Mikael Ymer

Mikael Ymer

Ymer at the 2019 French Open
Full name	Mikael Wondwosen Ymer
Country (sports)	Sweden
Residence	Stockholm, Sweden
Born	(1998-09-09) 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. 68 (16 March 2020)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (2020)
French Open	2R (2019)
Wimbledon	Q3 (2019)
US Open	Q3 (2019)
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.

Mikael Ymer (born 9 September 1998, in Skara) is a Swedish tennis player of Ethiopian descent. He is the younger brother of fellow tennis player Elias Ymer. Mikael played the 2015 Wimbledon junior boys final where he was defeated by American Reilly Opelka.

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)

Legend Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0) ATP World Tour 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 (0–1)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	2015	Wimbledon	Grass	Reilly Opelka	6–7(5–7), 4–6

Performance timelines

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

P#

DNQ

A

Z#

PO

G

S

B

NMS

NTI

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; (NTI) not a Tier I 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 2019 Swedish Open.

Tournament	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	SR	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0
French Open	A	A	A	A	2R	0 / 1	1–1
Wimbledon	A	A	A	A	Q3	0 / 0	0–0
US Open	A	A	A	A	Q1	0 / 0	0–0
Win–Loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–1	0 / 1	1–1
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Miami Open	A	A	1R	2R	1R	0 / 3	1–3
Paris Masters	A	A	A	A	Q1	0 / 0	0–0
National representation
Davis Cup	Z1	Z1	Z2	Z1	QR	0 / 0	7–4
Career statistics
Tournaments	1	1	5	3	3	13
Overall Win–Loss	2–1	1–3	2–5	5–4	2–4	12–17
Year-end ranking	596	497	417	255		41%

Doubles

	2016	2017	2018	2019	W–L
Career statistics
Tournaments	1	3	2	1	7
Titles / Finals	1 / 1	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 0	1 / 1
Overall Win–Loss	4–0	2–3	0–2	0–1	6–6
Year-end ranking	276	496	N/A		50%

External links

• Mikael Ymer at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Mikael Ymer at the International Tennis Federation
• Mikael Ymer at the Davis Cup