German tennis player
Nicola Kuhn Country (sports) Germany (2014–16, 2021–) Spain (2016–2021) Residence Torrevieja , SpainBorn (2000-03-20 ) 20 March 2000 (age 24) Innsbruck , AustriaHeight 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Turned pro 2017 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Coach Dirk Hordorff Prize money $447,574 Career record 3–9 (in ATP Tour events) Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 174 (7 October 2019) Current ranking No. 352 (10 June 2024) Australian Open Q2 (2019 ) French Open Q1 (2020 ) Wimbledon 1R (2022 ) US Open Q2 (2019 ) Career record 0–0 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 287 (28 January 2019) Current ranking No. 1181 (10 June 2024) Last updated on: 12 June 2024.
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.
Kuhn has a German father and a Russian mother.[ 1]
From April 2016 to October 2021, he represented Spain.[ 2] [ 3]
Kuhn won the 2017 French Open – Boys' doubles title and reached the singles final of the same tournament.
Professional career [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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 .
2021-2022: Grand Slam debut [ edit ] He received a wildcard for the main draw of the 2021 Hamburg European Open .
He qualified for the 2022 Wimbledon Championships making his Grand Slam debut.[ 7] [ 8]
He also received a wildcard for the main draw of the 2022 Hamburg European Open .
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 .
ATP Challenger Tour finals [ edit ] Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)[ edit ] Legend ATP Challenger Tour (2–2)
Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score Win 1–0 Jul 2017 Braunschweig , Germany Clay Viktor Galović 2–6, 7–5, 4–2 ret. Loss 1–1 Feb 2018 Budapest , Hungary Hard (i) Vasek Pospisil 6–7(3–7) , 6–3, 3–6 Loss 1–2 Nov 2018 Canberra , Australia Hard Jordan Thompson 1–6, 7–5, 4–6 Win 2–2 Aug 2019 Segovia , Spain Hard Pavel Kotov 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Doubles: 1 (1 title)[ edit ] Legend ATP Challenger Tour (1–0)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals[ edit ] Singles: 7 (6 titles, 1 runner-up)[ edit ] Legend ITF Futures/WTT (6–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score Win 1–0 May 2017 Zamardi, Hungary Clay Attila Balázs 6–4, 6–0 Win 2–0 Jul 2023 M15 Metzingen, Germany Clay Daniel Pátý 6–4, 6–1 Win 3–0 Aug 2023 M15 Allershausen, Germany Clay Adrian Oetzbach 4–6, 7–5, 6–1 Win 4–0 Apr 2024 M25 Reus, Spain Clay Anton Matusevich 5–7, 7–6(7–2) , 6–3 Loss 4–1 May 2024 M25 Valldoreix, Spain Clay Martin Kližan 6–3, 0–6, 3–6 Win 5–1 Jun 2024 M25 La Nucia, Spain Clay Edas Butvilas 7–6(7–3) , 6–1 Win 6–1 Jun 2024 M25 Córdoba, Spain Clay Pedro Vives Marcos 7–6(7–3) , 6–3
Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)[ edit ] Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score Loss 0–1 Jan 2024 M15 Monastir, Tunisia Hard David Pérez Sanz Christoph Negritu Aziz Ouakaa 4–6, 7–6(7–5) , [4–10] Loss 0–2 Jan 2024 M15 Monastir, Tunisia Hard David Pérez Sanz Constantin Bittoun Kouzmine Mili Poljičak 1–6, 6–0, [8–10]
Junior Grand Slam finals [ edit ] Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)[ edit ] Doubles: 1 (1 title)[ edit ]