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(18) JARKKO NIEMINEN

PRE-TOURNAMENT ODDS: 150/1
NATIONALITY: FIN
BIRTH DATE: 23/07/81
BECAME PRO: 2000
WORLD RANKING: 21
VERDICT
A semi-final in Marseille is all the Finnish left-hander has to show for a distinctly average season. However, he can take confidence from his performance at Wimbledon last year, when he reached the last eight before losing to Rafael Nadal. That run pushed him into the world's top 15 for the first time. A repeat will be a tough ask.
 
TEN-YEAR GRAND SLAM HISTORY
  07 06 05 04 03 02 01 00 99 98
Australian Open 2R 3R 3R 2R 3R 1R - - - -
French Open 3R 1R 2R - 4R 3R - - - -
Wimbledon - QF 1R - 3R 2R - - - -
US Open - 1R QF 1R 2R 1R - - - -

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