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| Country (sports) | |
|---|---|
| Residence | Masku, Finland |
| Born | (1981-07-23)23 July 1981 (age 44) Masku, Finland |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Turned pro | 2000 |
| Retired | 9 November 2015(last match played in July 2016) |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $7,743,345 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 408–348 |
| Career titles | 2 |
| Highest ranking | No. 13 (10 July 2006) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2008) |
| French Open | 4R (2003) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2006) |
| US Open | QF (2005) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 2R (2004,2012) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 151–193 |
| Career titles | 5 |
| Highest ranking | No. 42 (28 January 2008) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (2010) |
| French Open | 2R (2003,2008,2014) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2007) |
| US Open | QF (2008) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Career record | 1–1 |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2007) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | PO (1999,2002) |
Jarkko Kalervo Nieminen (born 23 July 1981) is a Finnish former professionaltennis player. His highest ranking of world No. 13, achieved in July 2006, is a Finnish record. He has won twoATP singles titles and five doubles titles in his career. His best performances inGrand Slam tournaments have been reaching the quarterfinals of the2005 US Open, the2006 Wimbledon Championships, and the2008 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 theshortest recorded Masters Tour tennis match inOpen Era history, defeatingBernard Tomic in just 28 minutes and 20 seconds in the first round of the2014 Sony Open Tennis.[1] He was ranked inside the Top 75 11 times in 14 years (2001 to 2014).[2]
On 23 June 2015, he announced his retirement from professionaltennis at the end of the season, playing2015 Stockholm Open as his last event.
His wife,Anu Nieminen, is Finland's top-rankedbadminton women's single player.[2]
In April 2016, it was announced that Nieminen will compete infloorball in season 2016–2017 at FinnishSalibandyliiga representingSC Classic.[3]
As a junior Nieminen reached as high as No. 9 in the world in 1999 (and No. 20 in doubles), and won the1999 Jr US Open.[2]
At Wimbledon, Nieminen, who had already announced his retirement at the end of the season, playedLleyton 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 facedJo-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 the2015 Stockholm Open, losing 6–3, 6–7, 4–6 toNicolás 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 playerRobin Söderling was in attendance to pay tribute to Jarkko and the Finn was visibly moved as he gave his farewell speech.[7] His final official match was against his old friend and rivalRoger Federer at the Hartwall Arena, Helsinki on the ninth of November.
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-calledtriple bagel with a victory overCourtney 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).[8]
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2001 | Stockholm Open, Sweden | International | Hard (i) | 6–3, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4, 3–6 | |
| Loss | 0–2 | Apr 2002 | Estoril Open, Portugal | International | Clay | 4–6, 6–7(5–7) | |
| Loss | 0–3 | May 2002 | Majorca Open, Spain | International | Clay | 2–6, 3–6 | |
| Loss | 0–4 | May 2003 | Bavarian Championships, Germany | International | Clay | 1–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 1–4 | Jan 2006 | Auckland Open, New Zealand | International | Hard | 6–2, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 1–5 | Oct 2006 | Stockholm Open, Sweden | International | Hard (i) | 4–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 1–6 | Oct 2007 | Swiss Indoors, Switzerland | International | Hard (i) | 3–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 1–7 | Jan 2008 | Adelaide International, Australia | International | Hard | 3–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 1–8 | Jan 2009 | Sydney International, Australia | 250 Series | Hard | 3–6, 7–6(11–9), 2–6 | |
| Loss | 1–9 | Oct 2010 | Thailand Open, Thailand | 250 Series | Hard (i) | 4–6, 6–3, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 1–10 | Oct 2011 | Stockholm Open, Sweden | 250 Series | Hard (i) | 5–7, 6–3, 2–6 | |
| Win | 2–10 | Jan 2012 | Sydney International, Australia | 250 Series | Hard | 6–2, 7–5 | |
| Loss | 2–11 | May 2013 | Düsseldorf Open, Germany | 250 Series | Clay | 4–6, 3–6 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Feb 2001 | Wolfsburg, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | 3–6, 6–2, 7–5 | |
| Loss | 1–1 | May 2001 | Great Britain F5,Newcastle | Futures | Clay | 4–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 1–2 | May 2001 | Budapest, Hungary | Challenger | Clay | 4–6, 7–5, 1–6 | |
| Win | 2–2 | Jul 2001 | Tampere, Finland | Challenger | Clay | 6–1, 6–0 | |
| Win | 3–2 | Aug 2001 | Córdoba, Spain | Challenger | Hard | 6–4, 2–6, 6–3 | |
| Win | 4–2 | Sep 2001 | Maia, Portugsl | Challenger | Clay | 5–7, 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Win | 5–2 | Jul 2002 | Tampere, Finland | Challenger | Clay | 7–5, 7-6(7–2) | |
| Win | 6–2 | Nov 2002 | Helsinki, Finland | Challenger | Hard | 7–5, 4–6, 7–5 | |
| Win | 7–2 | Jun 2005 | Prostějov, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | 6–1, 6–3 | |
| Win | 8–2 | Nov 2009 | Jersey, Great Britain | Challenger | Hard | 4–6, 6–1, 7–5 | |
| Loss | 8–3 | Dec 2009 | Salzburg, Austria | Challenger | Hard | 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 9–3 | Mar 2010 | Marrakesh, Morocco | Challenger | Clay | 6–3, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 9–4 | Nov 2012 | Helsinki, Finland | Challenger | Hard | 3-6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 10–4 | Nov 2013 | Helsinki, Finland | Challenger | Hard | 6-3, 6–1 | |
| Loss | 10–5 | Jul 2014 | Tampere, Finland | Challenger | Clay | 6–7(3–7), 3–6 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 1999 | Tampere, Finland | Challenger | Clay | 1–6, 1–6 | ||
| Win | 1–1 | Mar 2000 | Japan F2,Shirako | Futures | Carpet | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 2–1 | May 2000 | Austria F2,Telfs | Futures | Clay | 7–6(7–2), 6–1 | ||
| Loss | 2–2 | Jun 2000 | Ireland F1,Dublin | Futures | Carpet | 6–7(2–7), 6–4, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 3–2 | Jul 2000 | Tampere, Finland | Challenger | Clay | 6–0, 4–6, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 3–3 | Oct 2000 | Finland F2,Helsinki | Futures | Carpet | 2–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 3–4 | Jul 2001 | Tampere, Finland | Challenger | Clay | 5–7, 7–6(7–5), 4–6 | ||
| Win | 4–4 | Sep 2001 | Budapest, Hungary | Challenger | Clay | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 4–5 | Jul 2002 | Tampere, Finland | Challenger | Clay | 4–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 4–6 | Nov 2009 | Jersey, United Kingdom | Challenger | Hard | 5–7, 6–3, [2–10] | ||
| Loss | 4–7 | Nov 2009 | Helsinki, Finland | Challenger | Hard | 2–6, 6–7(7–9) | ||
| Loss | 4–8 | Nov 2010 | Helsinki, Finland | Challenger | Hard | 6–7(17–19), 6–0, [7–10] | ||
| Win | 5–8 | Nov 2013 | Helsinki, Finland | Challenger | Hard | 7–5, 5–7, [10–5] | ||
| Win | 6–8 | Nov 2014 | Helsinki, Finland | Challenger | Hard | 7–6(7–2), 6–4 |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1999 | US Open | Hard | 6–7, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 1999 | Wimbledon | Grass | 5–7, 4–6 |
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | W–L | Win % | ||||
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| Australian Open | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | SF | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 11–11 | 50.00 | ||||
| French Open | 2R | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 3–9 | 25.00 | ||||
| Wimbledon | 1R | A | A | 1R | 2R | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 1–8 | 11.11 | ||||
| US Open | A | A | 1R | 3R | 2R | QF | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 8–10 | 44.44 | ||||
| Win–loss | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 5–3 | 2–2 | 5–4 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 23–38 | 37.70 | ||||
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Nieminen's record against those who have beenranked in the top 10, with active players in boldface.
| Player | Years | MP | Record | Win% | Hard | Grass | Clay | Carpet | Last match |
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| Number 1 ranked players | |||||||||
| 2003–05 | 2 | 1–1 | 50% | 0–1 | – | 1–0 | – | Won (7–5, 4–6, 6–7(6–8), 6–1, 6–0) at2005 French Open 1R | |
| 2006–15 | 7 | 1–6 | 14% | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | – | Lost (4–6, 2–6, 3–6) at2015 Wimbledon 2R | |
| 2002–15 | 15 | 0–15 | 0% | 0–10 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | Lost (2–6, 5–7) at2015 Istanbul 2R | |
| 2002–10 | 5 | 1–4 | 20% | 0–1 | – | 1–3 | – | Lost (2–6, 6–3, 4–6) at2010 Hamburg 3R | |
| 2002–15 | 6 | 1–5 | 17% | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | Won (3–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–0, 11–9) at2015 Wimbledon 1R | |
| 2003 | 4 | 3–1 | 75% | 1–0 | – | 2–0 | 0–1 | Won (6–4, 0–1 ret.) at2003 Munich SF | |
| 2003–05 | 2 | 1–1 | 50% | 1–0 | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (5–7, 7–5, 2–6) at2005 Barcelona 2R | |
| 2006–12 | 5 | 0–5 | 0% | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | – | Lost (2–6, 4–6) at2012 Summer Olympics 2R | |
| 2005–14 | 8 | 0–8 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–6 | – | Lost (1–6, 4–6) at2014 Madrid 3R | |
| 2002 | 1 | 1–0 | 100% | – | – | – | 1–0 | Won (7–6(7–5), 3–6, 7–6(7–4)) at2002 Moscow 1R | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0–2 | 0% | 0–2 | – | – | – | Lost (1–6, 4–6) at2010 Paris 2R | |
| 2002–07 | 8 | 2–6 | 25% | 1–4 | – | 1–2 | – | Lost (7–5, 3–6, 2–6) at2007 Monte Carlo 1R | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0–2 | 0% | 0–2 | – | – | – | Lost (6–4, 3–6, 2–6) at2002 Miami 2R | |
| Number 2 ranked players | |||||||||
| 2003 | 1 | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | – | Won (6–4, 6–0) at2003 Rotterdam 1R | |
| 2002–13 | 4 | 1–3 | 25% | 1–2 | – | 0–1 | – | Won (7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–3, 4–6, 8–6) at2013 Australian Open 1R | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | – | Lost (6–7(5–7), 3–6) at2002 Auckland 1R | |
| 2002 | 1 | 1–0 | 100% | – | – | 1–0 | – | Won (7–5, 6–2) at2002 Amersfoort 2R | |
| Number 3 ranked players | |||||||||
| 2008–12 | 2 | 1–1 | 50% | 1–0 | 0–1 | – | – | Won (6–3, 3–6, 6–2) at2012 Delray Beach 1R | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0–2 | 0% | 0–1 | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (3–6, 4–6) at2003 Hamburg 2R | |
| 2003–13 | 7 | 3–4 | 43% | 2–2 | – | 1–2 | – | Won (6–3, 7–6(10–8)) at2013 Montpellier 2R | |
| 2008–13 | 5 | 1–4 | 20% | 0–4 | – | 1–0 | – | Won (6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–4)) at2013 Monte Carlo 3R | |
| 2009 | 1 | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | – | Won (6–0, 6–2) at2009 Stockholm 1R | |
| 2011 | 3 | 1–2 | 33% | 1–1 | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (3–6, 3–6, 1–6) at2011 French Open 1R | |
| 2007–10 | 2 | 0–2 | 0% | 0–2 | – | – | – | Lost (6–4, 3–6, 6–7(6–8)) at2010 Montpellier QF | |
| 2002–13 | 13 | 5–8 | 38% | 5–6 | – | 0–2 | – | Won (2–6, 6–4, 6–3) at2013 Miami 1R | |
| 2012–13 | 2 | 2–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | 1–0 | – | Won (6–3, 1–6, 7–6(7–3)) at2013 Monte Carlo 2R | |
| 2011–14 | 2 | 1–1 | 50% | 1–1 | – | – | – | Lost (4–6, 6–4, 4–6) at2014 Rotterdam 1R | |
| 2009–15 | 3 | 1–2 | 33% | 1–2 | – | – | – | Lost (4–6, 2–6, 4–6) at2015 Australian Open 3R | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (4–6, 4–6) at2015 Halle 1R | |
| Number 4 ranked players | |||||||||
| 2007–13 | 8 | 1–7 | 13% | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–2 | – | Lost (3–6, 2–6) at2013 Cincinnati 2R | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | – | Lost (4–6, 7–5, 3–6) at2000 Stockholm 1R | |
| 2003–11 | 8 | 2–6 | 25% | 2–6 | – | – | – | Won (7–6(7–5), 5–7, 6–2) at2011 Stockholm SF | |
| 2001 | 1 | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | – | Won (7–6(7–4), 6–3) at2001 Stockholm SF | |
| 2002–06 | 2 | 1–1 | 50% | 0–1 | – | 1–0 | – | Won (6–2, 6–1) at2006 Rome 1R | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (6–3, 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 5–7, 2–6) at2005 Wimbledon 1R | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | – | Lost (3–6, 6–4, 2–6) at2014 Kuala Lumpur SF | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | – | Lost (3–6, 2–6) at2008 Miami 2R | |
| 2002–03 | 2 | 2–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | 1–0 | Won (7–6(9–7), 7–5) at2003 Milan QF | |
| 2002–04 | 2 | 0–2 | 0% | 0–2 | – | – | – | Lost (3–6, 7–5, 5–7) at2004 Miami 2R | |
| 2003–06 | 2 | 1–1 | 50% | 1–0 | 0–1 | – | – | Won (7–6(7–2), 6–4) at2006 New Haven 2R | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | – | Lost (3–6, 7–5, 5–7) at2008 Marseille 1R | |
| Number 5 ranked players | |||||||||
| 2008–13 | 4 | 0–4 | 0% | 0–4 | – | – | – | Lost (3–6, 1–6) at2013 Indian Wells 3R | |
| 2002–03 | 3 | 0–3 | 0% | 0–1 | – | 0–2 | – | Lost (6–3, 5–7, 2–6) at2003 Madrid 1R | |
| 2003–08 | 6 | 1–5 | 17% | 1–2 | – | 0–3 | – | Lost (5–7, 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 1–6) at2008 US Open 3R | |
| 2005 | 1 | 1–0 | 100% | – | – | 1–0 | – | Won (2–6, 6–2, 7–6(10–8)) at2005 Stuttgart 3R | |
| 2002–12 | 8 | 1–7 | 13% | 1–4 | – | 0–2 | 0–1 | Lost (2–6, 4–6) at2012 Tokyo 1R | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0–1 | 0% | – | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7)) at2015 Geneva 1R | |
| 2002–09 | 9 | 5–4 | 56% | 3–4 | – | 2–0 | – | Lost (6–4, 2–6, 3–6) at2009 Miami 2R | |
| 2008–15 | 8 | 2–6 | 25% | 2–5 | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (3–6, 1–6, 1–6) at2015 US Open 1R | |
| Number 6 ranked players | |||||||||
| 2004 | 1 | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | – | Won (6–2, 6–1) at2004 Rotterdam 2R | |
| 2003–05 | 2 | 2–0 | 100% | 2–0 | – | – | – | Won (6–1, 3–1 ret.) at2005 Bangkok 1R | |
| 2002 | 1 | 1–0 | 100% | – | – | 1–0 | – | Won (6–3, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)) at2002 French Open 1R | |
| 2011–14 | 4 | 0–4 | 0% | 0–4 | – | – | – | Lost (2–6, 6–3, 1–6) at2014 Montpellier SF | |
| 2006–13 | 5 | 2–3 | 40% | 1–1 | – | 1–2 | – | Lost (6–4, 4–6, 4–6) at2013 Bucharest 2R | |
| Number 7 ranked players | |||||||||
| 2005–06 | 3 | 3–0 | 100% | 2–0 | – | 1–0 | – | Won (7–5, 7–6(7–5)) at2006 Rotterdam 1R | |
| 2008–13 | 2 | 2–0 | 100% | 2–0 | – | – | – | Won (7–5, 6–7(3–7), 3–2 ret.) at2013 Winston-Salem 2R | |
| 2006–13 | 6 | 1–5 | 17% | 1–5 | – | – | – | Lost (3–6, 6–3, 2–6) at2013 Montpellier SF | |
| 2013–14 | 2 | 1–1 | 50% | 1–1 | – | – | – | Lost (4–6, 6–4, 4–6) at2014 Winston-Salem 3R | |
| 2001–08 | 3 | 1–2 | 33% | 1–2 | – | – | – | Lost (6–4, 4–6, 4–6) at2008 Summer Olympics 1R | |
| 2003–14 | 8 | 3–5 | 38% | 2–5 | 1–0 | – | – | Lost (3–6, 4–6) at2014 Stockholm 2R | |
| Number 8 ranked players | |||||||||
| 2006–09 | 6 | 3–3 | 50% | 3–2 | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (5–7, 3–6, 6–3, 4–6) at2009 Davis Cup 3R | |
| 2007 | 1 | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | – | Won (6–4, 3–6, 7–5) at2007 Basel 2R | |
| 2007–14 | 5 | 0–5 | 0% | 0–4 | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (6–7(17–19), 6–7(3–7), 5–7) at2014 Wimbledon 2R | |
| 2003–10 | 4 | 4–0 | 100% | 2–0 | – | 1–0 | 1–0 | Won (6–3, 7–6(7–4)) at2010 Bangkok QF | |
| 2006 | 1 | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | – | Won (6–4, 7–6(7–3)) at2006 Miami 2R | |
| 2003–12 | 8 | 4–4 | 50% | 2–2 | – | 2–2 | – | Won (6–3, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)) at2012 Monte Carlo 1R | |
| 2006 | 1 | 1–0 | 100% | – | – | – | 1–0 | Won (7–5, 6–2) at2006 St. Petersburg 1R | |
| 2006–13 | 5 | 1–4 | 20% | 1–2 | 0–1 | – | 0–1 | Lost (5–7, 7–6(7–4), 4–6) at2013 Valencia QF | |
| Number 9 ranked players | |||||||||
| 2005–15 | 6 | 1–5 | 17% | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | – | Lost (6–3, 6–7(6–8), 4–6) at2015 Stockholm 1R | |
| 2013–14 | 2 | 1–1 | 50% | 0–1 | – | 1–0 | – | Lost (2–6, 6–4, 6–7(6–8)) at2014 Indian Wells 3R | |
| 2009–14 | 2 | 1–1 | 50% | 1–1 | – | – | – | Lost (5–7, 4–6, 6–3, 2–6) at2014 Australian Open 2R | |
| 2006 | 1 | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | – | Won (7–6(10–8), 6–7(5–7), 6–3) at2006 Stockholm SF | |
| 2004–06 | 4 | 3–1 | 75% | 3–1 | – | – | – | Lost (3–6, 4–6) at2006 New Haven 3R | |
| 2005 | 1 | 1–0 | 100% | – | – | 1–0 | – | Won (6–4, 7–6(7–1)) at2005 Sopot 1R | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (5–7, 5–7) at2003 London 2R | |
| 2002–06 | 5 | 3–2 | 60% | 2–2 | – | 1–0 | – | Lost (6–7(3–7), 6–3, 5–7) at2006 Indian Wells QF | |
| Number 10 ranked players | |||||||||
| 2003–08 | 2 | 2–0 | 100% | 2–0 | – | – | – | Won (6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–2) at2008 Stockholm 2R | |
| 2008–13 | 5 | 0–5 | 0% | 0–3 | – | 0–2 | – | Lost (2–6, 6–7(6–8)) at2013 Rome 1R | |
| 2006–15 | 7 | 3–4 | 43% | 3–0 | – | 0–4 | – | Lost (1–6, 6–7(4–7)) at2015 Rio de Janeiro 2R | |
| Total | 2000–15 | 291 | 96–195 | 33% | 67–125 (35%) | 2–14 (13%) | 23–51 (31%) | 4–5 (44%) | * Statistics correct as of 2 May 2022[update]. |
| Type | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | Total |
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| Wins | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | JNR |
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| 2002 | |||||||
| 1. | 7 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | QF | 4–6, 7–5, 6–3 | 66 | |
| 2003 | |||||||
| 2. | 10 | Rome, Italy | Clay | 1R | 6–1, 6–2 | 35 | |
| 3. | 6 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard (i) | QF | 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–4 | 37 | |
| 2004 | |||||||
| 4. | 8 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | 1R | 6–3, 6–4 | 34 | |
| 2005 | |||||||
| 5. | 7 | French Open, Paris, France | Clay | 1R | 7–5, 4–6, 6–7(6–8), 6–1, 6–0 | 95 | |
| 2007 | |||||||
| 6. | 7 | Cincinnati, United States | Hard | 2R | 6–4, 6–1 | 28 | |
| 7. | 8 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | QF | 6–3, 7–5 | 29 | |
| 2009 | |||||||
| - | 6 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | QF | Walkover | 40 | |
| 8. | 3 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | SF | 6–4, 7–6(7–3) | 40 | |
| 2010 | |||||||
| 9. | 6 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | 2R | 6–1, 6–4 | 45 | |
| 2011 | |||||||
| 10. | 6 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Hard (i) | 1R | 6–3, 6–4 | 43 | |
| 2013 | |||||||
| 11. | 7 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | 3R | 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–4) | 49 | |
| Type | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| # | Opponents | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | Partner | JNR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | ||||||||
| 1. | 9 41 | Munich, Germany | Clay | QF | 6–1 ret. | 120 | ||
| 2007 | ||||||||
| 2. | 3 3 | Indian Wells, United States | Hard | 1R | 6–4, 6–4 | 73 | ||
| 3. | 11 9 | Monte-Carlo, Monaco | Clay | 2R | 3–6, 6–0, [10–8] | 66 | ||
| 4. | 4 3 | Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom | Grass | 1R | 2–6, 7–6(7–4), 7–5, 6–3 | 54 | ||
| 2008 | ||||||||
| 5. | 8 6 | Australian Open, Australia | Hard | 1R | 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 | 46 | ||
| 6. | 6 6 | Rome, Italy | Clay | 2R | 7–6(8–6), 6–3 | 61 | ||
| 7. | 1 4 | US Open, New York, United States | Hard | 3R | 6–4, 6–7(11–13), 6–2 | 77 | ||
| 2009 | ||||||||
| 8. | 1 1 | San Jose, United States | Hard (i) | QF | 6–4, 4–6, [10–5] | 80 | ||
| 2010 | ||||||||
| 9. | 7 11 | Australian Open, Australia | Hard | 1R | 6–4, 6–4 | 128 | ||
| 2011 | ||||||||
| 10. | 18 4 | Rome, Italy | Clay | QF | 6–4, 6–3 | 112 | ||
| 2012 | ||||||||
| 11. | 3 3 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | QF | 0–6, 6–4, [10–4] | 156 | ||
| 2013 | ||||||||
| 12. | 7 6 | Valencia, Spain | Hard (i) | 1R | 6–2, 3–6, [10–6] | 116 | ||
| Tournament | Year | Record accomplished | Player tied |
| Sony Open Tennis | 2014 | Won the shortest recorded tennis match in Open Era history (28m20s)[5][6] | Stands alone |