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.
2018–2019: WTA debut [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Current through the 2024 Madrid Open .
Doubles [ edit ] WTA 125 finals [ edit ] Singles: 1 (title) [ edit ] ITF Circuit finals [ edit ] Singles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runner–ups) [ edit ] 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 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
Head-to-head records [ edit ] 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] .
Wins over top-10 players [ edit ] 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
National teams participation [ edit ] Billie Jean King Cup (3–4) [ edit ] 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) [ edit ] Matches by type Singles (0–2) Mixed doubles (0–0)
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