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Jule Niemeier
German tennis player (born 1999) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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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.[1]
2021: Two WTA semifinals
As a qualifier, Niemeier secured her first WTA Tour main draw wins at the Internationaux de Strasbourg, reaching the semifinals,[2] where she lost in three sets to fifth seed and eventual champion Barbora Krejčíková.[3]
Having received a wildcard entry, she also made the semifinals at the Hamburg European Open, losing to Andrea Petkovic.[4] As a result, she entered top 150 at world No. 140, on 12 July.[citation needed]
On her Grand Slam tournament qualifying competition debut at Wimbledon, Niemeier reached the third round but lost to Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove in three sets.[5]
2022: Wimbledon quarterfinal, first WTA 125 title
At the French Open, Niemeier qualified to make her Grand Slam tournament main-draw debut,[6] losing in the first round to Sloane Stephens in three sets.[7]
She won her first WTA 125 tournament title at the Makarska International Championships, defeating Elisabetta Cocciaretto in the final.[8]
Making her main-draw debut at Wimbledon, Niemeier reached her first Grand Slam tournament quarterfinal after defeating Wang Xiyu,[9] second seed Anett Kontaveit[10] Lesia Tsurenko[11] and Heather Watson.[12][13] In the quarterfinal, she lost to compatriot Tatjana Maria in three sets.[14]
At her US Open main-draw debut, she reached the fourth round, after defeating Sofia Kenin,[15] Yulia Putintseva,[16] and Zheng Qinwen,[17] all in straight sets. In the fourth round, she lost to world No. 1, Iga Świątek, after winning the first set.[18]
2023: WTA 1000 debut & third round, Hamburg quarterfinal
Niemeier reached the third round of a WTA 1000 event at the Madrid Open, defeating Wang Xinyu[19] and 10th seed Petra Kvitová,[20][21] before losing to 24th seed Elise Mertens.[22]
Ranked No. 120 at the WTA German Open, she qualified for the main draw and defeated fourth seed and defending champion Ons Jabeur for her third career top-10 win, and second on grass.[23][24] She retired injured while trailing in next match against wildcard entrant Markéta Vondroušová.[25]
Niemeier overcame 16th seed Karolina Muchova to reach the second round at Wimbledon,[26] where she lost to Dalma Gálfi.[27]
Wins over Ella Seidel[28] and sixth seed Yulia Putintseva[29] saw her make it through to the quarterfinals at the Hamburg European Open. She was defeated in the last eight by Daria Saville.[30]
On 18 December, Niemeier announced her manager, Michael Geserer, as her new coach.[31]
2024: US Open third round
Niemeier reached the semifinals at the WTA 125 Emilia-Romagna Open, defeating sixth seed María Lourdes Carlé,[32] Ankita Raina[33] and Zeynep Sönmez,[34] before losing to fourth seed and eventual champion Anna Karolína Schmiedlová.[35]
She qualified for the main draw at the French Open,[36] but lost in the first round to Wang Xinyu in three sets.[37]
Entering as a lucky loser at the Bad Homburg Open, she upset top seed Maria Sakkari for her third top 10 win on grass courts.[38][39] Niemeier lost in the second round to Paula Badosa in three sets.[40]
At Wimbledon, she reached the second round with a win over Viktorija Golubic.[41] She then lost to 21st seed Elina Svitolina.[42]
Niemeier made the third round at the US Open for the second time, defeating 32nd Dayana Yastremska[43] and Moyuka Uchijima.[44] She lost to Qinwen Zheng in straight sets.[45][46]
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Performance timelines
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| 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.[47]
Singles
Current through the 2025 US Open qualifying.
Doubles
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WTA Challenger finals
Singles: 1 (1 title)
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner–ups)
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Wins over top-10 players
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Niemeier has a 4–6 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.[48]
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National teams participation
Billie Jean King Cup (3–7)
United Cup (0–2)
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