Nicola Kuhn
Country (sports) | Germany (2014–16, 2021–) Spain (2016–2021) |
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Residence | Torrevieja, Spain |
Born | Innsbruck, Austria | 20 March 2000
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Turned pro | 2017 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $318,097 |
Singles | |
Career record | 3–7 (in ATP Tour events |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 174 (7 October 2019) |
Current ranking | No. 239 (8 November 2021) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | Q2 (2019) |
French Open | Q1 (2020) |
US Open | Q2 (2019) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 0–0 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 287 (28 January 2019) |
Current ranking | No. 924 (8 November 2021) |
Last updated on: 8 November 2021. |
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 in October 2019.
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[]
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[]
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 Felix 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.
Singles performance timeline[]
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | W–L | ||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | A | 0–0 | ||
French Open | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 0–0 | ||
Wimbledon | A | A | A | NH | A | 0–0 | ||
US Open | A | A | Q2 | A | A | 0–0 | ||
ATP Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||
Miami Open | Q1 | 2R | 1R | NH | A | 1–2 | ||
Madrid Open | Q2 | A | Q1 | NH | A | 0–0 | ||
Career statistics | ||||||||
Tournaments | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | ||
Overall Win–Loss | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–7 | ||
Year-end ranking | 242 | 245 | 214 | 252 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals[]
Singles: 5 (3–2)[]
ATP Challenger (2–2) |
ITF Futures (1–0) |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | May 2017 | Zamardi, Hungary | Clay | Attila Balázs | 6–4, 6–0 |
Win | 2–0 | Jul 2017 | Braunschweig, Germany | Clay | Viktor Galović | 2–6, 7–5, 4–2 ret. |
Loss | 2–1 | Feb 2018 | Budapest, Hungary | Hard (i) | Vasek Pospisil | 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 3–6 |
Loss | 2–2 | Nov 2018 | Canberra, Australia | Hard | Jordan Thompson | 1–6, 7–5, 4–6 |
Win | 3–2 | Aug 2019 | Segovia, Spain | Hard | Pavel Kotov | 6–2, 7–6(7–4) |
Doubles: 1 (1–0)[]
ATP Challenger (1–0) |
ITF Futures (0–0) |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Feb 2018 | Budapest, Hungary | Hard | Félix Auger-Aliassime | Marin Draganja Tomislav Draganja |
2–6, 6–2, [11–9] |
Junior Grand Slam finals[]
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)[]
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 2017 | French Open | Clay | Alexei Popyrin | 6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
Doubles: 1 (1 title)[]
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 2017 | French Open | Clay | Zsombor Piros | Vasil Kirkov Danny Thomas |
6–4, 6–4 |
References[]
- ^ 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.
External links[]
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Spanish male tennis players
- German male tennis players
- Sportspeople from Innsbruck
- German expatriates in Spain
- Spanish people of German descent
- Spanish people of Russian descent
- German people of Russian descent
- French Open junior champions
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' doubles