Jule Niemeier
Niemeier at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports) 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)
CoachMichael Geserer
Prize moneyUS$1,516,632
Singles
Career record174–117 (59.8%)
Career titles1 WTA 125
Highest rankingNo. 61 (7 November 2022)
Current rankingNo. 163 (15 January 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2023)
French Open1R (2022, 2023)
WimbledonQF (2022)
US Open4R (2022)
Doubles
Career record6–12 (33.3%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 418 (14 August 2023)
Current rankingNo. 435 (15 January 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open1R (2023)
Wimbledon2R (2022)
Team competitions
BJK CupRR (2021, 2023)
Last updated on: 22 January 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.

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  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.[11]

Singles

Current through the 2024 Linz 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 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Miami Open A A NH A Q1 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Madrid Open A A NH A A 3R 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 1 Career total: 38
Hard win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–2 6–5 3–13 1–1 0 / 17 10–21 32%
Clay win–loss 0–0 0–1 0–0 6–2 2–5 5–6 0–0 0 / 14 13–14 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 1–1 0 / 38 30–42 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 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

WTA 125 finals

Singles: 1 (title)

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2022 WTA 125 Makarska, Croatia Clay Italy Elisabetta Cocciaretto 7–5, 6–1

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runner–ups)

Legend
W100 tournaments (0–1)
W60 tournaments (1–0)
W25 tournaments (2–2)
W15 tournaments (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (4–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2018 ITF Kaltenkirchen, Germany W15 Clay Israel Vlada Ekshibarova 7–5, 6–2
Loss 1–1 Aug 2018 ITF Braunschweig, Germany W25 Clay Czech Republic Anastasia Zarycká 1–6, 3–6
Loss 1–2 Jul 2019 ITF Aschaffenburg, Germany W25 Clay Greece Despina Papamichail 2–6, 7–5, 2–6
Win 2–2 Aug 2019 ITF Leipzig, Germany W25 Clay Germany Katharina Gerlach 6–3, 6–3
Win 3–2 May 2021 ITF Prague, Czech Republic W25 Clay Hungary Dalma Gálfi 6–4, 6–2
Win 4–2 Apr 2022 ITF Zagreb, Croatia W60 Clay Hungary Réka Luca Jani 6–2, 6–2
Loss 4–3 Feb 2024 ITF Irapuato, Mexico W100 Hard Canada Rebecca Marino 1–6, 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]

Player Years Record Win % Hard Clay Grass Last match
Number 1 ranked players
Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 2023 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (4–6, 3–6) at 2023 Adelaide
Poland Iga Świątek 2022–23 0–2 0% 0–2 – – Lost (4–6, 5–7) at 2023 Australian Open
Number 2 ranked players
Tunisia Ons Jabeur 2023 1–0 100% – – 1–0 Won (7–6(7–4), 6–4) at 2023 Berlin
Estonia Anett Kontaveit 2022 1–0 100% – – 1–0 Won (6–4, 6–0) at 2022 Wimbledon
Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 2022–23 1–1 50% 0–1 1–0 – Won (7–6(11–9), 6–1) at 2023 Madrid
Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková 2021 0–1 0% – 0–1 – Lost (7–5, 3–6, 4–6) at 2021 Strasbourg
Number 3 ranked players
Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina 2023 0–1 0% – 0–1 – Lost (5–7, 3–6) at 2023 Stuttgart
United States Sloane Stephens 2022 0–1 0% – 0–1 – Lost (7–5, 4–6, 2–6) at 2022 French Open
Number 4 ranked players
United States Sofia Kenin 2022–23 2–0 100% 2–0 – – Won (2–6, 6–3, 6–4) at 2023 Linz
France Caroline Garcia 2021 1–0 100% – 1–0 – Won (6–4, 6–2) at 2021 Hamburg
Canada Bianca Andreescu 2022 0–1 0% – 0–1 – Lost (6–7(5–7), 3–6) at 2022 Stuttgart
Switzerland Belinda Bencic 2021–22 0–2 0% – – 0–2 Lost (4–6, 7–5, 3–6) at 2022 Berlin
Number 5 ranked players
Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko 2021 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (2–6, 2–6) at 2021 Luxembourg
Number 6 ranked players
Czech Republic Markéta Vondroušová 2023 0–1 0% – – 0–1 Lost (3–6, 5–6 ret.) at 2023 Berlin
Number 7 ranked players
China Zheng Qinwen 2020–22 2–1 67% 1–1 1–0 – Won (6–4, 7–6(7–5)) at 2022 US Open
United States Madison Keys 2023 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (4–6, 3–6) at 2023 United Cup
Number 8 ranked players
Czech Republic Karolína Muchová 2023 1–0 100% – – 1–0 Won (6–4, 5–7, 6–1) at 2023 Wimbledon
Russia Daria Kasatkina 2022 0–2 0% – 0–1 0–1 Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2023 French Open
Number 9 ranked players
Germany Andrea Petkovic 2021 1–1 50% – 1–1 – Lost (6–7(4–7), 6–4, 5–7) at 2021 Hamburg
Number 10 ranked players
Brazil 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
United Kingdom Emma Raducanu 2021 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (6–7(4–7), 0–0 ret.) at 2021 Chicago
Total 2020–23 11–19 37% 3–9 5–6 3–4 Statistics correct as of 25 January 2024.

Wins over top-10 players

Niemeier has a 3–4 (42.9%) 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. Estonia Anett Kontaveit No. 3 Wimbledon, United Kingdom Grass 2R 6–4, 6–0 No. 97
2023
2. Czech Republic Petra Kvitová No. 10 Madrid Open, Spain Clay 2R 7–6(11–9), 6–1 No. 67
3. Tunisia Ons Jabeur No. 6 German Open, Berlin Grass 1R 7–6(7–4), 6–4 No. 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)
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
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

References

  1. ^ "Introducing the 2022 French Open's Grand Slam debutantes". WTA Tennis. 20 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Niemeier snaps Cocciaretto streak to capture Makarska 125 title". WTA Tennis. 5 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Bouzkova, Niemeier's Wimbledon breakthroughs continue into quarterfinals". WTA Tennis. 3 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Wimbledon: Jule Niemeier also wins – and clears the quarterfinals against Tatjana Maria". Tennisnet.com. 3 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Niemeier routs Kontaveit at Wimbledon; Tsurenko wins all-Ukrainian contest". WTA Tennis. 29 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Maria triumphs over Niemeier at Wimbledon to reach first Slam semifinal". WTA Tennis. 5 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Niemeier powers past former Grand Slam champion Kenin". US Open. 30 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Iga Swiatek gets to work, solves Jule Niemeier in Labor Day thriller at US Open". Tennis.com. 5 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Niemeier dethrones 2022 champion Jabeur in Berlin". WTA Tennis. 20 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Jule Niemeier: Ihr Manager ist nun auch ihr Coach". Tennis Magazin. 18 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Jule Niemeier [GER] Australian Open". ausopen.com.
  12. ^ "Head to Head". WTA Tennis.
  13. ^ "Jule Niemeier WTA Match Results, Splits, and Analysis". Tennis Abstract.

External links

Women's Tennis Association: Top German female singles tennis players
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