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Mikael Ymer (born 9 September 1998) is a Swedish tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 67, achieved in March 2020. In the ATP doubles ranking his career high is No. 187, achieved in October 2017. He is currently the No. 1 Swedish player.[1]
 Ymer at the 2019 French Open | |
| Full name | Mikael Wondwosen Ymer |
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| Country (sports) |  Sweden |
| Residence | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Born | 9 September 1998 Skara, Sweden |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Turned pro | 2015 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Frederik Nielsen, Kalle Norberg |
| Prize money | US $2,215,193 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 63–66 (48.8%) (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 67 (2 March 2020) |
| Current ranking | No. 71 (7 November 2022) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2021) |
| French Open | 3R (2021, 2022) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2021, 2022) |
| US Open | 1R (2020, 2021, 2022) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 7–9 (43.8%) |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 187 (16 October 2017) |
| Current ranking | No. 818 (24 October 2022) |
| Last updated on: 7 November 2022. | |
Early life
Ymer was born in Skara, Sweden to Ethiopian immigrant parents. His mother, Kelem, is a physician; his father, Wondwosen, works at a dairy company. He is the younger brother of fellow tennis player Elias Ymer.[2] His other younger brother, Rafael, is a tennis player on the juniors' circuit.[3]
Juniors
Mikael contested his first junior major final at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships but was defeated by American Reilly Opelka in straight sets.[4]
In 2015 Ymer managed to claim his second European Championships title (U18), beating Bernabé Zapata Miralles in the final in straight sets.
Professional career
2016-2018: Masters debut, Maiden ATP title in doubles
2019-2021: Major & Top 70 debut, Two Majors third rounds, Maiden final in singles
He made his Grand Slam main draw debut through qualifying at the 2019 French Open where he recorded his first Major win against fellow qualifier Blaž Rola in straight sets.
He finished year 2019 ranked No. 74 in the singles rankings.
Ymer reached the third round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in his career at the 2021 Australian Open. He did so by defeating twenty-sixth seed Hubert Hurkacz and qualifier Carlos Alcaraz, before losing to fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas.[5]
As world No. 105 at the 2021 French Open, Ymer achieved the biggest win of his career by defeating world number 15 Gaël Monfils in the second round.[6] With this victory, he once again reached the third round of a major, this time losing to Jannik Sinner.[7]
At the 2021 Winston-Salem Open, Ymer beat eleventh seed Albert Ramos-Vinolas, lucky loser Max Purcell, and thirteenth seed Frances Tiafoe to reach his first ATP semifinal.[8] He continued with a win over fifteenth seed Carlos Alcaraz to reach his first ATP final, making him the first Swedish tour-level finalist since Robin Söderling at the 2011 Swedish Open.[9] Ymer lost the final to Ilya Ivashka in straight sets in 56 minutes.[10]
In August, Ymer played at the 2021 US Open, losing to Jenson Brooksby in the first round.[11]
He finished year 2021 ranked No. 93 in the singles rankings.
2022: French Open third round, Maiden ATP 500 semifinal
Ymer was not able to defend his third round showing at the 2022 Australian Open, losing to Stefanos Tsitsipas in the opening round.
In February, at the 2022 Open Sud de France, Ymer reached the semifinals, defeating three French players Corentin Moutet, third seed Gael Monfils (his second top-20 win) and Richard Gasquet.[12][13]
At the 2022 French Open he reached the third round at this Major for the second consecutive time in his career defeating James Duckworth and 29th seed Dan Evans[14] before losing to 4th seed Stefanos Tsitsipas.
At 2022 Wimbledon Championships he reached the second round defeating Daniel Altmaier.
At the 2022 Citi Open he defeated Andy Murray[15] and 15th seed Aslan Karatsev to reach the round of 16. Next he defeated Emil Ruusuvuori to reach the quarterfinals of an ATP 500 tournament for the first time. In the quarterfinals, he defeated Sebastian Korda in three sets to advance to his first ATP 500 semifinal in his career. As a result he moved close to 40 positions up the rankings back into the top 80 to No. 77 on 8 August 2022.
At the 2022 Winston-Salem Open, Ymer received a wildcard but lost in the second to qualifier Marc-Andrea Huesler. As a result his ranking fell to No. 99 on 29 August 2022. At the US Open he lost in the first round.
At the 2022 Firenze Open he reached the semifinals as a qualifier defeating again fifth seed Aslan Karatsev[16] and Roberto Carballes Baena but lost to JJ Wolf.[17] As a result he moved 20 positions up in the rankings back into the top 80 on 17 October 2022. At his home tournament in Stockholm using a special exempt status, he reached the quarterfinals where he lost to top seed Stefanos Tsitsipas.[18] As a result he moved up to No. 76 on 24 October 2022. He continued his good form qualifiying for the main draw of the 2022 Rolex Paris Masters for the second year in a row. He won his first round match defeating Alexander Bublik. He lost to world No. 8 Felix Auger-Aliassime in a three tight set match with two tiebreaks that lasted 3 hours and 30 minutes.[19]
Performance timelines
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Singles
Current through the 2022 Open 13.
| Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 3R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | 50% |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 0 / 4 | 5–4 | 56% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | Q3 | NH | 2R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | Q3 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 5–4 | 3–4 | 0 / 12 | 10–12 | 45% |
| ATP Masters 1000 | |||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Miami Masters | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | NH | 3R | A | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 43% |
| Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | Q3 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Shanghai Masters | A | A | A | A | A | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 1R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0 / 6 | 4–6 | 40% |
| National representation | |||||||||||
| Davis Cup | Z1 | Z1 | Z2 | Z1 | Z1 | QF | 0 / 1 | 12–6 | 67% | ||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | Career | |||
| Tournaments | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 45 | ||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Win–loss | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–5 | 5–4 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 18–20 | 23–19 | 63–66 | ||
| Win Percentage | 67% | 25% | 29% | 56% | 46% | 46% | 47% | 55% | 48.84% | ||
| Year-end ranking | 596 | 497 | 417 | 255 | 74 | 94 | 93 | 71 | $2,125,870 | ||
Doubles
| Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career statistics | |||||
| Tournaments | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Titles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Finals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Overall win–loss | 4–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 6–7 |
| Year-end ranking | 276 | 496 | N/A | 1055 | 46% |
ATP career finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2021 | Winston-Salem Open, United States | 250 Series | Hard |  Ilya Ivashka |
0–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Oct 2016 | Stockholm Open, Sweden |
250 Series | Hard (i) | Elias Ymer |
 Mate Pavić Michael Venus |
6–1, 6–1 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 9 (6–3)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | May 2015 | Sweden F3, Båstad | Futures | Clay |  Dragoș Nicolae Mădăraș |
2–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Sep 2015 | Sweden F5, Danderyd | Futures | Hard (i) |  Joe Salisbury |
6–7(3–6), 6–3, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Feb 2017 | France F4, Lille | Futures | Hard (i) |  Botic van de Zandschulp |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–1 | Jan 2019 | Nouméa, New Caledonia | Challenger | Hard |  Noah Rubin |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3–2 | April 2019 | Murcia, Spain | Challenger | Clay |  Roberto Carballés Baena |
6–2, 0–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3–3 | May 2019 | Bordeaux, France | Challenger | Clay |  Lucas Pouille |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 4–3 | July 2019 | Tampere, Finland | Challenger | Clay | Tallon Griekspoor |
6–3, 5–7, 6–3 |
| Win | 5–3 | Sep 2019 | Orléans, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Grégoire Barrère |
6–3, 7-5 |
| Win | 6–3 | Oct 2019 | Mouilleron-le-Captif, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Mathias Bourgue |
6–1, 6-4 |
Doubles: 1 (0–1)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | May 2015 | Sweden F2, Båstad | Futures | Clay | Daniel Appelgren |
Jonathan Mridha Fred Simonsson |
1–6, 7–6(7–5), [7–10] |
Junior Grand Slam finals
Boys' Singles: 1 (1 runner–up)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 2015 | Wimbledon | Grass | Reilly Opelka |
6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
Record against top 10 players
Ymer's record against those who have been ranked in the top 10, with active players in boldface.
| Player | Years | MP | Record | Win % | Hard | Clay | Grass | Last Match |
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| Number 1 ranked players | ||||||||
| Carlos Alcaraz |
2021 | 2 | 2–0 | 100% | 2–0 | – | – | Win (7–4, 6–3) at 2021 Winston-Salem |
| Andy Murray |
2022 | 1 | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Win (7–6(10–8), 4–6, 6–1) at 2022 Washington DC |
 Daniil Medvedev |
2021 | 1 | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Loss (4–6, 4–6) at 2021 Davis Cup Finals |
 Novak Djokovic |
2020 | 1 | 0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Loss (0–6, 2–6, 3–6) at 2020 French Open |
| Number 2 ranked players | ||||||||
 Casper Ruud |
2021 | 1 | 0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Loss (6–3, 6–7(5–7), 1—6) at 2021 Kitzbuhel |
 Alexander Zverev |
2015–22 | 3 | 0–3 | 0% | 0–2 | 0–1 | – | Loss (1–6, 3–6) at 2022 Montpellier |
| Number 3 ranked players | ||||||||
 Milos Raonic |
2018 | 1 | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Loss (3–6, 3–6) at 2018 Miami |
 Stan Wawrinka |
2022 | 1 | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Loss (4–6, 6–4, 6–7(5–7)) at 2022 Metz |
 Stefanos Tsitsipas |
2020–22 | 4 | 0–4 | 0% | 0–3 | 0–1 | – | Loss (2–6, 2—6, 1–6) at 2022 French Open |
| Number 5 ranked players | ||||||||
| Jo Wilfried Tsonga |
2021 | 1 | 1–0 | 100% | – | – | 1–0 | Win (7–5, 6–7(4–7), 5–7, 6–4, 6–3) at 2021 Wimbledon |
| Number 6 ranked players | ||||||||
| Gaël Monfils |
2021–22 | 2 | 2–0 | 100% | 1–0 | 1–0 | – | Win (6–1, 6–2) at 2022 Montpellier |
 Matteo Berrettini |
2020 | 1 | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Loss (4–6, 7–6(7–3), 5–7) at 2020 Cincinnati |
| Number 7 ranked players | ||||||||
| Fernando Verdasco |
2016 | 1 | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Win (6–2, 6–1) at 2016 Stockholm |
| Richard Gasquet |
2020–22 | 3 | 2–1 | 67% | 2–1 | – | – | Loss (4–6, 5–7) at 2022 Marseilles |
| Number 8 ranked players | ||||||||
 Diego Schwartzman |
2022 | 1 | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Win (6–2, 6–2) at 2022 Davis Cup |
| Felix Auger-Aliassime |
2021 | 1 | 0–1 | 0% | – | – | 0–1 | Loss (4–6, 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 1–6) at 2021 Wimbledon |
| Karen Khachanov |
2020-21 | 2 | 0–2 | 0% | 0–2 | – | – | Loss (4–6, 5–7) at 2021 Paris Masters |
| Number 9 ranked players | ||||||||
 Hubert Hurkacz |
2020–21 | 2 | 1–1 | 50% | 1–1 | – | – | Win (3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3) at 2021 Australian Open |
| Jannik Sinner |
2019—22 | 5 | 2–3 | 40% | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | Win (6–4, 3–6, 6–3) at 2022 Davis Cup |
| Fabio Fognini |
2018 | 1 | 0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Loss (6–1, 4–6, 2—6) at 2018 Bastad |
| Number 10 ranked players | ||||||||
| Pablo Carreno Busta |
2021 | 1 | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Loss (5–7, 2—6) at 2022 Metz |
 Ernests Gulbis |
2018 | 1 | 0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Loss (4–6, 3—6) at 2018 Stockholm Open |
| Total | 2015–22 | 37 | 13–24 | 35% | 11–15 (42%) |
1–7 (13%) |
1–2 (33%) |
Statistics correct as of 11 October 2022[update]. |
Notes
References
- "Rankings | Singles | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- "Mikael Ymer: 'It Doesn't Matter Where You Come From'". ATP Tour. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/rafael-ymer/800585865/swe/jt/s/overview/ [bare URL]
- "Ymer makes most of Wimbledon reprieve". Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- "Mikael Ymer [SWE] | Australian Open".
- "Monfils Fails to Win Consecutive Matches Again, Shattered by World No.105 Ymer at French Open". 3 June 2021.
- "Jannik Sinner Shines, Sets Rafael Nadal Rematch at Roland Garros | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- "Ivashka, Ruusuvuori, Ymer advance in Winston-Salem Open". Associated Press. 27 August 2021.
- "Mikael Ymer Beats Carlos Alcaraz to Reach Winston-Salem Final | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- "Ilya Ivashka Clinches First Title in Winston-Salem | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- "Jenson Brooksby Continues Breakthrough at US Open". 5 September 2021.
- "Memorable Day and Night for Ymer Brothers on Separate Continents". 4 February 2022.
- "Ymer Brothers Tasting Success on Tour | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- "Simona Halep suffers panic attack during French Open defeat". TheGuardian.com. 26 May 2022.
- "Mikael Ymer Battles Past Andy Murray in Washington | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- "Roberto Carballes Baena Stuns Matteo Berrettini in Florence | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- "JJ Wolf Powers into Florence Final | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- "Tsitsipas Emerges Unscathed in Dramatic Stockholm QF | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- "Felix Auger-Aliassime Takes Paris Epic for 14th Win in a Row | ATP Tour | Tennis".
External links
- Mikael Ymer at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Mikael Ymer at the International Tennis Federation
- Mikael Ymer at the Davis Cup
Association of Tennis Professionals: Top ten Swedish male singles tennis players | |
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[de] Mikael Ymer
Mikael Ymer (* 9. September 1998 in Skövde) ist ein schwedischer Tennisspieler.- [en] Mikael Ymer
[es] Mikael Ymer
Mikael Ymer (Skövde, 9 de septiembre de 1998) es un tenista profesional sueco, con ascendencia etíope. Es hermano del también tenista Elias Ymer.[ru] Имер, Микаэль
Микаэль Имер (швед. Mikael Wondwosen Yemer; род. 9 сентября 1998 года, Скара, Швеция) — шведский профессиональный теннисист; победитель одного турнира ATP в парном разряде; финалист одного юниорского турнира Большого шлема в одиночном разряде (Уимблдон-2015).Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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