Jule Niemeier

Jule Niemeier is a German professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 61, achieved on 7 November 2022.

Career

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.

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.
On her Grand Slam tournament qualifying competition debut at Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying|Wimbledon], Niemeier reached the third round but lost to Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove in three sets.

At the French Open, Niemeier qualified to make her Grand Slam tournament 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 tournament 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 – Women's singles|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.

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.
On 18 December, Niemeier announced her manager, Michael Geserer, as her new coach.

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 Qinwen Zheng in straight sets.

''Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.''

''Current through the 2025 WTA Tour.''

Result

W–L

Date

Tournament

Tier

Surface

Opponent

Score

Win

1–0

ITF Kaltenkirchen, Germany

W15

Clay

dts|Aug 2018

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	Total
Wins	1	2	1	0	4