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 25)
Dortmund, Germany
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro2016
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach Michael Geserer
Prize moneyUS$1,833,898
Singles
Career record205–140
Career titles1 WTA 125
Highest rankingNo. 61 (7 November 2022)
Current rankingNo. 100 (19 August 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (2023)
French Open 1R (2022, 2023, 2024)
Wimbledon QF (2022)
US Open 4R (2022)
Doubles
Career record7–13
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 418 (14 August 2023)
Current rankingNo. 564 (19 August 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open 1R (2023)
Wimbledon 2R (2022)
Team competitions
BJK Cup RR (2021, 2023)
Last updated on: 21 August 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. She is currently the No. 1 German player.

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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]

2023-2024: WTA 1000 debut & third round, three top 10 wins, US Open third round

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] Under his tutelage she qualified for the main draw at the 2024 French Open. [11] She was leading against Wang Xinyu, winning the first set 6-0, but eventually lost in three sets.

At her home tournament, the Bad Homburg Open, she entered the main draw as a lucky loser and upset top seed Maria Sakkari, for her third top 10 win on grass courts. [12] In London, she reached the second round defeating former quarterfinalist Viktorija Golubic. She then lost to Elina Svitolina.

At the US Open, she reached the third round for the second time at this Grand Slam, upsetting 32nd Dayana Yastremska and Moyuka Uchijima. She lost to Qinwen Zheng in straight sets. [13]

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. [14]

Singles

Current through the 2024 US Open.

Tournament 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAA Q3 1R Q2 0 / 10–10%
French Open AAA 1R 1R 1R 0 / 30–30%
Wimbledon ANH Q3 QF 2R 2R 0 / 36–367%
US Open AA Q2 4R Q1 3R 0 / 25–271%
Win–loss0–00–00–07–31–33–30 / 911–955%
National representation
Billie Jean King Cup AA RR PO RR 0 / 22–250%
WTA 1000 tournaments
Indian Wells Open ANHA Q1 1R A0 / 10–10%
Miami Open ANHA Q1 1R Q2 0 / 10–10%
Madrid Open ANHAA 3R Q2 0 / 12–167%
Italian Open AAAA 1R Q1 0 / 10–10%
Canadian Open ANH Q2 AA Q1 0 / 00–0 – 
Win–loss0–00–00–00–02–40–00 / 42–433%
Career statistics
Tournaments10512199Career total: 46
Hard win–loss0–00–00–26–53–134–30 / 1913–2336%
Clay win–loss0–10–06–22–55–61–20 / 1614–1647%
Grass win–loss0–00–00–15–32–33–40 / 1110–1148%
Overall win–loss0–10–06–513–1310–228–90 / 4637–5043%
Win %0%–55%50%31%47%Career total: 43%
Year-end ranking29628013061162

Doubles

Tournament 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAAAAAA0 / 00–0 – 
French Open AAAAA 1R A0 / 10–10%
Wimbledon AANHA 2R AA0 / 11–150%
US Open AAAAAAA0 / 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
Tournaments1100331Career total: 9
Overall win–loss0–10–10–00–12–32–21–10 / 95–936%
Year-end ranking837––––425

WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

ResultW–L   Date   TournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0 Jun 2022 Makarska International, 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 Open, Czech RepublicW25Clay Flag of Hungary.svg Dalma Gálfi 6–4, 6–2
Win4–2 Apr 2022 Zagreb Ladies Open, CroatiaW60Clay Flag of Hungary.svg Réka Luca Jani 6–2, 6–2
Loss4–3 Feb 2024 Guanajuato Open, MexicoW100Hard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rebecca Marino 1–6, 2–6
Loss4–4 May 2024 Wiesbaden Open, GermanyW100Clay Flag of Argentina.svg Julia Riera 6–3, 3–6, 2–6

Wins over top-10 players

Niemeier has a 4–5 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10. [15]

Season202220232024Total
Wins1214
#PlayerRankEventSurfaceRdScoreRank
2022
1. Flag of Estonia.svg Anett Kontaveit 3 Wimbledon, United KingdomGrass2R6–4, 6–097
2023
2. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Kvitová 10 Madrid Open, SpainClay2R7–6(11–9), 6–167
3. Flag of Tunisia.svg Ons Jabeur 6 German Open, GermanyGrass1R7–6(7–4), 6–4120
2024
4. Flag of Greece.svg Maria Sakkari 9 Bad Homburg Open, GermanyGrass1R2–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–4)96

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 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 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 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 Stuttgart Clay (i) QR Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3–1Singles Beatriz Haddad Maia Win7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–2
Nov 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)
VenueSurfaceRdOpponent nationScoreMatch typeOpponent player(s)W/LMatch score
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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