Jarkko Nieminen
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| Country (sports) |
 Finland
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| Residence | Masku, Finland |
| Born |
23 July 1981 Masku, Finland |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Turned pro | 2000 |
| Retired | November 9, 2015 |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $7.743.345 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 405–348 |
| 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 | 150–192 |
| 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) |
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.
Arguably 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. He was ranked inside the Top 75 for 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 as his last event.
His wife, Anu Nieminen, is Finland's top-ranked badminton women's single player.
On April 2016, it was announced that Nieminen will compete in floorball in season 2016–2017 at Finnish Salibandyliiga representing SC Classic.
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.
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.
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