Frédéric Niemeyer
Biography
Frédéric Niemeyer (born April 24, 1976 in Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada) is a Canadian former professional tennis player. Niemeyer was born in New Brunswick but now resides in Sherbrooke, Québec. He played college tennis at Middle Tennessee State University, and lost in the final of the National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships to Michael Russell. He was named Male Player of the Year by Tennis Canada in 2002. Niemeyer competed in both singles and doubles at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens, reaching the second round in doubles with Daniel Nestor. He lost in the first round in singles against Taylor Dent. In 2003, he reached the second round in singles of Wimbledon, the only Grand Slam appearance of his career, but lost to Felix Mantilla. He also reached the second round of Wimbledon twice in doubles, in 2005 partnering Glenn Weiner, and again the following year with Tuomas Ketola. In 2008 in Beijing, he competed in his second Summer Olympic Games, but lost in the first round in both singles (to Guillermo Cañas) and doubles, partnering Nestor again. He reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 134 on March 22, 2004 and a career-high doubles ranking of No. 142 on August 5, 2002. He retired in August 2009 at the Rogers Cup, where he was defeated in the second round by Roger Federer. Niemeyer was the coach of Milos Raonic from November 2009 to October 2010 and the coach of Vasek Pospisil from December 2010 to October 2012. He is currently coaching Filip Peliwo and Brayden Schnur.
ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 17 (14 titles, 3 runners-up)
| Legend |
|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour (7–1) |
| ITF Futures (7–2) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Dec 1999 | Urbana, United States | Challenger | Hard (i) | Sébastien Lareau (CAN) | 7–6(9–7), 3–6, 7–6(7–5) |
| Loss | 1–1 | Apr 2000 | USA F9, Mount Pleasant | Futures | Hard | Damian Furmanski (ARG) | 2–6, 7–5, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | May 2001 | Mexico F4, Guadalajara | Futures | Clay | Alejandro Hernández (MEX) | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–1 | Sep 2001 | France F17, Plaisir | Futures | Hard | Julien Benneteau (FRA) | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 4–1 | Oct 2001 | France F18, Nevers | Futures | Hard (i) | Slimane Saoudi (ALG) | 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–2) |
| Win | 5–1 | Jan 2002 | São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Martín Vassallo Argüello (ARG) | 7–6(8–6), 0–1 retired |
| Win | 6–1 | May 2003 | Jamaica F5, Montego Bay | Futures | Hard | Pavel Ivanov (RUS) | 7–6(7–4), 6–4 |
| Win | 7–1 | Feb 2005 | Joplin, United States | Challenger | Hard (i) | Łukasz Kubot (POL) | 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 8–1 | Jul 2005 | Forest Hills, United States | Challenger | Grass (i) | Prakash Amritraj (IND) | 6–4, 7–6(7–3) |
| Win | 9–1 | Apr 2006 | Valencia, United States | Challenger | Hard | Benjamin Becker (GER) | 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 9–2 | Feb 2007 | Joplin, United States | Challenger | Hard (i) | Michael Russell (USA) | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 9–3 | Mar 2007 | Canada F1, Hull | Futures | Hard (i) | Adriano Biasella (ITA) | 6–3, 6–7(7–9), 4–6 |
| Win | 10–3 | Mar 2007 | Canada F2, Montréal | Futures | Hard (i) | Vincent Millot (FRA) | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 11–3 | Mar 2007 | Canada F3, Rock Forest | Futures | Hard (i) | Ludovic Walter (FRA) | 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–0) |
| Win | 12–3 | Apr 2007 | Cardiff, United Kingdom | Challenger | Hard (i) | Alex Bogdanovic (GBR) | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 13–3 | Aug 2007 | Vancouver, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Sam Querrey (USA) | 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 14–3 | Mar 2009 | Canada F3, Sherbrooke | Futures | Hard (i) | Charles-Antoine Brezac (FRA) | 6–1, 6–2 |
Doubles: 18 (11 titles, 7 runner-up)
| Legend |
|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour (6–4) |
| ITF Futures (5–3) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 1998 | Granby, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Bobby Kokavec (CAN) | Gouichi Motomura (JPN) Takao Suzuki (JPN) |
6–7, 1–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Oct 1999 | USA F16, Waco | Futures | Hard | Jerry Turek (CAN) | Matthew Breen (AUS) Jason Cook (USA) |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–1 | Apr 2000 | USA F8, Little Rock | Futures | Hard | Grant Doyle (AUS) | Pieter Calitz (RSA) Jeff Williams (USA) |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Jul 2000 | Granby, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Jerry Turek (CAN) | Lee Hyung-taik (KOR) Yong-il Yoon (KOR) |
6–7(3–7), 3–6 |
| Win | 3–2 | Sep 2000 | France F17, Bagnères-de-Bigorre | Futures | Hard | Rik de Voest (RSA) | David Abelson (CAN) Jerry Turek (CAN) |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–2 | Jan 2001 | USA F3, Hallandale Beach | Futures | Hard | Jocelyn Robichaud (CAN) | Noam Behr (ISR) Giorgio Galimberti (ITA) |
7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
| Loss | 4–3 | Mar 2001 | Cherbourg, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Cédric Kauffmann (FRA) | Julian Knowle (AUT) Lorenzo Manta (SUI) |
6–3, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 5–3 | Mar 2001 | Magdeburg, Germany | Challenger | Carpet (i) | Radek Štěpánek (CZE) | Jonathan Erlich (ISR) Lovro Zovko (CRO) |
7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–3) |
| Win | 6–3 | May 2001 | Mexico F3, Aguascalientes | Futures | Hard | Doug Root (USA) | Cary Franklin (USA) Jeff Williams (USA) |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 7–3 | Aug 2001 | Binghamton, United States | Challenger | Hard | Bobby Kokavec (CAN) | Amir Hadad (ISR) Andrew Nisker (CAN) |
2–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 7–4 | Sep 2001 | France F17, Plaisir | Futures | Hard | Andrew Nisker (CAN) | Gilles Elseneer (BEL) Wim Neefs (BEL) |
3–6, 7–6(7–3), 4–6 |
| Win | 8–4 | Jan 2002 | São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Brandon Coupe (USA) | Federico Browne (ARG) Luis Horna (PER) |
6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–4), 6–4 |
| Win | 9–4 | Feb 2002 | Dallas, United States | Challenger | Hard (i) | Giorgio Galimberti (ITA) | Huntley Montgomery (USA) Brian Vahaly (USA) |
7–6(7–1), 6–4 |
| Win | 10–4 | Feb 2002 | Hull, United Kingdom | Challenger | Carpet (i) | Gilles Elseneer (BEL) | Yves Allegro (SUI) Wesley Moodie (RSA) |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 11–4 | Apr 2003 | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Alex Bogomolov Jr. (USA) | Markus Hantschk (GER) Alexander Peya (AUT) |
6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
| Loss | 11–5 | May 2003 | Jamaica F5, Montego Bay | Futures | Hard | Mark Dietrich (USA) | Andrew Anderson (RSA) Willem-Petrus Meyer (RSA) |
2–6, 6–1, 3–6 |
| Loss | 11–6 | Apr 2004 | León, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Tripp Phillips (USA) | Bruno Echagaray (MEX) Miguel Gallardo Valles (MEX) |
4–6, 6–7(1–7) |
| Loss | 11–7 | Jan 2005 | USA F2, Kissimmee | Futures | Hard | David McNamara (AUS) | Alex Kuznetsov (USA) Mischa Zverev (GER) |
7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–7(6–8) |
Singles performance timeline
| Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam Tournaments | ||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | Q1 | A | Q2 | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| French Open | A | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Wimbledon | A | Q2 | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | 2R | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | Q3 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| US Open | Q1 | Q2 | Q2 | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | A | Q2 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
Doubles performance timeline
| Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam Tournaments | |||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Wimbledon | Q1 | A | Q2 | Q2 | Q2 | A | 2R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |