Philip Henning

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Philip Henning
Philip Henning in Buenos Aires 2018 05.jpg
Country (sports)Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Born (2000-11-10) 10 November 2000 (age 24)
Bloemfontein, South Africa
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
College University of Georgia [1]
Prize money$20,589
Singles
Career record3–3 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 324 (23 December 2024)
Current rankingNo. 345 (3 March 2025)
Doubles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 868 (30 October 2023)
Current rankingNo. 922 (17 June 2024)
Last updated on: 2 March 2025.

Philip Henning (born 10 November 2000) is a South African tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 324 achieved on 23 December 2024. [2]

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Henning represents South Africa at the Davis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 2–2.

Career

Juniors

In May 2017, Henning won his first ITF junior singles title at the G4 in Windhoek, Namibia. Henning has won 6 ITF junior titles in 2017 and 3 in 2018. In October 2018, Henning represented South Africa at the Youth Olympic Games.

As a junior, Henning reached a career-high combined ranking of No. 35 in the ITF's world junior rankings.

As a junior, he compiled a singles win–loss record of 93–36.

Junior Grand Slam results - Singles:

Australian Open: 1R (2017), 3R (2018)
French Open: 1R (2018)
Wimbledon: 1R (2018)
US Open: 2R (2018)

Junior Grand Slam results - Doubles:

Australian Open: 1R (2017), QF (2018)
French Open: 1R (2018)
Wimbledon: 1R (2018)
US Open: 1R (2018)

Junior singles titles (9)

Legend (singles)
Grand Slam (0)
Grade A (0)
Grade B (1)
Grade 1–5 (8)
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1.6 May 2017 Windhoek, Namibia Hard Flag of South Africa.svg Pierre Malan6–3, 6–0
Winner2.13 May 2017 Windhoek, Namibia Hard Flag of South Africa.svg Gerhardt Marius Becker6–1, 6–0
Winner3.29 July 2017 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Flag of South Africa.svg Lleyton Cronje6–2, 7–6
Winner4.5 August 2017 Pretoria, South Africa Hard Flag of South Africa.svg Christiaan Worst6–1, 6–3
Winner5.23 September 2017 Stellenbosch, South Africa Hard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lodewijk Weststrate6–3, 6–4
Winner6.30 September 2017 Stellenbosch, South Africa Hard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lodewijk Weststrate2-6, 6–2, 6–2
Winner7.3 March 2018 Pretoria, South Africa Hard Flag of Hungary.svg Mate Voros6–2, 6–3
Winner8.17 March 2018 Morocco Clay Flag of Morocco.svg Yassir Kilani6–1, 6–1
Winner9.28 July 2018 Pretoria, South Africa Hard Flag of South Africa.svg Joubert Klopper6–2, 3–6, 7-5

ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals

Singles: 2 (6–2)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF World Tennis Tour (8–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (7–1)
Clay (1–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Oct 2023M15 Sharm El-Sheikh, EgyptWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Ukraine.svg Vadym Ursu6–3, 6–3
Loss1–1Oct 2023M15 Sharm El-Sheikh, EgyptWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Ukraine.svg Vadym Ursu4–6, 7–6(7–3), 2–6
Win2–1Feb 2024M15 Sharm El-Sheikh, EgyptWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mees Röttgering 6-3, 6-3
Win3–1Feb 2024M15 Sharm El-Sheikh, EgyptWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Egypt.svg Fares Zakaria6-3, 6-3
Loss3–2Apr 2024M15 Antalya, TurkiyeWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Italy.svg Facundo Juarez2–6, 3–6
Win4–2May 2024M25 Addis Ababa, EthiopiaWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Egypt.svg Siddharth Vishwakarma6-2, 6-2
Win5–2Jun 2024M15 Hillcrest, South AfricaWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Namibia.svg Connor Henry Van Schalkwyk6-4, 6-4
Win6–2Nov 2024M15 Yanagawa City, JapanWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Japan.svg Yuta Kikuchi7–6(7–1), 6-1
Win7–2Dec 2024M15 Stellenbosch, South AfricaWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Germany.svg Nino Ehrenschneider6-4, 6-1
Win8–2Dec 2024M15 Stellenbosch, South AfricaWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of South Africa.svg Kris van Wyk6-4, 6-4

Doubles: 3 (2-1)

Legend (doubles)
ITF World Tennis Tour (2–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Nov 2021M25 Austin, United StatesWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of South Africa.svg Joubert Klopper Flag of Portugal.svg Duarte Vale
Flag of the United States.svg Alfredo Perez
6–7(1–7), 2–6
Win1–1Nov 2022M25 Austin, United StatesWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the United States.svg Tyler Stewart Flag of France.svg Martin Breysach
Flag of Greece.svg Demetris Azoides
6–2, 6–4
Win2–1Oct 2023M15 Sharm El-Sheikh, EgyptWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of South Africa.svg Dylan Salton Flag of Italy.svg Alexandr Binda
Flag placeholder.svg Ilia Simakin
4–6, 6–4, [10–8]

References

  1. "Coppini Tennis Academy's Philip Henning qualifies for Thionville Challenger". 3 March 2025.
  2. "Philip Henning | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.