Ymer was not able to defend his third round showing at the 2022 Australian Open, losing to Stefanos Tsitsipas in the opening round. 93 in the singles rankings.Ģ022: French Open third round, Maiden ATP 500 semifinal In August, Ymer played at the 2021 US Open, losing to Jenson Brooksby in the first round. Ymer lost the final to Ilya Ivashka in straight sets in 56 minutes. He continued with a win over fifteenth seed Carlos Alcaraz to reach his first ATP final, making him the first Swedish tour-level finalist since Robin Söderling at the 2011 Swedish Open. Īt 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. With this victory, he once again reached the third round of a major, this time losing to Jannik Sinner. 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. He did so by defeating twenty-sixth seed Hubert Hurkacz and qualifier Carlos Alcaraz, before losing to fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas. Ymer reached the third round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in his career at the 2021 Australian Open. He made his Grand Slam main draw debut through qualifying at the 2019 French Open where he recorded his first Major win against fellow qualifier Blaž Rola in straight sets. Professional career 2016-2018: Masters debut, Maiden ATP title in doubles 2019-2021: Major & Top 70 debut, Two Majors third rounds, Maiden final in singles In 2015 Ymer managed to claim his second European Championships title (U18), beating Bernabé Zapata Miralles in the final in straight sets. Mikael contested his first junior major final at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships but was defeated by American Reilly Opelka in straight sets. His other younger brother, Rafael, is a tennis player on the juniors' circuit. He is the younger brother of fellow tennis player Elias Ymer. His mother, Kelem, is a physician his father, Wondwosen, works at a dairy company. Ymer was born in Skara, Sweden to Ethiopian immigrant parents. In the ATP doubles ranking his career high is No. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. Mikael Ymer (born 9 September 1998) is a Swedish tennis player. 68–71 (48.9%) (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
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