Jule Niemeier

Jule Niemeier

Niemeier at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports)	Germany
Born	(1999-08-12) 12 August 1999 Dortmund, Germany
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro	2016
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach	Michael Geserer
Prize money	US$2,049,173
Singles
Career record	207–141
Career titles	1 WTA 125
Highest ranking	No. 61 (7 November 2022)
Current ranking	No. 83 (23 September 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (2023)
French Open	1R (2022, 2023, 2024)
Wimbledon	QF (2022)
US Open	4R (2022)
Doubles
Career record	7–13
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 418 (14 August 2023)
Current ranking	No. 566 (23 September 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	1R (2023)
Wimbledon	2R (2022)
Team competitions
BJK Cup	RR (2021, 2023)
Last updated on: 26 September 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. She is currently the No. 1 German player.

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. She won her first WTA 125 tournament title at the Makarska International Championships.

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. The victory over Kontaveit was in straight sets and her first against a top-10 player. In the quarterfinal, she lost to compatriot Tatjana Maria in three sets.

At her US Open main-draw debut, she reached the fourth round, after defeating Sofia Kenin, 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.

2023–2024: WTA 1000 debut & third round, three top 10 wins, US Open third round

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. On 18 December, Niemeier announced that her new coach is Michael Geserer, who is also her manager. Under his tutelage she qualified for the main draw at the 2024 French Open. She was leading against Wang Xinyu, winning the first set 6-0, but eventually lost in three sets.

At her home tournament, the Bad Homburg Open, she entered the main draw as a lucky loser and upset top seed Maria Sakkari, for her third top 10 win on grass courts. In London, she reached the second round defeating former quarterfinalist Viktorija Golubic. She then lost to Elina Svitolina.

At the US Open, she reached the third round for the second time at this Grand Slam, upsetting 32nd Dayana Yastremska and Moyuka Uchijima. She lost to Qinwen Zheng in straight sets.

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.

Singles

Current through the 2024 Mérida Open.

Tournament	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	SR	W–L	Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	Q3	1R	Q2	0 / 1	0–1	0%
French Open	A	A	A	1R	1R	1R	0 / 3	0–3	0%
Wimbledon	A	NH	Q3	QF	2R	2R	0 / 3	6–3	67%
US Open	A	A	Q2	4R	Q1	3R	0 / 2	5–2	71%
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	7–3	1–3	3–3	0 / 9	11–9	55%
National representation
Billie Jean King Cup	A	A	RR	PO	RR		0 / 2	2–2	50%
WTA 1000 tournaments
Indian Wells Open	A	NH	A	Q1	1R	A	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Miami Open	A	NH	A	Q1	1R	Q2	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Madrid Open	A	NH	A	A	3R	Q2	0 / 1	2–1	67%
Italian Open	A	A	A	A	1R	Q1	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Canadian Open	A	NH	Q2	A	A	Q1	0 / 0	0–0	–
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	2–4	0–0	0 / 4	2–4	33%
Career statistics
Tournaments	1	0	5	12	19	10	Career total: 47
Hard win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–2	6–5	3–13	4–4	0 / 20	13–24	35%
Clay win–loss	0–1	0–0	6–2	2–5	5–6	1–2	0 / 16	14–16	47%
Grass win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–1	5–3	2–3	3–4	0 / 11	10–11	48%
Overall win–loss	0–1	0–0	6–5	13–13	10–22	8–10	0 / 47	37–51	42%
Win %	0%	–	55%	50%	31%	44%	Career total: 42%
Year-end ranking	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	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
French Open	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Wimbledon	A	A	NH	A	2R	A	A	0 / 1	1–1	50%
US Open	A	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	1	Career total: 9
Overall win–loss	0–1	0–1	0–0	0–1	2–3	2–2	1–1	0 / 9	5–9	36%
Year-end ranking	837	–	–	–	–	425

WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

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

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner–ups)

Legend W100 tournaments (0–2) W60 tournaments (1–0) W25 tournaments (2–2) W15 tournaments (1–0)

Finals by surface Hard (0–1) Clay (4–3)

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 Open, Czech Republic	W25	Clay	Dalma Gálfi	6–4, 6–2
Win	4–2	Apr 2022	Zagreb Ladies Open, Croatia	W60	Clay	Réka Luca Jani	6–2, 6–2
Loss	4–3	Feb 2024	Guanajuato Open, Mexico	W100	Hard	Rebecca Marino	1–6, 2–6
Loss	4–4	May 2024	Wiesbaden Open, Germany	W100	Clay	Julia Riera	6–3, 3–6, 2–6

Wins over top-10 players

Niemeier has a 4–6 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.

Season	2022	2023	2024	Total
Wins	1	2	1	4

#	Player	Rank	Event	Surface	Rd	Score	Rank
2022
1.	Anett Kontaveit	3	Wimbledon, United Kingdom	Grass	2R	6–4, 6–0	97
2023
2.	Petra Kvitová	10	Madrid Open, Spain	Clay	2R	7–6(11–9), 6–1	67
3.	Ons Jabeur	6	German Open, Germany	Grass	1R	7–6(7–4), 6–4	120
2024
4.	Maria Sakkari	9	Bad Homburg Open, Germany	Grass	1R	2–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–4)	96

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	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	Astana	Clay (i)	QR	Kazakhstan	1–3	Doubles (w/ A-L Friedsam)	A Danilina / Z Kulambayeva	Win	6–2, 3–6, [10–6]
Nov	Rijeka	Hard (i)	PO	Croatia	3–1	Singles	Petra Marčinko	Loss	3–6, 2–6
							Ana Konjuh	Win	6–2, 6–1
2023
Apr	Stuttgart	Clay (i)	QR	Brazil	3–1	Singles	Beatriz Haddad Maia	Win	7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–2
Nov	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)

Venue	Surface	Rd	Opponent nation	Score	Match type	Opponent player(s)	W/L	Match score
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

External links

• Jule Niemeier at the Women's Tennis Association
• Jule Niemeier at the International Tennis Federation
• Jule Niemeier at the Billie Jean King Cup