H2H data updated: 2026-09-07 00:00 UTC

Jarkko Nieminen vs Mariano Puerta H2H: 1-0

Jarkko Nieminen holds a 1–0 lead over Mariano Puerta in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Jarkko Nieminen leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Jarkko Nieminen won the 2005 Sopot round of 32 6-4 7-6(1).

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Jarkko Nieminen
FIN Age 45 Left-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Mariano Puerta
ARG Age 47 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jarkko Nieminen #54 6-4 7-6(1) Mariano Puerta #11 Match data Aug 4, 2005* R32 Sopot ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay

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
Mariano Puerta #1,009 #9 1,834 1,893 121 116 51.1% 0 0 0 0 3 3

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 Mariano Puerta
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 2000 0–1 0.0% #308 1,494 0 0 1997 2–1 66.7% — 1,531 0 0
19 2001 4–1 80.0% #61 1,608 0 0 1998 21–12 63.6% #39 1,706 0 1
20 2002 25–26 49.0% #40 1,703 0 0 1999 14–26 35.0% #101 1,616 0 1
21 2003 37–29 56.1% #36 1,729 0 0 2000 39–21 65.0% #21 1,725 0 2
22 2004 18–17 51.4% #77 1,692 0 0 2001 1–12 7.7% #254 1,573 0 2
23 2005 29–22 56.9% #28 1,795 0 0 2002 2–4 33.3% #116 1,597 0 2
24 2006 49–27 64.5% #15 1,790 0 1 2003 5–14 26.3% #118 1,522 0 2
25 2007 31–26 54.4% #27 1,815 0 1 2004 0–1 0.0% #133 1,509 0 2
26 2008 24–27 47.1% #37 1,751 0 1 2005 37–25 59.7% #56 1,695 0 3
27 2009 11–14 44.0% #88 1,679 0 1 — — — — — — —
28 2010 28–27 50.9% #39 1,880 0 1 — — — — — — —
29 2011 20–25 44.4% #77 1,832 0 1 — — — — — — —
30 2012 24–27 47.1% #41 1,752 0 2 — — — — — — —
31 2013 31–27 53.4% #39 1,794 0 2 — — — — — — —
32 2014 23–26 46.9% #73 1,764 0 2 — — — — — — —
33 2015 9–17 34.6% #153 1,691 0 2 — — — — — — —

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 Mariano Puerta
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — —
19 2001 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 0 2 2 0.0% 21 9 30 70.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 2002 10 14 24 41.7% 12 6 18 66.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1999 6 10 16 37.5% 8 16 24 33.3% — — — — — — — —
21 2003 15 15 30 50.0% 16 8 24 66.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 2000 1 6 7 14.3% 37 13 50 74.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
22 2004 16 15 31 51.6% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2001 0 1 1 0.0% 1 10 11 9.1% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
23 2005 17 11 28 60.7% 12 8 20 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2002 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — —
24 2006 28 14 42 66.7% 12 8 20 60.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 4 3 7 57.1% 2003 0 4 4 0.0% 5 9 14 35.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
25 2007 20 17 37 54.1% 6 7 13 46.2% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2004 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
26 2008 17 18 35 48.6% 6 7 13 46.2% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2005 6 5 11 54.5% 28 13 41 68.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 6 9 33.3%
27 2009 11 13 24 45.8% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2010 22 16 38 57.9% 5 8 13 38.5% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2011 13 16 29 44.8% 6 6 12 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2012 17 16 33 51.5% 5 7 12 41.7% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2013 21 18 39 53.8% 9 6 15 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2014 14 15 29 48.3% 5 8 13 38.5% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2015 6 9 15 40.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 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% — 13 28 41 31.7% 104 76 180 57.8% 0 4 4 0.0% 4 8 12 33.3%

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 197/237 of Mariano Puerta'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 Mariano Puerta
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 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1997 1/3 5.0 2.0 64.3% 80.6% 65.0% 100.0% 50.0% 75.0% 34.6%
19 2001 3/5 7.0 3.7 64.8% 67.0% 52.6% 38.3% 58.7% 62.1% 41.7% 1998 26/33 2.6 1.7 64.8% 68.2% 52.0% 52.1% 50.0% 62.6% 38.6%
20 2002 44/51 2.5 2.9 62.7% 65.7% 51.6% 53.5% 45.5% 60.3% 39.6% 1999 30/40 3.7 2.0 63.4% 64.7% 50.2% 57.7% 51.1% 59.4% 35.8%
21 2003 65/66 3.1 1.7 68.1% 66.3% 52.3% 58.9% 43.1% 61.2% 39.9% 2000 45/60 3.1 1.4 67.7% 69.7% 54.5% 64.2% 46.4% 65.0% 38.4%
22 2004 32/35 2.8 2.8 63.1% 67.8% 49.7% 56.3% 43.9% 60.9% 39.4% 2001 10/13 3.2 3.2 58.8% 63.9% 43.5% 54.6% 36.5% 55.8% 31.8%
23 2005 51/51 2.3 1.9 65.9% 65.2% 50.8% 61.7% 47.0% 60.4% 39.9% 2002 4/6 3.8 3.8 61.3% 61.7% 43.6% 43.6% 38.2% 54.4% 37.9%
24 2006 76/76 3.8 1.8 62.5% 70.2% 52.6% 62.4% 50.8% 63.5% 39.4% 2003 19/19 2.9 2.8 61.7% 68.1% 48.4% 49.1% 22.3% 60.6% 34.2%
25 2007 57/57 3.1 1.8 65.7% 69.8% 51.0% 55.5% 42.4% 63.2% 40.4% 2004 1/1 1.0 4.0 60.0% 61.9% 28.6% 0.0% — 48.6% 11.1%
26 2008 50/51 3.0 2.1 67.1% 65.8% 49.5% 55.0% 45.4% 60.6% 37.8% 2005 61/62 4.6 1.8 67.1% 69.7% 55.6% 59.9% 42.0% 65.0% 36.6%
27 2009 23/25 2.9 2.0 63.4% 66.4% 51.4% 57.2% 42.4% 61.1% 37.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 2010 54/55 4.0 2.1 70.2% 70.2% 51.8% 60.6% 40.5% 64.5% 36.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
29 2011 45/45 3.1 2.3 63.3% 66.7% 52.7% 51.6% 46.2% 61.2% 35.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
30 2012 49/51 2.9 2.0 68.0% 67.4% 48.1% 52.4% 43.1% 61.1% 37.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
31 2013 57/58 3.3 2.2 65.6% 67.4% 51.6% 58.1% 45.4% 62.0% 38.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
32 2014 49/49 3.2 2.6 64.8% 69.0% 50.1% 54.1% 43.3% 62.5% 37.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
33 2015 26/26 3.5 2.0 64.8% 67.0% 47.0% 58.4% 48.9% 59.9% 35.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 681/702 3.2 2.1 65.5% 67.7% 51.0% 57.1% 45.0% 61.8% 38.4% — 197/237 3.6 1.9 65.3% 68.2% 52.4% 57.8% 43.0% 62.7% 36.6%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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 Mariano Puerta
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 1997 1531 110.1 -1.06 -2.79 1.385 55.6% — +53 — 66.7% +0.67 — — — +0.12
19 2001 1608 123.2 +0.61 +1.71 1.100 52.3% +13 — — 76.9% +1.38 0–1 2–0 — -0.35 1998 1707 136.4 +1.08 -0.90 1.031 50.6% — +94 — 57.9% +0.46 11–3 (79%) 6–3 (67%) 111.1 +0.39
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 1999 1616 129.5 -1.55 -1.75 0.882 47.9% -40 +26 — 44.0% -0.45 2–11 (15%) 5–7 (42%) 90.3 -0.85
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 2000 1725 148.1 +3.13 +0.81 1.097 51.7% -181 +130 — 67.4% +0.99 6–6 (50%) 11–6 (65%) 99.8 -0.20
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 2001 1574 112.2 -2.77 -3.94 0.719 44.5% — +105 — 22.6% -1.84 1–3 (25%) 2–2 (50%) 96.5 -0.43
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 2002 1598 109.4 -2.76 -0.53 0.832 46.1% — +65 — 35.3% -1.00 1–1 1–1 — +0.12
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 2003 1523 115.6 -0.19 -3.28 0.866 47.3% -56 +90 — 29.3% -1.02 1–1 1–2 (33%) — -0.18
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 2004 1510 96.4 +0.04 -4.46 0.216 29.6% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.05
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 2005 1696 143.6 +2.78 -0.80 1.046 50.6% -143 +177 — 57.1% +0.20 12–9 (57%) 21–9 (70%) 112.1 +2.48
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 2009 1650 97.7 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1893 140.7 +1.26 -1.01 0.980 49.7% -111 +113 — 52.6% +0.05 34–34 (50%) 47–30 (61%) 106.2 +0.64

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.