Patrik Niklas-Salminen (born 5 March 1997) is a Finnish professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 418 achieved on 3 March 2020 and a doubles ranking of No. 95 achieved on 17 April 2023.
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Residence | Tampere, Finland |
Born | Tampere, Finland | 5 March 1997
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Plays | Left-handed (two handed-backhand) |
Prize money | $157,967 |
Singles | |
Career record | 2–4 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 418 (2 March 2020) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 5–9 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 5 Challengers |
Highest ranking | No. 95 (17 April 2023) |
Current ranking | No. 102 (19 August 2024) |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup | 2–3 |
Last updated on: 20 August 2024. |
Niklas-Salminen has won one singles and fifteen doubles titles on the ITF Men's Circuit and five doubles ATP Challengers.
Career
editOn the junior tour, Niklas-Salminen had a career high ITF junior ranking of No. 20 achieved in September 2015. Niklas-Salminen reached the semifinals of the 2015 Wimbledon boys' singles event, losing to Mikael Ymer in the semifinal.
Niklas-Salminen has represented Finland in Davis Cup, where he has a win–loss record of 2–3.
ATP career finals
editDoubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2024 | Open 13, France | 250 series | Hard (i) | Emil Ruusuvuori | Tomáš Macháč Zhang Zhizhen |
3–6, 4–6 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
editDoubles: 30 (20 titles, 10 runners-up)
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ATP Challenger Finals (5–10)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Nov 2019 | Playford, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Harri Heliövaara | Ruben Gonzales Evan King |
6–4, 6–7(4–7), [10–7] |
Win | 2–0 | Mar 2022 | Lille, France | Challenger | Hard | Viktor Durasovic | Jonathan Eysseric Quentin Halys |
7–5, 7–6(7–1) |
Loss | 2–1 | Jul 2022 | Tampere, Finland | Challenger | Clay | Karol Drzewiecki | Alexander Erler Lucas Miedler |
6–7(3–7), 1–6 |
Loss | 2–2 | Jul 2022 | Zug, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay | Karol Drzewiecki | Zdeněk Kolář Adam Pavlásek |
3–6, 5–7 |
Win | 3–2 | Oct 2022 | Ismaning, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Michael Geerts | Fabian Fallert Hendrik Jebens |
7–6(7–5), 7–6(10–8) |
Loss | 3–3 | Jan 2023 | Oeiras, Portugal | Challenger 75 | Hard - indoor | Bart Stevens | Sander Arends David Pel |
3–6, 6–7 (3–7) |
Loss | 3–4 | Jan 2023 | Tenerife, Spain | Challenger 100 | Hard - outdoor | Bart Stevens | Victor Vlad Cornea Sergio Martos Gornés |
3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 4–4 | Feb 2023 | Bahrain Ministry of Interior Tennis Challenger, Bahrain | Challenger 125 | Hard - outdoor | Bart Stevens | Ruben Gonzales Fernando Romboli |
6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 4–5 | Mar 2023 | Saint-Brieuc, France | Challenger 75 | Hard - indoor | Bart Stevens | Dan Added Albano Olivetti |
6–4, 6–7 (7–9) [6–10] |
Loss | 4–6 | Apr 2023 | Madrid, Spain | Challenger 75 | Clay | Bart Stevens | Ivan Liutarevich Vladyslav Manafov |
4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 4–7 | Feb 2024 | Bahrain Ministry of Interior Tennis Challenger, Bahrain | Challenger | Hard | Vasil Kirkov | Petros Tsitsipas Sergio Martos Gornes |
6–3, 3–6, [8–10] |
Loss | 4–8 | Mar 2024 | Hamburg, Germany | Challenger | Hard | Karol Drzewiecki | Rémy Bertola Mattia Bellucci |
4–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 4–9 | May 2024 | Guangzhou, China | Challenger | Hard | Nam Ji-sung | Blake Ellis Tristan Schoolkate |
2–6, 7–6(7–4), [4–10] |
Win | 5–9 | May 2024 | Vicenza, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Vladyslav Manafov | Andre Begemann Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha |
6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 5–10 | Jul 2024 | Modena, Italy |
Challenger | Clay | Andre Begemann | Jonathan Eysseric George Goldhoff |
3–6, 6–3, [8–10] |
External links
edit- Patrik Niklas-Salminen at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Patrik Niklas-Salminen at the International Tennis Federation
- Patrik Niklas-Salminen at the Davis Cup