Frederic Niemeyer
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Frederic Niemeyer (born on 24 April 1976 in Campbellton, New Brunswick) is a tour and Davis Cup tennis player. Niemeyer resides in Sherbrooke, Quebec. He continues to be Canada's second best ranked tennis players and is currently World No. 237 in singles. His career ATP tour record (for International Series events or better and including Davis Cup) is 12-26.
The 6'3, right-handed Niemeyer joined the challenger circuit in 1998. His best results have been winning the 1999 Urbana, 2001 São Paulo-1, 2005 Joplin, 2005 Forest Hills, 2006 Santa Clarita, California, 2007 Cardiff, and 2007 Vancouver ATP Challenger Series events. In his only Grand Slam appearance to date he reached the second round of Wimbledon 2003 by beating World No. 8 Felix Mantilla. His career high singles ranking to date is World No. 134, which he reached in March 2004.
In 13 Davis Cup ties for Canada, Niemeyer has a win-loss record of 19-8, including an impressive 11-1 record in doubles (9–0 partnering Daniel Nestor). In singles his best win came in 2002 when he defeated then World No. 14 Fernando González in a tie against Chile.
Niemeyer was named Canada's Player of the Year for 2002. He competed in both singles and doubles at the 2004 Athens Olympics, reaching the second round in doubles partnering Nestor.
Niemeyer played college tennis at Middle Tennessee State University.
