Mikael Ymer
Mikael Ymer (born 9 September 1998, in Skara) is a Swedish tennis player with an Ethiopian background. He is the younger brother of fellow tennis player Elias Ymer.[1] Mikael played the 2015 Wimbledon junior boys final where he was defeated by American Reilly Opelka.
_(48002588912).jpg.webp) Ymer at the 2019 French Open | |
| Full name | Mikael Wondwosen Ymer |
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| Country (sports) |  Sweden |
| Residence | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Born | 9 September 1998 Skara, Sweden |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Turned pro | 2015 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $693,421 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 22–25 (46.8%) (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 67 (2 March 2020) |
| Current ranking | No. 95 (1 February 2021) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2020) |
| French Open | 2R (2019) |
| Wimbledon | Q3 (2019) |
| US Open | 1R (2020) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 6–7 (46.2%) |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 187 (16 October 2017) |
| Current ranking | 1049 (9 March 2020) |
| Last updated on: 22 March 2020. | |
Career
Ymer has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 73, achieved in October 2019. In the ATP doubles ranking his career high is No. 187, achieved in October 2017.
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.
ATP career finals
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| 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)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| 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)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| 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 (0–1)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 2015 | Wimbledon | Grass | Reilly Opelka |
6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
Performance timelines
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | P | Z# | PO | G | F-S | SF-B | NMS | NH |
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (P) postponed; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (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 Murray River Open.
| Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | SR | W–L | ||
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | ||
| French Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | |||
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | Q3 | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||
| US Open | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | ||
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||||||
| Miami Open | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | NH | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | |||
| Rome Masters | A | A | A | A | A | Q3 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||
| National representation | |||||||||||
| Davis Cup | Z1 | Z1 | Z2 | Z1 | QR | NH | 0 / 0 | 7–4 | |||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Career | ||||
| Tournaments | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 22 | |||
| Overall Win–Loss | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–5 | 5–4 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 0–1 | 22–28 | |||
| Year-end ranking | 596 | 497 | 417 | 255 | 74 | 94 | 44% | ||||
Record against Top 10 players
Ymer's match record against those who have been ranked in the top 10 is as follows:
- Richard Gasquet 1–0
- Fernando Verdasco 1–0
Novak Djokovic 0–1
Fabio Fognini 0–1
Ernests Gulbis 0–1
Karen Khachanov 0–1.svg.png.webp)
Milos Raonic 0–1
Stefanos Tsitsipas 0–1
Alexander Zverev 0–2
- *As of 25 September 2020.
References
- "Ymer makes most of Wimbledon reprieve". Retrieved 12 July 2015.
External links
- Mikael Ymer at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Mikael Ymer at the International Tennis Federation
- Mikael Ymer at the Davis Cup
Association of Tennis Professionals: Top Swedish male singles tennis players as of 21 September 2020 | |
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