Jule Niemeier is about to commence her campaign in the draw in Hamburg. Last season in Hamburg, Niemeier lost in the semifinal to Andrea Petkovic 7-64 4-6 7-5. In the previous edition of this tournament, she beat Caroline Garcia 6-4 6-2, Tamara Korpatsch 6-2 6-7(5) 6-3 and Tamara Zidansek 6-2 6-4.

Draw Prediction with head to head records

This is Jule Niemeier’s projected draw together with the likely opposition in European Open. The German has a a good record (1-0) with the plausible opponents.

R1 – Joanne Zuger (165) – H2H 0-0
R2 – Elena Gabriela Ruse (69) – H2H 0-0
or Bernarda Pera (81) – H2H 0-1
1/4 – Katerina Siniakova (96) – H2H 0-0
or Laura Pigossi (120) – H2H 1-0
1/2 – Aliaksandra Sasnovich (35) – H2H 0-0
or Maryna Zanevska (72) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Anett Kontaveit (2) – H2H 1-0
or Barbora Krejcikova (19) – H2H 0-1
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Draw

R1 – Joanne Zuger’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

38 - 31win/loss in 2025

Rank
188
High
163
LLLLLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 38-31 14-8 21-15 0-5 1-2 2-1
2021 50-32 39-17 11-12 0-3 0-0 0-0
2020 7-8 7-7 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 38-21 9-4 24-13 4-1 0-0 1-3
2018 12-9 7-5 5-3 0-0 0-1 0-0

Joanne Zuger has a 28-21 record in 2022, 12-11 on clay. In the course of the last 5 years, the Swiss has a 52-40 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Zuger won 4 of her last 10 matches.

Zuger’s best result of the current year was getting to the final the W25 Santo Domingo.

Last year in European Open the Swiss didn’t compete in this event.

H2H Jule Niemeier vs. Joanne Zuger

There is no head to head record between Jule Niemeier and Joanne Zuger since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

R2 – Elena Gabriela Ruse’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

17 - 23win/loss in 2025

Rank
117
High
51
LLLWLLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 17-23 13-10 2-7 1-3 1-3 0-0
2021 31-16 9-5 20-8 1-1 1-2 0-0
2020 18-10 9-3 7-4 2-3 0-0 0-0
2019 32-19 9-6 9-6 7-5 7-2 0-0
2018 29-23 1-2 11-12 7-3 6-3 4-3
2017 37-19 0-1 30-13 7-5 0-0 0-0
2016 43-18 1-1 36-14 6-2 0-0 0-1
2015 23-14 3-3 17-9 3-2 0-0 0-0

Elena Gabriela Ruse has a 13-15 win-loss record in 2022, 2-6 on clay. During the last 9 years, the Romanian has a 136-75 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Romanian needs to find her way after she has lost the previous 4 matches.

Last year in European Open Elena won the tournament after downing Andrea Petkovic 7-6(6) 6-4.

H2H Jule Niemeier vs. Elena Gabriela Ruse

There is no head to head record between Jule Niemeier and Elena Gabriela Ruse since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Notwithstanding, Jule Niemeier may compete against Bernarda Pera. Their H2H is 1-0 for Bernarda Pera.

1/4 – Katerina Siniakova’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

28 - 21win/loss in 2025

Rank
49
High
27
WLWWLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 28-21 21-13 6-5 1-0 0-3 0-0
2021 23-19 9-10 7-4 1-3 6-2 0-0
2020 16-15 11-8 5-4 0-3 0-0 0-0
2019 22-29 11-15 9-7 1-4 1-3 0-0
2018 34-24 18-11 9-8 5-3 2-2 0-0
2017 24-24 10-11 11-7 2-3 1-3 0-0
2016 46-24 17-12 18-7 6-2 5-3 0-0
2015 26-26 7-11 7-6 9-6 3-3 0-0

Katerina Siniakova has a 10-13 win-loss record in 2022, 4-3 on clay. As for the previous 11 years, Katerina has a 116-66 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Siniakova won 4 of her last 10 matches.

Last year in European Open the Czech didn’t compete in this event.

H2H Jule Niemeier vs. Katerina Siniakova

There is no head to head record between Jule Niemeier and Katerina Siniakova since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Possibly, Jule Niemeier may take on Laura Pigossi. Their head to head record is 1-0 for Jule Niemeier.

1/2 – Aliaksandra Sasnovich’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

35 - 21win/loss in 2025

Rank
30
High
29
LLLWLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 35-21 18-10 12-7 3-2 2-2 0-0
2021 25-23 11-9 8-6 4-6 2-2 0-0
2020 21-12 9-6 10-5 2-1 0-0 0-0
2019 21-23 14-14 2-4 5-2 0-3 0-0
2018 34-23 22-9 5-6 4-5 3-3 0-0
2017 34-26 15-13 2-5 16-5 1-3 0-0
2016 21-28 12-14 5-10 3-3 1-1 0-0
2015 38-24 14-8 8-6 12-8 4-2 0-0

Aliaksandra Sasnovich has a 28-14 win-loss record in 2022, 11-6 on clay. As for the last 13 years, Sasnovich has a 105-77 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Aliaksandra won 6 of her last 10 matches.

Sasnovich’s best result of this current season was reaching the final Melbourne.

Last year in European Open Sasnovich didn’t compete in this event.

H2H Jule Niemeier vs. Aliaksandra Sasnovich

There is no head to head record between Jule Niemeier and Aliaksandra Sasnovich since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Nonetheless, Jule Niemeier may compete against Maryna Zanevska. Their H2H is 0-0.

Final – Anett Kontaveit’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Jule Niemeier

29 - 16win/loss in 2025

Rank
17
High
2
LLWWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 29-16 13-9 6-4 9-2 1-1 0-0
2021 48-17 24-12 5-3 15-0 4-2 0-0
2020 24-11 14-7 5-3 5-1 0-0 0-0
2019 27-16 17-9 4-4 3-0 3-3 0-0
2018 34-25 16-14 12-5 4-3 2-3 0-0
2017 46-20 8-9 16-6 15-4 7-1 0-0
2016 21-23 14-13 1-3 3-3 3-4 0-0
2015 45-21 21-9 9-5 1-4 14-3 0-0

Anett Kontaveit has a 17-9 record in 2022, 2-3 on clay. As for the previous 12 years, Kontaveit has a 92-46 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Estonian won 4 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant result of the year was conquering the title in St. Petersburg where she defeated Maria Sakkari in the final 5-7 7-6(4) 7-5.

Last year in European Open Kontaveit didn’t compete in this event.

H2H Jule Niemeier vs. Anett Kontaveit

This would be the 2nd time that Jule Niemeier and Anett Kontaveit clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Niemeier (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay in major tournaments.

However, Jule Niemeier could come up against Barbora Krejcikova. Their head to head record is 1-0 for Barbora Krejcikova.