Patrik Niklas-Salminen

Patrik Niklas-Salminen (born 5 March 1997) is a Finnish professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. He has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 95 achieved on 17 April 2023 and a singles ranking of No. 418 achieved on 3 March 2020. Niklas-Salminen has won five doubles ATP Challenger Tour titles.

Patrik Niklas-Salminen
Country (sports) Finland
ResidenceTampere, Finland
Born (1997-03-05) 5 March 1997 (age 27)
Tampere, Finland
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
PlaysLeft-handed (two handed-backhand)
Prize money$157,967
Singles
Career record2–4 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 418 (2 March 2020)
Doubles
Career record5–9 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles5 Challengers
Highest rankingNo. 95 (17 April 2023)
Current rankingNo. 106 (11 November 2024)
Team competitions
Davis Cup2–3
Last updated on: 12 November 2024.

Career

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On 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

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Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP 500 Series (0–0)
ATP 250 Series (0–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (0–0)
Indoor (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
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

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Doubles: 30 (20 titles, 10 runners-up)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (5–10)
ITF Futures (15–0)

ATP Challenger Finals (5–10)

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Finals by surface
Hard (3–6)
Clay (1–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
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]
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