Jule Niemeier

Jule Niemeier

Niemeier at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports)	Germany
Born	(1999-08-12) 12 August 1999 (age 25) Dortmund, Germany
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro	2016
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach	Michael Geserer
Prize money	US$2,264,043
Singles
Career record	209–148
Career titles	1 WTA 125
Highest ranking	No. 61 (7 November 2022)
Current ranking	No. 104 (10 February 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (2025)
French Open	1R (2022, 2023, 2024)
Wimbledon	QF (2022)
US Open	4R (2022)
Doubles
Career record	7–13
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 418 (14 August 2023)
Current ranking	No. 539 (10 February 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	1R (2023)
Wimbledon	2R (2022)
Team competitions
BJK Cup	1R (2024), RR (2021, 2023)
Last updated on: 13 February 2025.

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.

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. ^[1]

2021: Two WTA semifinals

As a qualifier, Niemeier secured her first WTA Tour main draw wins at the Internationaux de Strasbourg, reaching the semifinals, ^[2] where she lost in three sets to fifth seed and eventual champion Barbora Krejčíková. ^[3]

Having received a wildcard entry, she also made the semifinals at the Hamburg European Open, losing to Andrea Petkovic. ^[4] As a result, she entered top 150 at world No. 140, on 12 July.^{[ citation needed ]}

On her Grand Slam tournament qualifying competition debut at Wimbledon, Niemeier reached the third round but lost to Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove in three sets. ^[5]

2022: Wimbledon quarterfinal, first WTA 125 title

At the French Open, Niemeier qualified to make her Grand Slam tournament main-draw debut, ^[6] losing in the first round to Sloane Stephens in three sets. ^[7]

She won her first WTA 125 tournament title at the Makarska International Championships, defeating Elisabetta Cocciaretto in the final. ^[8]

Making her main-draw debut at Wimbledon, Niemeier reached her first Grand Slam tournament quarterfinal after defeating Wang Xiyu, ^[9] second seed Anett Kontaveit ^[10] Lesia Tsurenko ^[11] and Heather Watson. ^{[12] [13]} In the quarterfinal, she lost to compatriot Tatjana Maria in three sets. ^[14]

At her US Open main-draw debut, she reached the fourth round, after defeating Sofia Kenin, ^[15] Yulia Putintseva, ^[16] and Zheng Qinwen, ^[17] all in straight sets. In the fourth round, she lost to world No. 1, Iga Świątek, after winning the first set. ^[18]

2023: WTA 1000 debut & third round, Hamburg quarterfinal

Niemeier reached the third round of a WTA 1000 event at the Madrid Open, defeating Wang Xinyu ^[19] and 10th seed Petra Kvitová, ^{[20] [21]} before losing to 24th seed Elise Mertens. ^[22]

Ranked No. 120 at the WTA German Open, she qualified for the main draw and defeated fourth seed and defending champion Ons Jabeur for her third career top-10 win, and second on grass. ^{[23] [24]} She retired injured while trailing in next match against wildcard entrant Markéta Vondroušová. ^[25]

Niemeier overcame 16th seed Karolina Muchova to reach the second round at Wimbledon, ^[26] where she lost to Dalma Gálfi. ^[27]

Wins over Ella Seidel ^[28] and sixth seed Yulia Putintseva ^[29] saw her make it through to the quarterfinals at the Hamburg European Open. She was defeated in the last eight by Daria Saville. ^[30]

On 18 December, Niemeier announced her manager, Michael Geserer, as her new coach. ^[31]

2024: US Open third round

Niemeier reached the semifinals at the WTA 125 Emilia-Romagna Open, defeating sixth seed María Lourdes Carlé, ^[32] Ankita Raina ^[33] and Zeynep Sönmez, ^[34] before losing to fourth seed and eventual champion Anna Karolína Schmiedlová. ^[35]

She qualified for the main draw at the French Open, ^[36] but lost in the first round to Wang Xinyu in three sets. ^[37]

Entering as a lucky loser at the Bad Homburg Open, she upset top seed Maria Sakkari for her third top 10 win on grass courts. ^{[38] [39]} Niemeier lost in the second round to Paula Badosa in three sets. ^[40]

At Wimbledon, she reached the second round with a win over Viktorija Golubic. ^[41] She then lost to 21st seed Elina Svitolina. ^[42]

Niemeier made the third round at the US Open for the second time, defeating 32nd Dayana Yastremska ^[43] and Moyuka Uchijima. ^[44] She lost to Qinwen Zheng in straight sets. ^{[45] [46]}

Performance timelines

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

DNQ

A

NH

(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. ^[47]

Singles

Current through the 2025 Dubai Open.

Tournament	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	SR	W–L	Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	Q3	1R	Q2	2R	0 / 2	1–2	33%
French Open	A	A	A	1R	1R	1R		0 / 3	0–3	0%
Wimbledon	A	NH	Q3	QF	2R	2R		0 / 3	6–3	67%
US Open	A	A	Q2	4R	Q1	3R		0 / 2	5–2	71%
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	7–3	1–3	3–3	1–1	0 / 10	12–10	55%
National representation
BJK Cup	A	A	RR	PO	RR	1R		0 / 3	2–3	40%
WTA 1000 tournaments
Qatar Open	NTI	A	NTI	A	NTI	A	Q1	0 / 0	0–0	–
Dubai Open	A	NTI	A	NTI	A	A	Q1	0 / 0	0–0	–
Indian Wells Open	A	NH	A	Q1	1R	A		0 / 1	0–1	0%
Miami Open	A	NH	A	Q1	1R	Q2		0 / 1	0–1	0%
Madrid Open	A	NH	A	A	3R	Q2		0 / 1	2–1	67%
Italian Open	A	A	A	A	1R	Q1		0 / 1	0–1	0%
Canadian Open	A	NH	Q2	A	A	Q1		0 / 0	0–0	–
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	2–4	0–0	0–0	0 / 4	2–4	33%
Career statistics
Tournaments	1	0	5	12	19	10	2	Career total: 49
Hard win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–2	6–5	3–13	4–5	1–2	0 / 22	14–27	34%
Clay win–loss	0–1	0–0	6–2	2–5	5–6	1–2	0–0	0 / 16	14–16	47%
Grass win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–1	5–3	2–3	3–4	0–0	0 / 11	10–11	48%
Overall win–loss	0–1	0–0	6–5	13–13	10–22	8–11	1–2	0 / 49	38–54	41%
Win %	0%	–	55%	50%	31%	42%	33%	Career total: 41%
Year-end ranking	296	280	130	61	162	92

Doubles

Tournament	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	SR	W–L	Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
French Open	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A		0 / 1	0–1	0%
Wimbledon	A	A	NH	A	2R	A	A		0 / 1	1–1	50%
US Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A		0 / 0	0–0	–
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–1	0–1	0–0	0–0	0 / 2	1–2	33%
National representation
BJK Cup	A	A	A	RR	PO	RR	1R		0 / 3	1–2	33%
Career statistics
Tournaments	1	1	0	0	3	3	1	0	Career total: 9
Overall win–loss	0–1	0–1	0–0	0–1	2–3	2–2	1–1	0–0	0 / 9	5–9	36%
Year-end ranking	837	–	–	–	–	425	562

WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Jun 2022	Makarska International, Croatia	Clay	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)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Jun 2018	ITF Kaltenkirchen, Germany	W15	Clay	Vlada Ekshibarova	7–5, 6–2
Loss	1–1	Aug 2018	ITF Braunschweig, Germany	W25	Clay	Anastasia Zarycká	1–6, 3–6
Loss	1–2	Jul 2019	ITF Aschaffenburg, Germany	W25	Clay	Despina Papamichail	2–6, 7–5, 2–6
Win	2–2	Aug 2019	ITF Leipzig, Germany	W25	Clay	Katharina Gerlach	6–3, 6–3
Win	3–2	May 2021	ITF Prague Open, Czech Republic	W25	Clay	Dalma Gálfi	6–4, 6–2
Win	4–2	Apr 2022	Zagreb Ladies Open, Croatia	W60	Clay	Réka Luca Jani	6–2, 6–2
Loss	4–3	Feb 2024	Guanajuato Open, Mexico	W100	Hard	Rebecca Marino	1–6, 2–6
Loss	4–4	May 2024	Wiesbaden Open, Germany	W100	Clay	Julia Riera	6–3, 3–6, 2–6

Wins over top-10 players

Niemeier has a 4–6 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10. ^[48]

Season	2022	2023	2024	2025	Total
Wins	1	2	1	0	4

#	Player	Rank	Event	Surface	Rd	Score	Rank
2022
1.	Anett Kontaveit	3	Wimbledon, United Kingdom	Grass	2R	6–4, 6–0	97
2023
2.	Petra Kvitová	10	Madrid Open, Spain	Clay	2R	7–6(11–9), 6–1	67
3.	Ons Jabeur	6	German Open, Germany	Grass	1R	7–6(7–4), 6–4	120
2024
4.	Maria Sakkari	9	Bad Homburg Open, Germany	Grass	1R	2–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–4)	96

National teams participation

Billie Jean King Cup (3–5)

Group membership Finals (0–4) Qualifying round (2–0) Play-offs (1–1)

Matches by type Singles (2–3) Doubles (1–2)

Date	Venue	Surface	Rd	Opponent nation	Score	Match type	Opponent player(s)	W/L	Match score
2020–21
Nov	Prague	Hard (i)	RR	Czech Republic	1–2	Doubles (w/ A-L Friedsam)	L Hradecká / K Siniaková	Loss	4–6, 7–6(7–2), [8–10]
2022
Apr	Astana	Clay (i)	QR	Kazakhstan	1–3	Doubles (w/ A-L Friedsam)	A Danilina / Z Kulambayeva	Win	6–2, 3–6, [10–6]
Nov	Rijeka	Hard (i)	PO	Croatia	3–1	Singles	Petra Marčinko	Loss	3–6, 2–6
							Ana Konjuh	Win	6–2, 6–1
2023
Apr	Stuttgart	Clay (i)	QR	Brazil	3–1	Singles	Beatriz Haddad Maia	Win	7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–2
Nov	Seville	Hard (i)	RR	France	0–3	Singles	Clara Burel	Loss	4–6, 3–6
						Doubles (w/ L Siegemund)	C Garcia / K Mladenovic	Loss	7–5, 3–6, [1–10]
2024
Nov	Málaga	Hard (i)	1R	Great Britain	0–2	Singles	Emma Raducanu	Loss	4–6, 4–6

United Cup (0–2)

Matches by type
Singles (0–2)
Mixed doubles (0–0)

Venue	Surface	Rd	Opponent nation	Score	Match type	Opponent player(s)	W/L	Match score
2023
Sydney	Hard	RR	Czech Republic	2–3	Singles	Marie Bouzková	Loss	2–6, 5–7
			United States	0–5		Madison Keys	Loss	2–6, 3–6

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External links

• Jule Niemeier at the Women's Tennis Association
• Jule Niemeier at the International Tennis Federation
• Jule Niemeier at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)