Swedish tennis player
Mikael Ymer Full name Mikael Wondwosen Ymer Country (sports) Sweden Residence Stockholm , SwedenBorn (1998-09-09 ) 9 September 1998 (age 23) Skara , SwedenHeight 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Turned pro 2015 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Coach Frederik Nielsen, Kalle Norberg Prize money US$1,329,977 Career record 40–47 (46.0%) (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup ) Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 67 (2 March 2020) Current ranking No. 93 (25 November 2021) Australian Open 3R (2021 ) French Open 3R (2021 ) Wimbledon 2R (2021 ) US Open 1R (2020 , 2021 ) Career record 6–7 (46.2%) Career titles 1 Highest ranking No. 187 (16 October 2017) Current ranking 1449 (25 November 2021) Last updated on: 25 November 2021.
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. He is the younger brother of fellow tennis player Elias Ymer .[1] 2015 Wimbledon Championships Boys' Singles final but was defeated by American Reilly Opelka .
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 .[2] [3]
Career [ ] 2015: ATP debut [ ] Ymer made his first junior major final at 2015 Wimbledon , where he lost to Reilly Opelka in straight sets.
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, 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 .[4]
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.[5] Jannik Sinner .[6]
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.[7] Carlos Alcaraz to reach his first ATP final, making him the first Swedish tour-level finalist since Robin S��derling at the 2011 Swedish Open .[8] Ilya Ivashka in straight sets in 56 minutes.[9]
In August, Ymer played at the 2021 US Open , losing to Jenson Brooksby in the first round.[10]
Performance timelines [ ]
Key
W F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
P#
DNQ
A
Z#
PO
G F-S
SF-B
NMS
P
NH
(W) Won; (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, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
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 2021 Davis Cup Finals .
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) [ ]
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (0–1)
Indoor (0–0)
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)
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
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
Jonathan Mridha Fred Simonsson
1–6, 7–6(7–5) , [7–10]
Junior Grand Slam finals [ ] Boys' Singles: 1 (1 runner–up) [ ] 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 12 November 2021. Notes [ ]
References [ ] External links [ ]
Sweden
Ilya Ivashka
Mate Pavić
Michael Venus
Dragoș Nicolae Mădăraș
Joe Salisbury
Botic van de Zandschulp
Noah Rubin
Roberto Carballés Baena
Lucas Pouille
Richard Gasquet 1–0
Fernando Verdasco 1–0
Hubert Hurkacz 1–1
Jannik Sinner 1–2
Novak Djokovic 0–1
Ernests Gulbis 0–1
Felix Auger-Aliassime 0–1
Casper Ruud 0–1
Karen Khachanov 0–2
Stefanos Tsitsipas 0–2
Alexander Zverev 0–2
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