H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 07:16 UTC

Jarkko Nieminen vs James Blake H2H: 2-6

James Blake holds a 6–2 lead over Jarkko Nieminen in their ATP head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, James Blake leads 6–2 on hard courts. Most recently, Jarkko Nieminen won the 2011 Stockholm semifinal 7-6(5) 5-7 6-2.

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Jarkko Nieminen
FIN Age 44 Left-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
2 – 6
8 main draw meetings
James Blake
USA Age 46 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Oct 22, 2011* Stockholm ATP 250 SF Hard Jarkko Nieminen #73 7-6(5) 5-7 6-2 James Blake #69 Match data
Oct 23, 2010* Stockholm ATP 250 QF Hard Jarkko Nieminen #45 6-0 6-2 James Blake #135 Match data
Mar 15, 2009* Indian Wells Masters Masters 1000 R64 Hard James Blake #13 6-3 6-7(6) 6-3 Jarkko Nieminen #57 Match data
Oct 13, 2007* Stockholm ATP 250 QF Hard James Blake #7 6-7(1) 6-4 6-2 Jarkko Nieminen #26 Match data
Oct 15, 2006* Stockholm ATP 250 F Hard James Blake #8 6-4 6-2 Jarkko Nieminen #19 Match data
Sep 30, 2006* Bangkok ATP 250 QF Hard James Blake #9 6-2 2-6 7-5 Jarkko Nieminen #17 Match data
Mar 23, 2006* Miami Masters Masters 1000 R32 Hard James Blake #9 6-3 4-6 6-1 Jarkko Nieminen #24 Match data
Aug 23, 2003* Long Island ATP 250 QF Hard James Blake #41 4-6 6-2 6-3 Jarkko Nieminen #39 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Jarkko Nieminen #1,029 #13 1,700 1,917 357 334 51.7% 0 0 0 0 2 2
James Blake #1,020 #4 3,550 2,048 345 235 59.5% 0 0 0 0 10 10

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Jarkko Nieminen James Blake
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 2000 0–1 0.0% #308 1,494 0 0 1998 0–1 0.0% #682 1,491 0 0
19 2001 4–1 80.0% #61 1,608 0 0 1999 1–4 20.0% #219 1,479 0 0
20 2002 25–26 49.0% #40 1,703 0 0 2000 0–4 0.0% #212 1,452 0 0
21 2003 37–29 56.1% #36 1,728 0 0 2001 11–9 55.0% #73 1,647 0 0
22 2004 17–16 51.5% #77 1,696 0 0 2002 34–22 60.7% #28 1,815 0 1
23 2005 29–22 56.9% #28 1,797 0 0 2003 30–23 56.6% #37 1,796 0 1
24 2006 49–27 64.5% #15 1,789 0 1 2004 15–13 53.6% #97 1,692 0 1
25 2007 31–26 54.4% #27 1,814 0 1 2005 34–20 63.0% #23 1,924 0 3
26 2008 24–26 48.0% #37 1,758 0 1 2006 57–21 73.1% #4 2,000 0 8
27 2009 11–14 44.0% #88 1,712 0 1 2007 49–21 70.0% #13 1,911 0 10
28 2010 28–27 50.9% #39 1,873 0 1 2008 40–20 66.7% #10 1,888 0 10
29 2011 20–25 44.4% #77 1,830 0 1 2009 23–18 56.1% #44 1,848 0 10
30 2012 23–26 46.9% #41 1,744 0 2 2010 15–17 46.9% #135 1,759 0 10
31 2013 27–26 50.9% #39 1,789 0 2 2011 19–16 54.3% #59 1,841 0 10
32 2014 23–25 47.9% #73 1,767 0 2 2012 8–12 40.0% #127 1,788 0 10
33 2015 9–17 34.6% #153 1,692 0 2 2013 9–14 39.1% #153 1,714 0 10