Jule Niemeier

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.^[1]

As a qualifier, Niemeier secured her first WTA Tour main draw wins at the Internationaux de Strasbourg, reaching the semifinals,^[2] where she lost in three sets to fifth seed and eventual champion Barbora Krejčíková.^[3]

Having received a wildcard entry, she also made the semifinals at the Hamburg European Open, losing to Andrea 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 at Wimbledon, Niemeier reached the third round but lost to Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove in three sets.^[5]

At the French Open, Niemeier qualified to make her Grand Slam tournament main-draw debut,^[6] losing in the first round to Sloane Stephens in three sets.^[7]

She won her first WTA 125 tournament title at the Makarska International Championships, defeating Elisabetta Cocciaretto in the final.^[8]

Making her main-draw debut at Wimbledon, Niemeier reached her first Grand Slam tournament quarterfinal after defeating Wang Xiyu,^[9] second seed Anett Kontaveit^[10] Lesia Tsurenko^[11] and Heather Watson.^[12][13] In the quarterfinal, she lost to compatriot Tatjana Maria in three sets.^[14]

At her US Open main-draw debut, she reached the fourth round, after defeating Sofia Kenin,^[15] Yulia Putintseva,^[16] and Zheng 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 the Madrid Open, defeating Wang Xinyu^[19] and 10th seed Petra Kvitová,^[20][21] before losing to 24th seed Elise Mertens.^[22]

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.^[23][24] She retired injured while trailing in next match against wildcard entrant Markéta Vondroušová.^[25]

Niemeier overcame 16th seed Karolina Muchova to reach the second round at Wimbledon,^[26] where she lost to Dalma Gálfi.^[27]

Wins over Ella Seidel^[28] and sixth seed Yulia Putintseva^[29] saw her make it through to the quarterfinals at the Hamburg European Open. She was defeated in the last eight by Daria Saville.^[30]

On 18 December, Niemeier announced her manager, Michael Geserer, as her new coach.^[31]

Niemeier reached the semifinals at the WTA 125 Emilia-Romagna Open, defeating sixth seed María Lourdes Carlé,^[32] Ankita Raina^[33] and Zeynep Sönmez,^[34] before losing to fourth seed and eventual champion Anna Karolína Schmiedlová.^[35]

She qualified for the main draw at the French Open,^[36] but lost in the first round to Wang Xinyu in three sets.^[37]

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.^[38][39] Niemeier lost in the second round to Paula Badosa in three sets.^[40]

At Wimbledon, she reached the second round with a win over Viktorija Golubic.^[41] She then lost to 21st seed Elina Svitolina.^[42]

Niemeier made the third round at the US Open for the second time, defeating 32nd Dayana Yastremska^[43] and Moyuka Uchijima.^[44] She lost to Qinwen Zheng in straight sets.^[45][46]

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 the 2025 WTA Tour.

Niemeier has a 4–7 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.^[48]

#	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