Tim Handel

Tim Handel

Country (sports)	Germany
Residence	Reutlingen, Germany
Born	(1996-10-18) 18 October 1996 (age 28) Reutlingen
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro	2019
College	Northern Arizona University
Prize money	$72,092
Singles
Career record	0–0
Career titles	2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 362 (20 May 2024)
Current ranking	No. 558 (25 November 2024)
Doubles
Career record	0–0
Career titles	4 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 493 (25 November 2024)
Current ranking	No. 493 (25 November 2024)
Last updated on: 25 November 2024.

Tim Handel (born 18 October 1996) is a German tennis player.

Handel has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 362, achieved on 20 May 2024, and has a career-high doubles ranking of No. 493, achieved on 25 November 2024. ^[1]

Handel won his first ITF title at the Luxoil Open in Trier in August 2021.

Collegiate career

Handel played four years at the Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona. ^[2] He won three Big Sky Conference MVP Honors and qualified for the NCAA singles tournament in his last year. He became just the fourth men's tennis player in Big Sky history to win three MVP awards since it was first given out in 1983. ^[3]

Handel was the first Big Sky player to play in the NCAA Singles tournament since 2006 and just the 11th Big Sky conference player ever dating back to 1980. ^[4]

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Aug 2021	M25 Trier, Germany	Clay	Louis Wessels	6–2, 6–4
Loss	1–1	May 2023	M15 Warmbad Villach, Austria	Clay	Alex Barrena	6–2, 4–6, 3–6
Loss	1–2	Jun 2023	M25 Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic	Clay	Lukas Neumayer	2–6, 6–3, 1–6
Loss	1–3	Aug 2023	M25 Lesa, Italy	Clay	Clement Tabur	6–3, 4–6, 1–6
Win	2–3	Nov 2023	M25 Antalya, Turkey	Clay	Alexander Weis	6–3, 1–6, 6–3
Loss	2–4	Aug 2024	M25 Lesa, Italy	Clay	Andrea Picchione	6–7(2–7), 6–7(3–7)

Doubles: 11 (4 titles, 7 runner-ups)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 2021	M25 Marburg, Germany	Clay	Yannik Steinegger	Daniel De Jonge Guy den Ouden	6–2, 4–6, [9–11]
Loss	0–2	Aug 2021	M25 Ueberlingen, Germany	Clay	Fabian Fallert	Hendrik Jebens Niklas Schell	4–6, 5–7
Win	1–2	Dec 2021	M15 Cancún, Mexico	Hard	Yannik Steinegger	Liam Draxl Cleeve Harper	7–6(7–5), 6–3
Loss	1–3	Mar 2022	M25 Trento, Italy	Hard (i)	Yannik Steinegger	Dan Added Andrew Paulson	4–6, 6–3, [8–10]
Loss	1–4	Aug 2022	M25 Ueberlingen, Germany	Clay	Peter Heller	Adam Jurajda Daniel Siniakov	4–6, 5–7
Loss	1–5	Oct 2022	M15 Antalya, Turkey	Clay	Peter Heller	Igor Kudriashov Maxim Shin	w/o
Loss	1–6	Dec 2022	M15 Madrid, Spain	Hard	Yannik Steinegger	Eero Vasa Mark Whitehouse	6–7(6–8), 3–6
Win	2–6	Feb 2023	M15 Monastir, Tunisia	Hard	Yannik Steinegger	Ryuki Matsuda Naoki Tajima	6–4, 6–1
Win	3–6	Mar 2024	M25 Saint-Dizier, Tunisia	Hard (i)	Yannik Steinegger	Daniel Masur Alexey Vatutin	6–2, 6–3
Loss	3–7	Nov 2024	M15 Antalya, Turkey	Clay	Stefan Popovic	Gabi Adrian Boitan Alexandru Cristian Dumitru	6–0, 5–7, [7–10]
Win	4–7	Nov 2024	M15 Antalya, Turkey	Clay	Stefan Popovic	Yanaki Milev Petr Nesterov	6–3, 6–2

References

1. "Tim Handel - Overview". ATP Tour.
2. "Tim Handel - Men's Tennis". Northern Arizona University Athletics.
3. "NAU's Handel Earns Third #BigSkyTennis MVP Honor; Men's All-Conference Team Unveiled". bigskyconf.com. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
4. "Lumberjack Flashback: Tim Handel Three-Peats as Big Sky MVP on His Way to NCAAs". Northern Arizona University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-01-23.

External links

• Tim Handel at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Tim Handel at the International Tennis Federation
• Tim Handel at ESPN.com