H2H data updated: 2026-09-08 00:00 UTC

Joao Sousa vs Jarkko Nieminen H2H: 1-0

Joao Sousa holds a 1–0 lead over Jarkko Nieminen in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Joao Sousa leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Joao Sousa won the 2013 US Open second round 1-6 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4.

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Joao Sousa
POR Age 37 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Jarkko Nieminen
FIN Age 45 Left-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Joao Sousa #95 1-6 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4 Jarkko Nieminen #41 Match data Aug 29, 2013* R64 US Open Grand Slam 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
Joao Sousa #954 #28 1,355 1,916 190 250 43.2% 0 0 0 0 4 4
Jarkko Nieminen #1,029 #13 1,700 1,920 363 339 51.7% 0 0 0 0 2 2

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 Joao Sousa Jarkko Nieminen
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 — — — — — — — 2000 0–1 0.0% #308 1,494 0 0
19 2008 1–1 50.0% #592 1,550 0 0 2001 4–1 80.0% #61 1,608 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 2002 25–26 49.0% #40 1,703 0 0
21 — — — — — — — 2003 37–29 56.1% #36 1,729 0 0
22 2011 1–1 50.0% #192 1,507 0 0 2004 18–17 51.4% #77 1,692 0 0
23 2012 3–4 42.9% #101 1,587 0 0 2005 29–22 56.9% #28 1,795 0 0
24 2013 14–13 51.9% #49 1,797 0 1 2006 49–27 64.5% #15 1,790 0 1
25 2014 23–34 40.4% #54 1,738 0 1 2007 31–26 54.4% #27 1,815 0 1
26 2015 34–30 53.1% #33 1,904 0 2 2008 24–27 47.1% #37 1,751 0 1
27 2016 25–33 43.1% #43 1,805 0 2 2009 11–14 44.0% #88 1,679 0 1
28 2017 22–30 42.3% #57 1,735 0 2 2010 28–27 50.9% #39 1,880 0 1
29 2018 25–26 49.0% #44 1,782 0 3 2011 20–25 44.4% #77 1,832 0 1
30 2019 25–28 47.2% #60 1,757 0 3 2012 24–27 47.1% #41 1,752 0 2
31 2020 0–9 0.0% #90 1,607 0 3 2013 31–27 53.4% #39 1,794 0 2
32 2021 1–13 7.1% #140 1,534 0 3 2014 23–26 46.9% #73 1,764 0 2
33 2022 13–20 39.4% #82 1,565 0 4 2015 9–17 34.6% #153 1,691 0 2
34 2023 3–7 30.0% #249 1,510 0 4 — — — — — — —
35 2024 0–1 0.0% #726 1,503 0 4 — — — — — — —

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 Joao Sousa Jarkko Nieminen
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% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2008 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2001 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 10 14 24 41.7% 12 6 18 66.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 15 15 30 50.0% 16 8 24 66.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
22 2011 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2004 16 15 31 51.6% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — —
23 2012 — — — — 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — — — — — 2005 17 11 28 60.7% 12 8 20 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
24 2013 12 9 21 57.1% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2006 28 14 42 66.7% 12 8 20 60.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 4 3 7 57.1%
25 2014 12 18 30 40.0% 7 13 20 35.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2007 20 17 37 54.1% 6 7 13 46.2% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — —
26 2015 18 17 35 51.4% 14 9 23 60.9% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — 2008 17 18 35 48.6% 6 7 13 46.2% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
27 2016 12 20 32 37.5% 11 10 21 52.4% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2009 11 13 24 45.8% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
28 2017 10 14 24 41.7% 12 13 25 48.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2010 22 16 38 57.9% 5 8 13 38.5% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
29 2018 15 17 32 46.9% 8 6 14 57.1% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2011 13 16 29 44.8% 6 6 12 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
30 2019 11 12 23 47.8% 10 12 22 45.5% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 2012 17 16 33 51.5% 5 7 12 41.7% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — —
31 2020 0 6 6 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2013 21 18 39 53.8% 9 6 15 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
32 2021 1 3 4 25.0% 0 8 8 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2014 14 15 29 48.3% 5 8 13 38.5% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
33 2022 6 9 15 40.0% 7 8 15 46.7% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2015 6 9 15 40.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
34 2023 0 2 2 0.0% 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2024 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 97 127 224 43.3% 79 98 177 44.6% 14 25 39 35.9% — — — — — 231 209 440 52.5% 98 87 185 53.0% 25 32 57 43.9% 9 11 20 45.0%

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 436/440 of Joao Sousa's and 681/701 of Jarkko Nieminen'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 Joao Sousa Jarkko Nieminen
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%
19 2008 2/2 3.5 1.5 58.6% 67.3% 65.4% 70.8% 31.3% 66.6% 39.5% 2001 3/5 7.0 3.7 64.8% 67.0% 52.6% 38.3% 58.7% 62.1% 41.7%
20 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2002 44/51 2.5 2.9 62.7% 65.7% 51.6% 53.5% 45.5% 60.3% 39.6%
21 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2003 65/66 3.1 1.7 68.1% 66.3% 52.3% 58.9% 43.1% 61.2% 39.9%
22 2011 2/2 3.0 1.0 60.3% 61.5% 41.4% 29.8% 58.3% 53.5% 34.6% 2004 32/35 2.8 2.8 63.1% 67.8% 49.7% 56.3% 43.9% 60.9% 39.4%
23 2012 7/7 2.1 3.1 59.5% 66.3% 47.7% 45.8% 29.7% 59.0% 40.6% 2005 51/51 2.3 1.9 65.9% 65.2% 50.8% 61.7% 47.0% 60.4% 39.9%
24 2013 27/27 2.9 2.3 61.8% 68.0% 46.5% 57.4% 38.5% 59.6% 36.1% 2006 76/76 3.8 1.8 62.5% 70.2% 52.6% 62.4% 50.8% 63.5% 39.4%
25 2014 56/57 2.7 2.1 60.3% 67.6% 48.1% 61.1% 37.5% 59.5% 35.1% 2007 57/57 3.1 1.8 65.7% 69.8% 51.0% 55.5% 42.4% 63.2% 40.4%
26 2015 64/64 3.0 2.1 59.2% 70.2% 51.9% 61.3% 42.7% 62.8% 37.0% 2008 50/51 3.0 2.1 67.1% 65.8% 49.5% 55.0% 45.4% 60.6% 37.8%
27 2016 56/58 3.4 2.2 63.4% 69.2% 47.7% 50.2% 42.9% 61.2% 36.5% 2009 23/25 2.9 2.0 63.4% 66.4% 51.4% 57.2% 42.4% 61.1% 37.7%
28 2017 52/52 4.5 2.8 58.5% 72.3% 49.8% 56.2% 38.4% 62.7% 36.5% 2010 54/55 4.0 2.1 70.2% 70.2% 51.8% 60.6% 40.5% 64.5% 36.9%
29 2018 51/51 4.2 2.4 60.3% 72.2% 49.4% 49.3% 35.8% 63.1% 37.5% 2011 45/45 3.1 2.3 63.3% 66.7% 52.7% 51.6% 46.2% 61.2% 35.8%
30 2019 53/53 5.1 1.8 61.7% 70.5% 49.4% 55.1% 38.5% 62.3% 34.5% 2012 49/51 2.9 2.0 68.0% 67.4% 48.1% 52.4% 43.1% 61.1% 37.0%
31 2020 9/9 4.3 2.9 57.1% 63.3% 48.5% 51.5% 35.3% 56.6% 31.7% 2013 57/58 3.3 2.2 65.6% 67.4% 51.6% 58.1% 45.4% 62.0% 38.3%
32 2021 13/14 2.7 2.2 59.1% 63.1% 44.6% 47.1% 31.2% 54.6% 33.4% 2014 49/49 3.2 2.6 64.8% 69.0% 50.1% 54.1% 43.3% 62.5% 37.1%
33 2022 33/33 3.6 2.4 62.3% 67.9% 49.2% 54.1% 34.8% 60.9% 37.2% 2015 26/26 3.5 2.0 64.8% 67.0% 47.0% 58.4% 48.9% 59.9% 35.0%
34 2023 10/10 2.1 2.0 59.4% 62.8% 43.7% 49.1% 35.6% 55.3% 31.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
35 2024 1/1 2.0 2.0 56.3% 64.4% 51.4% 50.0% 25.0% 58.8% 34.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 436/440 3.6 2.2 60.6% 69.3% 48.9% 55.0% 38.5% 61.2% 36.1% — 681/702 3.2 2.1 65.5% 67.7% 51.0% 57.1% 45.0% 61.8% 38.4%

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 Joao Sousa Jarkko Nieminen
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
19 2008 1551 109.7 -0.19 -0.49 1.182 54.2% — — — 50.0% +0.75 — 0–1 — +0.24 2001 1608 123.2 +0.61 +1.71 1.100 52.3% +13 — — 76.9% +1.38 0–1 2–0 — -0.35
20 2009 1550 98.4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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
21 2010 1543 103.0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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
22 2011 1507 100.3 -2.74 +2.42 0.742 44.6% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — +0.20 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
23 2012 1587 111.9 -2.10 -0.18 0.991 49.4% — +54 — 41.2% -0.77 1–2 (33%) 2–1 (67%) — +0.38 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
24 2013 1797 138.5 -2.50 -0.67 0.896 48.2% -3 -191 — 47.9% -0.34 6–1 (86%) 1–2 (33%) 107.8 +0.54 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
25 2014 1738 146.5 -2.75 -1.03 0.869 47.5% +1 -106 -36 39.7% -0.87 12–10 (55%) 14–11 (56%) 104.6 -0.16 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
26 2015 1904 152.2 -1.01 +1.38 0.995 49.9% -46 -72 -203 50.0% 0.00 15–9 (63%) 12–15 (44%) 105.2 -0.31 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
27 2016 1806 151.2 -1.66 +0.21 0.941 48.8% +1 +17 -112 44.7% -0.45 9–13 (41%) 6–9 (40%) 95.1 +1.35 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 2017 1736 145.9 -0.81 -0.18 0.979 49.7% +18 +58 -117 46.3% -0.23 7–14 (33%) 8–12 (40%) 90.3 +2.40 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 2018 1783 147.5 -0.33 +1.07 1.015 50.0% +38 -32 -147 46.7% -0.07 14–11 (56%) 12–10 (55%) 101.9 +1.17 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 2019 1758 141.2 -1.27 -1.02 0.916 48.4% +5 -7 -4 45.8% -0.41 13–10 (57%) 11–13 (46%) 101.4 -0.09 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
31 2020 1608 110.6 -2.88 -2.72 0.729 44.1% +41 +32 — 8.7% -2.35 0–1 0–3 (0%) — +0.04 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 2021 1534 111.8 -5.26 -2.49 0.736 44.3% +92 +15 — 17.1% -2.14 1–3 (25%) 3–3 (50%) 98.3 +0.37 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 2022 1565 131.7 -1.95 -0.02 0.952 48.8% +14 +70 +27 40.2% -0.41 6–6 (50%) 6–12 (33%) 99.0 +0.40 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
34 2023 1510 117.4 -3.91 -3.09 0.700 43.9% — +62 — 32.0% -1.80 2–2 (50%) 2–1 (67%) 102.3 -0.20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2024 1504 100.9 +0.27 +1.28 0.840 47.1% — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — -0.10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1917 144.3 -1.66 -0.16 0.928 48.6% +4 -9 -83 43.2% -0.48 86–82 (51%) 77–93 (45%) 99.0 +1.42 — 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

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.