Jule Niemeier

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.

Career 2018–2020: 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 As a qualifier, Niemeier secured her first WTA Tour main draw wins at the Internationaux de Strasbourg, reaching the semifinals, where she lost in three sets to fifth seed and eventual champion Barbora Krejčíková.

Having received a wildcard entry, she also made the semifinals at the Hamburg European Open, losing to Andrea Petkovic. As a result, she entered top 150 at world No. 140 on 12 July 2021.

On her Grand Slam tournament qualifying competition debut at Wimbledon, Niemeier reached the third round but lost to Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove in three sets.

2022: Wimbledon quarterfinal, first WTA 125 title At the French Open, Niemeier qualified to make her Grand Slam main-draw debut, losing in the first round to Sloane Stephens in three sets.

She won her first WTA 125 tournament title at the Makarska International Championships, defeating Elisabetta Cocciaretto in the final.

Making her main-draw debut at Wimbledon, Niemeier reached her first Grand Slam quarterfinal after defeating Wang Xiyu, second seed Anett Kontaveit Lesia Tsurenko and Heather Watson. 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: WTA 1000 debut & third round, Hamburg quarterfinal Niemeier reached the third round of a WTA 1000 event at the Madrid Open, defeating Wang Xinyu and 10th seed Petra Kvitová, before losing to 24th seed Elise Mertens.

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. She retired injured while trailing in next match against wildcard entrant Markéta Vondroušová.

Niemeier overcame 16th seed Karolina Muchova to reach the second round at Wimbledon, where she lost to Dalma Gálfi. Wins over Ella Seidel and sixth seed Yulia Putintseva saw her make it through to the quarterfinals at the Hamburg European Open. She was defeated in the last eight by Daria Saville.

2024–2026: Major third round, loss of form, out of top 500 Niemeier reached the semifinals at the WTA 125 Emilia-Romagna Open, defeating sixth seed María Lourdes Carlé, Ankita Raina and Zeynep Sönmez, before losing to fourth seed and eventual champion Anna Karolína Schmiedlová.

She qualified for the main draw at the French Open, but lost in the first round to Wang Xinyu, in three sets. 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. Niemeier lost in the second round to Paula Badosa in three sets. At Wimbledon, she reached the second round with a win over Viktorija Golubic. She then lost to 21st seed Elina Svitolina.

Niemeier made the third round at the US Open for the second time, defeating 32nd Dayana Yastremska and Moyuka Uchijima. She lost to Zheng Qinwen, in straight sets.

Performance timelines

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 2026 Hamburg Open.

Doubles

WTA Challenger finals Singles: 1 (title) ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1–0 Jun 2022 Makarska International, Croatia Clay Elisabetta Cocciaretto 7–5, 6–1

ITF Circuit finals Singles: 9 (5 titles, 4 runner-ups) Legend W100 tournaments (0–2) W60 tournaments (1–0) W50 tournaments (1–0) W25 tournaments (2–2) W15 tournaments (1–0)Finals by surfaceHard (0–1)Clay (5–3)

Wins over top-10 players Niemeier has a 4–7 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.

Season 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Total Wins 1 2 1 0 0 4

National teams participation Billie Jean King Cup (3–8) Group membershipFinals (0–4)Qualifying round (2–2)Play-offs (1–2)Matches by typeSingles (2–5)Doubles (1–3)

DateVenueSurfaceRdOpponent nationScoreMatch typeOpponent player(s)W/LMatch score 2020–21 Nov Prague Hard (i) RR 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 1–3 Doubles (w/ A-L Friedsam) A Danilina / Z Kulambayeva Win 6–2, 3–6, [10–6] Nov Rijeka Hard (i) PO 3–1 Singles Petra Marčinko Loss 3–6, 2–6 Ana Konjuh Win 6–2, 6–1 2023 Apr Stuttgart Clay (i) QR 3–1 Singles Beatriz Haddad Maia Win 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–2 Nov Seville Hard (i) RR 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 0–2 Singles Emma Raducanu Loss 4–6, 4–6 2025 Apr The Hague Clay (i) QR 0–3 Singles Eva Vedder Loss 3–6, 1–6 1–2 Singles Sonay Kartal Loss 4–6, 2–6 Nov Ismaning Hard (i) PO 1–2 Doubles (w/ A-L Friedsam) A Aksu / Z Sönmez Loss 6–2, 2–6, 4–6

United Cup (0–2) Matches by typeSingles (0–2)Mixed doubles (0–0)

VenueSurfaceRdOpponent nationScoreMatch typeOpponent player(s)W/LMatch score 2023 Sydney Hard RR 2–3 Singles Marie Bouzková Loss 2–6, 5–7 0–5 Madison Keys Loss 2–6, 3–6