Mikael Ymer

He made his Masters 1000 debut at the 2017 Miami Open as a wildcard and won his first match at this level in the 2018 edition of the same tournament after also receiving a wildcard.

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.

He finished year 2019 ranked No. 74 in the singles rankings.

He made his debut at the 2020 Australian Open and defeated Yasutaka Uchiyama in the first round. He reached a new careeer-high ranking of No. 67 on 2 March 2020.[2]

Ymer reached the third round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in his career at the 2021 Australian Open. He did so by defeating 26th seed Hubert Hurkacz and qualifier Carlos Alcaraz, before losing to fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas.[5] At the 2021 Miami Open he reached also the third round for the first time at a Masters 1000 defeating 27th seed Nikoloz Basilashvili.

As world No. 105 at the 2021 French Open, Ymer achieved the biggest win of his career by defeating world No. 15 Gaël Monfils in the second round.[6] With this victory, he once again reached the third round of a major, this time losing to Jannik Sinner.[7]

At 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 semi-final.[8] 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.[9] Ymer lost the final to Ilya Ivashka in straight sets in 56 minutes.[10]

In August, Ymer played at the 2021 US Open, losing to Jenson Brooksby in the first round.[11]

He finished year 2021 ranked No. 93 in the singles rankings.

Ymer was not able to defend his third round showing at the 2022 Australian Open, losing to Stefanos Tsitsipas in the opening round.

In February, at the 2022 Open Sud de France, Ymer reached the semi-finals, defeating three French players Corentin Moutet, third seed Gael Monfils (his second top-20 win) and Richard Gasquet.[12][13]

At the 2022 French Open he reached the third round at this Major for the second consecutive time in his career defeating James Duckworth and 29th seed Dan Evans[14] before losing to 4th seed Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Ymer in 2nd round match at Citi Open, August 3, 2022

At 2022 Wimbledon Championships he reached the second round defeating Daniel Altmaier.

At the 2022 Citi Open he defeated Andy Murray[15] and 15th seed Aslan Karatsev to reach the round of 16. Next he defeated Emil Ruusuvuori to reach the quarterfinals of an ATP 500 tournament for the first time. In the quarterfinals, he defeated Sebastian Korda in three sets to advance to his first ATP 500 semi-final in his career. As a result he moved close to 40 positions up the rankings back into the top 80 to No. 77 on 8 August 2022.

At the 2022 Winston-Salem Open, Ymer received a wildcard but lost in the second to qualifier Marc-Andrea Huesler. As a result his ranking fell to No. 99 on 29 August 2022. At the US Open he lost in the first round.

At the 2022 Firenze Open he reached the semi-finals as a qualifier defeating again fifth seed Aslan Karatsev[16] and Roberto Carballes Baena but lost to JJ Wolf.[17] As a result he moved 20 positions up in the rankings back into the top 80 on 17 October 2022. At his home tournament in Stockholm using a special exempt status, he reached the quarterfinals where he lost to top seed Stefanos Tsitsipas.[18] As a result he moved up to No. 76 on 24 October 2022. He continued his good form qualifiying for the main draw of the 2022 Rolex Paris Masters for the second year in a row. He won his first round match defeating Alexander Bublik. He lost to world No. 8 Felix Auger-Aliassime in a three tight set match with two tiebreaks that lasted 3 hours and 30 minutes.[19]

At the 2023 Adelaide International 2 he reached the quarterfinals after qualifying defeating Emil Ruusuvuori and Mackenzie McDonald en route. He lost in the first round at the 2023 Australian Open to Yoshihito Nishioka. He reached the top 60 on 30 January 2023.

At the 2023 Open Sud de France he lost to Ruusuvuori. At the Rotterdam Open he qualified again for the main draw but lost to wildcard Tallon Griekspoor. At the 2023 Open 13 Provence he reached the quarterfinals after a walkover from sixth seed David Goffin in the second round. He lost to top seed and eventual champion Hubert Hurkacz. He reached a new career high of world No. 51 on 10 April 2023 and the top 50 a week later.

Current through the 2023 Australian Open.