Jule Niemeier (born 12 August 1999) is a German professional

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player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 61, achieved on 7 November 2022.

Career

2018–2019: WTA debut

She made her

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main-draw debut as a wildcard at the 2018 Nürnberger Versicherungscup in doubles, partnering

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. 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

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as a qualifier, losing to the eventual champion

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, and in July at the

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as a wildcard, losing to

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. 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.

2022: Top 100, first WTA 125 title, Grand Slam debut and quarterfinal

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, she reached her first Grand Slam quarterfinal after defeating

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, second seed

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and

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, and

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, all in straight sets. In the fourth round, she lost to world No. 1,

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, after winning the first set.

Performance timelines

''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 2023 Indian Wells Open.''

Doubles

WTA 125 tournament finals

Singles: 1 (title)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner–ups)

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.

Wins over top-10 players

Niemeier has a record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.

National teams participation

Billie Jean King Cup (2–2)

United Cup (0–2)

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Niemeier, Jule 1999 births Living people German female tennis players Sportspeople from Dortmund Tennis people from North Rhine-Westphalia