Eduo Jule Niemeier
Author
Albert FloresJule Niemeier (born 12 August 1999) is a German professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 66, achieved on 17 October 2022.
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. +more 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 match against a top-10 player. +more 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. +more 1, Iga Świątek, after winning the first set.
Performance timeline
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win-loss records.
Singles
Current through the 2022 Transylvania Open.
| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W-L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | Grand Slam tournaments | Grand Slam tournaments | Grand Slam tournaments | Grand Slam tournaments | Grand Slam tournaments | Grand Slam tournaments | Grand Slam tournaments | Grand Slam tournaments |
| left|Australian Open | A | A | A | A | Q3 | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | |
| left|French Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0-1 | |
| left|Wimbledon | A | A | NH | Q3 | QF | 0 / 1 | 4-1 | |
| left|US Open | A | A | A | Q2 | 4R | 0 / 1 | 3-1 | |
| text-align:left|Win-loss | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7-3 | 0 / 3 | 7-3 | |
| National representation | National representation | National representation | National representation | National representation | National representation | National representation | National representation | National representation |
| left|Billie Jean King Cup | A | A | A | RR | QR | 0 / 1 | 0-0 | |
| WTA 1000 | WTA 1000 | WTA 1000 | WTA 1000 | WTA 1000 | WTA 1000 | WTA 1000 | WTA 1000 | WTA 1000 |
| left|Indian Wells Open | A | A | color:#767676|NH | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | |
| left|Miami Open | A | A | color:#767676|NH | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | |
| left|Canadian Open | A | A | color:#767676|NH | Q2 | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | |
| Career statistics | Career statistics | Career statistics | Career statistics | Career statistics | Career statistics | Career statistics | Career statistics | Career statistics |
| left|Tournaments | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | Career total: 18 | Career total: 18 | Career total: 18 |
| Overall win-loss | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6-5 | 12-12 | 0 / 18 | 18-18 | |
| left|Year-end ranking | 455 | 296 | 280 | 130 |
Doubles
| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W-L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | Grand Slam tournaments | Grand Slam tournaments | Grand Slam tournaments | Grand Slam tournaments | Grand Slam tournaments | Grand Slam tournaments | Grand Slam tournaments | Grand Slam tournaments |
| left|Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | |
| left|French Open | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | |
| left|Wimbledon | A | A | NH | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1-1 | |
| left|US Open | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | |
| text-align:left|Win-loss | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 / 1 | 1-1 | |
| National representation | National representation | National representation | National representation | National representation | National representation | National representation | National representation | National representation |
| left|Billie Jean King Cup | A | A | A | RR | QR | 0 / 1 | 1-1 | |
| Career statistics | Career statistics | Career statistics | Career statistics | Career statistics | Career statistics | Career statistics | Career statistics | Career statistics |
| left|Tournaments | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Career total: 5 | Career total: 5 | Career total: 5 |
| Overall win-loss | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 0 / 5 | 2-6 | |
| left|Year-end ranking | 837 | - | - | - |
Important
WTA 125 tournament finals
Singles: 1 (title)
| Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1-0 | Jun 2022 | Makarska Championships, Croatia | Clay | Elisabetta Cocciaretto | 7-5, 6-1 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)
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| $100,000 tournaments (0-0) |
| $80,000 tournaments (0-0) |
| $60,000 tournaments (1-0) |
| $25,000 tournaments (2-2) |
| $15,000 tournaments (1-0) |
Record against top-10 players
Niemeier's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who are active in boldface.
| text-align:center | Player | Years | Record | Win % | Hard | Clay | Grass | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| left|Number 1 ranked players | left|Number 1 ranked players | left|Number 1 ranked players | left|Number 1 ranked players | left|Number 1 ranked players | left|Number 1 ranked players | left|Number 1 ranked players | left|Number 1 ranked players | |
| left| Iga Świątek | 2022 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | - | - | Lost (6-2, 4-6, 0-6) at 2022 US Open | |
| left|Number 2 ranked players | left|Number 2 ranked players | left|Number 2 ranked players | left|Number 2 ranked players | left|Number 2 ranked players | left|Number 2 ranked players | left|Number 2 ranked players | left|Number 2 ranked players | |
| left| Anett Kontaveit | 2022 | 1-0 | 100% | - | - | 1-0 | Won (6-4, 6-0) at 2022 Wimbledon | |
| left| Barbora Krejčíková | 2021 | 0-1 | 0% | - | 0-1 | - | Lost (7-5, 3-6, 4-6) at 2021 Strasbourg | |
| left| Petra Kvitová | 2022 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | - | - | Lost (2-6, 1-6) at 2022 St. +more Petersburg | |
| left|Number 3 ranked players | left|Number 3 ranked players | left|Number 3 ranked players | left|Number 3 ranked players | left|Number 3 ranked players | left|Number 3 ranked players | left|Number 3 ranked players | left|Number 3 ranked players | |
| left| Sloane Stephens | 2022 | 0-1 | 0% | - | 0-1 | - | Lost (7-5, 4-6, 2-6) at 2022 French Open | |
| left|Number 4 ranked players | left|Number 4 ranked players | left|Number 4 ranked players | left|Number 4 ranked players | left|Number 4 ranked players | left|Number 4 ranked players | left|Number 4 ranked players | left|Number 4 ranked players | |
| left| Caroline Garcia | 2021 | 1-0 | 100% | - | 1-0 | - | Won (6-4, 6-2) at 2021 Hamburg | |
| left| Sofia Kenin | 2022 | 1-0 | 100% | 1-0 | - | - | Won (7-6(7-3), 6-4) at 2022 US Open | |
| left| Bianca Andreescu | 2022 | 0-1 | 0% | - | 0-1 | - | Lost (6-7(5-7), 3-6) at 2022 Stuttgart | |
| left| Belinda Bencic | 2021-22 | 0-2 | 0% | - | - | 0-2 | Lost (4-6, 7-5, 3-6) at 2022 Berlin | |
| left|Number 5 ranked players | left|Number 5 ranked players | left|Number 5 ranked players | left|Number 5 ranked players | left|Number 5 ranked players | left|Number 5 ranked players | left|Number 5 ranked players | left|Number 5 ranked players | |
| left| Jeļena Ostapenko | 2021 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | - | - | Lost (2-6, 2-6) at 2021 Luxembourg | |
| left|Number 9 ranked players | left|Number 9 ranked players | left|Number 9 ranked players | left|Number 9 ranked players | left|Number 9 ranked players | left|Number 9 ranked players | left|Number 9 ranked players | left|Number 9 ranked players | |
| left| Andrea Petkovic | 2021 | 1-1 | 50% | - | 1-1 | - | Lost (6-7(4-7), 6-4, 5-7) at 2021 Hamburg | |
| left| Daria Kasatkina | 2022 | 0-1 | 0% | - | - | 0-1 | Lost (1-6, 6-3, 1-6) at 2022 Bad Homburg | |
| left|Number 10 ranked players | left|Number 10 ranked players | left|Number 10 ranked players | left|Number 10 ranked players | left|Number 10 ranked players | left|Number 10 ranked players | left|Number 10 ranked players | left|Number 10 ranked players | |
| left| Emma Raducanu | 2021 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | - | - | Lost (6-7(4-7), 0-0 ret. ) at 2021 Chicago | |
| Total | 2021-22 | 4-11 | 1-4 | 2-4 | 1-3 | Statistics correct |