Jule Niemeier

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Jule Niemeier
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Niemeier at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports)Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Born (1999-08-12) 12 August 1999 (age 24)
Dortmund, Germany
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro2016
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach Michael Geserer
Prize moneyUS$1,578,645
Singles
Career record186–123 (60.2%)
Career titles1 WTA 125
Highest rankingNo. 61 (7 November 2022)
Current rankingNo. 126 (26 February 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (2023)
French Open 1R (2022, 2023)
Wimbledon QF (2022)
US Open 4R (2022)
Doubles
Career record6–12 (33.3%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 418 (14 August 2023)
Current rankingNo. 432 (26 February 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open 1R (2023)
Wimbledon 2R (2022)
Team competitions
BJK Cup RR (2021, 2023)
Last updated on: 29 February 2024.

Jule Niemeier (born 12 August 1999) is a German professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 61, achieved on 7 November 2022.

Contents

Career

2018–2019: WTA debut

She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut as a wildcard at the 2018 Nürnberger Versicherungscup in doubles, partnering Lara Schmidt. She made her singles main-draw debut at the 2019 Nürnberger Versicherungscup, as a qualifier.

2021: Two WTA semifinals, top 150 debut

In 2021, Niemeier reached two semifinals on clay, in May at the Internationaux de Strasbourg as a qualifier, losing to the eventual champion Barbora Krejčíková, and in July at the Hamburg European Open as a wildcard, losing to Andrea Petkovic. As a result, she entered top 150 at world No. 140, on 12 July 2021.

On her Grand Slam qualifying competition debut at Wimbledon, she reached the third round losing to Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove.

2022: Top 100, first WTA 125 title, Grand Slam debut and quarterfinal

At the French Open, Niemeier qualified to make her Grand Slam main-draw debut. [1]

She won her first WTA 125 tournament title at the Makarska International Championships. [2]

Following her main-draw debut at the Wimbledon Championships, she reached her first Grand Slam quarterfinal after defeating Wang Xiyu, second seed Anett Kontaveit, Lesia Tsurenko and Heather Watson. [3] [4] The victory over Kontaveit was in straight sets and her first against a top-10 player. [5] In the quarterfinal, she lost to compatriot Tatjana Maria in three sets. [6]

At her US Open main-draw debut, she reached the fourth round, after defeating Sofia Kenin, [7] Yulia Putintseva, and Zheng Qinwen, all in straight sets. In the fourth round, she lost to world No. 1, Iga Świątek, after winning the first set. [8]

2023: WTA 1000 debut and third round, two top 10 wins

Ranked No. 120 at her home tournament, the 2023 WTA German Open she qualified for the main draw and defeated fourth seed and defending champion Ons Jabeur for her third career top-ten win, and second on grass. It was also Niemeier's first WTA Tour main-draw victory since her second career top-ten win over Petra Kvitová in the second round of the Madrid Open in May, where she reached the third round for the first time at a WTA 1000 level. [9] On 18 December, Niemeier announced that her new coach is Michael Geserer, who is also her manager. [10]

Performance timelines

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour (incl. Grand Slams), Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records. [11]

Singles

Current through the 2024 Madrid Open.

Tournament 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAAA Q3 1R Q2 0 / 10–10%
French Open AAAA 1R 1R 0 / 20–20%
Wimbledon AANH Q3 QF 2R 0 / 25–271%
US Open AAA Q2 4R Q1 0 / 13–175%
Win–loss0–00–00–00–07–31–30–00 / 68–657%
National representation
Billie Jean King Cup AAA RR PO RR 0 / 22–250%
WTA 1000 tournaments
Indian Wells Open AANHA Q1 1R A0 / 10–10%
Miami Open AANHA Q1 1R Q2 0 / 10–10%
Madrid Open AANHAA 3R Q2 0 / 12–167%
Italian Open AAAAA 1R 0 / 10–10%
Canadian Open AANH Q2 AA0 / 00–0  
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–02–40–00 / 42–433%
Career statistics
Tournaments010512193Career total: 40
Hard win–loss0–00–00–00–26–53–132–20 / 1811–2233%
Clay win–loss0–00–10–06–22–55–61–10 / 1514–1548%
Grass win–loss0–00–00–00–15–32–30–00 / 77–750%
Overall win–loss0–00–10–06–513–1310–223–30 / 4032–4442%
Win %0%55%50%31%50%Career total: 42%
Year-end ranking45529628013061162

Doubles

Tournament 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAAAAAA0 / 00–0  
French Open AAAAA 1R 0 / 10–10%
Wimbledon AANHA 2R A0 / 11–150%
US Open AAAAAA0 / 00–0  
Win–loss0–00–00–00–01–10–10–00 / 21–233%
National representation
Billie Jean King Cup AAA RR PO RR 0 / 21–233%
Career statistics
Tournaments1100330Career total: 8
Overall win–loss0–10–10–00–12–32–20–00 / 84–833%
Year-end ranking837425

WTA 125 finals

Singles: 1 (title)

ResultW–L   Date   TournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0 Jun 2022 WTA 125 Makarska, CroatiaClay Flag of Italy.svg Elisabetta Cocciaretto 7–5, 6–1

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner–ups)

Legend
W100 tournaments (0–2)
W60 tournaments (1–0)
W25 tournaments (2–2)
W15 tournaments (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (4–3)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Jun 2018ITF Kaltenkirchen, GermanyW15Clay Flag of Israel.svg Vlada Ekshibarova 7–5, 6–2
Loss1–1Aug 2018ITF Braunschweig, GermanyW25Clay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Anastasia Zarycká 1–6, 3–6
Loss1–2Jul 2019ITF Aschaffenburg, GermanyW25Clay Flag of Greece.svg Despina Papamichail 2–6, 7–5, 2–6
Win2–2Aug 2019ITF Leipzig, GermanyW25Clay Flag of Germany.svg Katharina Gerlach 6–3, 6–3
Win3–2 May 2021 ITF Prague, Czech RepublicW25Clay Flag of Hungary.svg Dalma Gálfi 6–4, 6–2
Win4–2 Apr 2022 ITF Zagreb, CroatiaW60Clay Flag of Hungary.svg Réka Luca Jani 6–2, 6–2
Loss4–3 Feb 2024 ITF Irapuato, MexicoW100Hard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rebecca Marino 1–6, 2–6
Loss4–4 May 2024 ITF Wiesbaden, GermanyW100Clay Flag of Argentina.svg Julia Riera 6–3, 3–6, 2–6

Head-to-head records

Niemeier's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who are active in boldface. [12]

PlayerYearsRecordWin %HardClayGrassLast match
Number 1 ranked players
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková 20230–10%0–1Lost (4–6, 3–6) at 2023 Adelaide
Flag of Poland.svg Iga Świątek 2022–230–20%0–2Lost (4–6, 5–7) at 2023 Australian Open
Number 2 ranked players
Flag of Tunisia.svg Ons Jabeur 20231–0100%1–0Won (7–6(7–4), 6–4) at 2023 Berlin
Flag of Estonia.svg Anett Kontaveit 20221–0100%1–0Won (6–4, 6–0) at 2022 Wimbledon
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Kvitová 2022–231–150%0–11–0Won (7–6(11–9), 6–1) at 2023 Madrid
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Krejčíková 20210–10%0–1Lost (7–5, 3–6, 4–6) at 2021 Strasbourg
Number 3 ranked players
Flag of the United States.svg Jessica Pegula 20240–10%0–1Lost (0–6, 4–6) at 2024 San Diego
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Elena Rybakina 20230–10%0–1Lost (5–7, 3–6) at 2023 Stuttgart
Flag of the United States.svg Sloane Stephens 20220–10%0–1Lost (7–5, 4–6, 2–6) at 2022 French Open
Number 4 ranked players
Flag of the United States.svg Sofia Kenin 2022–232–0100%2–0Won (2–6, 6–3, 6–4) at 2023 Linz
Flag of France.svg Caroline Garcia 20211–0100%1–0Won (6–4, 6–2) at 2021 Hamburg
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bianca Andreescu 20220–10%0–1Lost (6–7(5–7), 3–6) at 2022 Stuttgart
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Belinda Bencic 2021–220–20%0–2Lost (4–6, 7–5, 3–6) at 2022 Berlin
Number 5 ranked players
Flag of Latvia.svg Jeļena Ostapenko 20210–10%0–1Lost (2–6, 2–6) at 2021 Luxembourg
Number 6 ranked players
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Markéta Vondroušová 20230–10%0–1Lost (3–6, 5–6 ret.) at 2023 Berlin
Number 7 ranked players
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Qinwen 2020–222–167%1–11–0Won (6–4, 7–6(7–5)) at 2022 US Open
Flag of the United States.svg Madison Keys 20230–10%0–1Lost (4–6, 3–6) at 2023 United Cup
Number 8 ranked players
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Muchová 20231–0100%1–0Won (6–4, 5–7, 6–1) at 2023 Wimbledon
Flag of Russia.svg Daria Kasatkina 20220–20%0–10–1Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2023 French Open
Number 9 ranked players
Flag of Germany.svg Andrea Petkovic 20211–150%1–1Lost (6–7(4–7), 6–4, 5–7) at 2021 Hamburg
Number 10 ranked players
Flag of Brazil.svg Beatriz Haddad Maia 2020–231–150%0–11–0Won (7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–2) at 2023 BJK Cup
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Emma Raducanu 20210–10%0–1Lost (6–7(4–7), 0–0 ret.) at 2021 Chicago
Total2020–2411–2035%3–105–63–4Statistics correct as of 29 February 2024.

Wins over top-10 players

Niemeier has a 3–5 (37.5%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10. [13]

Season202220232024Total
Wins1203
#PlayerRankEventSurfaceRdScoreJNR
2022
1. Flag of Estonia.svg Anett Kontaveit No. 3 Wimbledon, United KingdomGrass2R6–4, 6–0No. 97
2023
2. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Kvitová No. 10 Madrid Open, SpainClay2R7–6(11–9), 6–1No. 67
3. Flag of Tunisia.svg Ons Jabeur No. 6 German Open, BerlinGrass1R7–6(7–4), 6–4No. 120

National teams participation

Billie Jean King Cup (3–4)

Group membership
Finals (0–3)
Qualifying round (2–0)
Play-offs (1–1)
Matches by type
Singles (2–2)
Doubles (1–2)
DateVenueSurfaceRdOpponent nationScoreMatch typeOpponent player(s)W/LMatch score
2020–21
Nov 2021 Prague Hard (i) RR Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1–2Doubles (w/ A-L Friedsam) L Hradecká / K Siniaková Loss4–6, 7–6(7–2), [8–10]
2022
Apr 2022 Astana Clay (i) QR Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 1–3Doubles (w/ A-L Friedsam) A Danilina / Z Kulambayeva Win6–2, 3–6, [10–6]
Nov 2022 Rijeka Hard (i) PO Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 3–1Singles Petra Marčinko Loss3–6, 2–6
Ana Konjuh Win6–2, 6–1
2023
Apr 2023 Stuttgart Clay (i) QR Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3–1Singles Beatriz Haddad Maia Win7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–2
Nov 2023 Seville Hard (i) RR Flag of France.svg  France 0–3Singles Clara Burel Loss4–6, 3–6
Doubles (w/ L Siegemund) C Garcia / K Mladenovic Loss7–5, 3–6, [1–10]

United Cup (0–2)

Matches by type
Singles (0–2)
Mixed doubles (0–0)
DateVenueSurfaceRdOpponent nationScoreMatch typeOpponent player(s)W/LMatch score
2023
Jan 2023 Sydney HardRRFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 2–3Singles Marie Bouzková Loss2–6, 5–7
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 0–5 Madison Keys Loss2–6, 3–6

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