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Max Mirnyi (; born 6 July 1977, in Minsk) is a professional tennis player from Belarus. Today he is a doubles specialist but he also enjoyed a good singles career, finishing in the top 50 in world for the 7 straight years as well as representing Belarus in Davis Cup competition since Apr.1994, where he holds an outstanding record of 47 wins and 27 losses in 35 ties played. He holds seven Grand Slam titles: men's doubles in the 2000 and 2002 US Open and 2005 and 2006 French Open; and mixed doubles in the 1998 and 2007 U.S.

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Max Mirnyi (; born 6 July 1977, in Minsk) is a professional tennis player from Belarus. Today he is a doubles specialist but he also enjoyed a good singles career, finishing in the top 50 in world for the 7 straight years as well as representing Belarus in Davis Cup competition since Apr.1994, where he holds an outstanding record of 47 wins and 27 losses in 35 ties played. He holds seven Grand Slam titles: men's doubles in the 2000 and 2002 US Open and 2005 and 2006 French Open; and mixed doubles in the 1998 and 2007 U.S. Opens and 1998 Wimbledon.
Career
In 2003 he reached the doubles final at Wimbledon. On 9 June 2003, he reached 1st position in ATP Doubles Entry Ranking. In singles, he achieved his career-high ranking of World No. 18 in August 2003.
He became a national hero in Belarus after the Davis Cup 2004, when he and Vladimir Voltchkov defeated Russia 3–2 and went on to crush the mighty Argentine team 5–0, reaching the semifinals where they lost to U.S.. For that achivement he was awarded the government's highest degree medal of honor by the President.
Mirnyi was supposed to be the flag bearer of the Belarus national team for the official opening of the 2004 Summer Olympic Games, but Belarusian sport officials changed their minds after they found out that Mirnyi let one Belarusian glamour magazine publish erotic images of himself and his wife.
In 2006, he scored a huge upset as he took down James Blake 6–4 3–6 4–6 6–1 6–0 at Wimbledon. He then lost to his doubles partner Jonas Björkman 6–3 7–6 4–6 2–6 6–3. Björkman's run to the semifinals may have tired him out as Björkman/Mirnyi lost to Fabrice Santoro and Nenad Zimonjic in straight sets.
In Sep. 2008 Mirnyi has completed his studies at the BSU (Belarus State University) where he got a degree in International Law. His diploma work was dedicated to International Protection of Children's Rights. From 2005 unitl currenty Mirnyi is serving as a Good Will Ambassador to the United Nations in Belarus and regularly taking part in various programs in the framework of UN AIDS and UNICEF.
Grand Slam Finals
Mens Doubles
Wins (4)
| Year | Championship | Partnering | Opponents in Final | Score in Final | 2000 | U.S. Open | Lleyton Hewitt | Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach | 6-3 5-7 7-6(5) | 2002 | U.S. Open | Mahesh Bhupathi | Jirí Novák Radek Štepánek | 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 | 2005 | French Open | | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 2–6, 6–1, 6–4 | 2006 | French Open | | | Mike Bryan 6–7(5), 6–4, 7–5 |
Runners up(4)
| Year | Championship | Partnering | Opponents in Final | Score in Final | 2003 | Wimbledon | | | Daniel Nestor 6–3, 6–4 | 2005 | U.S. Open | | Mike Bryan | 6–1, 6–4 | 2006 | U.S Open | | Martin Damm Leander Paes | 6–7(5), 6–4, 6–3 | 2007 | Australian Open | | | Mike Bryan 7–5, 7–5 |
Mixed Doubles
Wins (3)
Runners up(3)
ATP Tour singles finals
Wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score | | 1. | 17 February 2003 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Hard (i) | Raemon Sluiter | 7–6(3), 6–4 |
Runner-up (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score | | 1. | 15 October 2001 | Stuttgart, Germany | Hard (i) | Tommy Haas | 2–6, 2–6, 2–6 | | 2. | 14 February 2005 | Memphis, USA | Hard (i) | Kenneth Carlsen | 5–7, 5–7 | | 3. | 13 June 2005 | Nottingham, England | Grass | Richard Gasquet | 2–6, 3–6 |
Doubles Record
Wins (35)
| | Titles by Surface | | Hard (19) | | Clay (9) | | Grass (0) | | Carpet (7) |
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| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponent in the final | Score | |
| 1. | 3 February 1997 | Shanghai, China | Carpet | Kevin Ullyett | Stefano Pescosolido | 7–6, 6–7, 7–5 | | 2. | 8 February 1999 | Marseille, France | Hard (i) | Andrei Olhovskiy | David Adams Pavel Vízner | 7–5, 7–6(7) | | 3. | 8 March 1999 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Carpet | | Marc-Kevin Goellner David Prinosil | 6–7(5), 7–6(4), 6–1 | | 4. | 10 May 1999 | Delray Beach, U.S. | Clay | Nenad Zimonjic | Doug Flach Brian MacPhie | 7–6(3), 3–6, 6–3 | | 5. | 18 October 1999 | Singapore | Hard (i) | Eric Taino | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 6–3, 6–4 | | 6. | 10 January 2000 | Doha, Qatar | Hard | Mark Knowles | Alex O'Brien Jared Palmer | 6–3, 6–4 | | 7. | 11 September 2000 | U.S. Open, New York | Hard | Lleyton Hewitt | Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach | 6–4, 5–7, 7–6(5) | | 8. | 20 November 2000 | Paris, France | Carpet | Nicklas Kulti | Paul Haarhuis Daniel Nestor | 7–6(6), 7–5 | | 9. | 8 October 2001 | Moscow, Russia | Carpet | Sandon Stolle | Mahesh Bhupathi Jeff Tarango | 6–3, 6–0 | | 10. | 22 October 2001 | Stuttgart Indoor, Germany | Hard (i) | | Jeff Tarango | 7–6(3), 6–3 | | 11. | 25 February 2002 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Hard (i) | Roger Federer | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 4–6, 6–3, [10-4] | | 12. | 9 September 2002 | U.S. Open, New York | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi | Jirí Novák Radek Štepánek | 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 | | 13. | 7 October 2002 | Moscow, Russia | Carpet | | Joshua Eagle Sandon Stolle | 6–4, 7–6(0) | | 14. | 31 March 2003 | Miami, USA | Hard | | Leander Paes David Rikl | 7–5, 6–3 | | 15. | 14 April 2003 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | | Lucas Arnold Ker Mariano Hood | 6–1, 6–2 | | 16. | 21 April 2003 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | | Michaël Llodra Fabrice Santoro | 4–6, 7–5, 6–2 | | 17. | 11 August 2003 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | | Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge | 4–1, ret. | | 18. | 6 October 2003 | Moscow, Russia | Carpet | | Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett | 6–3, 7–5 | | 19. | 20 October 2003 | Madrid, Spain | Hard (i) | | Kevin Ullyett | 6–2, 2–6, 6–3 | | 20. | 10 May 2004 | Rome, Italy | Clay | | Paul Hanley | 1–6, 6–4, 7–6(1) | | 21. | 4 April 2005 | Miami, USA | Hard | Jonas Björkman | Kevin Ullyett | 6–1, 6–2 | | 22. | 16 May 2005 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | | Fabrice Santoro | 6–2, 6–3 | | 23. | 6 June 2005 | French Open, Paris | Clay | | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 2–6, 6–1, 6–4 | | 24. | 22 August 2005 | Cincinnati, USA | Hard | | Kevin Ullyett | 6–4, 5–7, 6–2 | | 25. | 17 October 2005 | Moscow, Russia | Carpet | Mikhail Youzhny | Igor Andreev Nikolay Davydenko | 5–1, 5–1 | | 26. | 9 January 2006 | Doha, Qatar | Hard | | Christophe Rochus Olivier Rochus | 2–6, 6–3, [10-8] | | 27. | 3 April 2006 | Miami, USA | Hard | | Mike Bryan | 6–4, 6–4 | | 28. | 24 April 2006 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | | Nenad Zimonjic | 3–6, 6–3, [10-7] | | 29. | 12 June 2006 | French Open, Paris | Clay | | Mike Bryan | 6–7(5), 6–4, 7–5 | | 30. | 24 July 2006 | Stuttgart, Germany | Clay | Gastón Gaudio | Yves Allegro Robert Lindstedt | 7–5, 6–7(4), [12-10] | | 31. | 21 August 2006 | Cincinnati, USA | Hard | | Mike Bryan | 7–6(5), 6–4 | | 32. | 20 November 2006 | Tennis Masters Cup, Shanghai | Hard (i) | | Daniel Nestor | 6–2, 6–4 | | 33. | 14 October 2007 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | | Arnaud Clément Michaël Llodra | 6–4, 6–4 | | 34. | 17 February 2008 | Delray Beach, Florida, USA | Hard | Jamie Murray | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6–4, 3–6, [10-6] | | 35. | 12 October 2008 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | Andy Ram | Philipp Petzschner Alexander Peya | 6–1, 7–5 |
Runner-Ups (26)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponent in the final | Score | |
| 1. | 6 October 1997 | Toulouse, France | Carpet | Jean-Philippe Fleurian | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis | 6–3, 7–6 | | 2. | 13 April 1998 | Chennai, India | Hard | Olivier Delaître | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 6–7, 6–3, 6–2 | | 3. | 8 May 2000 | Munich, Germany | Clay | Nenad Zimonjic | John-Laffnie De Jager | 6–4, 6–4 | | 4. | 21 August 2000 | Indianapolis, U.S. | Hard | Jonas Björkman | Lleyton Hewitt Sandon Stolle | 7–6(3), 4–6, 7–6(3) | | 5. | 18 June 2001 | Halle, Germany | Grass | Patrick Rafter | Daniel Nestor Sandon Stolle | 6–4, 6–7(5), 6–1 | | 6. | 4 February 2002 | Milan, Italy | Carpet | Julien Boutter | Andrei Olhovskiy | 3–6, 7–6(5), [12-10] | | 7. | 18 February 2002 | Marseille, France | Hard (i) | | Arnaud Clément Nicolas Escudé | 6–4, 6–3 | | 8. | 18 March 2002 | Indian Wells, USA | Hard | Roger Federer | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 6–4, 6–4 | | 9. | 17 June 2002 | London, England | Grass | Mahesh Bhupathi | Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett | 7–6(5), 3–6, 6–3 | | 10. | 12 August 2002 | Cincinnati, USA | Hard | | James Blake Todd Martin | 7–5, 6–3 | | 11. | 19 August 2002 | Indianapolis, USA | Hard | | Daniel Nestor | 4–6, 7–6(3), 6–4 | | 12. | 21 October 2002 | Madrid, Spain | Hard (i) | | Daniel Nestor | 6–4, 6–3 | | 13. | 6 January 2003 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard | Jeff Morrison | Jeff Coetzee Chris Haggard | 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7) | | 14. | 24 February 2003 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Hard (i) | | Paul Hanley | 7–6(4), 6–2 | | 15. | 19 May 2003 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | | Daniel Nestor | 6–4, 6–4 | | 16. | 16 June 2003 | London, England | Grass | | Daniel Nestor | 6–3, 6–4 | | 17. | 7 July 2003 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | | Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge | 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(4), 6–3 | | 18. | 13 October 2003 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | | Yves Allegro Roger Federer | 7–6(7), 7–5 | | 19. | 2 August 2004 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | | Leander Paes | 7–6(2), 6–2 | | 20. | 13 June 2005 | London, England | Grass | | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6–7(4), 7–6(2), 7–6(4) | | 21. | 12 September 2005 | U.S. Open, USA | Hard | | Mike Bryan | 6–1, 6–4 | | 22. | 31 October 2005 | St. Petersburg, Russia | Carpet | | Julian Knowle Jürgen Melzer | 4–6, 7–5, 7–5 | | 23. | 19 June 2006 | London, England | Grass | | Kevin Ullyett | 6–4, 7–6(5) | | 24. | 11 September 2006 | U.S. Open, USA | Hard | | Martin Damm Leander Paes | 6–7(5), 6–4, 6–3 | | 25. | 29 January 2007 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | | Mike Bryan | 7–5, 7–5 | | 26. | 18 October 2008 | St. Petersburg, Russia | Hard (i) | Rohan Bopanna | Travis Parrott Filip Polášek | 3–6 7–6(4) [10-8] |
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
| Tournament | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 |
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| Australian Open | - | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | - | | French Open | - | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | | Wimbledon | - | 2R | 4R | 4R | 1R | 4R | 1R | 2R | 2R | - | | US Open | - | 2R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | QF | 3R | 3R |
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