Jarkko Nieminen
Jarkko Kalervo Nieminen (born July 23, 1981 in Masku, Finland) is a Finnish professional tennis player.
His highest ranking is World No. 13, which he achieved on July 10, 2006. He has won two ATP singles titles and two 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 ever, Nieminen is the highest-ranked Finn ever, and 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 event.
His wife, Anu Nieminen, is currently Finland's top-ranked badminton women's single player.
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