Jule Niemeier (born 12 August 1999) is a German professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 66, achieved on 17 October 2022.
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Born | (1999-08-12) 12 August 1999 (age 23) Dortmund, Germany |
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Turned pro | 2016 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Christopher Kas |
Prize money | US$ 1,052,811 |
Singles | |
Career record | 157–88 (64.1%) |
Career titles | 1 WTA Challenger |
Highest ranking | No. 66 (17 October 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 66 (17 October 2022) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q3 (2022) |
French Open | 1R (2022) |
Wimbledon | QF (2022) |
US Open | 4R (2022) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 4–11 (26.7%) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 675 (31 December 2018) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 2R (2022) |
Team competitions | |
BJK Cup | RR (2021) |
Last updated on: 17 October 2022. |
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.
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.
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 match 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]
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[9]
Current through the 2022 Transylvania Open.
Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | Q3 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
French Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Wimbledon | A | A | NH | Q3 | QF | 0 / 1 | 4–1 | 80% |
US Open | A | A | A | Q2 | 4R | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | 75% |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 7–3 | 0 / 3 | 7–3 | 70% |
National representation | ||||||||
Billie Jean King Cup | A | A | A | RR | QR | 0 / 1 | 0–0 | – |
WTA 1000 | ||||||||
Indian Wells Open | A | A | NH | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Miami Open | A | A | NH | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Canadian Open | A | A | NH | Q2 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Career statistics | ||||||||
Tournaments | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | Career total: 18 | ||
Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 6–5 | 12–12 | 0 / 18 | 18–18 | 50% |
Year-end ranking | 455 | 296 | 280 | 130 |
Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
French Open | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Wimbledon | A | A | NH | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
US Open | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
National representation | ||||||||
Billie Jean King Cup | A | A | A | RR | QR | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
Career statistics | ||||||||
Tournaments | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Career total: 5 | ||
Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0 / 5 | 2–6 | 25% |
Year-end ranking | 837 | – | – | – |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jun 2022 | Makarska Championships, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 6–1 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jun 2018 | ITF Kaltenkirchen, Germany | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 6–2 |
Loss | 1–1 | Aug 2018 | ITF Braunschweig, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
1–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 1–2 | Jul 2019 | ITF Aschaffenburg, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 7–5, 2–6 |
Win | 2–2 | Aug 2019 | ITF Leipzig, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 3–2 | May 2021 | ITF Prague, Czech Republic | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 4–2 | Apr 2022 | ITF Zagreb, Croatia | 60,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–2 |
Niemeier's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who are active in boldface.[10]
Player | Years | Record | Win % | Hard | Clay | Grass | Last match |
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Number 1 ranked players | |||||||
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2022 | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (6–2, 4–6, 0–6) at 2022 US Open |
Number 2 ranked players | |||||||
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2022 | 1–0 | 100% | – | – | 1–0 | Won (6–4, 6–0) at 2022 Wimbledon |
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2021 | 0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (7–5, 3–6, 4–6) at 2021 Strasbourg |
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2022 | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (2–6, 1–6) at 2022 St. Petersburg |
Number 3 ranked players | |||||||
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2022 | 0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (7–5, 4–6, 2–6) at 2022 French Open |
Number 4 ranked players | |||||||
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2021 | 1–0 | 100% | – | 1–0 | – | Won (6–4, 6–2) at 2021 Hamburg |
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2022 | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (7–6(7–3), 6–4) at 2022 US Open |
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2022 | 0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (6–7(5–7), 3–6) at 2022 Stuttgart |
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2021–22 | 0–2 | 0% | – | – | 0–2 | Lost (4–6, 7–5, 3–6) at 2022 Berlin |
Number 5 ranked players | |||||||
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2021 | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (2–6, 2–6) at 2021 Luxembourg |
Number 9 ranked players | |||||||
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2021 | 1–1 | 50% | – | 1–1 | – | Lost (6–7(4–7), 6–4, 5–7) at 2021 Hamburg |
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2022 | 0–1 | 0% | – | – | 0–1 | Lost (1–6, 6–3, 1–6) at 2022 Bad Homburg |
Number 10 ranked players | |||||||
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2021 | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (6–7(4–7), 0–0 ret.) at 2021 Chicago |
Total | 2021–22 | 4–11 | 27% | 1–4 | 2–4 | 1–3 | Statistics correct as of 17 October 2022[update]. |
Niemeier has a 1–1 (50.0%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.[11]
Season | 2022 | Total |
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Wins | 1 | 1 |
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No. 3 | Wimbledon, United Kingdom | Grass | 2R | 6–4, 6–0 | No. 97 |
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as of 7 November 2022 | |
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