Nicola_Kuhn
Nicola Kuhn
German tennis player
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 at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Country (sports) |  Germany (2014–16, 2021–) Spain (2016–2021) |
|---|---|
| Residence | Torrevieja, Spain |
| Born | (2000-03-20) 20 March 2000 (age 24) Innsbruck, Austria |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Turned pro | 2017 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Dirk Hordorff |
| Prize money | $447,574 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 3–9 (in ATP Tour events) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 174 (7 October 2019) |
| Current ranking | No. 555 (8 April 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q2 (2019) |
| French Open | Q1 (2020) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2022) |
| US Open | Q2 (2019) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–0 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 287 (28 January 2019) |
| Current ranking | No. 1398 (8 April 2024) |
| Last updated on: 14 April 2024. | |
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.
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.
2021-2022: Grand Slam debut
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.
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
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 | ||
Singles: 8 (6–2)
| ATP Challenger (2–2) |
| ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (4–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | May 2017 | Zamardi, Hungary | Futures | Clay |  Attila Balázs |
6–4, 6–0 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jul 2017 | Braunschweig, Germany | Challenger | Clay |  Viktor Galović |
2–6, 7–5, 4–2 ret. |
| Loss | 2–1 | Feb 2018 | Budapest, Hungary | Challenger | Hard (i) |  Vasek Pospisil |
6–7(3–7), 6–3, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Nov 2018 | Canberra, Australia | Challenger | Hard |  Jordan Thompson |
1–6, 7–5, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–2 | Aug 2019 | Segovia, Spain | Challenger | Hard |  Pavel Kotov |
6–2, 7–6(7–4) |
| Win | 4–2 | Jul 2023 | M15 Metzingen, Germany | World Tour | Clay |  Daniel Pátý |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 5–2 | Aug 2023 | M15 Allershausen, Germany | World Tour | Clay | Adrian Oetzbach |
4–6, 7–5, 6–1 |
| Win | 6–2 | Apr 2024 | M25 Reus, Spain | World Tour | Clay |  Anton Matusevich |
5–7, 7–6(7–2), 6–3 |
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 | Félix Auger-Aliassime |
Marin Draganja Tomislav Draganja |
2–6, 6–2, [11–9] |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jan 2024 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia |
World Tour | Hard | David Pérez Sanz |
Christoph Negritu  Aziz Ouakaa |
4–6, 7–6(7–5), [4–10] |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jan 2024 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia |
World Tour | Hard | David Pérez Sanz |
 Constantin Kouzmine Mili Poljičak |
1–6, 6–0, [8–10] |
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2017 | French Open | Clay | Alexei Popyrin |
6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2017 | French Open | Clay | Zsombor Piros |
 Vasil Kirkov Danny Thomas |
6–4, 6–4 |
- Gee, Donna (27 October 2015). "A NEW BAWL GAME: Tennis sensation Nicola Kuhn is 15, blond, superfit – and simply the best".
- "Nicola Kuhn y la australiana Seone Mendez se adjudican el "Trofeo Juan Carlos Ferrero" júnior en Villena" (in Spanish). 11 April 2016.
- Diego, Jiménez Rubio (18 October 2021). "Nicola Kuhn competirá bajo la bandera de Alemania a partir de ahora" (in Spanish).
- "Challenger #NextGenATP First-Time Winner: Nicola Kuhn". ATP World Tour. 17 July 2017.
- Meiseles, Josh. "Pospisil Goes Back-To-Back With Budapest Title". ATPWorldTour.com. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- "Kuhn Announces Arrival in Style". ATP World Tour. 23 March 2018.
- "Joy of first time qualifier". 23 June 2022.
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