Timo Nieminen

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Timo Nieminen
Timo Nieminen at the 2012 BRD Nastase Tiriac Trophy.jpg
Timo Nieminen at the 2012 BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy
Country (sports)Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Residence Vantaa, Finland
Born (1981-06-10) 10 June 1981 (age 43)
Helsinki, Finland
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro2000
Retired2013
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money $167,767
Singles
Career record2–10 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 254 (21 July 2003)
Doubles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 318 (5 July 2004)

Timo Nieminen (born October 6, 1981 in Helsinki) is a retired professional Finnish tennis player.

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He reached his highest ATP Tour singles ranking of World No. 254 in July 2003. [1] Nieminen primarily played on the Futures circuit and the Challenger circuit. [2] He has been a member of the Finland Davis Cup team since 2002, posting a 2–12 record in singles and 0–1 record in doubles in 12 ties. [3]

He has no relation to Jarkko Nieminen.

Tour singles titles - all levels (16)

Legend (singles)
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (0)
Challengers (0)
Futures (16)
No.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponent in the finalScore
1.2002 Flag of Latvia.svg Jūrmala Clay Flag of Russia.svg Andrei Cherkasov 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
2.2003 Flag of Finland.svg Savitaipale Clay Flag of Russia.svg Michail Elgin 6–3, 6–4
3.2003 Flag of Finland.svg Vierumäki Hard Flag of Estonia.svg Mait Künnap 6–3, 6–2
4.2003 Flag of Sweden.svg Gothenburg Hard (i) Flag of Sweden.svg Robert Lindstedt 6–2, 4–6, 6–1
5.2006 Flag of Poland.svg Kraków Clay Flag of Germany.svg Julian Reister 2–6, 6–3, 6–1
6.2007 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney Hard Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Ti Chen 7–5, 6–4
7.2008 Flag of Norway.svg Oslo Clay Flag of Norway.svg Stian Boretti 6–3, 6–4
8.2009 Flag of Finland.svg Vierumäki Clay Flag of Finland.svg Juho Paukku 7–5, 2–6, 6–4
9.2009 Flag of Sweden.svg Lidköping Hard (i) Flag of Denmark.svg Frederik Nielsen 6–2, 6–2
10.2010 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Alkmaar Clay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Michal Schmid6–1, 6–3
11.2010 Flag of Lithuania.svg Vilnius Clay Flag of Latvia.svg Deniss Pavlovs 7–5, 6–2
12.2010 Flag of Germany.svg Leimen Hard (i) Flag of Germany.svg Holger Fischer6–3, 7–5
13.2011 Flag of Sweden.svg Båstad Clay Flag of Romania.svg Cătălin Gârd 6–3, 6–7, 6–4
14.2011 Flag of Finland.svg Vierumäki Clay Flag of Estonia.svg Vladimir Ivanov 6–3, 6–1
15.2011 Flag of Germany.svg Isernhagen Hard (i) Flag of Germany.svg Peter Torebko 6–2, 6–4
16.2012 Flag of Sweden.svg Båstad Clay Flag of France.svg Lucas Pouille 2–6, 7–5, 6–2

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References

  1. ↑ "Timo Nieminen | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  2. ↑ "Timo Nieminen". www.itftennis.com. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  3. ↑ "Davis Cup - Players". www.daviscup.com. Retrieved 2020-05-06.


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