H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC

John Isner vs Jarkko Nieminen H2H: 5-0

John Isner holds a 5–0 lead over Jarkko Nieminen in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, John Isner leads 4–0 on hard courts and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, John Isner won the 2014 Wimbledon second round 7-6(17) 7-6(3) 7-5.

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John Isner
USA Age 41 Right-Handed 208 cm / 6'10"
H2H
5 – 0
5 main draw meetings
Jarkko Nieminen
FIN Age 45 Left-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John Isner #11 7-6(17) 7-6(3) 7-5 Jarkko Nieminen #62 Match data Jun 26, 2014* R64 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
John Isner #10 6-3 6-7(5) 6-4 6-3 Jarkko Nieminen #42 Match data Aug 30, 2012* R64 US Open Grand Slam Hard
John Isner #28 7-6(4) 6-2 Jarkko Nieminen #50 Match data Aug 25, 2011* R16 Winston-Salem Open ATP 250 Hard
John Isner #25 6-7(3) 6-4 6-4 Jarkko Nieminen #126 Match data Feb 19, 2010* R16 Memphis ATP 500 Hard
John Isner #184 6-7(4) 7-6(4) 7-6(5) 6-4 Jarkko Nieminen #26 Match data Aug 29, 2007* R128 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
John Isner #660 #8 3,720 2,068 470 294 61.5% 0 1 0 0 15 16
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 John Isner Jarkko Nieminen
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 — — — — — — — 2000 0–1 0.0% #308 1,494 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 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 2007 8–5 61.5% #106 1,656 0 0 2004 18–17 51.4% #77 1,692 0 0
23 2008 11–19 36.7% #144 1,607 0 0 2005 29–22 56.9% #28 1,795 0 0
24 2009 27–18 60.0% #34 1,829 0 0 2006 49–27 64.5% #15 1,790 0 1
25 2010 38–20 65.5% #19 1,884 0 1 2007 31–26 54.4% #27 1,815 0 1
26 2011 34–19 64.2% #18 2,020 0 3 2008 24–27 47.1% #37 1,751 0 1
27 2012 41–19 68.3% #14 1,977 0 5 2009 11–14 44.0% #88 1,679 0 1
28 2013 38–22 63.3% #14 1,984 0 7 2010 28–27 50.9% #39 1,880 0 1
29 2014 37–21 63.8% #19 1,935 0 9 2011 20–25 44.4% #77 1,832 0 1
30 2015 45–23 66.2% #11 2,028 0 10 2012 24–27 47.1% #41 1,752 0 2
31 2016 30–20 60.0% #19 2,021 0 10 2013 31–27 53.4% #39 1,794 0 2
32 2017 36–21 63.2% #17 1,985 0 12 2014 23–26 46.9% #73 1,764 0 2
33 2018 32–22 59.3% #10 1,958 0 14 2015 9–17 34.6% #153 1,691 0 2
34 2019 29–17 63.0% #19 1,922 0 15 — — — — — — —
35 2020 10–7 58.8% #25 1,845 0 15 — — — — — — —
36 2021 23–11 67.6% #24 1,945 0 16 — — — — — — —
37 2022 22–16 57.9% #41 1,925 0 16 — — — — — — —
38 2023 9–14 39.1% #172 1,711 0 16 — — — — — — —

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 John Isner 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 2007 8 4 12 66.7% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2004 16 15 31 51.6% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — —
23 2008 9 12 21 42.9% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 2005 17 11 28 60.7% 12 8 20 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
24 2009 25 17 42 59.5% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — 2006 28 14 42 66.7% 12 8 20 60.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 4 3 7 57.1%
25 2010 29 13 42 69.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2007 20 17 37 54.1% 6 7 13 46.2% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — —
26 2011 26 13 39 66.7% 2 5 7 28.6% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — — 2008 17 18 35 48.6% 6 7 13 46.2% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
27 2012 27 12 39 69.2% 6 5 11 54.5% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 2009 11 13 24 45.8% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
28 2013 26 14 40 65.0% 8 5 13 61.5% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2010 22 16 38 57.9% 5 8 13 38.5% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
29 2014 27 14 41 65.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2011 13 16 29 44.8% 6 6 12 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
30 2015 31 14 45 68.9% 10 6 16 62.5% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2012 17 16 33 51.5% 5 7 12 41.7% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — —
31 2016 22 13 35 62.9% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2013 21 18 39 53.8% 9 6 15 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
32 2017 23 14 37 62.2% 7 4 11 63.6% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — 2014 14 15 29 48.3% 5 8 13 38.5% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
33 2018 20 16 36 55.6% 7 5 12 58.3% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — 2015 6 9 15 40.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
34 2019 24 16 40 60.0% — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2020 9 6 15 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2021 18 8 26 69.2% 5 2 7 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2022 11 10 21 52.4% 7 4 11 63.6% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 2023 6 10 16 37.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 341 206 547 62.3% 75 59 134 56.0% 54 29 83 65.1% — — — — — 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 756/764 of John Isner'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 John Isner 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 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 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 2007 13/13 19.6 3.1 67.2% 78.2% 59.4% 65.5% 19.8% 71.9% 26.6% 2004 32/35 2.8 2.8 63.1% 67.8% 49.7% 56.3% 43.9% 60.9% 39.4%
23 2008 29/30 15.0 3.4 66.9% 77.1% 52.3% 60.0% 26.1% 68.8% 27.4% 2005 51/51 2.3 1.9 65.9% 65.2% 50.8% 61.7% 47.0% 60.4% 39.9%
24 2009 45/45 14.5 2.5 67.1% 75.0% 57.4% 65.9% 29.5% 69.1% 30.0% 2006 76/76 3.8 1.8 62.5% 70.2% 52.6% 62.4% 50.8% 63.5% 39.4%
25 2010 58/58 17.8 2.3 69.1% 76.5% 55.9% 68.0% 39.3% 70.1% 29.9% 2007 57/57 3.1 1.8 65.7% 69.8% 51.0% 55.5% 42.4% 63.2% 40.4%
26 2011 53/53 15.2 2.8 69.2% 78.0% 55.6% 62.5% 40.1% 71.2% 31.5% 2008 50/51 3.0 2.1 67.1% 65.8% 49.5% 55.0% 45.4% 60.6% 37.8%
27 2012 56/60 16.7 2.2 67.9% 78.2% 57.0% 72.2% 33.2% 71.6% 31.1% 2009 23/25 2.9 2.0 63.4% 66.4% 51.4% 57.2% 42.4% 61.1% 37.7%
28 2013 60/60 16.3 1.7 67.7% 79.4% 57.8% 66.5% 33.7% 72.2% 31.1% 2010 54/55 4.0 2.1 70.2% 70.2% 51.8% 60.6% 40.5% 64.5% 36.9%
29 2014 57/58 17.4 1.8 67.8% 79.1% 57.8% 73.0% 27.3% 72.1% 30.2% 2011 45/45 3.1 2.3 63.3% 66.7% 52.7% 51.6% 46.2% 61.2% 35.8%
30 2015 68/68 18.5 1.8 70.3% 80.2% 58.6% 74.8% 37.5% 73.8% 29.6% 2012 49/51 2.9 2.0 68.0% 67.4% 48.1% 52.4% 43.1% 61.1% 37.0%
31 2016 50/50 23.2 2.7 69.2% 82.4% 55.3% 68.3% 35.9% 73.9% 30.7% 2013 57/58 3.3 2.2 65.6% 67.4% 51.6% 58.1% 45.4% 62.0% 38.3%
32 2017 57/57 19.7 2.2 70.6% 80.6% 56.5% 63.6% 41.2% 73.5% 29.1% 2014 49/49 3.2 2.6 64.8% 69.0% 50.1% 54.1% 43.3% 62.5% 37.1%
33 2018 54/54 22.4 2.4 69.1% 81.3% 56.7% 70.1% 30.6% 73.7% 29.7% 2015 26/26 3.5 2.0 64.8% 67.0% 47.0% 58.4% 48.9% 59.9% 35.0%
34 2019 46/46 21.8 1.7 71.0% 81.4% 58.6% 70.1% 34.2% 74.7% 29.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
35 2020 17/17 21.9 3.5 71.5% 78.6% 54.9% 84.1% 25.0% 72.2% 28.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
36 2021 33/34 20.6 2.1 68.5% 79.0% 55.9% 62.7% 34.5% 71.8% 28.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
37 2022 37/38 22.6 2.8 68.8% 80.3% 54.1% 64.9% 36.6% 72.1% 27.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
38 2023 23/23 20.9 2.9 67.7% 79.7% 57.4% 72.2% 18.8% 72.3% 28.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 756/764 18.8 2.3 68.9% 79.2% 56.7% 68.4% 33.7% 72.2% 29.8% — 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 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 John Isner 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 1608 123.2 +0.61 +1.71 1.100 52.3% +13 — — 76.9% +1.38 0–1 2–0 — -0.35
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%) — -0.24
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%) — -1.19
22 2007 1656 138.0 +5.43 -3.75 0.947 49.4% +37 — — 54.1% -0.19 5–1 (83%) 12–7 (63%) — +0.01 2004 1693 138.9 -1.64 +2.77 1.010 50.2% +2 +122 — 50.0% +0.06 6–2 (75%) 6–8 (43%) — -0.07
23 2008 1608 128.0 +4.14 -6.69 0.881 48.3% +39 -96 -116 41.0% -0.51 4–8 (33%) 13–12 (52%) — +0.16 2005 1796 147.3 -1.48 +2.47 1.008 50.2% -4 +57 — 57.3% +0.28 10–9 (53%) 17–8 (68%) — -2.46
24 2009 1830 145.6 +4.72 -4.63 0.972 50.0% +1 -280 — 57.0% +0.23 12–6 (67%) 26–12 (68%) — +0.93 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%) — +3.02
25 2010 1885 154.2 +5.86 -4.84 1.002 50.5% +41 -194 — 58.8% +0.34 19–9 (68%) 32–16 (67%) — +2.28 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%) — +0.31
26 2011 2020 160.4 +7.13 -3.98 1.097 51.5% +30 -361 -297 61.6% +0.53 11–11 (50%) 32–20 (62%) — +1.83 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%) — +1.39
27 2012 1978 157.8 +7.12 -4.36 1.092 51.3% +43 -260 -71 62.7% +0.43 15–10 (60%) 38–18 (68%) — +3.35 2009 1680 134.6 -1.97 +1.08 0.969 49.3% +9 — — 48.1% -0.20 1–7 (13%) 8–3 (73%) — +0.07
28 2013 1985 159.0 +7.64 -3.71 1.119 51.3% +52 -198 -94 59.5% +0.36 18–11 (62%) 36–17 (68%) — +3.48 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%) — -0.24
29 2014 1935 157.9 +7.20 -4.42 1.079 50.8% +50 -99 -27 61.8% +0.44 12–6 (67%) 41–21 (66%) — +3.24 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%) — -2.73
30 2015 2029 168.0 +8.71 -4.22 1.132 51.6% +54 -121 -120 62.7% +0.57 12–9 (57%) 39–25 (61%) — +3.80 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%) — -0.02
31 2016 2021 163.0 +8.76 -3.60 1.179 51.8% +44 -140 -79 58.6% +0.48 9–10 (47%) 31–30 (51%) — +1.41 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%) — -0.63
32 2017 1986 158.3 +8.00 -5.60 1.094 51.2% +14 -91 -60 60.0% +0.42 11–9 (55%) 40–24 (63%) — +3.24 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%) — -0.46
33 2018 1959 158.8 +8.37 -4.32 1.129 51.3% -23 -61 +77 57.0% +0.42 14–11 (56%) 37–32 (54%) — +2.48 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%) — +0.18
34 2019 1922 154.7 +8.16 -3.97 1.178 51.7% -6 — +115 61.2% +0.47 8–7 (53%) 29–23 (56%) — +3.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2020 1846 134.4 +4.91 -4.34 1.035 50.7% +22 — — 60.9% +0.50 3–3 (50%) 14–7 (67%) — +1.74 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2021 1945 152.3 +6.93 -5.43 1.006 50.2% 0 +9 — 62.5% +0.27 10–5 (67%) 21–9 (70%) — +0.90 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2022 1926 145.5 +6.21 -5.79 0.996 49.8% -21 +13 +80 55.1% -0.02 11–8 (58%) 30–17 (64%) — +1.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 2023 1711 125.8 +5.40 -5.66 1.012 49.9% +36 — +244 45.3% -0.14 3–6 (33%) 11–17 (39%) — +1.74 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2068 162.0 +7.10 -4.58 1.071 50.9% +25 -137 -39 58.7% +0.34 177–130 (58%) 482–307 (61%) 111.1 +4.58 — 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.