Jule_Niemeier
Jule Niemeier
German tennis player
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.
Niemeier at the 2022 French Open | |
| Country (sports) |  Germany |
|---|---|
| Born | (1999-08-12) 12 August 1999 (age 24) 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$1,578,645 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 186–123 (60.2%) |
| Career titles | 1 WTA 125 |
| Highest ranking | No. 61 (7 November 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 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 record | 6–12 (33.3%) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 418 (14 August 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 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. | |
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]
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
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 | SR | W–L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | Q3 | 1R | Q2 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |
| Wimbledon | A | A | NH | Q3 | QF | 2R | 0 / 2 | 5–2 | 71% | |
| US Open | A | A | A | Q2 | 4R | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | 75% | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 7–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0 / 6 | 8–6 | 57% |
| National representation | ||||||||||
| Billie Jean King Cup | A | A | A | RR | PO | RR | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | |
| WTA 1000 tournaments | ||||||||||
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | NH | A | Q1 | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Miami Open | A | A | NH | A | Q1 | 1R | Q2 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Madrid Open | A | A | NH | A | A | 3R | Q2 | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
| Canadian Open | A | A | NH | Q2 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% |
| Career statistics | ||||||||||
| Tournaments | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 3 | Career total: 40 | ||
| Hard win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 6–5 | 3–13 | 2–2 | 0 / 18 | 11–22 | 33% |
| Clay win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 6–2 | 2–5 | 5–6 | 1–1 | 0 / 15 | 14–15 | 48% |
| Grass win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 5–3 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0 / 7 | 7–7 | 50% |
| Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 6–5 | 13–13 | 10–22 | 3–3 | 0 / 40 | 32–44 | 42% |
| Win % | – | 0% | – | 55% | 50% | 31% | 50% | Career total: 42% | ||
| Year-end ranking | 455 | 296 | 280 | 130 | 61 | 162 | ||||
Doubles
| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
| Wimbledon | A | A | NH | A | 2R | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |
| US Open | 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 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| National representation | ||||||||||
| Billie Jean King Cup | A | A | A | RR | PO | RR | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |
| Career statistics | ||||||||||
| Tournaments | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | Career total: 8 | ||
| Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0 / 8 | 4–8 | 33% |
| Year-end ranking | 837 | – | – | – | – | 425 | ||||
Singles: 1 (title)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jun 2022 | WTA 125 Makarska, Croatia | Clay |  Elisabetta Cocciaretto |
7–5, 6–1 |
Singles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runner–ups)
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| 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, Czech Republic | W25 | Clay |  Dalma Gálfi |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–2 | Apr 2022 | ITF Zagreb, Croatia | W60 | Clay | Réka Luca Jani |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 4–3 | Feb 2024 | ITF Irapuato, Mexico | W100 | Hard |  Rebecca Marino |
1–6, 2–6 |
Niemeier's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who are active in boldface.[12]
| Player | Years | Record | Win % | Hard | Clay | Grass | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number 1 ranked players | |||||||
| Karolína Plíšková |
2023 | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (4–6, 3–6) at 2023 Adelaide |
 Iga Świątek |
2022–23 | 0–2 | 0% | 0–2 | – | – | Lost (4–6, 5–7) at 2023 Australian Open |
| Number 2 ranked players | |||||||
 Ons Jabeur |
2023 | 1–0 | 100% | – | – | 1–0 | Won (7–6(7–4), 6–4) at 2023 Berlin |
 Anett Kontaveit |
2022 | 1–0 | 100% | – | – | 1–0 | Won (6–4, 6–0) at 2022 Wimbledon |
| Petra Kvitová |
2022–23 | 1–1 | 50% | 0–1 | 1–0 | – | Won (7–6(11–9), 6–1) at 2023 Madrid |
| Barbora Krejčíková |
2021 | 0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (7–5, 3–6, 4–6) at 2021 Strasbourg |
| Number 3 ranked players | |||||||
 Jessica Pegula |
2024 | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (0–6, 4–6) at 2024 San Diego |
 Elena Rybakina |
2023 | 0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (5–7, 3–6) at 2023 Stuttgart |
| Sloane Stephens |
2022 | 0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (7–5, 4–6, 2–6) at 2022 French Open |
| Number 4 ranked players | |||||||
| Sofia Kenin |
2022–23 | 2–0 | 100% | 2–0 | – | – | Won (2–6, 6–3, 6–4) at 2023 Linz |
 Caroline Garcia |
2021 | 1–0 | 100% | – | 1–0 | – | Won (6–4, 6–2) at 2021 Hamburg |
| Bianca Andreescu |
2022 | 0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (6–7(5–7), 3–6) at 2022 Stuttgart |
 Belinda Bencic |
2021–22 | 0–2 | 0% | – | – | 0–2 | Lost (4–6, 7–5, 3–6) at 2022 Berlin |
| Number 5 ranked players | |||||||
 Jeļena Ostapenko |
2021 | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (2–6, 2–6) at 2021 Luxembourg |
| Number 6 ranked players | |||||||
| Markéta Vondroušová |
2023 | 0–1 | 0% | – | – | 0–1 | Lost (3–6, 5–6 ret.) at 2023 Berlin |
| Number 7 ranked players | |||||||
 Zheng Qinwen |
2020–22 | 2–1 | 67% | 1–1 | 1–0 | – | Won (6–4, 7–6(7–5)) at 2022 US Open |
| Madison Keys |
2023 | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (4–6, 3–6) at 2023 United Cup |
| Number 8 ranked players | |||||||
| Karolína Muchová |
2023 | 1–0 | 100% | – | – | 1–0 | Won (6–4, 5–7, 6–1) at 2023 Wimbledon |
 Daria Kasatkina |
2022 | 0–2 | 0% | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2023 French Open |
| Number 9 ranked players | |||||||
| Andrea Petkovic |
2021 | 1–1 | 50% | – | 1–1 | – | Lost (6–7(4–7), 6–4, 5–7) at 2021 Hamburg |
| Number 10 ranked players | |||||||
 Beatriz Haddad Maia |
2020–23 | 1–1 | 50% | 0–1 | 1–0 | – | Won (7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–2) at 2023 BJK Cup |
 Emma Raducanu |
2021 | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (6–7(4–7), 0–0 ret.) at 2021 Chicago |
| Total | 2020–24 | 11–20 | 35% | 3–10 | 5–6 | 3–4 | Statistics correct as of 29 February 2024[update]. |
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]
| Season | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | JNR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | |||||||
| 1. | Anett Kontaveit |
No. 3 | Wimbledon, United Kingdom | Grass | 2R | 6–4, 6–0 | No. 97 |
| 2023 | |||||||
| 2. | Petra Kvitová |
No. 10 | Madrid Open, Spain | Clay | 2R | 7–6(11–9), 6–1 | No. 67 |
| 3. | Ons Jabeur |
No. 6 | German Open, Berlin | Grass | 1R | 7–6(7–4), 6–4 | No. 120 |
Billie Jean King Cup (3–4)
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| Date | Venue | Surface | Rd | Opponent nation | Score | Match type | Opponent player(s) | W/L | Match score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 | |||||||||
| Nov 2021 | 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 2022 | Astana | Clay (i) | QR | Kazakhstan |
1–3 | Doubles (w/ A-L Friedsam) | A Danilina / Z Kulambayeva | Win | 6–2, 3–6, [10–6] |
| Nov 2022 | Rijeka | Hard (i) | PO |  Croatia |
3–1 | Singles | Petra Marčinko | Loss | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Ana Konjuh | Win | 6–2, 6–1 | |||||||
| 2023 | |||||||||
| Apr 2023 | Stuttgart | Clay (i) | QR | Brazil |
3–1 | Singles | Beatriz Haddad Maia | Win | 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–2 |
| Nov 2023 | 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] | ||||||
United Cup (0–2)
| Matches by type |
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| Singles (0–2) |
| Mixed doubles (0–0) |
| Date | Venue | Surface | Rd | Opponent nation | Score | Match type | Opponent player(s) | W/L | Match score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | |||||||||
| Jan 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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- "Niemeier snaps Cocciaretto streak to capture Makarska 125 title". WTA Tennis. 5 June 2022.
- "Bouzkova, Niemeier's Wimbledon breakthroughs continue into quarterfinals". WTA Tennis. 3 July 2022.
- "Wimbledon: Jule Niemeier also wins – and clears the quarterfinals against Tatjana Maria". Tennisnet.com. 3 July 2022.
- "Niemeier routs Kontaveit at Wimbledon; Tsurenko wins all-Ukrainian contest". WTA Tennis. 29 June 2022.
- "Maria triumphs over Niemeier at Wimbledon to reach first Slam semifinal". WTA Tennis. 5 July 2022.
- "Niemeier powers past former Grand Slam champion Kenin". US Open. 30 August 2022.
- "Iga Swiatek gets to work, solves Jule Niemeier in Labor Day thriller at US Open". Tennis.com. 5 September 2022.
- "Niemeier dethrones 2022 champion Jabeur in Berlin". WTA Tennis. 20 June 2023.
- "Jule Niemeier: Ihr Manager ist nun auch ihr Coach". Tennis Magazin. 18 December 2023.
- "Jule Niemeier [GER] Australian Open". ausopen.com.
- "Head to Head". WTA Tennis.
- "Jule Niemeier WTA Match Results, Splits, and Analysis". Tennis Abstract.
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