram		3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win1–1Mumbai Open, IndiaInternationalHard Robert Lindstedt Rohan Bopanna
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi		7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–5)
Loss1–2Pacific Coast Championships, US250 SeriesHard (i) Rohan Bopanna Tommy Haas
Radek Štěpánek		2–6, 3–6
Win2–2Swiss Open, Switzerland250 SeriesClay Johan Brunström Marcelo Melo
Bruno Soares		6–3, 6–7(4–7), [11–9]
Loss2–3Stockholm Open, Sweden250 SeriesHard (i) Johan Brunström Eric Butorac
Jean-Julien Rojer		3–6, 4–6
Loss2–4Sydney International, Australia250 SeriesHard Matthew Ebden Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan		1–6, 4–6
Win3–4Bavarian Championships, Germany250 SeriesClay Dmitry Tursunov Marcos Baghdatis
Eric Butorac		6–1, 6–4
Win4–4Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria250 SeriesClay Henri Kontinen Daniele Bracciali
Andrey Golubev		6–1, 6–4
Win5–4Argentina Open, Argentina250 SeriesClay André Sá Pablo Andújar
Oliver Marach		4–6, 6–4, [10–7]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 15 (10–5)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (10–4)
ITF Futures Tour (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–2)
Clay (5–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Wolfsburg, GermanyChallengerCarpet Andy Fahlke3–6, 6–2, 7–5
Loss1–1Great Britain F5, NewcastleFuturesClay Sébastien de Chaunac4–6, 2–6
Loss1–2Budapest, HungaryChallengerClay Giorgio Galimberti4–6, 7–5, 1–6
Win2–2Tampere, FinlandChallengerClay Mathias Hellström6–1, 6–0
Win3–2Córdoba, SpainChallengerHard Paul-Henri Mathieu6–4, 2–6, 6–3
Win4–2Maia, PortugslChallengerClay Feliciano López5–7, 6–3, 6–4
Win5–2Tampere, FinlandChallengerClay Richard Gasquet7–5, 7-6(7–2)
Win6–2Helsinki, FinlandChallengerHard Lovro Zovko7–5, 4–6, 7–5
Win7–2Prostějov, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Ivo Minář6–1, 6–3
Win8–2Jersey, Great BritainChallengerHard Stéphane Robert4–6, 6–1, 7–5
Loss8–3Salzburg, AustriaChallengerHard Michael Berrer7–6(7–4), 4–6, 4–6
Win9–3Marrakesh, MoroccoChallengerClay Alexandr Dolgopolov6–3, 6–2
Loss9–4Helsinki, FinlandChallengerHard Lukáš Lacko3-6, 4–6
Win10–4Helsinki, FinlandChallengerHard Ričardas Berankis6-3, 6–1
Loss10–5Tampere, FinlandChallengerClay David Goffin6–7(3–7), 3–6

Doubles: 14 (6–8)

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (4–6)
ITF Futures Tour (2–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–3)
Clay (3–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–2)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Tampere, FinlandChallengerClay Timo Nieminen Petr Dezort
Radomír Vašek		1–6, 1–6
Win1–1Japan F2, ShirakoFuturesCarpet Scott Barron Mitsura Takada
Akira Matsushita		6–3, 6–3
Win2–1Austria F2, TelfsFuturesClay Scott Barron Stefan Leiner
Patrick Sommer		7–6(7–2), 6–1
Loss2–2Ireland F1, DublinFuturesCarpet Kristian Pless Gilles Elseneer
Jean-Michel Pequery		6–7(2–7), 6–4, 3–6
Win3–2Tampere, FinlandChallengerClay Ville Liukko Steven Randjelovic
Dušan Vemić		6–0, 4–6, 6–3
Loss3–3Finland F2, HelsinkiFuturesCarpet Tero Vilen Karol Beck
Igor Zelenay		2–6, 4–6
Loss3–4Tampere, FinlandChallengerClay Tuomas Ketola Stephen Huss
Lee Pearson		5–7, 7–6(7–5), 4–6
Win4–4Budapest, HungaryChallengerClay Oliver Marach Yuriy Schukin
Orest Tereshchuk		6–2, 6–2
Loss4–5Tampere, FinlandChallengerClay Tuomas Ketola Doug Bohaboy
Nick Rainey		4–6, 2–6
Loss4–6Jersey, United KingdomChallengerHard Henri Kontinen Frederik Nielsen
Joseph Sirianni		5–7, 6–3, [2–10]
Loss4–7Helsinki, FinlandChallengerHard Henri Kontinen Rohan Bopanna
Aisam Qureshi		2–6, 6–7(7–9)
Loss4–8Helsinki, FinlandChallengerHard Henri Kontinen Dustin Brown
Martin Emmrich		6–7(17–19), 6–0, [7–10]
Win5–8Helsinki, FinlandChallengerHard Henri Kontinen Dustin Brown
Philipp Marx		7–5, 5–7, [10–5]
Win6–8Helsinki, FinlandChallengerHard Henri Kontinen Jonathan Marray
Philipp Petzschner		7–6(7–2), 6–4

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Performance timelines

Singles

Tournament200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015W–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenA1R3R2R3R3R2RQF1R2R1R1R2R2R3R17–1454.84
French OpenA3R4RA2R1R3R3RA1R1R2R2R2R1R13–1252.00
WimbledonA2R3RA1RQF3R2RA2R1R2R1R2R2R14–1253.85
US OpenQ31R2R1RQF1R1R3R2R1R1R2R2R1R1R10–1441.67
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–03–48–41–27–46–45–49–41–22–40–43–43–43–43–454–5250.94
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells MastersAA1R2R2RQF3R2R2RA2R1R3R3R2R12–1250.00
Miami MastersA2R3R2R2R3R4R2R2RA1R1R3R2R2R11–1345.83
Monte Carlo MastersAA3R2RA1R1R2RQ21R2R2RQF1RQ19–950.00
Rome MastersAA3RAA2R1R1RAQ23R1R1RAA5–741.67
Madrid MastersA2R1RQ1A1R1R2RAAAAA3RA4–640.00
Canada MastersA2R1RAAQF2R1RA1R1RA1RAA5–838.46
Cincinnati MastersA3R2RAA1R3R1RAQ2Q11R2RAA6–746.15
Shanghai MastersNot Masters SeriesAAA1R1RAA0–200.00
Paris MastersA2R1RA1RQF2R1RA2RQ2A1RQ2A5–838.46
Hamburg MastersAA2RAA3R3R2RNot Masters Series6–460.00
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–06–57–91–22–312–99–93–92–21–34–51–68–85–42–263–7645.32
Career statistics
style=text-align:leftTitles–Finals0–10–20–10–00–01–20–10–10–10–10–11–10–10–00–02–1315.38
Year End Ranking6140367728152737883977413973153$7,743,345

Doubles

Tournament2003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015W–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open1RA2R2R1R2R2Rbgcolor=yellowSF2R1R2R2R1R11–1150.00
French Open2RAA1R1R2RA1R1R1RA2R1R3–925.00
Wimbledon1RAA1R2RAA1R1R1R1R1RA1–811.11
US OpenAA1R3R2RQF2R2R1R1R1R1RA8–1044.44
style=text-align:leftWin–loss1–30–01–13–42–45–32–25–41–40–41–32–40–223–3837.70

Best Grand Slam results details

Record against top 10 players

Nieminen's record against those who have been ranked in the top 10, with active players in boldface.

PlayerYearswidth=40 data-sort-type="number"RecordWin%width=35 data-sort-type="number"Hardwidth=35 data-sort-type="number"Grasswidth=35 data-sort-type="number"Claywidth=35CarpetLast Match
Number 1 ranked players
Andre Agassi2003–0521–10–1–1–0–bgcolor=ccffc align=leftWon (7–5, 4–6, 6–7(6–8), 6–1, 6–0) at 2005 French Open 1R
Novak Djokovic2006–1571–61–20–10–3–bgcolor=eee8AA align=leftLost (4–6, 2–6, 3–6) at 2015 Wimbledon 2R
Roger Federer2002–15150–150–100–10–30–1bgcolor=eee8AA align=leftLost (2–6, 5–7) at 2015 Istanbul 2R
Juan Carlos Ferrero2002–1051–40–1–1–3–bgcolor=eee8AA align=leftLost (2–6, 6–3, 4–6) at 2010 Hamburg 3R
Lleyton Hewitt2002–1561–50–31–00–10–1bgcolor=ccffc align=leftWon (3–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–0, 11–9) at 2015 Wimbledon 1R
Yevgeny Kafelnikov200343–11–0–2–00–1bgcolor=ccffc align=leftWon (6–4, 0–1 ret.) at 2003 Munich SF
Carlos Moyá2003–0521–11–0–0–1–bgcolor=eee8AA align=leftLost (5–7, 7–5, 2–6) at 2005 Barcelona 2R
Andy Murray2006–1250–50–20–20–1–bgcolor=eee8AA align=leftLost (2–6, 4–6) at 2012 Summer Olympics 2R
Rafael Nadal2005–1480–80–10–10–6–bgcolor=eee8AA align=leftLost (1–6, 4–6) at 2014 Madrid 3R
Marcelo Ríos200211–0bgcolor=lime–––1–0bgcolor=ccffc align=leftWon (7–6(7–5), 3–6, 7–6(7–4)) at 2002 Moscow 1R
Andy Roddick201020–20–2–––bgcolor=eee8AA align=leftLost (1–6, 4–6) at 2010 Paris 2R
Marat Safin2002–0782–61–4–1–2–bgcolor=eee8AA align=leftLost (7–5, 3–6, 2–6) at 2007 Monte Carlo 1R
Pete Sampras200220–20–2–––bgcolor=eee8AA align=leftLost (6–4, 3–6, 2–6) at 2002 Miami 2R
Number 2 ranked players
Àlex Corretja200311–0bgcolor=lime1–0–––bgcolor=ccffc align=leftWon (6–4, 6–0) at 2003 Rotterdam 1R
Tommy Haas2002–1341–31–2–0–1–bgcolor=ccffc align=leftWon (7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–3, 4–6, 8–6) at 2013 Australian Open 1R
Goran Ivanišević200210–10–1–––bgcolor=eee8AA align=leftLost (6–7(5–7), 3–6) at 2002 Auckland 1R
Magnus Norman200211–0bgcolor=lime––1–0–bgcolor=ccffc align=leftWon (7–5, 6–2) at 2002 Amersfoort 2R
Number 3 ranked players
Marin Čilić2008–1221–11–00–1––bgcolor=ccffc align=leftWon (6–3, 3–6, 6–2) at 2012 Delray Beach 1R
Guillermo Coria200320–20–1–0–1–bgcolor=eee8AA align=leftLost (3–6, 4–6) at 2003 Hamburg 2R
Nikolay Davydenko2003–1373–42–2–1–2–bgcolor=ccffc align=leftWon (6–3, 7–6(10–8)) at 2013 Montpellier 2R
Juan Martín del Potro2008–1351–40–4–1–0–bgcolor=ccffc align=leftWon (6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–4)) at 2013 Monte Carlo 3R
Grigor Dimitrov200911–0bgcolor=lime1–0–––bgcolor=ccffc align=leftWon (6–0, 6–2) at 2009 Stockholm 1R
David Ferrer201131–21–1–0–1–bgcolor=eee8AA align=leftLost (3–6, 3–6, 1–6) at 2011 French Open 1R
Ivan Ljubičić2007–1020–20–2–––bgcolor=eee8AA align=leftLost (6–4, 3–6, 6–7(6–8)) at 2010 Montpellier QF
David Nalbandian2002–13135–85–6–0–2–bgcolor=ccffc align=leftWon (2–6, 6–4, 6–3) at 2013 Miami 1R
Milos Raonic2012–1322–0bgcolor=lime1–0–1–0–bgcolor=ccffc align=leftWon (6–3, 1–6, 7–6(7–3)) at 2013 Monte Carlo 2R
Dominic Thiem2011–1421–11–1–––bgcolor=eee8AA align=leftLost (4–6, 6–4, 4–6) at 2014 Rotterdam 1R
Stan Wawrinka2009–1531–21–2–––bgcolor=eee8AA align=leftLost (4–6, 2–6, 4–6) at 2015 Australian Open 3R
Alexander Zverev201510–1–0–1––bgcolor=eee8AA align=leftLost (4–6, 4–6) at 2015 Halle 1R
Number 4 ranked players
Tomáš Berdych2007–1381–71–40–10–2–bgcolor=eee8AA align=leftLost (3–6, 2–6) at 2013 Cincinnati 2R
Jonas Björkman200010–10–1–––bgcolor=eee8AA align=leftLost (4–6, 7–5, 3–6) at 2000 Stockholm 1R
James Blake2003–1182–62–6–––bgcolor=ccffc align=leftWon (7–6(7–5), 5–7, 6–2) at 2011 Stockholm SF
Thomas Enqvist200111–0bgcolor=lime1–0––– bgcolor=ccffc align=leftWon (7–6(7–4), 6–3) at 2001 Stockholm SF
Sébastien Grosjean2002–0621–10–1–1–0–bgcolor=ccffc align=leftWon (6–2, 6–1) at 2006 Rome 1R
Tim Henman200510–1–0–1––bgcolor=eee8AA align=leftLost (6–3, 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 5–7, 2–6) at 2005 Wimbledon 1R
Kei Nishikori201410–10–1–––bgcolor=eee8AA align=leftLost (3–6, 6–4, 2–6) at 2014 Kuala Lumpur SF
Nicolas Kiefer200810–10–1–––bgcolor=eee8AA align=leftLost (3–6, 2–6) at 2008 Miami 2R
Richard Krajicek2002–0322–0bgcolor=lime1–0––1–0bgcolor=ccffc align=leftWon (7–6(9–7), 7–5) at 2003 Milan QF
Todd Martin2002–0420–20–2–––bgcolor=eee8AA align=leftLost (3–6, 7–5, 5–7) at 2004 Miami 2R
Greg Rusedski2003–0621–11–00–1––bgcolor=ccffc align=leftWon (7–6(7–2), 6–4) at 2006 New Haven 2R
Robin Söderling200810–10–1–––bgcolor=eee8AA align=leftLost (3–6, 7–5, 5–7) at 2008 Marseille 1R
Number 5 ranked players
Kevin Anderson2008–1340–40–4–––bgcolor=eee8AA align=leftLost (3–6, 1–6) at 2013 Indian Wells 3R
Gastón Gaudio2002–0330–30–1–0–2–bgcolor=eee8AA align=leftLost (6–3, 5–7, 2–6) at 2003 Madrid 1R
Fernando González2003–0861–51–2–0–3–bgcolor=eee8AA align=leftLost (5–7, 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 1–6) at 2008 US Open 3R
Jiří Novák200511–0bgcolor=lime––1–0–bgcolor=ccffc align=leftWon (2–6, 6–2, 7–6(10–8)) at 2005 Stuttgart 3R
Tommy Robredo2002–1281–71–4–0–20–1bgcolor=eee8AA align=leftLost (2–6, 4–6) at 2012 Tokyo 1R
Andrey Rublev201510–1––0–1–bgcolor=eee8AA align=leftLost (3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7)) at 2015 Geneva 1R
Rainer Schüttler2002–0995–43–4–2–0–bgcolor=eee8AA align=leftLost (6–4, 2–6, 3–6) at 2009 Miami 2R
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga2008–1582–62–5–0–1–bgcolor=eee8AA align=leftLost (3–6, 1–6, 1–6) at 2015 US Open 1R
Number 6 ranked players
Albert Costa200411–0bgcolor=lime1–0–––bgcolor=ccffc align=leftWon (6–2, 6–1) at 2004 Rotterdam 2R
Karol Kučera2003–0522–0bgcolor=lime2–0–––bgcolor=ccffc align=leftWon (6–1, 3–1 ret.) at 2005 Bangkok 1R
Nicolás Lapentti200211–0bgcolor=lime––1–0–bgcolor=ccffc align=leftWon (6–3, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)) at 2002 French Open 1R
Gaël Monfils2011–1440–40–4–––bgcolor=eee8AA align=leftLost (2–6, 6–3, 1–6) at 2014 Montpellier SF
Gilles Simon2006–1352–31–1–1–2–bgcolor=eee8AA align=leftLost (6–4, 4–6, 4–6) at 2013 Bucharest 2R
Number 7 ranked players
Mario Ančić2005–0633–0bgcolor=lime2–0–1–0–bgcolor=ccffc align=leftWon (7–5, 7–6(7–5)) at 2006 Rotterdam 1R
Mardy Fish2008–1322–0bgcolor=lime2–0–––bgcolor=ccffc align=leftWon (7–5, 6–7(3–7), 3–2 ret.) at 2013 Winston-Salem 2R
Richard Gasquet2006–1361–51–5–––bgcolor=eee8AA align=leftLost (3–6, 6–3, 2–6) at 2013 Montpellier SF
David Goffin2013–1421–11–1–––bgcolor=eee8AA align=leftLost (4–6, 6–4, 4–6) at 2014 Winston-Salem 3R
Thomas Johansson2001–0831–21–2–––bgcolor=eee8AA align=leftLost (6–4, 4–6, 4–6) at 2008 Summer Olympics 1R
Fernando Verdasco2003–1483–52–51–0––bgcolor=eee8AA align=leftLost (3–6, 4–6) at 2014 Stockholm 2R
Number 8 ranked players
Marcos Baghdatis2006–0963–33–2–0–1–bgcolor=eee8AA align=leftLost (5–7, 3–6, 6–3, 4–6) at 2009 Davis Cup 3R
Guillermo Cañas200711–0bgcolor=lime1–0–––bgcolor=ccffc align=leftWon (6–4, 3–6, 7–5) at 2007 Basel 2R
John Isner2007–1450–50–40–1––bgcolor=eee8AA align=leftLost (6–7(17–19), 6–7(3–7), 5–7) at 2014 Wimbledon 2R
Jürgen Melzer2003–1044–0bgcolor=lime2–0–1–01–0bgcolor=ccffc align=leftWon (6–3, 7–6(7–4)) at 2010 Bangkok QF
Mark Philippoussis200611–0bgcolor=lime1–0–––bgcolor=ccffc align=leftWon (6–4, 7–6(7–3)) at 2006 Miami 2R
Radek Štěpánek2003–1284–42–2–2–2–bgcolor=ccffc align=leftWon (6–3, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)) at 2012 Monte Carlo 1R
Janko Tipsarević200611–0bgcolor=lime–––1–0bgcolor=ccffc align=leftWon (7–5, 6–2) at 2006 St. Petersburg 1R
Mikhail Youzhny2006–1351–41–20–1–0–1bgcolor=eee8AA align=leftLost (5–7, 7–6(7–4), 4–6) at 2013 Valencia QF
Number 9 ranked players
Nicolás Almagro2005–1561–50–20–11–2–bgcolor=eee8AA align=leftLost (6–3, 6–7(6–8), 4–6) at 2015 Stockholm 1R
Roberto Bautista Agut2013–1421–10–1–1–0–bgcolor=eee8AA align=leftLost (2–6, 6–4, 6–7(6–8)) at 2014 Indian Wells 3R
Fabio Fognini2009–1421–11–1–––bgcolor=eee8AA align=leftLost (5–7, 4–6, 6–3, 2–6) at 2014 Australian Open 2R
Joachim Johansson200611–0bgcolor=lime1–0–––bgcolor=ccffc align=leftWon (7–6(10–8), 6–7(5–7), 6–3) at 2006 Stockholm SF
Nicolás Massú2004–0643–13–1–––bgcolor=eee8AA align=leftLost (3–6, 4–6) at 2006 New Haven 3R
Mariano Puerta200511–0bgcolor=lime––1–0–bgcolor=ccffc align=leftWon (6–4, 7–6(7–1)) at 2005 Sopot 1R
Marc Rosset200310–1–0–1––bgcolor=eee8AA align=leftLost (5–7, 5–7) at 2003 London 2R
Paradorn Srichaphan2002–0653–22–2–1–0–bgcolor=eee8AA align=leftLost (6–7(3–7), 6–3, 5–7) at 2006 Indian Wells QF
Number 10 ranked players
Arnaud Clément2003–0822–0bgcolor=lime2–0–––bgcolor=ccffc align=leftWon (6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–2) at 2008 Stockholm 2R
Ernests Gulbis2008–1350–50–3–0–2–bgcolor=eee8AA align=leftLost (2–6, 6–7(6–8)) at 2013 Rome 1R
Juan Mónaco2006–1573–43–0–0–4–bgcolor=eee8AA align=leftLost (1–6, 6–7(4–7)) at 2015 Rio de Janeiro 2R
Total2000–1529196–19567–125
2–14
23–51
4–5
  • Statistics correct .

Top 10 wins

Singles

width=150PlayerRankwidth=250EventSurfaceRdwidth=200Score
2002
1. Marat Safin7Estoril, PortugalClayQF4–6, 7–5, 6–366
2003
2. Paradorn Srichaphan10Rome, ItalyClay1R6–1, 6–235
3. Carlos Moyá6Bangkok, ThailandHard (i)QF6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–437
2004
4. David Nalbandian8Dubai, United Arab EmiratesHard1R6–3, 6–434
2005
5. Andre Agassi7French Open, Paris, FranceClay1R7–5, 4–6, 6–7(6–8), 6–1, 6–095
2007
6. Tommy Robredo7Cincinnati, United StatesHard2R6–4, 6–128
7. Fernando González8Basel, SwitzerlandHard (i)QF6–3, 7–529
2009
- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga6Sydney, AustraliaHardQFWalkover40
8. Novak Djokovic3Sydney, AustraliaHardbgcolor=yellowSF6–4, 7–6(7–3)40
2010
9. Tomáš Berdych6Stockholm, SwedenHard (i)2R6–1, 6–445
2011
10. David Ferrer6Rotterdam, NetherlandsHard (i)1R6–3, 6–443
2013
11. Juan Martín del Potro7Monte Carlo, MonacoClay3R6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–4)49

Doubles

OpponentsRankwidth=290EventSurfacewidth=25RdScorePartner
2003
1. Yevgeny Kafelnikov
David Prinosil		9
41		Munich, GermanyClayQF6–1 ret. Paradorn Srichaphan120
2007
2. Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan		3
3		Indian Wells, United StatesHard1R6–4, 6–4 Robert Lindstedt73
3. Fabrice Santoro
Nenad Zimonjić		11
9		Monte-Carlo, MonacoClay2R3–6, 6–0, [10–8] Andrei Pavel66
4. Jonas Björkman
Max Mirnyi		4
3		Wimbledon, London, United KingdomGrass1R2–6, 7–6(7–4), 7–5, 6–3 Robert Lindstedt54
2008
5. Simon Aspelin
Julian Knowle		8
6		Australian Open, AustraliaHard1R6–4, 4–6, 6–2 Robert Lindstedt46
6. Jonathan Erlich
Andy Ram		6
6		Rome, ItalyClay2R7–6(8–6), 6–3 Jordan Kerr61
7. Daniel Nestor
Nenad Zimonjić		bgcolor=lime1
4		US Open, New York, United StatesHard3R6–4, 6–7(11–13), 6–2 Robert Lindstedt77
2009
8. Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan		bgcolor=lime1
1		San Jose, United StatesHard (i)QF6–4, 4–6, [10–5] Rohan Bopanna80
2010
9. Mahesh Bhupathi
Max Mirnyi		7
11		Australian Open, AustraliaHard1R6–4, 6–4 Michael Kohlmann128
2011
10. Michaël Llodra
Nenad Zimonjić		18
4		Rome, ItalyClayQF6–4, 6–3 Carlos Berlocq112
2012
11. Max Mirnyi
Daniel Nestor		3
3		Sydney, AustraliaHardQF0–6, 6–4, [10–4] Matthew Ebden156
2013
12. Marcel Granollers
Marc López		7
6		Valencia, SpainHard (i)1R6–2, 3–6, [10–6] Dmitry Tursunov116

Records

TournamentYearRecord accomplishedPlayer tied
Sony Open Tennis2014Won the shortest recorded tennis match in Open Era history (28m20s)[7] [8] Stands alone

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bernard Tomic thrashed by Jarkko Nieminen in shortest-ever ATP match at Miami Masters. 2014-03-21 . ABC . 2017-01-15 .
  2. Web site: Jarkko Nieminen pelaamaan salibandya Tampereen Classiciin!. floorball.fi. fi. 2016-04-11.
  3. Web site: Jarkko Nieminen Bio . ATP World Tour . ATP . 2017-01-15.
  4. Parsons, John (2003). The Official Wimbledon Annual 2003. 2 Puddle Dock London: Hazelton Publishing Ltd. .
  5. Web site: James Buddell. Emotional Nieminen Calls It A Career In Stockholm. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). 21 October 2015.
  6. Web site: Nieminen comes out of retirement for Davis Cup to score triple bagel win. 5 March 2016. Kamakshi. Tandon. Tennis.com. 19 November 2019.
  7. Web site: Courtney Nguyen. Better ways for Bernard Tomic to spend 28 minutes and 20 seconds of his time. Sports Illustrated. 21 March 2014.
  8. Web site: Bernard Tomic KO'd quickly in return. ESPN. 21 March 2014.

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