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.
2018
She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut as a wildcard at the 2018 Nürnberger Versicherungscup in doubles, partnering Lara Schmidt.
2019
She made her singles main-draw debut at the 2019 Nürnberger Versicherungscup, as a qualifier.
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. 140, on 12 July 2021.
On her Grand Slam qualifying competition debut at Wimbledon, she reached the third round losing to Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove.
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 against a top-10 player.
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.
Ranked No. 120 at her home tournament, the 2023 WTA German Open she qualified for the main draw and defeated fourth seed and defending champion Ons Jabeur for her third career top-ten win, and second on grass.
It was also Niemeier's first WTA Tour main-draw victory since her second career top-ten win over Petra Kvitová in the second round of the Madrid Open in May, where she reached the third round for the first time at a WTA 1000 level.
On 18 December, Niemeier announced that her new coach is Michael Geserer, who is also her manager.
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.
Current through the 2024 San Diego Open.
Niemeier's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who are active in boldface.
Niemeier has a record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
