Mikael Ymer

Mikael Ymer (born 9 September 1998) is a Swedish tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 67, achieved in March 2020. In the ATP doubles ranking his career high is No. 187, achieved in October 2017. He is currently the No. 1 Swedish player.[1]

Mikael Ymer
Ymer at the 2019 French Open
Full nameMikael Wondwosen Ymer
Country (sports) Sweden
ResidenceStockholm, Sweden
Born (1998-09-09) 9 September 1998
Skara, Sweden
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro2015
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachFrederik Nielsen, Kalle Norberg
Prize moneyUS$1,652,535
Singles
Career record45–53 (45.9%) (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 67 (2 March 2020)
Current rankingNo. 95 (4 April 2022)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2021)
French Open3R (2021)
Wimbledon2R (2021)
US Open1R (2020, 2021)
Doubles
Career record6–7 (46.2%)
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 187 (16 October 2017)
Current rankingNo. 1452 (28 February 2022)
Last updated on: 28 February 2022.

Early life

Ymer was born in Skara, Sweden to Ethiopian immigrant parents. His mother, Kelem, is a physician; his father, Wondwosen, works at a dairy company. He is the younger brother of fellow tennis player Elias Ymer.[2] His younger brother, Rafael, is a tennis player on the juniors' circuit.[3]

Career

2015: Juniors

Mikael contested his first junior major final at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships but was defeated by American Reilly Opelka in straight sets.[4]

In 2015 Ymer managed to claim his second European Championships title (U18), beating Bernabé Zapata Miralles in the final in straight sets.

2021: Success in Grand Slams, two third rounds, Maiden ATP final

Ymer reached the third round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in his career at the 2021 Australian Open. He did so by defeating twenty-sixth seed Hubert Hurkacz and qualifier Carlos Alcaraz, before losing to fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas.[5]

As world number 105 at the 2021 French Open, Ymer achieved the biggest win of his career by defeating world number 15 Gaël Monfils in the second round.[6] With this victory, he once again reached the third round of a major, this time losing to Jannik Sinner.[7]

At the 2021 Winston-Salem Open, Ymer beat eleventh seed Albert Ramos-Vinolas, lucky loser Max Purcell, and thirteenth seed Frances Tiafoe to reach his first ATP semifinal.[8] He continued with a win over fifteenth seed Carlos Alcaraz to reach his first ATP final, making him the first Swedish tour-level finalist since Robin Söderling at the 2011 Swedish Open.[9] Ymer lost the final to Ilya Ivashka in straight sets in 56 minutes.[10]

In August, Ymer played at the 2021 US Open, losing to Jenson Brooksby in the first round.[11]

2022: Second ATP Tour semifinal

Ymer was not able to defend his third round showing at 2022 Australian Open, losing to Stefanos Tsitsipas in the opening round.

In February, at the 2022 Open Sud de France, Ymer reached his second ATP semifinal defeating three French players Corentin Moutet, third seed Gael Monfils (his second top-20 win)[12] and Richard Gasquet.

Performance timelines
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

Current through the 2022 Open 13.

Tournament2015201620172018201920202021 2022SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A 2R 3R 1R 0 / 3 3–3 50%
French Open A A A A 2R 1R 3R 0 / 3 3–3 50%
Wimbledon A A A A Q3 NH 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
US Open A A A A Q3 1R 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–3 5–4 0–1 0 / 9 7–9 44%
ATP Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A A A A NH A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Miami Masters A A 1R 2R 1R NH 3R 0 / 4 3–4 43%
Monte-Carlo Masters A A A A A NH A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Madrid Open A A A A A NH A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Italian Open A A A A A Q3 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Canadian Open A A A A A NH A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Masters A A A A A Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Shanghai Masters A A A A A NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Paris Masters A A A A Q1 A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 2–2 0–0 0 / 5 3–5 38%
National representation
Davis Cup Z1 Z1 Z2 Z1 Z1 QF 0 / 1 12–6 67%
Career statistics
2015201620172018201920202021 2022Career
Tournaments 1 1 5 3 4 7 18 5 44
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Win–loss 2–1 1–3 2–5 5–4 6–7 6–7 18–20 5–5 45–52
Win Percentage 67% 25% 29% 56% 46% 46% 47% 50% 46.39%
Year-end ranking 596 497 417 255 74 94 93 $1,517,403

Doubles
Tournament 2016 2017 2018 2019 W–L
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 3 2 1 7
Titles 1 0 0 0 1
Finals 1 0 0 0 1
Overall win–loss 4–0 2–3 0–2 0–2 6–7
Year-end ranking 276 496 N/A 1055 46%

ATP career finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP 500 Series (0–0)
ATP 250 Series (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (0–1)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2021 Winston-Salem Open, United States 250 Series Hard Ilya Ivashka 0–6, 2–6

Doubles: 1 (1 title)
Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP 500 Series (0–0)
ATP 250 Series (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2016 Stockholm Open,
Sweden		 250 Series Hard (i) Elias Ymer Mate Pavić
Michael Venus		 6–1, 6–1

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 9 (6–3)
Legend
ATP Challenger (4–2)
ITF Futures (2–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–1)
Clay (2–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 May 2015 Sweden F3, Båstad Futures Clay Dragoș Nicolae Mădăraș 2–6, 6–1, 6–2
Loss 1–1 Sep 2015 Sweden F5, Danderyd Futures Hard (i) Joe Salisbury 6–7(3–6), 6–3, 3–6
Win 2–1 Feb 2017 France F4, Lille Futures Hard (i) Botic van de Zandschulp 6–2, 6–3
Win 3–1 Jan 2019 Nouméa, New Caledonia Challenger Hard Noah Rubin 6–3, 6–3
Loss 3–2 April 2019 Murcia, Spain Challenger Clay Roberto Carballés Baena 6–2, 0–6, 2–6
Loss 3–3 May 2019 Bordeaux, France Challenger Clay Lucas Pouille 3–6, 3–6
Win 4–3 July 2019 Tampere, Finland Challenger Clay Tallon Griekspoor 6–3, 5–7, 6–3
Win 5–3 Sep 2019 Orléans, France Challenger Hard (i) Grégoire Barrère 6–3, 7-5
Win 6–3 Oct 2019 Mouilleron-le-Captif, France Challenger Hard (i) Mathias Bourgue 6–1, 6-4

Doubles: 1 (0–1)
Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 May 2015 Sweden F2, Båstad Futures Clay Daniel Appelgren Jonathan Mridha
Fred Simonsson		 1–6, 7–6(7–5), [7–10]

Junior Grand Slam finals

Boys' Singles: 1 (1 runner–up)
Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 2015 Wimbledon Grass Reilly Opelka 6–7(5–7), 4–6

Record against top 10 players

Ymer's match record against players ranked in the top 10, former #1 in bold, is as follows:


*As of 03 February 2022.

Notes

    References
    1. "Rankings | Singles | ATP Tour | Tennis".
    2. "Mikael Ymer: 'It Doesn't Matter Where You Come From'". ATP Tour. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
    3. https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/rafael-ymer/800585865/swe/jt/s/overview/
    4. "Ymer makes most of Wimbledon reprieve". Retrieved 12 July 2015.
    5. "Mikael Ymer [SWE] | Australian Open".
    6. "Monfils Fails to Win Consecutive Matches Again, Shattered by World No.105 Ymer at French Open". 3 June 2021.
    7. "Jannik Sinner Shines, Sets Rafael Nadal Rematch at Roland Garros | ATP Tour | Tennis".
    8. "Ivashka, Ruusuvuori, Ymer advance in Winston-Salem Open". Associated Press. 27 August 2021.
    9. "Mikael Ymer Beats Carlos Alcaraz to Reach Winston-Salem Final | ATP Tour | Tennis".
    10. "Ilya Ivashka Clinches First Title in Winston-Salem | ATP Tour | Tennis".
    11. "Jenson Brooksby Continues Breakthrough at US Open". 5 September 2021.
    12. "Memorable Day and Night for Ymer Brothers on Separate Continents". 4 February 2022.
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