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Jarkko Nieminen is a Finnish professional tennis player who has a net worth of $7 million. He was born on July 23, 1981 in Masku, Finland. He is currently ranked as the world's number one doubles player.
Nieminen has won four singles titles and four doubles titles on the ATP Tour. He has also reached the quarterfinals of the French Open and Wimbledon. He has been a member of the Finnish Davis Cup team since 2000.
Nieminen has been ranked as high as number 13 in the world in singles and number 4 in the world in doubles. He has earned over $7 million in prize money during his career.
Nieminen is married to his wife, Katja, and they have two children. He is an avid golfer and enjoys playing the piano in his spare time.
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Jarkko Nieminen Height, Weight & Measurements
At 43 years old, Jarkko Nieminen height is 1.85m .
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Who Is Jarkko Nieminen's Wife?
His wife is Anu Nieminen (m. 2005)
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Jarkko Nieminen Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Jarkko Nieminen worth at the age of 43 years old? Jarkko Nieminen’s income source is mostly from being a successful Player. He is from . We have estimated
Jarkko Nieminen's net worth
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$7,743,345 |
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Timeline
On April 2016, it was announced that Nieminen will compete in floorball in season 2016–2017 at Finnish Salibandyliiga representing SC Classic.
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.
On 23 June 2015, he announced his retirement from professional tennis at the end of the season, playing 2015 Stockholm Open as his last event.
Nieminen played his final ATP match on 20 October at the 2015 Stockholm Open, losing 6–3, 6–7, 4–6 to Nicolas Almagro. Jarkko had match points in the second-set tiebreaker but narrowly missed one and was very unlucky to lose the other. Fellow Scandinavian tennis player Robin Söderling was in attendance to pay tribute to Jarkko and the Finn was visibly moved as he gave his farewell speech. His final official match was against his old friend and rival Roger Federer at the Hartwall Arena, Helsinki on the ninth of November.
Statistically 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).
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.
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.