Johan Nikles (born 23 March 1997) is a Swiss tennis player.
Nikles has a career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 256 achieved on 11 July 2022. He also has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 357 achieved on 3 October 2022.
On the junior tour, Nikles had a career-high ITF junior ranking of No. 26 achieved in January 2015.
Career
2016: ATP debut
Nikles made his ATP main draw debut at the 2016 Swiss Open Gstaad, receiving a singles main draw wildcard.
2022: Top 300 debut
He qualified for the 2022 Geneva Open, defeating 3rd seed Peter Gojowczyk and 8th seed Lukáš Rosol,[1] and won his first ATP singles main draw match against compatriot wildcard Leandro Riedi, saving three match points.[2] He lost to Tallon Griekspoor in the second round.[3] As a result he moved 40 positions up into the top 300.
References
- ^ "ATP Genève: Le rêve éveillé de Johan Nikles sur la terre battue des Eaux-Vives". 16 May 2022.
- ^ "ATP Genève: Johan Nikles gagne le derby suisse". 17 May 2022.
- ^ "Win or Lose, It's Been a Great Week for Nikles in Geneva". 18 May 2022. Archived from the original on 18 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
External links
- Johan Nikles at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Johan Nikles at the International Tennis Federation
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