Nicola Kuhn
Kuhn at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports) Germany (2014–16, 2021–)
 Spain (2016–2021)
ResidenceTorrevieja, Spain
Born (2000-03-20) 20 March 2000 (age 23)
Innsbruck, Austria
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro2017
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachDirk Hordorff
Prize money$438,066
Singles
Career record3–9 (in ATP Tour events)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 174 (7 October 2019)
Current rankingNo. 682 (25 September 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2019)
French OpenQ1 (2020)
Wimbledon1R (2022)
US OpenQ2 (2019)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 287 (28 January 2019)
Last updated on: 3 October 2023.

Nicola Kuhn (Spanish: [kun]; German: [kuːn]; born 20 March 2000) is an Austrian-born German tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 174, achieved on 7 October 2019 and a doubles ranking of World No. 287 achieved on 28 January 2019.

Personal life

Kuhn has a German father and a Russian mother.[1]

From April 2016 to October 2021, he represented Spain.[2][3]

Junior career

Kuhn won the 2017 French Open – Boys' doubles title and reached the singles final of the same tournament.

Professional career

2017: ATP debut

Kuhn won his first ATP Challenger Tour title as a qualifier at the Sparkassen Open in Braunschweig.[4]

He made his ATP main draw debut at the Shenzhen Open as a wildcard.

2018: Maiden ATP win

Kuhn got to the finals of the Budapest Indoor Challenger Open in February 2018, but lost to ATP Tour veteran Vasek Pospisil in three sets. But he teamed up with Félix Auger-Aliassime to win the same tournament's doubles title.[5] Next month Kuhn was awarded a wildcard for the 2018 Miami Open. He defeated Darian King to win his maiden ATP main draw match. He became the youngest Spaniard since Rafael Nadal to win a match on the ATP World Tour.[6] In the second round he lost in straight sets to 15th seed Fabio Fognini.

2022: Grand Slam debut

He qualified for the 2022 Wimbledon Championships making his Grand Slam debut.[7]

Singles performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Current through the 2023 ATP Tour.

Tournament 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A Q2 Q1 A Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0
French Open A A A Q1 A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Wimbledon A A A NH A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1
US Open A A Q2 A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0 / 1 0–1
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Miami Open Q1 2R 1R NH A A A 0 / 2 1–2
Madrid Open Q2 A Q1 NH A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Win–loss 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 2 1–2
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 1 2 0 3 2 0 9
Overall win–loss 0–1 1–1 1–2 0–0 1–3 0–2 0–0 3–9
Year-end ranking 242 245 214 252 242 503 709

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 7 (5–2)

ATP Challenger (2–2)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (3–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 May 2017 Zamardi, Hungary Futures Clay Hungary Attila Balázs 6–4, 6–0
Win 2–0 Jul 2017 Braunschweig, Germany Challenger Clay Croatia Viktor Galović 2–6, 7–5, 4–2 ret.
Loss 2–1 Feb 2018 Budapest, Hungary Challenger Hard (i) Canada Vasek Pospisil 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 3–6
Loss 2–2 Nov 2018 Canberra, Australia Challenger Hard Australia Jordan Thompson 1–6, 7–5, 4–6
Win 3–2 Aug 2019 Segovia, Spain Challenger Hard Russia Pavel Kotov 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Win 4–2 Jul 2023 M15 Metzingen, Germany World Tour Clay Czech Republic Daniel Pátý 6–4, 6–1
Win 5–2 Aug 2023 M15 Allershausen, Germany World Tour Clay Germany Adrian Oetzbach 4–6, 7–5, 6–1

Doubles: 3 (1–2)

ATP Challenger (1–0)
ITF Futures (0–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Feb 2018 Budapest,
Hungary 		Challenger Hard Canada Félix Auger-Aliassime Croatia Marin Draganja
Croatia Tomislav Draganja 		2–6, 6–2, [11–9]
Loss 1–1 Jan 2024 M15 Monastir,
Tunisia 		World Tour Hard Spain David Pérez Sanz Germany Christoph Negritu
Tunisia Aziz Ouakaa 		4–6, 7–6(7–5), [4–10]
Loss 1–2 Jan 2024 M15 Monastir,
Tunisia 		World Tour Hard Spain David Pérez Sanz France Constantin Kouzmine
Czech Republic Mili Poljičak 		1–6, 6–0, [8–10]

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 2017 French Open Clay Australia Alexei Popyrin 6–7(5–7), 3–6

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2017 French Open Clay Hungary Zsombor Piros United States Vasil Kirkov
United States Danny Thomas 		6–4, 6–4

References

  1. ^ Gee, Donna (27 October 2015). "A NEW BAWL GAME: Tennis sensation Nicola Kuhn is 15, blond, superfit – and simply the best".
  2. ^ "Nicola Kuhn y la australiana Seone Mendez se adjudican el "Trofeo Juan Carlos Ferrero" júnior en Villena" (in Spanish). 11 April 2016.
  3. ^ Diego, Jiménez Rubio (18 October 2021). "Nicola Kuhn competirá bajo la bandera de Alemania a partir de ahora" (in Spanish).
  4. ^ "Challenger #NextGenATP First-Time Winner: Nicola Kuhn". ATP World Tour. 17 July 2017.
  5. ^ Meiseles, Josh. "Pospisil Goes Back-To-Back With Budapest Title". ATPWorldTour.com. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Kuhn Announces Arrival in Style". ATP World Tour. 23 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Kubler, Sock, 2012 Nadal Conqueror Rosol Among Wimbledon Qualifiers | ATP Tour | Tennis".

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French Open boys' doubles champions
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