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| Country (sports) |  Canada |
|---|---|
| Residence | Deauville, Quebec Canada |
| Born | (1976-04-24)April 24, 1976 (age 49) Campbellton, New Brunswick Canada |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Turned pro | 1998 |
| Retired | 2009 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| College | Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders |
| Prize money | $530,673 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 13–32 (ATP,Grand Slam andDavis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 134 (22 March 2004) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q2 (2000,2006) |
| French Open | Q2 (2005,2007) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2003) |
| US Open | Q2 (1999,2000,2001,2007) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 1R (2004,2008) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 20–16 (ATP,Grand Slam andDavis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 142 (5 August 2002) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2005,2006) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 2R (2004) |
| Davis Cup | 1R (2004) |
| Last updated on: 31 May 2021. | |
Frédéric Niemeyer (born April 24, 1976) is aCanadian retired,[1] professionaltennis player and was tennis coach atTennis Canada for 10 years and he is now a freelance Tennis Consultant and Coach.
Niemeyer reached a career-highATP singles ranking of World No. 134 achieved on 22 March 2004. He also reached a career-highATP doubles ranking of World No. 142, achieved on 5 August 2002.
In his only Grand Slam singles main draw appearance, Niemeyer reached the second round of the2003 Wimbledon Championships by beating World No. 8Félix Mantilla. He also reached the Wimbledon doubles second round on two occasions, in 2005 partneringGlenn Weiner, and again the following year withTuomas Ketola.
Niemeyer took over as Canada's top-ranked singles player in the ATP rankings on 7 January 2002, when he surpassed bothSébastien Lareau andDaniel Nestor and remained Canada no. 1 until 6 January 2003. He had multiple stints as Canada's number one over the next three years alternating withSimon Larose andFrank Dancevic until 30 January 2006 when he was permanently displaced by Dancevic. He was named Canada's tennis Player of the Year for 2002.
Niemeyer played college tennis atMiddle Tennessee State University. He lost in the finals toMichael Russell at the Rolex National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships.[2]
Niemeyer reached the second round in singles as a qualifier at theBloomfield Challenger) in February. In late June he reached the semi-finals in both singles and doubles (partneringEmin Ağayev) at the Canada F2Futures. At theGranby Challenger, he lost in the first round in singles to World No. 228Justin Bower, but finished runners up in doubles withBobby Kokavec. He received a wild card at theCanadian Open losing in his opening match to Italian World No. 132Vincenzo Santopadre, and also lost his opening match in doubles, again partnering Kokavec.
Niemeyer attempted to qualify for agrand slam tournament in August/September 1998 but lost in the first round of qualifying to No. 3 seedLaurence Tieleman, in three sets. Niemeyer next saw action in late September at theChampaign Challenger, losing in the second round in singles and first round in doubles. In October he played for the first time as a pro in Europe, at France F10, losing in the first round in singles, as the No. 3 seed, but reaching the semis in doubles, partneringValentin Sanon. In early December inClearwater, Florida, Niemeyer lost in the opening round of U.S.A. F11 in singles and reached the quarters (second round) in doubles, partnering Agaev for a second time.
Niemeyer started off the year brightly, reaching the semi-finals of U.S.A. F1 as the No. 8 seed in singles, where he lost to then World No. 682James Blake. He reached the third round of U.S.A. F2 as the No. 9 seed, and then lost in the second round of qualifying for the Laser Vision USTA Challenger inAmarillo, Texas. In February Niemeyer saw his first everDavis Cup action, losing the deciding rubber in straight sets toColombian Hadad Mauricio.
In doubles, Niemeyer lost in the second round of both U.S.A. F1 and F2 partnering compatriotDave Abelson, then again in the same round in Amarillo. In March inManila, he reached the second round in singles at Philippines F1 as the No. 11 seed, but lost in the first in doubles, partnering Larose, as the No. 3 seeds. Then the following week at Philippines F2 he and Larose reached in the second round. In singles, as the No. 8 seed, he reached the second round.
Niemeyer attempted for the first time to qualify forWimbledon, but lost toMax Mirnyi in three sets. In doubles qualifying, he and partnerYves Allegro lost in the first round. At Canada F3 Niemeyer reached the quarters in singles, as the No. 3 seed, but lost his opening match in doubles (partnering David McNamara). Next at Granby, he reached the second round in singles, losing to World No. 226Jimy Szymanski in three sets. In doubles he again lost in the first round, partneringGrant Doyle as the No. 3 seeds. Two weeks again, Niemeyer was again with theDavis Cup team in a tie with a strongBahamas, featuringMark Knowles andRoger Smith. Niemeyer won his dead rubber handily over unheralded Lavaughan Munroe.
In early August Niemeyer again received a wild card into the main draw of theCanadian Open, and again lost his opening match, this time to World No. 25Vince Spadea. He again lost in the opening round in doubles, this time partneringGuillaume Raoux. The following week Niemeyer qualified for the main draw of theBinghamton Challenger, reaching the second round in both singles and doubles. He next attempted to qualify for the main draw of theWashington Open, but lost in the second round (as the No. 14 seed). He also lost in qualifying for theHamlet Cup, in the first round. Unseeded at qualifying for theU.S. Open, lost to No. 11 seedMichael Kohlmann in the second round.
In late September in singles Niemeyer lost in the first round of the Austin Challenger. The following week he lost in the first round of qualifying for the USTA Challenger of San Antonio. Three weeks later, Niemeyer won his first doubles title of his career, the U.S.A. F16 inPhoenix, partnering compatriot Jerry Turek. Losing in the first round in singles as the No. 2 seed, he reached the third round the following week in Clearwater at U.S.A. F17, as the top seed. He and Turek lost, however, in doubles qualifying. Two weeks later, Niemeyer lost in the first round of qualifying, as the top seed, for Acura USTA Pro Tennis Classic at Mission Hills. He won his first singles title the following week at theChampaign Challenger, winning a tight three-set final over compatriot and then No. 107Sébastien Lareau. He would go on to lose in the opening round of the Burbank Challenger the following week.
Niemeyer qualified for the main draw in singles at theWaikoloa Challenger in late January, losing 4–6, 2–6 toAndré Sá in the first round. He played Davis Cup the following week and won a dead rubber overAdrián García ofChile. In late February he played both singles and doubles atCherbourg Challenger, losing in the first round in singles and the second in doubles, partneringOta Fukárek. The following week he lost in qualifying, in the first round as the No. 3 seed, at theBesançon Challenger in France and repeated that fate the next week at the Sparkessen Magdeburg Open. In late March he lost in singles in the first round of U.S.A. F7, as the No. 4 seed, but the following week, at U.S.A. F8, reached the second round, as the top seed, while winning doubles, partnering again Doyle. The next week at U.S.A. F9, Niemeyer reached the finals of the singles, as the No. 3 seed, losing toDamián Furmanski 2–6, 7–5, 4–6. In doubles he reached the second round, with Keith Brill.
Niemeyer lost in first round qualifying action in singles for theU.S. Men's Clay Court Championships at the beginning of May. He next played the inauguralFergana Challenger, losing in the second round to eventual championVladimir Voltchkov, the No. 7 seed. He lost in the second round too in doubles, partneringStefano Galvani. The following week Niemeyer reached the second round in singles at the 16th Eisenberg Jerusalem Open, and the lost in the first round in doubles (withSébastien de Chaunac). Niemeyer attempted to qualify for theFrench Open for the first time but lost soundly in the first round, to No. 9 seedGastón Etlis 6–1, 6–3. In June, he bypassed the grass-court season in Europe and played instead at a couple of American challenger events. Playing just singles, he reached the quarters inTallahassee and lost in the first round at the USTA Tennis Championships of Denver. He did attempt to qualify for Wimbledon but lost in the first round of qualifying toMartin Lee.
In July at Granby, Niemeyer reached the finals in doubles, partnering Turek as an unseeded team, while he lost in the first round in singles as a wild card entrant, to Mark Knowles. Two weeks later in Winnetka, he again lost in singles in the first round, as the No. 8 seed, while reaching the quarters in doubles, again with Jerry Turek. Niemeyer took the opening set offMax Mirnyi but lost for the fourth straight time in the first round of theCanadian Open. He and Turek also bowed out in the opening round in doubles as wild card entrants.
Niemeyer and Turek fared better the following week inBinghamton, reaching the semi-final round after having qualified. In singles, Niemeyer again failed to win a match, this time losing World No. 257Rodolphe Cadart. Niemeyer again attempted to qualify for the Legg Mason in Washington, D.C. and the Hamlet Cup in on Long Island but lost in the first round on both occasions. He lost in the second round of qualifying for the U.S. Open in singles, to No. 11 seedTakao Suzuki. Dropping down to Futures level for his next tournament in early September, Niemeyer reached the semi-finals, as the No. 2 seed, of France F17. He and partnerRik de Voest won the doubles tournament. The following week at France F18, the unseeded Niemeyer lost his only singles match and reached the second round in doubles, playing alongsideYves Allegro.
In October, Niemeyer played another Challenger event, the St. Francis Health System USTA Challenger, inTulsa, and again lost his opening round match. In doubles, playing withCedric Kauffmann, he reached the second round. The following week Niemeyer played U.S.A. F23 inWaco, reaching the semis in both singles and doubles. Two weeks later inYokohama he again played doubles with Frenchman Kaufmann, and the tandem reached the semi-finals. The following week inSeoul, Niemeyer and Kaufmann reached the quarters. Meanwhile, in singles, Niemeyer lost both times in the Far East in the first round of the main draw. He failed to qualify for the main draw of the Osaka International Tennis Tournament, despite being the No. 2 seed.
Niemeyer finally won a Challenger event singles match when he defeatedGlenn Weiner in the first round inKnoxville. He lost to World No. 136Xavier Malisse in the next round. In doubles, he and Jerry Turek lost their opening match. This concluded a disappointing 2000 for Niemeyer in singles, who saw his ranking drop from World No. 229 on January 10 to World No. 354 on December 18. He had a successful year in doubles however, improving from a ranking of World No. 380 to No. 245 for the same dates, and claiming two titles, one runners-up, and three semi-finals appearances.
The year began as the previous won had left off. Niemeyer lost in the first round of USA F2 and F3 to far lesser ranked opponents in singles, but reached the semis of F2 and won F3 partnering his first-ever partner, fellow Quebecer Jocelyn Robichaud. He lost in the second round of qualifying in singles for theDallas Challenger, he reached semis in doubles partneringMarcos Ondruska. Taking a week off, Niemeyer played his next three tournaments in Europe challengers. Partnering Cedric Kaufmann in doubles at Challenger 42 inAndrezieux, they lost in first round. The following week at theCherbourg Challenger, they reached the finals. Niemeyer singles play finally improved. He qualified for both, reaching the second round of the main draw of the first event and the semi-finals at the second. To do so, he defeated three higher-ranked opponents before falling to World No. 192Clemens Trimmel. At the Residenza Open two weeks later, held inMagdeburg, again getting through the qualifying rounds, Niemeyer reached the second round in singles. He won the doubles, partneringRadek Štěpánek.
In April, Niemeyer again was called upon to play Davis Cup, in America's Zone Group I second round tie away toArgentina. He competed in live rubbers for the first time, losing in straight sets in the tie's second match, toFranco Squillari. He also saw doubles action for the first time, partnering Robichaud. The tandem lost however toAgustín Calleri andMariano Puerta in straight sets, as well, as Canada went down without winning a set. Immediately following the tie, Niemeyer contested singles at U.S.A. F9, but retired from his first round match. The following week at USA. F10, he reached the second round in both singles (as the No. 4 seed) and doubles. Two weeks later Niemeyer, partneringDoug Root, won doubles at Mexico F3, as the top seed. Losing in the first round in singles as the No. 2 seed, Niemeyer redeemed himself the following week at Mexico F4, again as the No. 2 seed, winning the tournament for his second-ever career singles title. He and Root reached the semis of this tourney.
Niemeyer focussed his attention to his singles from May to July. He reached the quarter-finals of Mexico F5 as the top seed. Three weeks later he played in a main draw at tour level on grass for the first time ever, qualifying to do so at theSurbiton Challenger. He won the first set before losing toSargis Sargsian. The following week, Niemeyer lost in the first round of qualifying atQueen's. The week after, he reached the third round of qualifying for theNottingham Open, as the No. 6 seed, falling to No. 3 seededArvind Parmar. Niemeyer reached the second round of qualifying forWimbledon. He and partnerTodd Perry reached the second and qualifying round in doubles but lost in straight sets. After a week off, Niemeyer, unseeded, reached the semis in singles at theGranby Challenger. The following week saw Niemeyer be the Canadian Davis Cup hero, as he won the deciding rubber, in four sets, overMiguel Gallardo Valles ofMexico at the Chapultepec Sports Club, in zonal play-offs tie.
August saw Niemeyer make his fifth straight wild card appearance at theCanadian Open. Again, for the second straight year he faced Max Miryni and lost is three sets. In doubles, he and partner Bobby Kokavec lost to the No. 2 seeded team ofDonald Johnson andJared Palmer. Niemeyer continued the same schedule as the previous summer, playing Binghamton, where he and partner Kokavec, unseeded, won the doubles. He lost in the first round in singles. In qualifying for theUS Open in singles, Niemeyer lost in the second round to Australian veteranTodd Woodbridge. Next he again went to France, winning the singles title of France F17 inPlaisir, as the No. 4 seed. In doubles, he and partnerAndrew Nisker, a fellow Canadian, reached the final as the No. 2 seeds. The following week, as a Special Entry and No. 1 seed, Niemeyer claimed a second singles title, and his fourth on tour, winning France F 18 inNevers. Taking a week off, he withdrew from his first round qualifying match as the No. 4 seed at theIPP Open. Niemeyer's final action for 2001 came in doubles at Switzerland F3, where with partnerYves Allegro, as top seeds, he reached semi-finals.
Niemeyer began the year with a bang, winning his second ever singles title at theSão Paulo Challenger. Unseeded, he defeated No. 7 seedMartín Vassallo Argüello in the final in two tie-breaks. He also won the doubles title, as the top seeds, partneringBrandon Coupe. Again not attempting to qualify for theAustralian Open, Niemeyer next competed at theDallas Challenger reaching the second round in singles, going out in three close sets to top seedCecil Mamiit, and won the doubles, partneringGiorgio Galimberti. The following week in Davis Cup, Canada defeated Mexico inWaterloo, Ontario on carpet, as Niemeyer took the opening singles rubber as well as the doubles match, partneringDaniel Nestor for the first time. Two weeks later, as the tournament No. 4 seed, Niemeyer lost in the first round of the LTA Hull Challenger in England. He and partnerGilles Elseneer won the doubles, giving Niemeyer 3 titles in 3 tournaments for the year. Niemeyer next made his usual stops in France and Germany. In Cherbourg, Niemeyer played only singles and lost in the opening round. The week after in Magdeburg, he reached the second round in singles and doubles (with Galimberti). The following week at France F6, as the No. 4 seed, Niemeyer lost in the first round in singles and did not compete in doubles.
Taking a few weeks off, Niemeyer was again a big part of a big Davis Cup story for Canada. He won the opening singles over World No. 14Fernando González ofChile as Canada swept the fancied South Americans, inCalgary on carpet, to qualify for World Group qualifying round. Two weeks later at theBirmingham Challenger he lost in the first round of both the singles and doubles, partneringJack Waite). The following week, also on clay at the ARMS USTA Challenger, inRocky Mount, North Carolina, Niemeyer again lost in the first round in singles and the semi-finals in doubles, playing alongside Cecil Mamiit. Losing in the first round of qualifying for the singles main draw at theFrench Open, Niemeyer played theTurin Challenger, reaching the second round. The following week, he was forced to retire from his second round qualifying match at theSurbiton Challenger. Recovering, Niemeyer reached the qualifying round of theGerry Weber Open, as the No. 8 seed, losing in three sets to No. 2 seedRadek Štěpánek. He lost handily in the first round of qualifying for singles at Wimbledon, however, as well as in the second round in doubles qualification, partnering Belgian Elseneer. In the same week, he retired from his first round match of theAndorra Open, and lost there in the second round of doubles, partnering again Brandon Coupe.
Niemeyer returned to North America to play Granby for the sixth consecutive time, matching his singles result of the previous year, losing in the semis to World No. 219 and eventual championPeter Luczak. As the top seeds in doubles, partneringDenis Golovanov, Niemeyer reached the semi-finals. He lost in the first round the following week at theAptos Challenger in both singles and doubles (again with Golovanov). For the fifth straight year Niemeyer received a wild card into the main draw of the Tennis Masters Series event in Canada, and again failed to get out of the first round, this time losing to No. 3 seedTommy Haas. Partnering fellow QuebecerSimon Larose, he reached the second round in doubles. Not playing Binghamton this year, Niemeyer lost in the first round of theBronx Classic in both singles and doubles the following week. Two weeks later he lost in the first round of qualifying in singles at the U.S. Open.In late September he reached the second round in singles and semi-finals in doubles (partnering Coupe) at theTulsa Challenger.
Niemeyer fell in the final qualifying round at Wimbledon toIzak van der Merwe after having defeated two higher ranked players,Harel Levy andLukáš Dlouhý in the first two. At his first tournament in nearly two months, he reached the second round of theRimouski Challenger, and then lost in the final qualifying round of theChampaign, Illinois challenger.
In a disappointing Davis Cup tie in March, where Canada lost toEcuador 2–3 despite being up 2–1, Niemeyer lost both his single rubbers but won the doubles. He was again named to the Canadian team for the tie againstPeru. Not surprisingly, he and Nestor won their doubles rubber, and he was called into singles action whenPeter Polansky became ill, but lost in four sets toLuis Horna. Canada won the tie, however, 3–2.
Niemeyer defeatedSamuel Groth in the first round singles qualifying for theATP 250 event inIndianapolis by a score of 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(11–9). He lost in the next round toGo Soeda 6–7(4–7), 5–7. With a wild card entry the following week at theGranby Challenger, he reached the quarter-finals by dominating No. 8 seedAlexander Kudryavtsev 6–0, 6–1 and then betteringMichael Yani 6–3, 6–4 before falling to No.4 seedKevin Anderson, 4–6, 0–6.
Niemeyer received a wild card entry into the main singles draw of theRogers Cup. In the first round he surprisingly defeatedIgor Kunitsyn 7–5, 6–1. He lost to World No. 1Roger Federer 6–7, 4–6 in the second round. His result in Montreal saw Niemeyer climb 102 ranking places to reach World No. 385.
Niemeyer announced in his retirement in November 2009, and stated his intention to coachMilos Raonic.
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jan 1999 | USA F1,Altamonte Springs | Futures | Hard |  James Blake | 6–3, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Dec 1999 | Urbana, United States | Challenger | Hard | Sébastien Lareau | 7–6, 3–6, 7–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Apr 2000 | USA F9,Mt. Pleasant | Futures | Hard |  Damián Furmanski | 2–6, 7–5, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | May 2001 | Mexico F4,Guadalajara | Futures | Clay |  Alejandro Hernández | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–2 | Sep 2001 | France F17,Plaisir | Futures | Hard |  Julien Benneteau | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 4–2 | Oct 2001 | France F18,Nevers | Futures | Hard |  Slimane Saoudi | 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–2) |
| Win | 5–2 | Jan 2002 | São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Martín Vassallo Argüello | 7–6(8–6), 0–1 ret. |
| Win | 6–2 | May 2003 | Jamaica F5,Montego Bay | Futures | Hard |  Pavel Ivanov | 7–6(7–4), 6–4 |
| Win | 7–2 | Feb 2005 | Joplin, United States | Challenger | Hard |  Łukasz Kubot | 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 8–2 | Jul 2005 | Forest Hills, United States | Challenger | Grass |  Prakash Amritraj | 6–4, 7–6(7–3) |
| Win | 9–2 | Apr 2006 | Valencia, United States | Challenger | Hard |  Benjamin Becker | 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 9–3 | Feb 2007 | Joplin, United States | Challenger | Hard | Michael Russell | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 9–4 | Mar 2007 | Canada F1,Hull | Futures | Hard |  Adriano Biasella | 6–3, 6–7(7–9), 4–6 |
| Win | 10–4 | Mar 2007 | Canada F2,Montreal | Futures | Hard | Vincent Millot | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 11–4 | Mar 2007 | Canada F3,Rock Forest | Futures | Hard | Ludovic Walter | 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–0) |
| Win | 12–4 | Apr 2007 | Cardiff, United Kingdom | Challenger | Hard |  Alex Bogdanovic | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 13–4 | Aug 2007 | Vancouver, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Sam Querrey | 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 14–4 | Mar 2009 | Canada F3,Sherbrooke | Futures | Hard | Charles-Antoine Brézac | 6–1, 6–2 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 1998 | Granby, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Bobby Kokavec |  Gouichi MotomuraTakao Suzuki | 6–7, 1–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Oct 1999 | USA F16,Waco | Futures | Hard | Jerry Turek |  Matthew Breen Jason Cook | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–1 | Apr 2000 | USA F8,Little Rock | Futures | Hard | Grant Doyle |  Pieter CalitzJeff Williams | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Jul 2000 | Granby, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Jerry Turek |  Lee Hyung-TaikYoon Yong-Il | 6–7(3–7), 3–6 |
| Win | 3–2 | Sep 2000 | France F17,Bagnères-de-Bigorre | Futures | Hard | Rik de Voest | Jerry TurekDave Abelson | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–2 | Jan 2001 | USA F3,Hallandale Beach | Futures | Hard | Jocelyn Robichaud |  Noam BehrGiorgio Galimberti | 7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
| Loss | 4–3 | Mar 2001 | Cherbourg, France | Challenger | Hard | Cedric Kauffmann |  Julian Knowle Lorenzo Manta | 6–3, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 5–3 | Mar 2001 | Magdeburg, Germany | Challenger | Carpet |  Radek Štěpánek | Jonathan Erlich Lovro Zovko | 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–3) |
| Win | 6–3 | May 2001 | Mexico F3,Aguascalientes | Futures | Hard | Doug Root | Cary FranklinJeff Williams | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 7–3 | Aug 2001 | Binghamton, United States | Challenger | Hard | Bobby Kokavec | Amir HadadAndrew Nisker | 2–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 7–4 | Sep 2001 | France F17,Plaisir | Futures | Hard | Andrew Nisker |  Gilles ElseneerWim Neefs | 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 4–6 |
| Win | 8–4 | Jan 2002 | São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Brandon Coupe | Federico Browne Luis Horna | 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–4), 6–4 |
| Win | 9–4 | Feb 2002 | Dallas, United States | Challenger | Hard | Giorgio Galimberti | Huntley MontgomeryBrian Vahaly | 7–6(7–1), 6–4 |
| Win | 10–4 | Feb 2002 | Hull, United Kingdom | Challenger | Carpet | Gilles Elseneer | Yves AllegroWesley Moodie | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 11–4 | Apr 2003 | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Alex Bogomolov Jr. | Alexander PeyaMarkus Hantschk | 6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
| Loss | 11–5 | May 2003 | Jamaica F5,Montego Bay | Futures | Hard | Mark Dietrich | Andrew Anderson Willem-Petrus Meyer | 2–6, 6–1, 3–6 |
| Loss | 11–6 | Apr 2004 | León, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Tripp Phillips | Bruno EchagarayMiguel Gallardo Valles | 4–6, 6–7(1–7) |
| Loss | 11–7 | Jan 2005 | USA F2,Kissimmee | Futures | Hard | David Mcnamara | Alex KuznetsovMischa Zverev | 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–7(6–8) |
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| Tournament | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||||||||
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | Q1 | A | Q2 | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||
| French Open | A | A | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||
| Wimbledon | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | 2R | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | Q3 | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | ||||||||
| US Open | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q2 | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | A | Q2 | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | ||||||||
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | Q1 | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||
| Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||
| Canada Masters | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 12 | 2–12 | 14% | ||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0 / 13 | 2–13 | 13% | ||||||||
| Tournament | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | SR | W–L | Win % | |||||||||
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||
| Wimbledon | A | A | Q1 | A | Q2 | Q2 | Q2 | A | 2R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | |||||||||
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | |||||||||
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canada Masters | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 0 / 10 | 3–10 | 23% | |||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0 / 10 | 3–10 | 23% | |||||||||
In 16Davis Cup ties for Canada, Niemeyer has a win – loss record of 20–10, including an impressive 11–2 record in doubles (9–1 partneringDaniel Nestor). In singles his best win came in 2002 when he defeated then World No. 14Fernando González in a tie againstChile.
Niemeyer competed in both singles and doubles at the2004 Athens Olympics, reaching the second round in doubles partneringDaniel Nestor. He did the same for the2008 Olympics, participating in the singles tournament as a late replacement. Despite winning the opening set 6–3, he retired from his first round match versusGuillermo Cañas with a slight shoulder injury, largely as a precaution, so as not to jeopardize through injury his and Nestor's participation in doubles. The Canadian tandem could not duplicate their result of four years previous, losing in the opening round.
Niemeyer's mother isAcadian.[3]
Niemeyer's father is German
