H2H data updated: 2026-09-05 00:00 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 Open semifinal 7-6(5) 5-7 6-2.

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Jarkko Nieminen
FIN Age 45 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

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

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Jarkko Nieminen #1,029 #13 1,700 1,920 363 339 51.7% 0 0 0 0 2 2
James Blake #1,020 #4 3,550 2,041 349 237 59.6% 0 0 0 1 9 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% — 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 1,453 0 0
21 2003 37–29 56.1% #36 1,729 0 0 2001 11–9 55.0% #73 1,647 0 0
22 2004 18–17 51.4% #77 1,692 0 0 2002 34–22 60.7% #28 1,815 0 1
23 2005 29–22 56.9% #28 1,795 0 0 2003 30–23 56.6% #37 1,794 0 1
24 2006 49–27 64.5% #15 1,790 0 1 2004 15–13 53.6% #97 1,692 0 1
25 2007 31–26 54.4% #27 1,815 0 1 2005 34–20 63.0% #23 1,924 0 3
26 2008 24–27 47.1% #37 1,751 0 1 2006 57–21 73.1% #4 1,999 0 8
27 2009 11–14 44.0% #88 1,679 0 1 2007 49–21 70.0% #13 1,916 0 10
28 2010 28–27 50.9% #39 1,880 0 1 2008 44–22 66.7% #10 1,883 0 10
29 2011 20–25 44.4% #77 1,832 0 1 2009 23–18 56.1% #44 1,849 0 10
30 2012 24–27 47.1% #41 1,752 0 2 2010 15–17 46.9% #135 1,759 0 10
31 2013 31–27 53.4% #39 1,794 0 2 2011 19–16 54.3% #59 1,824 0 10
32 2014 23–26 46.9% #73 1,764 0 2 2012 8–12 40.0% #127 1,781 0 10
33 2015 9–17 34.6% #153 1,691 0 2 2013 9–14 39.1% #153 1,711 0 10

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Jarkko Nieminen James Blake
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
18 2000 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
19 2001 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
20 2002 10 14 24 41.7% 12 6 18 66.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2000 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2003 15 15 30 50.0% 16 8 24 66.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 2001 7 7 14 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — —
22 2004 16 15 31 51.6% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2002 21 12 33 63.6% 6 5 11 54.5% 5 3 8 62.5% 2 2 4 50.0%
23 2005 17 11 28 60.7% 12 8 20 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2003 24 14 38 63.2% 4 5 9 44.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3%
24 2006 28 14 42 66.7% 12 8 20 60.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 4 3 7 57.1% 2004 12 9 21 57.1% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
25 2007 20 17 37 54.1% 6 7 13 46.2% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2005 28 13 41 68.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
26 2008 17 18 35 48.6% 6 7 13 46.2% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2006 46 14 60 76.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
27 2009 11 13 24 45.8% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2007 40 15 55 72.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
28 2010 22 16 38 57.9% 5 8 13 38.5% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2008 33 15 48 68.8% 7 5 12 58.3% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
29 2011 13 16 29 44.8% 6 6 12 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2009 13 11 24 54.2% 6 5 11 54.5% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
30 2012 17 16 33 51.5% 5 7 12 41.7% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — 2010 15 15 30 50.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
31 2013 21 18 39 53.8% 9 6 15 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2011 18 14 32 56.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
32 2014 14 15 29 48.3% 5 8 13 38.5% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2012 8 9 17 47.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
33 2015 6 9 15 40.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2013 8 9 17 47.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
Career — 231 209 440 52.5% 98 87 185 53.0% 25 32 57 43.9% 9 11 20 45.0% — 273 164 437 62.5% 39 39 78 50.0% 32 27 59 54.2% 5 7 12 41.7%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 681/701 of Jarkko Nieminen's and 563/586 of James Blake's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Jarkko Nieminen James Blake
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
18 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1998 1/1 8.0 7.0 49.1% 60.4% 47.3% 66.7% 15.4% 53.7% 34.4%
19 2001 3/5 7.0 3.7 64.8% 67.0% 52.6% 38.3% 58.7% 62.1% 41.7% 1999 5/5 3.6 4.4 54.3% 64.1% 45.3% 41.7% 36.7% 55.8% 31.8%
20 2002 44/51 2.5 2.9 62.7% 65.7% 51.6% 53.5% 45.5% 60.3% 39.6% 2000 4/4 3.3 3.0 48.4% 58.5% 30.3% 35.4% 54.5% 44.2% 38.6%
21 2003 65/66 3.1 1.7 68.1% 66.3% 52.3% 58.9% 43.1% 61.2% 39.9% 2001 17/20 5.7 2.5 59.8% 71.7% 54.9% 64.8% 42.6% 64.8% 37.2%
22 2004 32/35 2.8 2.8 63.1% 67.8% 49.7% 56.3% 43.9% 60.9% 39.4% 2002 50/56 4.5 2.5 58.7% 71.0% 51.7% 62.3% 44.2% 63.1% 39.2%
23 2005 51/51 2.3 1.9 65.9% 65.2% 50.8% 61.7% 47.0% 60.4% 39.9% 2003 52/53 5.2 3.0 60.2% 71.5% 51.7% 56.1% 48.8% 63.6% 40.7%
24 2006 76/76 3.8 1.8 62.5% 70.2% 52.6% 62.4% 50.8% 63.5% 39.4% 2004 28/28 4.8 2.4 60.2% 70.7% 51.0% 51.0% 36.6% 63.0% 39.1%
25 2007 57/57 3.1 1.8 65.7% 69.8% 51.0% 55.5% 42.4% 63.2% 40.4% 2005 54/54 6.6 2.4 58.6% 74.9% 53.7% 62.7% 41.6% 66.2% 39.7%
26 2008 50/51 3.0 2.1 67.1% 65.8% 49.5% 55.0% 45.4% 60.6% 37.8% 2006 77/78 6.1 2.7 57.5% 73.3% 53.3% 61.1% 44.9% 64.8% 41.9%
27 2009 23/25 2.9 2.0 63.4% 66.4% 51.4% 57.2% 42.4% 61.1% 37.7% 2007 67/70 7.4 2.9 57.8% 76.8% 54.8% 62.3% 47.5% 67.4% 39.1%
28 2010 54/55 4.0 2.1 70.2% 70.2% 51.8% 60.6% 40.5% 64.5% 36.9% 2008 59/66 7.0 2.6 55.7% 75.0% 52.5% 54.6% 46.8% 65.0% 39.6%
29 2011 45/45 3.1 2.3 63.3% 66.7% 52.7% 51.6% 46.2% 61.2% 35.8% 2009 41/41 6.3 3.0 57.3% 74.0% 53.5% 60.6% 41.0% 65.3% 35.1%
30 2012 49/51 2.9 2.0 68.0% 67.4% 48.1% 52.4% 43.1% 61.1% 37.0% 2010 32/32 5.2 2.8 57.4% 72.1% 52.4% 53.6% 37.7% 63.7% 36.3%
31 2013 57/58 3.3 2.2 65.6% 67.4% 51.6% 58.1% 45.4% 62.0% 38.3% 2011 33/35 5.5 3.8 57.7% 74.1% 47.4% 61.0% 46.0% 62.8% 35.5%
32 2014 49/49 3.2 2.6 64.8% 69.0% 50.1% 54.1% 43.3% 62.5% 37.1% 2012 20/20 5.4 3.1 56.9% 71.3% 49.4% 51.8% 46.5% 62.0% 36.7%
33 2015 26/26 3.5 2.0 64.8% 67.0% 47.0% 58.4% 48.9% 59.9% 35.0% 2013 23/23 6.0 2.7 53.4% 75.6% 48.6% 58.9% 49.1% 62.6% 37.7%
Career — 681/702 3.2 2.1 65.5% 67.7% 51.0% 57.1% 45.0% 61.8% 38.4% — 563/586 6.0 2.8 57.7% 73.3% 52.1% 58.7% 44.5% 64.3% 38.8%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Jarkko Nieminen James Blake
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
18 2000 1495 104.9 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 — — -0.12 1998 1492 98.2 +0.92 -1.01 0.743 44.6% — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 1–0 — -0.01
19 2001 1608 123.2 +0.61 +1.71 1.100 52.3% +13 — — 76.9% +1.38 0–1 2–0 — -0.35 1999 1480 105.6 -2.20 -0.63 0.718 44.0% +30 — — 16.7% -2.42 1–0 0–1 — -0.11
20 2002 1703 142.5 -1.24 +1.57 0.997 50.1% -45 +40 -185 48.4% -0.13 9–7 (56%) 8–4 (67%) 107.0 -0.24 2000 1453 104.3 -4.21 +0.21 0.692 41.4% +17 — — 0.0% -3.63 — 0–1 — -0.23
21 2003 1729 140.9 -0.12 +2.38 1.030 50.4% -35 +85 -165 51.1% +0.21 18–10 (64%) 9–15 (38%) 102.3 -1.19 2001 1647 135.3 +2.25 +0.39 1.059 51.0% -18 — -87 55.1% +0.55 3–3 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 101.7 +0.08
22 2004 1693 138.9 -1.64 +2.77 1.010 50.2% +2 +122 — 50.0% +0.06 6–2 (75%) 6–8 (43%) 102.4 -0.07 2002 1816 147.9 +1.40 +2.12 1.061 51.1% -26 -178 -199 56.1% +0.32 11–10 (52%) 9–7 (56%) 104.0 -0.19
23 2005 1796 147.3 -1.48 +2.47 1.008 50.2% -4 +57 — 57.3% +0.28 10–9 (53%) 17–8 (68%) 105.5 -2.46 2003 1794 146.7 +1.54 +3.57 1.120 52.2% +27 -165 -202 58.3% +0.52 6–12 (33%) 15–9 (63%) 98.1 -0.97
24 2006 1790 144.5 +1.14 +1.94 1.079 51.7% +1 +35 -85 63.0% +0.77 15–14 (52%) 25–15 (63%) 102.1 +3.02 2004 1692 126.8 -0.56 +1.37 1.056 50.9% +63 -67 — 55.1% +0.38 3–4 (43%) 7–3 (70%) 101.0 +2.11
25 2007 1815 149.2 +0.54 +3.30 1.098 51.4% +4 -52 -56 53.1% +0.26 9–10 (47%) 13–9 (59%) 100.2 +0.31 2005 1925 148.8 +3.11 +2.61 1.175 52.6% +27 -259 -338 61.2% +0.81 8–9 (47%) 10–15 (40%) 98.1 -1.49
26 2008 1751 142.7 -1.76 +1.34 0.960 49.4% +12 +26 -24 48.5% -0.11 6–8 (43%) 10–10 (50%) 95.3 +1.39 2006 2000 158.3 +2.59 +5.15 1.189 53.1% +48 -316 -257 64.5% +0.91 17–8 (68%) 18–14 (56%) 104.4 +0.23
27 2009 1680 134.6 -1.97 +1.08 0.969 49.3% +9 — — 48.1% -0.20 1–7 (13%) 8–3 (73%) 98.5 +0.07 2007 1917 151.1 +3.35 +2.66 1.201 53.1% +45 -237 -153 66.3% +1.01 12–9 (57%) 20–16 (56%) 97.1 +3.66
28 2010 1880 148.3 +0.94 +0.93 1.037 50.8% +5 -146 -149 51.4% +0.36 10–11 (48%) 9–8 (53%) 101.8 -0.24 2008 1883 152.4 +2.01 +2.91 1.131 52.4% +72 -189 -110 61.9% +0.79 13–11 (54%) 12–11 (52%) 97.3 +4.15
29 2011 1832 150.6 -0.65 -0.67 0.921 48.7% +2 -26 -186 46.0% -0.27 11–9 (55%) 8–12 (40%) 98.6 -2.73 2009 1850 151.0 +2.02 +0.45 1.012 50.5% +25 -106 -16 53.8% +0.24 7–8 (47%) 14–11 (56%) 101.0 -0.82
30 2012 1752 149.6 -1.35 +0.73 0.950 49.5% +56 +12 -102 44.2% -0.23 7–5 (58%) 11–11 (50%) 100.4 -0.02 2010 1760 142.1 -0.13 0.00 1.000 50.0% +24 — — 49.4% -0.01 6–9 (40%) 5–6 (45%) 93.5 -0.97
31 2013 1795 155.2 -1.06 +2.01 1.008 50.4% +6 +18 -185 51.0% +0.23 14–10 (58%) 14–12 (54%) 101.6 -0.63 2011 1825 150.5 -0.14 -0.22 0.954 49.7% +33 — — 50.0% -0.01 6–5 (55%) 7–8 (47%) 99.3 -0.57
32 2014 1765 141.8 -1.21 +0.74 0.990 49.9% -22 -29 -99 47.4% -0.17 7–8 (47%) 12–10 (55%) 98.5 -0.46 2012 1781 139.4 -0.94 -0.30 0.965 49.4% +57 — — 45.5% -0.34 2–6 (25%) 4–5 (44%) 94.5 +0.24
33 2015 1692 136.3 -2.79 -0.68 0.873 47.9% +14 -6 +35 39.1% -0.68 3–6 (33%) 5–8 (38%) 93.9 +0.18 2013 1712 137.4 -1.34 +1.25 1.009 50.5% +56 — -13 42.1% +0.04 2–4 (33%) 3–8 (27%) 92.9 +0.69
Career — 1921 151.5 -0.65 +1.56 1.005 50.2% 0 +14 -108 51.2% +0.11 126–118 (52%) 157–133 (54%) 102.3 -0.51 — 2042 153.8 +1.56 +2.23 1.088 51.6% +35 -188 -160 57.2% +0.48 97–99 (49%) 127–119 (52%) 97.2 +1.00

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.