_01_(cropped).jpg) Niemeier at the2024 Mubadala Citi DC Open | |
| Country (sports) |  Germany |
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| Born | (1999-08-12)12 August 1999 (age 26) 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$2,436,072 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 218–168 |
| Career titles | 1WTA 125 |
| Highest ranking | No. 61 (7 November 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 246 (17 November 2025) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2025) |
| French Open | 1R (2022,2023,2024) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2022) |
| US Open | 4R (2022) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 8–15 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 418 (14 August 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 1018 (17 November 2025) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open | 1R (2023) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2022) |
| Team competitions | |
| BJK Cup | 1R (2024), RR (2021,2023) |
| Last updated on: 17 November 2025. | |
Jule Niemeier (born 12 August 1999) is a German professionaltennis player. She has a career-highWTA singles ranking of world No. 61, achieved on 7 November 2022.
She made herWTA Tour main-draw debut as a wildcard at the2018 Nürnberger Versicherungscup in doubles, partneringLara Schmidt. She made her singles main-draw debut at the2019 Nürnberger Versicherungscup, as a qualifier.[1]
As a qualifier, Niemeier secured her first WTA Tour main draw wins at theInternationaux de Strasbourg, reaching the semifinals,[2] where she lost in three sets to fifth seed and eventual championBarbora Krejčíková.[3]
Having received a wildcard entry, she also made the semifinals at theHamburg European Open, losing toAndrea 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 atWimbledon, Niemeier reached the third round but lost toLesley Pattinama Kerkhove in three sets.[5]
At theFrench Open, Niemeier qualified to make her Grand Slam tournament main-draw debut,[6] losing in the first round toSloane Stephens in three sets.[7]
She won her firstWTA 125 tournament title at theMakarska International Championships, defeatingElisabetta Cocciaretto in the final.[8]
Making her main-draw debut atWimbledon, Niemeier reached her first Grand Slam tournament quarterfinal after defeatingWang Xiyu,[9] second seedAnett Kontaveit[10]Lesia Tsurenko[11] andHeather Watson.[12][13] In the quarterfinal, she lost to compatriotTatjana Maria in three sets.[14]
At herUS Open main-draw debut, she reached the fourth round, after defeatingSofia Kenin,[15]Yulia Putintseva,[16] andZheng Qinwen,[17] all in straight sets. In the fourth round, she lost to world No. 1,Iga Świątek, after winning the first set.[18]
Niemeier reached the third round of a WTA 1000 event at theMadrid Open, defeatingWang Xinyu[19] and 10th seedPetra Kvitová,[20][21] before losing to 24th seedElise Mertens.[22]
Ranked No. 120 at theWTA German Open, she qualified for the main draw and defeated fourth seed and defending championOns Jabeur for her third career top-10 win, and second on grass.[23][24] She retired injured while trailing in next match against wildcard entrantMarkéta Vondroušová.[25]
Niemeier overcame 16th seedKarolina Muchova to reach the second round atWimbledon,[26] where she lost toDalma Gálfi.[27]
Wins overElla Seidel[28] and sixth seedYulia Putintseva[29] saw her make it through to the quarterfinals at theHamburg European Open. She was defeated in the last eight byDaria Saville.[30]
On 18 December, Niemeier announced her manager,Michael Geserer, as her new coach.[31]
Niemeier reached the semifinals at theWTA 125 Emilia-Romagna Open, defeating sixth seedMaría Lourdes Carlé,[32]Ankita Raina[33] andZeynep Sönmez,[34] before losing to fourth seed and eventual championAnna Karolína Schmiedlová.[35]
She qualified for the main draw at theFrench Open,[36] but lost in the first round toWang Xinyu in three sets.[37]
Entering as a lucky loser at theBad Homburg Open, she upset top seedMaria Sakkari for her third top 10 win on grass courts.[38][39] Niemeier lost in the second round toPaula Badosa in three sets.[40]
AtWimbledon, she reached the second round with a win overViktorija Golubic.[41] She then lost to 21st seedElina Svitolina.[42]
Niemeier made the third round at theUS Open for the second time, defeating 32ndDayana Yastremska[43] andMoyuka Uchijima.[44] She lost toQinwen Zheng in straight sets.[45][46]
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
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]
Current through the2025 WTA Tour.
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | Q3 | 1R | Q2 | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| French Open | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Wimbledon | A | NH | Q3 | QF | 2R | 2R | Q2 | 0 / 3 | 6–3 | 67% |
| US Open | A | A | Q2 | 4R | Q1 | 3R | Q2 | 0 / 2 | 5–2 | 71% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 7–3 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0 / 10 | 12–10 | 55% |
| National representation | ||||||||||
| BJK Cup | A | A | RR | PO | RR | 1R | PO | 0 / 3 | 2–5 | 29% |
| WTA 1000 tournaments | ||||||||||
| Qatar Open | NTI | A | NTI | A | NTI | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Dubai Open | A | NTI | A | NTI | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Indian Wells Open | A | NH | A | Q1 | 1R | A | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Miami Open | A | NH | A | Q1 | 1R | Q2 | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Madrid Open | A | NH | A | A | 3R | Q2 | Q2 | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | Q1 | Q2 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Canadian Open | A | NH | Q2 | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | 29% |
| Career statistics | ||||||||||
| Tournaments | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 5 | Career total: 52 | ||
| Hard win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 6–5 | 3–13 | 4–5 | 1–3 | 0 / 23 | 14–28 | 33% |
| Clay win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 6–2 | 2–5 | 5–6 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0 / 18 | 15–20 | 43% |
| Grass win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 5–3 | 2–3 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 0 / 11 | 10–11 | 48% |
| Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 6–5 | 13–13 | 10–22 | 8–11 | 2–7 | 0 / 52 | 39–59 | 40% |
| Win % | 0% | – | 55% | 50% | 31% | 42% | 22% | Career total: 40% | ||
| Year-end ranking | 296 | 280 | 130 | 61 | 162 | 92 | 242 | |||
| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | NH | A | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| US Open | A | 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 | 0–0 | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| National representation | |||||||||||
| BJK Cup | A | A | A | RR | PO | RR | 1R | PO | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% |
| WTA 1000 tournaments | |||||||||||
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | NH | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Career statistics | |||||||||||
| Tournaments | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Career total: 10 | ||
| Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0 / 10 | 5–11 | 31% |
| Year-end ranking | 837 | – | – | – | – | 425 | 562 | 1009 | |||
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jun 2022 | Makarska International, Croatia | Clay |  Elisabetta Cocciaretto | 7–5, 6–1 |
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| 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 |
Niemeier has a 4–7 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.[48]
| Season | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 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 |
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| Date | Venue | Surface | Rd | Opponent nation | Score | Match type | Opponent player(s) | W/L | Match score |
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| 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] | ||||||
| 2024 | |||||||||
| Nov | Málaga | Hard (i) | 1R |  Great Britain | 0–2 | Singles | Emma Raducanu | Loss | 4–6, 4–6 |
| 2025 | |||||||||
| Apr | The Hague | Clay (i) | QR |  Netherlands | 0–3 | Singles | Eva Vedder | Loss | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Great Britain | 1–2 | Singles | Sonay Kartal | Loss | 4–6, 2–6 | ||||
| Nov | Ismaning | Hard (i) | PO |  Turkey | 1–2 | Doubles (w/ A-L Friedsam) | A Aksu /Z Sönmez | Loss | 6–2, 2–6, 4–6 |
| Matches by type |
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| Mixed doubles (0–0) |
| Venue | Surface | Rd | Opponent nation | Score | Match type | Opponent player(s) | W/L | Match score |
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| 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 | ||||
Women's Tennis Association: Top German female singles tennis players | |
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