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Jarkko Kalervo Nieminen (born 23 July 1981) is a Finnish former professional 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 history, defeating in just 28 minutes and 20 seconds in the first round of the 2014 Sony Open Tennis. 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 at the end of the season, playing 2015 Stockholm Open as his last event.

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

In April 2016, it was announced that Nieminen will compete in in season 2016–2017 at Finnish representing .


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.


Career highlights

1999
  • Defeated of Denmark to win his first junior Grand Slam, the US Open.
  • Finished the year at No. 11 in the world junior rankings.
  • Made his debut against Italy, losing to .


2000
  • Won his first Davis Cup match, beating Mikael Tillström of Sweden in a .


2001: Breaking the top 100
  • Became the first Finn to reach an ATP final since in 1981, beating Pless, Younes El Aynaoui, defending champion and three-time winner , before losing to in five sets in .
  • Posted a 38–12 Challenger record, winning four titles.
  • Finished the year in the top 100 for the first time.


2002: Breaking the top 50
  • Reached clay-court finals in and , losing to and Gastón Gaudio, respectively.
  • Became the first Finnish player to end the season in the top 50.


2003
  • Reached his fourth career ATP final in , losing to .
  • Advanced to the fourth round at the 2003 French Open, losing to Fernando González.
  • Achieved Finland's first Wimbledon seeding (30)Parsons, John (2003). The Official Wimbledon Annual 2003. 2 Puddle Dock London: Hazelton Publishing Ltd. .
  • Was at best ranked World No. 27, a career-high until 2006.


2004
  • Represented Finland at the 2004 Summer Olympics in , losing to in the second round.
  • Finished in the top 100 for the fourth consecutive year, despite missing nearly three months due to injury.


2005
  • Defeated world no. 7 in a first round five-setter at the 2005 French Open.
  • Was defeated in five sets by in the quarterfinals of the 2005 U.S. Open, having become the first Finn to reach a Grand Slam quarterfinal.


2006: First ATP title
  • Won his first ATP singles title in January by defeating Mario Ančić in the final in .
  • Recorded his career-best ATP Masters Series performance by reaching the quarterfinals of the Indian Wells Masters, but lost to Paradorn Srichaphan.
  • Broke into the top 20 for the first time in his career in April.
  • Reached the quarterfinals of the 2006 Wimbledon Championships, but lost to World No. 2 in straight sets.
  • Broke into the top 15 for the first time in his career in July after his Wimbledon success.
  • Reached the quarterfinals of the , losing to .
  • Reached his sixth career ATP final in Stockholm, losing to James Blake.
  • Finished the season by reaching the quarterfinals of the , where he lost to .


2007: 200 wins
  • Won his first ATP doubles title in September, paired with . They beat Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and in Mumbai, India on hard courts.
  • His best singles performance in 2007 came at Davidoff Swiss Indoors, where he was beaten in the finals by World No. 1 in straight sets, 6–3, 6–4. En route to the finals, he had beaten , Guillermo Cañas, World No. 8 Fernando González, and .


2008
  • Lost to Michaël Llodra in the final at the Adelaide International, 3–6, 4–6.
  • Made the quarter-finals at the Australian Open, losing in straight sets to .
  • Represented Finland at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, losing to Swede in the first round.


2009
  • Defeated top seed in the 2009 Medibank International semifinal, 6–4, 7–6. He lost to in the final, 4–6, 7–6, 2–6.
  • Withdrew from the 2009 Australian Open halfway through his first-round clash with 28th seed Paul-Henri Mathieu.
  • Underwent surgery for a wrist injury and sidelined for three months, thus missing Roland Garros and Wimbledon.
  • Returned to professional tennis at the New Haven tournament in the US in August.
  • Defeated Frenchman Stéphane Robert in the ATP Challenger tournament final in Jersey, United Kingdom in November.


2010
  • Defeated in the first round of the Australian Open, before losing a tight five-set match to in the second round after having two match points in the fourth set. In the doubles competition, he reached the semifinals with partner , losing to the top seeds and .
  • Reached his first semifinal of the season at the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships, beating , 6–3, 6–4, in the first round, , 5–7, 6–1, 6–0, in the second round, winning 12 consecutive games to close out the match, and finally third seed in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, he lost against of Latvia, who ended up winning the tournament against Ivo Karlović in the final.
  • Won his second doubles title with Swede Johan Brunström in Gstaad, Switzerland on clay courts.
  • Lost to Guillermo García López in the PTT Thailand Open final, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4.


2011: 300 wins
  • Reached his 11th career ATP final in Stockholm, losing to Gaël Monfils.


2012: 2nd ATP Title
  • Nieminen won the Sydney International for his second career title against . He was a finalist in doubles in the same tournament with against and .
  • He was a quarterfinalist at the Open Sud de France and in Rotterdam.
  • In the 2012 Summer Olympics, Nieminen lost to Andy Murray in the second round, who went on to win Gold in the singles and Silver in the mixed doubles.


2013
  • Nieminen was the runner-up at the Power Horse Cup in Düsseldorf, beating no. 14 .
  • Nieminen reached a Masters quarterfinal for the first time since 2006 after beating no. 7 Juan Martín del Potro in the third round of the Monte-Carlo Masters. He also reached the third round in Indian Wells and Miami.
  • Nieminen was a quarterfinalist at the Valencia Open 500, the Japan Open, and the Sydney International.
  • He was semifinalist at the Open Sud de France, losing to .
  • He won the .
  • He won his third doubles title at the with .


2014
  • Nieminen started the year 13th time in a row in the top 100.
  • He reached the Open Sud de France and Malaysian Open semifinals and the third round of the Indian Wells Masters and the Madrid Masters.
  • He played the shortest recorded Masters tennis match, defeating at the in 28 minutes and 20 seconds.
  • Reached the second round in three of the four Grand Slams, one of the longest Wimbledon tiebreakers losing to ninth seed .
  • He won his fourth doubles title at the Bet-at-home Cup Kitzbühel, the first by an all-Finnish team, with .


2015: 400 wins and retirement
At Wimbledon, Nieminen, who had already announced his retirement at the end of the season, played 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. His final official match was against his old friend and rival 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 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).


ATP career finals

Singles: 13 (2 titles, 11 runner-ups)
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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)
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Hard (2–7)
Clay (0–4)
Grass (0–0)
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Outdoor (2–6)
Indoor (0–5)
|}

Loss0–1 , SwedenInternationalHard (i)6–3, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4, 3–6
Loss0–2 , PortugalInternationalClay4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss0–3 , SpainInternationalClayGastón Gaudio2–6, 3–6
Loss0–4 Bavarian Championships, GermanyInternationalClay1–6, 4–6
Win1–4 Auckland Open, New ZealandInternationalHardMario Ančić6–2, 6–2
Loss1–5 Stockholm Open, SwedenInternationalHard (i)James Blake4–6, 2–6
Loss1–6 , SwitzerlandInternationalHard (i)Roger Federer3–6, 4–6
Loss1–7 Adelaide International, AustraliaInternationalHardMichaël Llodra3–6, 4–6
Loss1–8 Sydney International, Australia250 SeriesHardDavid Nalbandian3–6, 7–6(11–9), 2–6
Loss1–9 Thailand Open, Thailand250 SeriesHard (i)Guillermo García López4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss1–10 Stockholm Open, Sweden250 SeriesHard (i)Gaël Monfils5–7, 6–3, 2–6
Win2–10 Sydney International, Australia250 SeriesHard6–2, 7–5
Loss2–11 Düsseldorf Open, Germany250 SeriesClayJuan Mónaco4–6, 3–6


Doubles: 9 (5 titles, 4 runner-ups)
{ class="wikitable sortable" !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)
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Hard (1–4)
Clay (4–0)
Grass (0–0)
|
Outdoor (5–1)
Indoor (0–3)
|}

Loss0–1 Thailand Open, ThailandInternationalHard (i)
3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win1–1 Mumbai Open, IndiaInternationalHard
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–5)
Loss1–2 Pacific Coast Championships, US250 SeriesHard (i)Rohan Bopanna
Radek Štěpánek
2–6, 3–6
Win2–2 Swiss Open, Switzerland250 SeriesClayJohan Brunström
6–3, 6–7(4–7), 11–9
Loss2–3 , Sweden250 SeriesHard (i)Johan Brunström
Jean-Julien Rojer
3–6, 4–6
Loss2–4 Sydney International, Australia250 SeriesHard
1–6, 4–6
Win3–4 Bavarian Championships, Germany250 SeriesClay
Eric Butorac
6–1, 6–4
Win4–4 Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria250 SeriesClayDaniele Bracciali
6–1, 6–4
Win5–4 , Argentina250 SeriesClayAndré SáPablo Andújar
4–6, 6–4, 10–7


ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 15 (10–5)
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ATP Challenger Tour (10–4)
ITF Futures Tour (0–1)
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Hard (4–2)
Clay (5–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
|}

Win1–0 , GermanyChallengerCarpet3–6, 6–2, 7–5
Loss1–1 Great Britain F5, NewcastleFuturesClaySébastien de Chaunac4–6, 2–6
Loss1–2 , HungaryChallengerClayGiorgio Galimberti4–6, 7–5, 1–6
Win2–2 , FinlandChallengerClayMathias Hellström6–1, 6–0
Win3–2 Córdoba, SpainChallengerHardPaul-Henri Mathieu6–4, 2–6, 6–3
Win4–2 , PortugslChallengerClayFeliciano López5–7, 6–3, 6–4
Win5–2 , FinlandChallengerClay7–5, 7-6(7–2)
Win6–2 , FinlandChallengerHard7–5, 4–6, 7–5
Win7–2 Prostějov, Czech RepublicChallengerClayIvo Minář6–1, 6–3
Win8–2 Jersey, Great BritainChallengerHardStéphane Robert4–6, 6–1, 7–5
Loss8–3 , AustriaChallengerHard7–6(7–4), 4–6, 4–6
Win9–3 , MoroccoChallengerClayAlexandr Dolgopolov6–3, 6–2
Loss9–4 , FinlandChallengerHardLukáš Lacko3-6, 4–6
Win10–4 , FinlandChallengerHardRičardas Berankis6-3, 6–1
Loss10–5 , FinlandChallengerClay6–7(3–7), 3–6


Doubles: 14 (6–8)
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ATP Challenger Tour (4–6)
ITF Futures Tour (2–2)
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Hard (2–3)
Clay (3–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–2)
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Loss0–1 , FinlandChallengerClayPetr Dezort
Radomír Vašek
1–6, 1–6
Win1–1 Japan F2, FuturesCarpetScott BarronMitsura Takada
Akira Matsushita
6–3, 6–3
Win2–1 Austria F2, FuturesClayScott BarronStefan Leiner
7–6(7–2), 6–1
Loss2–2 Ireland F1, FuturesCarpet
Jean-Michel Pequery
6–7(2–7), 6–4, 3–6
Win3–2 , FinlandChallengerClaySteven Randjelovic
Dušan Vemić
6–0, 4–6, 6–3
Loss3–3 Finland F2, FuturesCarpetTero Vilen
2–6, 4–6
Loss3–4 , FinlandChallengerClayStephen Huss
5–7, 7–6(7–5), 4–6
Win4–4 , HungaryChallengerClayYuriy Schukin
6–2, 6–2
Loss4–5 , FinlandChallengerClay
4–6, 2–6
Loss4–6 Jersey, United KingdomChallengerHard
5–7, 6–3, 2–10
Loss4–7 , FinlandChallengerHard
2–6, 6–7(7–9)
Loss4–8 , FinlandChallengerHardDustin Brown
6–7(17–19), 6–0, 7–10
Win5–8 , FinlandChallengerHardDustin Brown
7–5, 5–7, 10–5
Win6–8 , FinlandChallengerHard
Philipp Petzschner
7–6(7–2), 6–4


Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)
6–7, 6–3, 6–4


Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
5–7, 4–6


Performance timelines

Singles
Grand Slam tournaments
A1R3R2R3R3R2RQF1R2R1R1R2R2R3R17–1454.84
A3R4RA2R1R3R3RA1R1R2R2R2R1R13–1252.00
WimbledonA2R3RA1RQF3R2RA2R1R2R1R2R2R14–1253.85
US OpenQ31R2R1RQF1R1R3R2R1R1R2R2R1R1R10–1441.67
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells MastersAA1R2R2RQF3R2R2RA2R1R3R3R2R12–1250.00
A2R3R2R2R3R4R2R2RA1R1R3R2R2R11–1345.83
Monte Carlo MastersAA3R2RA1R1R2RQ21R2R2RQF1RQ19–950.00
AA3RAA2R1R1RAQ23R1R1RAA5–741.67
Madrid MastersA2R1RQ1A1R1R2RAAAAA3RA4–640.00
A2R1RAAQF2R1RA1R1RA1RAA5–838.46
Cincinnati MastersA3R2RAA1R3R1RAQ2Q11R2RAA6–746.15
Shanghai MastersNot Masters SeriesAAA1R1RAA0–200.00
A2R1RA1RQF2R1RA2RQ2A1RQ2A5–838.46
AA2RAA3R3R2RNot Masters Series6–460.00
Career statistics
Year End Ranking6140367728152737883977413973153 !colspan=2$7,743,345


Doubles
Grand Slam tournaments
1RA2R2R1R2R2RSF2R1R2R2R1R11–1150.00
2RAA1R1R2RA1R1R1RA2R1R3–925.00
Wimbledon1RAA1R2RAA1R1R1R1R1RA1–811.11
US OpenAA1R3R2RQF2R2R1R1R1R1RA8–1044.44


Best Grand Slam results details
1R6–3, 6–1, 5–7, 2–6, 6–1
2R (WC)6–2, 7–5, 7–6(7–2)
3R3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–1
4RPhilipp Kohlschreiber (29)3–6, 7–6(9–7), 7–6(11–9), 6–3
QF (2)5–7, 3–6, 1–6

1RNicolas Escudé7–6(7–3), 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–1
2R (Q)1–6, 1–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–2, 6–4
3RVictor Hănescu (Q)6–7(1–7), 6–4, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
4RFernando González (19)3–6, 3–6, 2–6

1R6–2, 6–4, 7–5
2RMartin Lee (WC)6–4, 6–0, 6–3
3RPhilipp Kohlschreiber1–6, 6–2, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
4R (27)7–5, 6–4, 6–7(2–7), 6–7(6–8), 9–7
QF (2)3–6, 4–6, 4–6

1R6–4, 2–6, 7–5, 0–6, 7–5
2RBjörn Phau6–2, 6–4, 5–7, 6–4
3R (30)6–3, 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–3
4RFernando Verdasco6–2, 7–6(8–6), 6–3
QF (3)6–2, 1–6, 6–3, 3–6, 1–6


Record against top 10 players
Nieminen's record against those who have been in the top 10, with active players in boldface.
2003–0521–1 0–11–0Won (7–5, 4–6, 6–7(6–8), 6–1, 6–0) at 2005 French Open 1R
2006–1571–6 1–20–10–3Lost (4–6, 2–6, 3–6) at 2015 Wimbledon 2R
2002–15150–15 0–100–10–30–1Lost (2–6, 5–7) at 2015 Istanbul 2R
Juan Carlos Ferrero2002–1051–4 0–11–3Lost (2–6, 6–3, 4–6) at 2010 Hamburg 3R
2002–1561–5 0–31–00–10–1Won (3–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–0, 11–9) at 2015 Wimbledon 1R
Yevgeny Kafelnikov200343–1 1–02–00–1Won (6–4, 0–1 ret.) at 2003 Munich SF
Carlos Moyá2003–0521–1 1–00–1Lost (5–7, 7–5, 2–6) at 2005 Barcelona 2R
2006–1250–5 0–20–20–1Lost (2–6, 4–6) at 2012 Summer Olympics 2R
2005–1480–8 0–10–10–6Lost (1–6, 4–6) at 2014 Madrid 3R
Marcelo Ríos200211–0 1–0Won (7–6(7–5), 3–6, 7–6(7–4)) at 2002 Moscow 1R
201020–2 0–2Lost (1–6, 4–6) at 2010 Paris 2R
2002–0782–6 1–41–2Lost (7–5, 3–6, 2–6) at 2007 Monte Carlo 1R
200220–2 0–2Lost (6–4, 3–6, 2–6) at 2002 Miami 2R
Àlex Corretja200311–0 1–0Won (6–4, 6–0) at 2003 Rotterdam 1R
2002–1341–3 1–20–1Won (7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–3, 4–6, 8–6) at 2013 Australian Open 1R
Goran Ivanišević200210–1 0–1Lost (6–7(5–7), 3–6) at 2002 Auckland 1R
200211–0 1–0Won (7–5, 6–2) at 2002 Amersfoort 2R
Marin Čilić2008–1221–1 1–00–1Won (6–3, 3–6, 6–2) at 2012 Delray Beach 1R
200320–2 0–10–1Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2003 Hamburg 2R
Nikolay Davydenko2003–1373–4 2–21–2Won (6–3, 7–6(10–8)) at 2013 Montpellier 2R
Juan Martín del Potro2008–1351–4 0–41–0Won (6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–4)) at 2013 Monte Carlo 3R
200911–0 1–0Won (6–0, 6–2) at 2009 Stockholm 1R
201131–2 1–10–1Lost (3–6, 3–6, 1–6) at 2011 French Open 1R
Ivan Ljubičić2007–1020–2 0–2Lost (6–4, 3–6, 6–7(6–8)) at 2010 Montpellier QF
2002–13135–8 5–60–2Won (2–6, 6–4, 6–3) at 2013 Miami 1R
2012–1322–0 1–01–0Won (6–3, 1–6, 7–6(7–3)) at 2013 Monte Carlo 2R
2011–1421–1 1–1Lost (4–6, 6–4, 4–6) at 2014 Rotterdam 1R
2009–1531–2 1–2Lost (4–6, 2–6, 4–6) at 2015 Australian Open 3R
201510–1 0–1Lost (4–6, 4–6) at 2015 Halle 1R
Tomáš Berdych2007–1381–7 1–40–10–2Lost (3–6, 2–6) at 2013 Cincinnati 2R
Jonas Björkman200010–1 0–1Lost (4–6, 7–5, 3–6) at 2000 Stockholm 1R
James Blake2003–1182–6 2–6Won (7–6(7–5), 5–7, 6–2) at 2011 Stockholm SF
200111–0 1–0Won (7–6(7–4), 6–3) at 2001 Stockholm SF
Sébastien Grosjean2002–0621–1 0–11–0Won (6–2, 6–1) at 2006 Rome 1R
200510–1 0–1Lost (6–3, 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 5–7, 2–6) at 2005 Wimbledon 1R
201410–1 0–1Lost (3–6, 6–4, 2–6) at 2014 Kuala Lumpur SF
200810–1 0–1Lost (3–6, 2–6) at 2008 Miami 2R
2002–0322–0 1–01–0Won (7–6(9–7), 7–5) at 2003 Milan QF
2002–0420–2 0–2Lost (3–6, 7–5, 5–7) at 2004 Miami 2R
2003–0621–1 1–00–1Won (7–6(7–2), 6–4) at 2006 New Haven 2R
Robin Söderling200810–1 0–1Lost (3–6, 7–5, 5–7) at 2008 Marseille 1R
Kevin Anderson2008–1340–4 0–4Lost (3–6, 1–6) at 2013 Indian Wells 3R
Gastón Gaudio2002–0330–3 0–10–2Lost (6–3, 5–7, 2–6) at 2003 Madrid 1R
Fernando González2003–0861–5 1–20–3Lost (5–7, 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 1–6) at 2008 US Open 3R
Jiří Novák200511–0 1–0Won (2–6, 6–2, 7–6(10–8)) at 2005 Stuttgart 3R
2002–1281–7 1–40–20–1Lost (2–6, 4–6) at 2012 Tokyo 1R
201510–1 0–1Lost (3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7)) at 2015 Geneva 1R
Rainer Schüttler2002–0995–4 3–42–0Lost (6–4, 2–6, 3–6) at 2009 Miami 2R
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga2008–1582–6 2–50–1Lost (3–6, 1–6, 1–6) at 2015 US Open 1R
200411–0 1–0Won (6–2, 6–1) at 2004 Rotterdam 2R
Karol Kučera2003–0522–0 2–0Won (6–1, 3–1 ret.) at 2005 Bangkok 1R
Nicolás Lapentti200211–0 1–0Won (6–3, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)) at 2002 French Open 1R
Gaël Monfils2011–1440–4 0–4Lost (2–6, 6–3, 1–6) at 2014 Montpellier SF
2006–1352–3 1–11–2Lost (6–4, 4–6, 4–6) at 2013 Bucharest 2R
Mario Ančić2005–0633–0 2–01–0Won (7–5, 7–6(7–5)) at 2006 Rotterdam 1R
2008–1322–0 2–0Won (7–5, 6–7(3–7), 3–2 ret.) at 2013 Winston-Salem 2R
2006–1361–5 1–5Lost (3–6, 6–3, 2–6) at 2013 Montpellier SF
2013–1421–1 1–1Lost (4–6, 6–4, 4–6) at 2014 Winston-Salem 3R
2001–0831–2 1–2Lost (6–4, 4–6, 4–6) at 2008 Summer Olympics 1R
Fernando Verdasco2003–1483–5 2–51–0Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2014 Stockholm 2R
2006–0963–3 3–20–1Lost (5–7, 3–6, 6–3, 4–6) at 2009 Davis Cup 3R
Guillermo Cañas200711–0 1–0Won (6–4, 3–6, 7–5) at 2007 Basel 2R
2007–1450–5 0–40–1Lost (6–7(17–19), 6–7(3–7), 5–7) at 2014 Wimbledon 2R
Jürgen Melzer2003–1044–0 2–01–01–0Won (6–3, 7–6(7–4)) at 2010 Bangkok QF
Mark Philippoussis200611–0 1–0Won (6–4, 7–6(7–3)) at 2006 Miami 2R
Radek Štěpánek2003–1284–4 2–22–2Won (6–3, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)) at 2012 Monte Carlo 1R
Janko Tipsarević200611–0 1–0Won (7–5, 6–2) at 2006 St. Petersburg 1R
2006–1351–4 1–20–10–1Lost (5–7, 7–6(7–4), 4–6) at 2013 Valencia QF
Nicolás Almagro2005–1561–5 0–20–11–2Lost (6–3, 6–7(6–8), 4–6) at 2015 Stockholm 1R
Roberto Bautista Agut2013–1421–1 0–11–0Lost (2–6, 6–4, 6–7(6–8)) at 2014 Indian Wells 3R
2009–1421–1 1–1Lost (5–7, 4–6, 6–3, 2–6) at 2014 Australian Open 2R
Joachim Johansson200611–0 1–0Won (7–6(10–8), 6–7(5–7), 6–3) at 2006 Stockholm SF
Nicolás Massú2004–0643–1 3–1Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2006 New Haven 3R
200511–0 1–0Won (6–4, 7–6(7–1)) at 2005 Sopot 1R
200310–1 0–1Lost (5–7, 5–7) at 2003 London 2R
Paradorn Srichaphan2002–0653–2 2–21–0Lost (6–7(3–7), 6–3, 5–7) at 2006 Indian Wells QF
Arnaud Clément2003–0822–0 2–0Won (6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–2) at 2008 Stockholm 2R
2008–1350–5 0–30–2Lost (2–6, 6–7(6–8)) at 2013 Rome 1R
Juan Mónaco2006–1573–4 3–00–4Lost (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
  • He has a record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.

1.7, PortugalClayQF4–6, 7–5, 6–366
2.Paradorn Srichaphan10Rome, ItalyClay1R6–1, 6–235
3.Carlos Moyá6Bangkok, ThailandHard (i)QF6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–437
4.8Dubai, United Arab EmiratesHard1R6–3, 6–434
5.7, Paris, FranceClay1R7–5, 4–6, 6–7(6–8), 6–1, 6–095
6.7, United StatesHard2R6–4, 6–128
7.Fernando González8, SwitzerlandHard (i)QF6–3, 7–529
-Jo-Wilfried Tsonga6Sydney, AustraliaHardQFWalkover40
8.3Sydney, AustraliaHardSF6–4, 7–6(7–3)40
9.Tomáš Berdych6, SwedenHard (i)2R6–1, 6–445
10.6, NetherlandsHard (i)1R6–3, 6–443
11.Juan Martín del Potro7Monte Carlo, MonacoClay3R6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–4)49


Doubles
  • He has a record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.

2003
1.Yevgeny Kafelnikov
9
41
Munich, GermanyClayQF6–1 ret.Paradorn Srichaphan120
2007
2.
3
3
Indian Wells, United StatesHard1R6–4, 6–473
3.
Nenad Zimonjić
11
9
Monte-Carlo, MonacoClay2R3–6, 6–0, 10–866
4.Jonas Björkman
4
3
Wimbledon, London, United KingdomGrass1R2–6, 7–6(7–4), 7–5, 6–3Robert Lindstedt54
2008
5.
8
6
, AustraliaHard1R6–4, 4–6, 6–2Robert Lindstedt46
6.
6
6
Rome, ItalyClay2R7–6(8–6), 6–361
7.
Nenad Zimonjić
1
4
US Open, New York, United StatesHard3R6–4, 6–7(11–13), 6–2Robert Lindstedt77
2009
8.Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
1
1
San Jose, United StatesHard (i)QF6–4, 4–6, 10–580
2010
9.
Max Mirnyi
7
11
, AustraliaHard1R6–4, 6–4128
2011
10.Michaël Llodra
Nenad Zimonjić
18
4
Rome, ItalyClayQF6–4, 6–3112
2012
11.Max Mirnyi
Daniel Nestor
3
3
Sydney, AustraliaHardQF0–6, 6–4, 10–4156
2013
12.Marcel Granollers
Marc López
7
6
, SpainHard (i)1R6–2, 3–6, 10–6116


Records
  • These records were attained in the of tennis.
Player tied
Sony Open Tennis2014Stands alone


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