Johan Nikles

{{Short description|Swiss tennis player (born 1997)}} {{Infobox tennis biography |name = Johan Nikles |image = [[File:Johan Nikles Sao Leo Open 2026.jpg|frameless|upright=.8]] |caption = Nikles at the [[2026 São Léo Open]] |fullname = |country = {{SUI}} |residence = [[Geneva, Switzerland]] |birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1997|3|23}} |birth_place = [[Geneva, Switzerland]] |height = {{convert|1.73|m|abbr=on}} |weight = |turnedpro = |plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |careerprizemoney = $173,199 |coach = [[Antony Dupuis]] |singlesrecord = 1–3 (at [[ATP Tour]] level, [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] level, and in [[Davis Cup]]) |singlestitles = 0 |highestsinglesranking = No. 256 (11 July 2022) |currentsinglesranking = No. 552 (8 November 2025) |AustralianOpenresult = |AustralianOpenjuniorresult = 1R ([[2015 Australian Open – Boys' singles|2015]]) |FrenchOpenresult = |FrenchOpenjuniorresult = 1R ([[2015 French Open – Boys' singles|2015]]) |Wimbledonresult = |Wimbledonjuniorresult = 3R ([[2015 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles|2015]]) |USOpenresult = |USOpenjuniorresult = 1R ([[2015 US Open – Boys' singles|2015]]) |doublesrecord = 1–3 (at [[ATP Tour]] level, [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] level, and in [[Davis Cup]]) |doublestitles = 0 |highestdoublesranking = No. 357 (3 October 2022) |currentdoublesranking = No. 637 (8 November 2025) |AustralianOpenDoublesresult = |AustralianOpenDoublesjuniorresult = 2R ([[2015 Australian Open – Boys' doubles|2015]]) |FrenchOpenDoublesresult = |FrenchOpenDoublesjuniorresult = QF ([[2015 French Open – Boys' doubles|2015]]) |WimbledonDoublesresult = |WimbledonDoublesjuniorresult = 1R ([[2015 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' doubles|2015]]) |USOpenDoublesresult = |USOpenDoublesjuniorresult = 1R ([[2015 US Open – Boys' doubles|2015]]) |updated = 10 November 2025 }}

'''Johan Nikles''' (born 23 March 1997) is a [[Switzerland|Swiss]] [[tennis]] player.

Nikles has a career-high [[Association of Tennis Professionals|ATP]] singles ranking of World No. 256 achieved on 11 July 2022 and 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]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rts.ch/sport/tennis/13095348-atp-geneve-le-reve-eveille-de-johan-nikles-sur-la-terre-battue-des-eauxvives.html | title=ATP Genève: Le rêve éveillé de Johan Nikles sur la terre battue des Eaux-Vives | date=16 May 2022 }}</ref> and won his first ATP singles main draw match against compatriot wildcard [[Leandro Riedi]], saving three match points.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rts.ch/sport/tennis/13102387-atp-geneve-johan-nikles-gagne-le-derby-suisse.html | title=ATP Genève: Johan Nikles gagne le derby suisse | date=17 May 2022 }}</ref> He lost to [[Tallon Griekspoor]] in the second round.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tennis-tourtalk.com/89854/win-or-lose-its-been-a-great-week-for-nikles-in-geneva | title=Win or Lose, It's Been a Great Week for Nikles in Geneva | date=18 May 2022 | access-date=19 May 2022 | archive-date=18 May 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518191727/https://www.tennis-tourtalk.com/89854/win-or-lose-its-been-a-great-week-for-nikles-in-geneva | url-status=dead }}</ref> As a result he moved 40 positions up into the top 300.

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{ATP}} * {{ITF}}

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