His highest ranking is 13th, which was achieved on July 10, 2006. He has won one
singles title and two doubles titles in his career so far. His best performances in
tournaments have been reaching the quarter-finals of the 2005 U.S. Open,
Arguably Finland's best ever player, Nieminen is the highest ranked Finn ever, and is also the first and so far only Finnish player to have won an ATP singles title and to have reached the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam event.
| Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Championship |
Surface |
Opponent in the final |
Score in the final |
| Runner-up |
1. |
October 29, 2001 |
 StockholmThe If Stockholm Open is a tennis event on the ATP Tour held in Stockholm, Sweden in the end of October or beginning of November each year. The organizer of the tournament is The Royal Lawn Tennis Club of Stockholm....
, Sweden |
Hard |
 Sjeng SchalkenSjeng Schalken is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands.-Playing style:A right-handed baseliner with a single-handed backhand, Schalken's game is characterised by his consistency of both wings and his continental technique on both the forehand and backhand...
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6–3, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Runner-up |
2. |
April 15, 2002 |
 EstorilThe Estoril Open is an ATP and WTA clay court tournament held in Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal . The men's tournament was created in 1990 and since its inception, every champion except 2004 champion Juan Ignacio Chela and 2009–2010 champion Albert Montañés has been in the Top 10 of the ATP rankings,...
, Portugal |
Clay |
 David NalbandianDavid Pablo Nalbandian is an Argentine professional tennis player and former world no. 3. He was runner-up at the 2002 Wimbledon Championships and the winner of the Tennis Masters Cup in 2005.-Biography:...
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4–6, 6–7(5–7) |
| Runner-up |
3. |
May 6, 2002 |
 MajorcaThe Valencia Open 500, formerly known as Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana, is a professional tennis tournament played in Valencia, Spain. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour. The tournament was first played in Valencia in 1995 before moving to Marbella, Spain for...
, Spain |
Clay |
Gastón Gaudio Gastón Norberto Gaudio is a former tennis player from Argentina. His career-high ATP ranking was World No. 5 in 2005...
|
2–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up |
4. |
May 5, 2003 |
 MunichThe BMW Open is a tennis tournament held in Munich, Germany. Held since 1900, the tournament is played on outdoor clay courts and is a part of the ATP Tour schedule.-History:...
, Germany |
Clay |
 Roger FedererRoger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP no. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks, and 285 weeks overall. As of 28 November 2011, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals . Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles...
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1–6, 4–6 |
| Winner |
1. |
January 9, 2006 |
 AucklandThe Heineken Open is a tennis tournament on the ATP International Series played in Auckland, New Zealand. It was also a combined mens and womens tournament until 1981.-History:...
, New Zealand |
Hard |
 Mario AnčićMario Ančić is a retired Croatian professional tennis player. He won three singles titles and five doubles titles. His highest international ranking came during the 2006 ATP Tour, when he reached no. 7 in singles...
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6–2, 6–2 |
| Runner-up |
5. |
October 16, 2006 |
Stockholm The If Stockholm Open is a tennis event on the ATP Tour held in Stockholm, Sweden in the end of October or beginning of November each year. The organizer of the tournament is The Royal Lawn Tennis Club of Stockholm....
, Sweden |
Hard |
 James BlakeJames Riley Blake is an American professional tennis player. Blake is known for his speed and powerful, flat forehand. As of August 2011, Blake is ranked no. 63 among active male players with 24 career finals appearances...
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4–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up |
6. |
October 29, 2007 |
Basel The 2007 Davidoff Swiss Indoors was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 38th edition of the event known that year as the Davidoff Swiss Indoors, and was part of the International Series of the 2007 ATP Tour. It took place at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, from...
, Switzerland |
Hard |
Roger Federer |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up |
7. |
January 6, 2008 |
 AdelaideThe 2008 Next Generation Adelaide International was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 31st edition of the event known that year as the Next Generation Adelaide International, and was part of the International Series of the 2008 ATP Tour...
, Australia |
Hard |
 Michaël LlodraMichaël Llodra is a French professional tennis player. He is a prolific doubles player with three Grand Slam championships, and has also had success in singles.-Life and career:...
|
3–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up |
8. |
January 17, 2009 |
Sydney, Australia |
Hard |
David Nalbandian |
3–6, 7–6(11–9), 2–6 |
| Runner-up |
9. |
October 3, 2010 |
 BangkokThe 2010 PTT Thailand Open was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 8th edition of the Thailand Open, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2010 ATP World Tour...
, Thailand |
Hard (i) |
Guillermo García-López |
4–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Runner-up |
10. |
October 23, 2011 |
Stockholm The If Stockholm Open is a tennis event on the ATP Tour held in Stockholm, Sweden in the end of October or beginning of November each year. The organizer of the tournament is The Royal Lawn Tennis Club of Stockholm....
, Sweden |
Hard (i) |
Gaël MonfilsGaël Sébastien Monfils is a French professional tennis player. he was the highest-ranked French tennis player, ranked no. 7 in the world ATP rankings. He was the runner-up at the Paris Masters in 2009 and 2010 and a semifinalist at the 2008 French Open.-2002:In 2002, Monfils finished 24th at the...
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5–7, 6–3, 2–6 |
| Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partner in Final |
Opponent in Final |
Score in Final |
| Runner-up |
1. |
September 29, 2003 |
Bangkok The Thailand Open is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour...
, Thailand |
Hard |
Andrew Kratzmann Andrew Kratzmann is a professional male tennis player from Australia.Kratzmann turned professional in 1990 and was known as a doubles specialist, often partnering his brother Mark.-Doubles titles :...
|
 Jonathan ErlichJonathan Dario "Yoni" Erlich is a professional Israeli tennis player...
Andy RamAndy Ram is a professional tennis player from Israel, and the first Israeli tennis player to win a seniors Grand Slam event . He plays more doubles than singles as he prefers doubles more and wins more matches...
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3–6, 6–7(4–7) |
| Winner |
1. |
September 24, 2007 |
 MumbaiMumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, India |
Hard |
Robert LindstedtRobert Lindstedt is a Swedish professional tennis player, who turned pro in 1998, and is a doubles specialist...
|
Rohan BopannaRohan Bopanna is an Indian professional tennis player. His singles career high ranking was 213th in 2007. Recently, most of his appearances in professional tournaments has been in doubles matches. He is a member of the Indian Davis Cup team since 2002...
 Aisam-ul-Haq QureshiAisam-ul-Haq Qureshi is a professional tennis player from Pakistan. He is currently Pakistan's top player. A top 10 doubles player, his highest Singles Race ranking is 103rd and is the former Asian No. 3...
|
7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–5) |
| Runner-up |
2. |
February 15, 2009 |
San Jose The SAP Open is a men's tennis tournament held annually in San Jose, California. It is the second-oldest tennis tournament in the United States, which is still played. It is an ATP World Tour 250 series event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour...
, United States |
Hard (i) |
Rohan BopannaRohan Bopanna is an Indian professional tennis player. His singles career high ranking was 213th in 2007. Recently, most of his appearances in professional tournaments has been in doubles matches. He is a member of the Indian Davis Cup team since 2002...
|
Tommy HaasTommy Haas is a German and recently naturalized American professional tennis player. He has competed on the ATP Tour since 1996. After breaking into the world top 100 in 1997, and reaching a career-high ranking of world no...
 Radek ŠtěpánekRadek Štěpánek is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.-Career:Štěpánek turned professional in 1997. He started on tour as a doubles specialist, winning 12 ATP titles. Since 2002, Štěpánek has focused on being a better singles player while still playing top-level doubles...
|
2–6, 3–6 |
| Winner |
2. |
August 1, 2010 |
Gstaad The Swiss Open is a tennis tournament held in Gstaad, Switzerland. Held since 1915, the tournament is played on outdoor clay courts...
, Switzerland |
Clay |
Johan Brunström Johan Brunström is a professional Swedish tennis player. His highest ATP doubles ranking is 31st, which he reached on March 22, 2010. His career high in singles is 377th, which he reached on September 24, 2007.-Doubles: 10 :...
|
 Marcelo MeloMarcelo Melo is a Brazilian tennis player, currently ranked 22nd in the world in doubles. Alongside regular teammate André Sá, he has reached the Mens Doubles semifinal at the 2007 Wimbledon Championships and the quarterfinal at the 2007 US Open...
Bruno SoaresBruno Soares is a professional tennis player from Brazil.Soares's highest singles ranking on the ATP Tour is World No. 221, which he reached in March 2004. Primarily a doubles specialist, his career-high doubles ranking is World No. 14, reached on May 4, 2009...
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6–3, 6–7(4–7), [11–9] |
| Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam Tournaments The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and...
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Australian OpenThe Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...
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A |
1R |
3R |
2R |
3R |
3R |
2R |
QF |
1R |
2R Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, but retired due to a right knee injury trailing 3–6, 6–7, 0–3 in the quarterfinals against Andy Murray.Roger Federer met Andy Murray in the final of this event...
|
1R Roger Federer was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Novak Djokovic, who went on to win the tournament by defeating Andy Murray 6–4, 6–2, 6–3 in the final. It was Djokovic's 2nd title at the Australian Open, with this title bearing many resemblances to his title in 2008. Djokovic...
|
13–10 |
56.22 |
French OpenThe French Open |Roland Garros]]) is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks between late May and early June in Paris, France, at the Stade Roland Garros. It is the premier clay court tennis tournament in the world and the second of the four annual Grand Slam tournaments – the other three are...
|
A |
3R |
4R |
A |
2R |
1R |
3R |
3R |
A |
1R Roger Federer was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Robin Söderling, which allowed him to make a second-successive final here. This was the first time since the 2004 French Open that Federer did not reach the semifinals of a Grand Slam tournament.Rafael Nadal won his fifth...
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1R Rafael Nadal, the defending champion and, after this tournament, six-time winner of this event defended his title by beating long-time rival Roger Federer for his sixth French Open title, tying him with Björn Borg for most all-time in the open era. Notably, the Spaniard played his first ever...
|
10–8 |
55.56 |
| Wimbledon |
A |
2R |
3R |
A |
1R |
QF |
3R |
2R |
A |
2R The Men's Singles event at the 2010 saw Rafael Nadal, the World No. 1 and 2nd seed, defeat 12th seed Tomáš Berdych 6–3 7–5 6–4 in the final to win his 2nd Wimbledon title, and his 8th Grand Slam title overall....
|
1R Rafael Nadal was the defending champion but lost to Novak Djokovic in the final.Djokovic won his first Wimbledon title. Upon reaching the final, he gained the World No.1 ranking as a result. This marks the first time that neither Roger Federer nor Rafael Nadal is ranked No...
|
11–8 |
57.89 |
| US Open |
Q3 |
1R |
2R |
1R |
QF |
1R |
1R |
3R |
2R |
1R Juan Martín del Potro was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year, after undergoing a wrist operation in May and only starting to practice again in August...
|
1R Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, but was defeated in the final by Novak Djokovic with a score of 6–2, 6–4, 6–7, 6–1. Djokovic claimed his first US Open title, his third Grand Slam of the year, and his fourth Grand Slam overall.-Seeds:...
|
8–10 |
44.45 |
| Win–Loss |
0–0 |
3–4 |
8–4 |
1–2 |
7–4 |
6–4 |
5–4 |
9–4 |
1–2 |
2–4 |
0–4 |
42–36 |
53.85 |
| ATP Masters Series The ATP Masters Series was a series of nine tennis tournaments that formed part of the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, held annually throughout the year in Europe, North America...
|
| Indian Wells The Indian Wells Masters is an annual tennis tournament held in Indian Wells, California....
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A |
A |
1R |
2R |
2R |
QF |
3R |
2R |
2R |
A |
2R The 2011 BNP Paribas Open was a tennis tournament played at Indian Wells, California in March 2011. It was the 37th edition of the event, known as the BNP Paribas Open, and was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2011 ATP World Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the 2011...
|
7–8 |
46.67 |
| Miami The Miami Masters is an annual tennis tournament for men and women held in Key Biscayne, Miami, Florida. It is an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the men's tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the women's tour and is played on hard courts at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park...
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A |
2R |
3R |
2R |
2R |
3R |
4R |
2R |
2R |
A |
1R Andy Roddick was the defending champion, but lost to Pablo Cuevas in the second round.Novak Djokovic won the title, defeating Rafael Nadal 4–6, 6–3, 7–6 in the final for the second week in a row after also beating him in the Indian Wells final the previous week...
|
7–9 |
43.75 |
| Monte Carlo |
A |
A |
3R |
2R |
A |
1R |
1R |
2R |
Q2 |
1R Rafael Nadal defended the 2009 title by defeating his compatriot Fernando Verdasco 6–0, 6–1 to break an 11-month title drought, and to win a historic 6th consecutive title here in Monte-Carlo.-Seeds:The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round....
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2R Rafael Nadal was the six-time defending champion and defended his title by beating compatriot David Ferrer 6–4, 7–5. This was Nadal's 7th consecutive title in Monte-Carlo, which is the all-time record both for consecutive titles at any tournament and the most titles at this tournament.-Seeds:The...
|
5–6 |
45.45 |
| Rome The Italian Open is an annual tennis tournament held in Rome, Italy. It is the most prestigious red clay tennis tournament in the world after the French Open, with the men's competition being an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, and the women's...
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A |
A |
3R |
A |
A |
2R |
1R |
1R |
A |
Q2 |
3R Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, however he lost to Novak Djokovic in the final. Djokovic defeated him 6–4, 6–4 to win his 39th consecutive match and his 7th title of 2011...
|
5–5 |
50.00 |
| Madrid There are two sporting events named the Madrid Masters:*Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open — a men's and women's tennis tournament*Madrid Masters...
|
A |
2R |
1R |
Q1 |
A |
1R |
1R |
2R |
A |
A |
A |
2–5 |
28.57 |
CanadaThe Canada Masters , currently sponsored as the Rogers Cup, is an annual tennis tournament held in Canada. The men's competition is a Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour. The women's competition is a Premier 5 tournament on the Women's Tennis Association tour...
|
A |
2R |
1R |
A |
A |
QF |
2R |
1R |
A |
1R |
1R Andy Murray was the two-time defending champion, but lost to Kevin Anderson in the second round.World No.1 Novak Djokovic won his 10th Masters 1000 title of his career and his 9th title of the year, beating Mardy Fish in the final 6–2, 3–6, 6–4...
|
5–7 |
41.67 |
CincinnatiThe Cincinnati Open is an annual outdoor hardcourts tennis event held in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio, USA. The event started on September 18, 1899 and is the oldest tennis tournament in the United States played in its original city., Between...
|
A |
3R |
2R |
A |
A |
1R |
3R |
1R |
A |
Q2 |
Q1 This article shows the Qualifying Draw for the 2011 Western & Southern Open. -Seeds:# Radek Štěpánek # Pablo Andújar # Kei Nishikori # Jarkko Nieminen ...
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5–5 |
50.00 |
ShanghaiThe Shanghai Masters is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour. It is held annually in October at the Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena in Shanghai, People's...
|
Not Masters Series |
A |
A |
A |
0–0 |
- |
| Paris The Paris Masters is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Paris, France. It is played indoors at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy. The event is part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour...
|
A |
2R |
1R |
A |
1R |
QF |
2R |
1R |
A |
2R Novak Djokovic was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Michaël Llodra.Robin Söderling won the title, defeating Gaël Monfils 6–1, 7–6 in the final.-Seeds:All seeds received a bye into the second round.# Roger Federer ...
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LQ This article displays the qualifying draw of the 2011 BNP Paribas Masters.-Seeds:# Bernard Tomic # Donald Young # Santiago Giraldo # Philipp Kohlschreiber # Andreas Seppi...
|
5–7 |
41.67 |
| Hamburg The German Open Hamburg, established in 1892, is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Hamburg, Germany and part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour. Originally a Grand Prix Tennis Tour event between 1978 and 1989 it was part of the Grand Prix Championship...
|
A |
A |
2R |
A |
A |
3R |
3R |
2R |
NMS |
6–4 |
60.00 |
| Win–Loss |
0–0 |
6–5 |
7–9 |
1–2 |
2–3 |
12–9 |
9–9 |
3–9 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
4–5 |
47–56 |
45.63 |
| Career Statistics |
| Titles–Finals |
0–1 |
0–2 |
0–1 |
0–0 |
0–0 |
1–2 |
0–1 |
0–1 |
0–1 |
0–1 |
0–1 |
1–11 |
09.09 |
| Year End Ranking |
61 |
40 |
36 |
77 |
28 |
15 |
27 |
37 |
88 |
39 |
78 |
$5,215,350 |