Max Mirnyi

Maksim Mikalaevich "Max" Mirnyi (born 6 July 1977) is a Belarusian former professional tennis player.

Mirnyi became a doubles specialist following his singles career, in which he reached a career-high of World No. 18 (August 2003) and finished in the top 50 in the world for seven straight years despite only winning one ATP singles title (2003 Rotterdam Open). He represented Belarus in Davis Cup competition from April 1994, where he holds a record of 47 wins and 27 losses in 35 ties played. He reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in June 2003 and won ten Grand Slam titles: Men's doubles in the 2000 and 2002 US Open and the 2005, 2006, 2011 and 2012 French Open; and mixed doubles in the 1998, 2007, and 2013 U.S. Opens and 1998 Wimbledon.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Mirnyi carried the flag of Belarus at the Opening Ceremony on 27 July 2012, and won the gold medal in the mixed doubles with Victoria Azarenka on 5 August 2012.

His nickname is "The Beast of Belarus".

Career Mirnyi won the 1998 US Open and 1998 Wimbledon mixed doubles titles while partnering with Serena Williams, and lost the final of the 1999 Australian Open while partnering with her. His best performance at a Grand Slam in singles came when he got to the quarterfinals of the 2002 US Open, defeating Attila Sávolt, Antony Dupuis, Dominik Hrbatý and Roger Federer before losing to Andre Agassi. In the 2004 Davis Cup, he and Vladimir Voltchkov defeated Russia 3–2 and Argentina 5–0, reaching the semifinals, where they lost to the United States. In 2006, he scored an upset against James Blake at Wimbledon. That same year, he and Jonas Björkman defeated the Bryan brothers in men's doubles at the 2006 French Open. In 2011, he and Daniel Nestor defeated Juan Sebastián Cabal and Eduardo Schwank at the 2011 French Open. In 2012, he and Daniel Nestor defeated the Bryan brothers, both at the Queen's Club, UK, and again at the 2012 French Open.

Significant finals

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 10 (6 titles, 4 runner-ups)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin2000US OpenHard Lleyton Hewitt Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach6–4, 5–7, 7–6(7–5)Win2002US Open (2)Hard Mahesh Bhupathi Jiří Novák Radek Štěpánek6–3, 3–6, 6–4Loss2003WimbledonGrass Mahesh Bhupathi Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge6–3, 3–6, 6–7(4–7), 3–6Win2005French OpenClay Jonas Björkman Bob Bryan Mike Bryan2–6, 6–1, 6–4Loss2005US OpenHard Jonas Björkman Bob Bryan Mike Bryan1–6, 4–6Win2006French Open (2)Clay Jonas Björkman Bob Bryan Mike Bryan6–7(7–5), 6–4, 7–5Loss2006US OpenHard Jonas Björkman Martin Damm Leander Paes7–6(7–5), 4–6, 3–6Loss2007Australian OpenHard Jonas Björkman Bob Bryan Mike Bryan5–7, 5–7Win2011French Open (3)Clay Daniel Nestor Juan Sebastián Cabal Eduardo Schwank7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–4Win2012French Open (4)Clay Daniel Nestor Bob Bryan Mike Bryan6–4, 6–4

Mixed doubles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin1998WimbledonGrass Serena Williams Mirjana Lučić Mahesh Bhupathi6–4, 6–4Win1998US OpenHard Serena Williams Lisa Raymond Patrick Galbraith6–2, 6–2Loss1999Australian OpenHard Serena Williams Mariaan de Swardt David Adams4–6, 6–4, 6–7(5–7)Loss2000US OpenHard Anna Kournikova Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Jared Palmer4–6, 3–6Loss2007Australian OpenHard Victoria Azarenka Elena Likhovtseva Daniel Nestor4–6, 4–6Win2007US Open (2)Hard Victoria Azarenka Meghann Shaughnessy Leander Paes6–4, 7–6(8–6)Win2013US Open (3)Hard Andrea Hlaváčková Abigail Spears Santiago González7–6(7–5), 6–3Loss2014WimbledonGrass Chan Hao-ching Samantha Stosur Nenad Zimonjić4–6, 2–6

Year-end championships

Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups) Result Year Championship Surface Partner OpponentsScoreWin2006Tennis Masters Cup, ShanghaiHard (i) Jonas Björkman Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor6–2, 6–4Loss2009ATP World Tour Finals, LondonHard (i) Andy Ram Bob Bryan Mike Bryan6–7(5–7), 3–6Loss2010ATP World Tour Finals, LondonHard (i) Mahesh Bhupathi Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić6–7(6–8), 4–6Win2011ATP World Tour Finals, London (2)Hard (i) Daniel Nestor Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski7–5, 6–3

Olympic medal matches

Mixed doubles: 1 (1 gold medal) Result Year Championship Surface Partner OpponentsScoreGold 2012Summer Olympics, LondonGrass Victoria Azarenka Laura Robson Andy Murray2–6, 6–3, [10–8]

Masters 1000 finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up) Result Year Tournament Surface OpponentScoreLoss2001Stuttgart MastersHard (i) Tommy Haas2–6, 2–6, 2–6

Doubles: 29 (16 titles, 13 runner-ups) Result Year Tournament Surface Partner OpponentsScoreWin2000Paris MastersCarpet (i) Nicklas Kulti Paul Haarhuis Daniel Nestor6–4, 7–5Win2001Stuttgart MastersHard (i) Sandon Stolle Ellis Ferreira Jeff Tarango7–6(7–0), 7–6(7–4)Loss2002Indian Wells MastersHard Roger Federer Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor4–6, 4–6Loss2002Cincinnati MastersHard Mahesh Bhupathi James Blake Todd Martin5–7, 3–6Loss2002Madrid OpenHard (i) Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor3–6, 5–7, 0–6Win2003Miami OpenHard Roger Federer Leander Paes David Rikl7–5, 6–3Win2003Monte-Carlo MastersClay Mahesh Bhupathi Michaël Llodra Fabrice Santoro6–4, 3–6, 7–6(8–6)Loss2003Hamburg MastersClay Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor4–6, 6–7(10–12)Win2003Canadian OpenHard Mahesh Bhupathi Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge6–3, 7–6(7–4)Win2003Madrid OpenHard (i) Mahesh Bhupathi Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett6–2, 2–6, 6–3Win2004Italian OpenClay Mahesh Bhupathi Wayne Arthurs Paul Hanley2–6, 6–3, 6–4Loss2004Canadian OpenHard Jonas Björkman Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes4–6, 2–6Win2005Miami Open (2)Hard Jonas Björkman Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett6–1, 6–2Win2005Hamburg MastersClay Jonas Björkman Michaël Llodra Fabrice Santoro4–6, 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–3)Win2005Cincinnati MastersHard Jonas Björkman Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett7–6(7–3), 6–2Win2006Miami Open (3)Hard Jonas Björkman Bob Bryan Mike Bryan6–4, 6–4Win2006Monte-Carlo Masters (2)Clay Jonas Björkman Fabrice Santoro Nenad Zimonjić6–2, 7–6(7–2)Win2006Cincinnati Masters (2)Hard Jonas Björkman Bob Bryan Mike Bryan3–6, 6–3, [10–7]Loss2009Indian Wells MastersHard Andy Ram Mardy Fish Andy Roddick6–3, 1–6, [12–14]Win2009Miami Open (4)Hard Andy Ram Ashley Fisher Stephen Huss6–7(4–7), 6–2, [10–7]Loss2009Canadian OpenHard Andy Ram Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles4–6, 3–6Loss2010Miami OpenHard Mahesh Bhupathi Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes2–6, 5–7Loss2010Monte-Carlo MastersClay Mahesh Bhupathi Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić3–6, 0–2 ret.Loss2010Cincinnati MastersHard Mahesh Bhupathi Bob Bryan Mike Bryan3–6, 4–6Win2010Paris Masters (2)Hard (i) Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles Andy Ram7–5, 7–5Loss2011Miami OpenHard Daniel Nestor Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes7–6(7–5), 2–6, [5–10]Win2011Shanghai MastersHard Daniel Nestor Michaël Llodra Nenad Zimonjić3–6, 6–1, [12–10]Loss2012Miami OpenHard Daniel Nestor Leander Paes Radek Štěpánek6–3, 1–6, [8–10]Loss2012Monte-Carlo MastersClay Daniel Nestor Bob Bryan Mike Bryan2–6, 3–6

ATP career finals

Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups) LegendGrand Slam tournaments (0–0)Tennis Masters Cup / ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)ATP Masters Series / ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–1)ATP International Series Gold / ATP World Tour 500 Series (1–1)ATP International Series / ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–1)Finals by surfaceHard (1–2)Clay (0–0)Grass (0–1)Carpet (0–0)Finals by settingOutdoor (0–1)Indoor (1–2)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss0–1Stuttgart Masters, GermanyMastersHard (i) Tommy Haas2–6, 2–6, 2–6Win1–1Rotterdam Open, NetherlandsIntl. GoldHard (i) Raemon Sluiter7–6(7–3), 6–4Loss1–2U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships, USIntl. GoldHard (i) Kenneth Carlsen5–7, 5–7Loss1–3Nottingham Open, UKInternationalGrass Richard Gasquet2–6, 3–6

Doubles: 98 (52 titles, 46 runner-ups) LegendGrand Slam tournaments (6–4)Tennis Masters Cup / ATP World Tour Finals (2–2)ATP Masters Series / ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (16–13)ATP International Series Gold / ATP World Tour 500 Series (7–7)ATP International Series / ATP World Tour 250 Series (21–20)Finals by surfaceHard (30–35)Clay (13–4)Grass (2–5)Carpet (7–2)Finals by settingOutdoor (31–35)Indoor (21–11)