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JARKKO NIEMINEN
* July 23, 1981 Masku
Present residence: Helsinki
185 cm, 79 kg
Club: TVS-Tennis, Turku
Coach: Joakim Nyström
Event: Singles
Jarkko Nieminen is the first ever Finnish player in the highest echelons of world tennis. He first came to the fore in the senior ranks in 2001 by reaching the final of the Stockholm Open indoor tournament. In Auckland in 2006 Jarkko finally took Finland’s first title in the ATP tour. His highest ATP ranking has been 13 following his quarter-final performance at Wimbledon in 2006. Jarkko’s Olympic debut in Athens 2004 was hampered by a wrist injury. He is also a merited doubles player on the ATP Tour but lacks a Finnish partner of Olympic standard. Jarkko likes to relax by playing other games, such as ice hockey, football and badminton. His wife Anu Nieminen is the best female badminton player in Finland and an Olympic competitor herself.
PREVIOUS OLYMPIC GAMES:
2004 2nd round (17–32nd) singles.
MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS (in singles):
1999 Winner US Open Junior Championships.
2001 ATP Tour: Finalist in Stockholm.
2002 ATP Tour: Finalist in Estoril and Mallorca.
2003 ATP Tour: Finalist in Munich.
2005 Grand Slam: Quarter-finalist at US Open.
2006 Grand Slam: Quarter-finalist at Wimbledon. ATP Tour: Winner in Auckland. Finalist in Stockholm.
2007 ATP Tour: Finalist in Basel.
2008 Grand Slam: Quarter-finalist at Australian Open. ATP Tour: Finalist in Adelaide.
