Frédéric Niemeyer
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| Country (sports) |
 Canada
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| Residence | Sherbrooke, Quebec |
| Born |
April 24, 1976 Campbellton, New Brunswick |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Turned pro | 1998 |
| Retired | 2009 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| College | Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders |
| Prize money | US$ 530,673 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 13–32 (in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 (ATP Tour and Grand Slam) |
| Highest ranking | No. 134 (22 March 2004) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q2 (2000, 2006) |
| French Open | Q2 (2005, 2007) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2003) |
| US Open | Q2 (1999, 2000, 2001, 2007) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 1R (2004, 2008) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 20–16 (in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 (ATP Tour and Grand Slam) |
| Highest ranking | No. 142 (5 August 2002) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | A |
| French Open | A |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2005, 2006) |
| US Open | A |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 2R (2004) |
Frédéric Niemeyer (born April 24, 1976) is a retired, veteran minor tour and Canadian Davis Cup tennis player who now is a Tennis Canada coach. Born in Campbellton, New Brunswick, Niemeyer hails from Deauville, Sherbrooke, Quebec. He became Canada's top ranked singles player according to the ATP rankings on January 7, 2002, retaining the position for one year solid, and most recently was thus ranked on January 23, 2006.
In his only Grand Slam appearance Niemeyer reached the second round of Wimbledon 2003 by beating World No. 8 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.
Niemeyer was Canada's top-ranked singles player, according to the ATP, from January 7, 2002, when he surpassed both Sébastien Lareau and Daniel Nestor, until January 6, 2003, from July 7 until July 21, 2003, from October 20, 2003 to June 7, 2004, the week beginning June 21, 2004, from August 2 to August 16, 2004, the week beginning July 25, 2005, and again from October 17, 2005 until January 30, 2006, when he was permanently displaced by Frank Dancevic. During 2003 through 2005 he, Dancevic, and Simon Larose each took turns as the country's top-ranked player.
Niemeyer played college tennis at Middle Tennessee State University. He was named Canada's tennis Player of the Year for 2002. He lost in the finals to Michael Russell at the Rolex National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships. His career high singles ranking is World No. 134, which he reached in March 2004.
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