H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Novak Djokovic vs Jarkko Nieminen H2H: 6-1

Novak Djokovic holds a 6–1 lead over Jarkko Nieminen in their ATP head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, Novak Djokovic leads 3–0 on clay and 2–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Novak Djokovic won the 2015 Wimbledon second round 6-4 6-2 6-3.

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Novak Djokovic
Serbia Age 39 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
6 – 1
7 main draw meetings
Jarkko Nieminen
FIN Age 45 Left-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Novak Djokovic #1 6-4 6-2 6-3 Jarkko Nieminen #92 Match data Jul 2, 2015* R64 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Novak Djokovic #1 6-2 7-5 6-2 Jarkko Nieminen #87 Match data May 26, 2015* R128 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Novak Djokovic #1 6-4 6-3 Jarkko Nieminen #49 Match data Apr 20, 2013* QF Monte-Carlo Masters Masters 1000 Clay
Novak Djokovic #3 6-4 7-6(6) Jarkko Nieminen #41 Match data Nov 5, 2010* R16 Swiss Indoors ATP 500 Hard
Jarkko Nieminen #40 6-4 7-6(3) Novak Djokovic #3 Match data Jan 17, 2009* SF Sydney International ATP 250 Hard
Novak Djokovic #6 7-5 4-6 6-4 Jarkko Nieminen #23 Match data May 18, 2007* R16 Hamburg Open Masters 1000 Clay
Novak Djokovic #24 7-6(5) 6-4 Jarkko Nieminen #15 Match data Aug 16, 2006* R64 Cincinnati Open Masters 1000 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 Olympics 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Novak Djokovic #5 #1 16,950 2,593 1,141 231 83.2% 24 1 40 7 15 14 101
Jarkko Nieminen #1,029 #13 1,700 1,920 363 339 51.7% 0 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 Novak Djokovic Jarkko Nieminen
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 2004 1–3 25.0% #186 1,490 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 2005 9–9 50.0% #78 1,733 0 0 2000 0–1 0.0% #308 1,494 0 0
19 2006 35–17 67.3% #16 1,884 0 2 2001 4–1 80.0% #61 1,608 0 0
20 2007 65–19 77.4% #3 2,068 0 7 2002 25–26 49.0% #40 1,703 0 0
21 2008 63–16 79.7% #3 2,130 1 11 2003 37–29 56.1% #36 1,729 0 0
22 2009 78–17 82.1% #3 2,273 1 16 2004 18–17 51.4% #77 1,692 0 0
23 2010 56–18 75.7% #3 2,163 1 18 2005 29–22 56.9% #28 1,795 0 0
24 2011 72–6 92.3% #1 2,382 4 28 2006 49–27 64.5% #15 1,790 0 1
25 2012 75–12 86.2% #1 2,425 5 34 2007 31–26 54.4% #27 1,815 0 1
26 2013 67–9 88.2% #2 2,471 6 41 2008 24–27 47.1% #37 1,751 0 1
27 2014 65–8 89.0% #1 2,450 7 48 2009 11–14 44.0% #88 1,679 0 1
28 2015 82–6 93.2% #1 2,554 10 59 2010 28–27 50.9% #39 1,880 0 1
29 2016 64–9 87.7% #2 2,429 12 66 2011 20–25 44.4% #77 1,832 0 1
30 2017 31–8 79.5% #12 2,281 12 68 2012 24–27 47.1% #41 1,752 0 2
31 2018 53–12 81.5% #1 2,332 14 72 2013 31–27 53.4% #39 1,794 0 2
32 2019 55–11 83.3% #2 2,262 16 77 2014 23–26 46.9% #73 1,764 0 2
33 2020 35–5 87.5% #1 2,277 17 81 2015 9–17 34.6% #153 1,691 0 2
34 2021 50–7 87.7% #1 2,339 20 86 — — — — — — —
35 2022 42–6 87.5% #5 2,353 21 91 — — — — — — —
36 2023 54–6 90.0% #1 2,402 24 98 — — — — — — —
37 2024 35–9 79.5% #7 2,273 24 99 — — — — — — —
38 2025 39–11 78.0% #4 2,191 24 101 — — — — — — —
39 2026 15–7 68.2% #5 2,094 24 101 — — — — — — —

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 Novak Djokovic 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 %
17 2004 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2005 2 3 5 40.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 2000 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2006 14 8 22 63.6% 14 5 19 73.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 2001 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2007 43 12 55 78.2% 16 5 21 76.2% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2002 10 14 24 41.7% 12 6 18 66.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
21 2008 42 11 53 79.2% 16 3 19 84.2% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2003 15 15 30 50.0% 16 8 24 66.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
22 2009 53 11 64 82.8% 17 4 21 81.0% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 2004 16 15 31 51.6% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — —
23 2010 40 12 52 76.9% 10 4 14 71.4% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2005 17 11 28 60.7% 12 8 20 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
24 2011 46 5 51 90.2% 19 1 20 95.0% 7 0 7 100.0% — — — — 2006 28 14 42 66.7% 12 8 20 60.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 4 3 7 57.1%
25 2012 50 5 55 90.9% 16 4 20 80.0% 9 3 12 75.0% — — — — 2007 20 17 37 54.1% 6 7 13 46.2% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — —
26 2013 49 5 54 90.7% 12 3 15 80.0% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — — 2008 17 18 35 48.6% 6 7 13 46.2% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
27 2014 44 6 50 88.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 7 0 7 100.0% — — — — 2009 11 13 24 45.8% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
28 2015 59 5 64 92.2% 16 1 17 94.1% 7 0 7 100.0% — — — — 2010 22 16 38 57.9% 5 8 13 38.5% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
29 2016 46 6 52 88.5% 16 2 18 88.9% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2011 13 16 29 44.8% 6 6 12 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
30 2017 10 3 13 76.9% 13 4 17 76.5% 8 1 9 88.9% — — — — 2012 17 16 33 51.5% 5 7 12 41.7% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — —
31 2018 31 6 37 83.8% 11 5 16 68.8% 11 1 12 91.7% — — — — 2013 21 18 39 53.8% 9 6 15 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
32 2019 32 8 40 80.0% 16 3 19 84.2% 7 0 7 100.0% — — — — 2014 14 15 29 48.3% 5 8 13 38.5% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
33 2020 24 4 28 85.7% 11 1 12 91.7% — — — — — — — — 2015 6 9 15 40.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
34 2021 25 4 29 86.2% 18 3 21 85.7% 7 0 7 100.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2022 20 2 22 90.9% 15 4 19 78.9% 7 0 7 100.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2023 36 2 38 94.7% 12 3 15 80.0% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2024 13 4 17 76.5% 16 4 20 80.0% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 2025 25 7 32 78.1% 9 3 12 75.0% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 2026 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 712 134 846 84.2% 292 71 363 80.4% 131 22 153 85.6% 6 4 10 60.0% — 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 1,324/1,372 of Novak Djokovic'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 Novak Djokovic 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%
17 2004 4/4 6.5 5.3 62.5% 59.7% 42.5% 44.3% 38.4% 53.1% 41.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
18 2005 18/18 4.9 3.2 63.1% 69.1% 48.2% 60.2% 44.6% 61.2% 37.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
19 2006 52/52 5.5 3.0 63.0% 72.3% 53.1% 59.7% 49.3% 65.1% 40.0% 2001 3/5 7.0 3.7 64.8% 67.0% 52.6% 38.3% 58.7% 62.1% 41.7%
20 2007 83/84 6.2 2.3 64.2% 73.1% 54.5% 64.7% 44.4% 66.4% 41.0% 2002 44/51 2.5 2.9 62.7% 65.7% 51.6% 53.5% 45.5% 60.3% 39.6%
21 2008 73/79 6.3 2.0 64.7% 74.2% 58.0% 67.4% 50.9% 68.6% 42.6% 2003 65/66 3.1 1.7 68.1% 66.3% 52.3% 58.9% 43.1% 61.2% 39.9%
22 2009 95/95 5.3 2.8 63.1% 73.3% 54.3% 63.6% 43.6% 66.3% 42.5% 2004 32/35 2.8 2.8 63.1% 67.8% 49.7% 56.3% 43.9% 60.9% 39.4%
23 2010 72/74 4.2 3.9 64.0% 71.6% 54.0% 65.8% 48.0% 65.2% 42.4% 2005 51/51 2.3 1.9 65.9% 65.2% 50.8% 61.7% 47.0% 60.4% 39.9%
24 2011 75/78 4.6 1.9 65.5% 74.8% 57.2% 63.6% 51.1% 68.6% 46.2% 2006 76/76 3.8 1.8 62.5% 70.2% 52.6% 62.4% 50.8% 63.5% 39.4%
25 2012 81/87 5.6 1.8 64.5% 75.7% 56.9% 65.1% 50.8% 69.1% 44.0% 2007 57/57 3.1 1.8 65.7% 69.8% 51.0% 55.5% 42.4% 63.2% 40.4%
26 2013 76/76 6.3 1.6 65.8% 76.3% 62.2% 64.6% 45.0% 71.3% 44.6% 2008 50/51 3.0 2.1 67.1% 65.8% 49.5% 55.0% 45.4% 60.6% 37.8%
27 2014 69/73 6.2 1.5 67.0% 75.5% 57.5% 60.3% 47.7% 69.6% 44.3% 2009 23/25 2.9 2.0 63.4% 66.4% 51.4% 57.2% 42.4% 61.1% 37.7%
28 2015 87/88 5.4 1.6 66.7% 75.4% 61.4% 62.8% 48.1% 70.7% 44.3% 2010 54/55 4.0 2.1 70.2% 70.2% 51.8% 60.6% 40.5% 64.5% 36.9%
29 2016 71/73 3.8 2.4 64.8% 75.0% 57.4% 62.1% 49.2% 68.6% 44.5% 2011 45/45 3.1 2.3 63.3% 66.7% 52.7% 51.6% 46.2% 61.2% 35.8%
30 2017 38/39 4.1 1.9 66.8% 73.4% 53.8% 61.4% 47.9% 66.8% 41.1% 2012 49/51 2.9 2.0 68.0% 67.4% 48.1% 52.4% 43.1% 61.1% 37.0%
31 2018 65/65 5.3 2.3 66.4% 75.5% 58.1% 64.1% 45.1% 69.7% 42.5% 2013 57/58 3.3 2.2 65.6% 67.4% 51.6% 58.1% 45.4% 62.0% 38.3%
32 2019 65/66 5.7 2.6 66.1% 77.4% 59.4% 63.1% 53.6% 71.3% 42.4% 2014 49/49 3.2 2.6 64.8% 69.0% 50.1% 54.1% 43.3% 62.5% 37.1%
33 2020 40/40 6.1 2.8 64.1% 75.9% 53.8% 64.3% 43.4% 67.9% 44.1% 2015 26/26 3.5 2.0 64.8% 67.0% 47.0% 58.4% 48.9% 59.9% 35.0%
34 2021 50/57 8.3 2.7 64.8% 76.7% 54.6% 59.4% 48.3% 68.9% 44.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
35 2022 47/48 6.0 1.9 65.8% 78.5% 58.2% 59.4% 46.9% 71.7% 41.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
36 2023 60/60 7.2 2.9 63.5% 78.0% 57.9% 60.8% 45.3% 70.7% 41.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
37 2024 36/44 7.3 2.7 63.8% 76.0% 56.7% 61.5% 43.5% 69.1% 41.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
38 2025 46/50 8.2 2.1 67.2% 76.8% 55.8% 53.0% 47.1% 69.9% 39.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
39 2026 21/22 8.8 3.5 68.2% 74.6% 54.0% 64.4% 39.0% 67.8% 36.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1,324/1,372 5.8 2.3 65.1% 75.0% 56.7% 62.7% 47.4% 68.6% 42.8% — 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 Novak Djokovic 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
17 2004 1491 107.5 -0.98 -0.85 0.885 47.7% — +57 — 36.4% -0.91 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — +0.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2005 1733 128.8 -0.13 +0.84 0.974 49.7% -92 -124 -27 51.0% -0.14 2–2 (50%) 8–2 (80%) — -0.77 2000 1495 104.9 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 — — -0.12
19 2006 1885 144.3 +2.58 +1.86 1.145 52.6% -115 -18 -101 63.6% +0.85 10–6 (63%) 14–5 (74%) — +0.06 2001 1608 123.2 +0.61 +1.71 1.100 52.3% +13 — — 76.9% +1.38 0–1 2–0 — -0.35
20 2007 2069 168.7 +4.20 +4.63 1.219 53.6% -9 -83 -156 70.3% +1.30 18–6 (75%) 28–13 (68%) — -0.04 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 2008 2130 172.3 +5.71 +7.08 1.355 55.3% +34 +15 -166 75.3% +1.68 8–6 (57%) 18–12 (60%) — -1.51 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 2009 2274 175.6 +3.72 +6.70 1.260 54.2% +35 -48 -230 74.9% +1.62 18–4 (82%) 19–15 (56%) — +2.04 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 2010 2163 172.7 +2.60 +6.48 1.220 53.7% +62 0 -55 71.1% +1.38 9–7 (56%) 11–8 (58%) — +0.94 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 2011 2383 182.8 +6.53 +9.98 1.473 57.2% +13 -31 -72 82.9% +2.35 14–2 (88%) 8–7 (53%) — -1.11 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 2012 2426 182.4 +6.77 +8.20 1.427 56.2% +70 -20 -80 77.8% +2.07 16–3 (84%) 17–12 (59%) — -2.53 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 2013 2471 184.6 +8.33 +8.48 1.555 57.0% +86 -60 -72 79.4% +2.09 15–6 (71%) 19–9 (68%) — -1.97 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 2014 2451 184.1 +6.63 +9.04 1.457 56.5% +45 +29 +72 78.4% +2.05 15–2 (88%) 13–10 (57%) — -1.15 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 2015 2554 186.4 +7.05 +9.59 1.509 56.9% +60 +29 +50 83.8% +2.33 16–2 (89%) 17–9 (65%) — +0.06 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 2016 2430 183.4 +5.55 +8.54 1.418 56.0% +83 +151 +115 81.8% +2.05 8–1 (89%) 19–7 (73%) — -0.65 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 2017 2281 169.1 +3.30 +4.52 1.236 53.9% +127 +161 +137 73.4% +1.50 8–2 (80%) 10–5 (67%) — -0.74 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 2018 2333 175.5 +5.76 +7.04 1.406 55.3% +44 +2 +149 76.3% +1.72 8–6 (57%) 15–9 (63%) — -1.21 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 2019 2263 174.5 +6.82 +6.86 1.476 56.3% 0 +80 +290 80.5% +2.00 7–8 (47%) 15–5 (75%) — -0.39 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 2020 2277 174.3 +4.76 +6.66 1.375 55.6% -19 +74 — 81.3% +1.93 6–1 (86%) 11–2 (85%) — -1.17 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 2021 2339 175.3 +5.82 +8.26 1.443 56.3% +2 +113 +292 77.0% +1.99 9–5 (64%) 12–9 (57%) — -2.44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2022 2354 170.3 +7.26 +6.21 1.481 56.1% +24 +57 +322 80.0% +1.83 6–4 (60%) 18–4 (82%) — -0.84 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2023 2402 174.8 +7.28 +6.22 1.422 55.5% +78 +9 +271 82.1% +1.97 11–4 (73%) 31–8 (79%) — -1.78 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2024 2273 164.2 +4.66 +5.21 1.354 54.9% +76 +122 +363 74.1% +1.59 4–3 (57%) 13–5 (72%) — -0.71 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 2025 2192 161.5 +5.25 +3.10 1.297 54.3% +52 +120 +371 72.3% +1.53 5–1 (83%) 11–13 (46%) — -1.44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 2026 2095 144.5 +2.71 +1.71 1.124 51.9% +65 +133 +377 61.0% +0.65 4–5 (44%) 5–4 (56%) — -1.84 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2594 180.7 +5.47 +6.81 1.362 55.3% +38 +32 +76 76.2% +1.76 218–88 (71%) 332–174 (66%) 107.4 -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.