 | Born: 07/06/77 Nationality: Belarussian Seeded: 29 World ranking: 30 French Open best:
2nd round (1999) Recent record:
2003: 1st round
2002: 1st round
2001: 1st round |
One of the few top players to combine doubles and singles, Mirnyi is the world's number six in the two-man game. He is also a dangerous floater in Grand Slam singles draws, and no one will relish meeting him in Paris.
The Belarussian, nicknamed 'The Beast', won his first career title in February last year and enjoyed a successful hard-court season in the US, reaching two Masters Series quarter-finals.
He is yet to find his best form this season, and a semi-final in Rotterdam where he was defending his title is the highlight so far.
At 6ft 5in, it is little wonder he possesses a huge serve, but the 26-year-old from Minsk can back it up with good volleys and impressive athleticism.
However, though he can usually be counted on to provide a few upsets, consistency is a problem for Mirnyi.
After impressing ahead of last year's US Open, he crashed out in the first round of the final Grand Slam of the year to clay-court specialist Nikolay Davydenko.
And his record at Roland Garros is not pretty - he has won one match there in five attempts.
MMIX
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