Yannick Hanfmann

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Yannick Hanfmann
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Hanfmann at the 2023 French Open
Country (sports)Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Residence Karlsruhe, Germany
Born (1991-11-13) 13 November 1991 (age 33)
Karlsruhe
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Turned pro2015
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
College University of Southern California
Coach Juan Pablo Brzezicki
Prize moneyUS$3,336,863
Singles
Career record76–82
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 45 (3 July 2023)
Current rankingNo. 110 (3 March 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 2R (2022)
French Open 2R (2023)
Wimbledon 1R (2021, 2023, 2024)
US Open 1R (2018, 2021, 2023)
Doubles
Career record15–16
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 81 (15 July 2024)
Current rankingNo. 298 (3 March 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open SF (2024)
French Open 2R (2024)
Wimbledon 1R (2023)
Team competitions
Davis Cup SF (2024)
Last updated on: 7 March 2025.

Yannick Hanfmann (born 13 November 1991) is a German professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 45, achieved in July 2023, and a doubles ranking of No. 81, achieved in July 2024.

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He is known for his powerful serves (up to 143 mph) and groundstrokes.

College career

Hanfmann played college tennis at the University of Southern California. [1]

He is hearing-impaired, having been so since birth. [2]

Professional career

2017: First career ATP final

Hanfmann made his ATP main-draw debut at the 2017 BMW Open after defeating Arthur De Greef and Uladzimir Ignatik in the qualifying rounds. [3] Ranked world No. 273, he upset both Gerald Melzer and Thomaz Bellucci to reach the quarterfinals, [4] where he lost to second seed Roberto Bautista Agut.

At the 2017 Swiss Open Gstaad, Hanfmann made a sensational run to the final after defeating Facundo Bagnis, third seed and defending champion Feliciano López, eighth seed João Sousa and sixth seed Robin Haase, again as a qualifier. In his semifinal victory over Haase he saved four match points. [5] He lost to Fabio Fognini in the final.

2018–2019: Grand Slam debut at US and French Open, top 100

He reached the top 100 at world No. 99 on 16 July 2018, following his Challenger title in Braunschweig, Germany.

2020–2021: Second ATP final, top-10 win, Australian Open, Wimbledon & Masters debuts

Hanfmann reached his second career ATP Tour final at the 2020 Generali Open Kitzbühel in Austria, but lost in straight sets to Serbian Miomir Kecmanović. [6]

He recorded his maiden top-10 win against Gaël Monfils in the first round of the 2020 Hamburg European Open in Germany.

He made his debut at the 2021 Australian Open and at a Masters 1000 level at the Miami Open where he defeated Steve Johnson.

2022: First major win, fourth ATP semifinal, out of top 100

At the 2022 Australian Open, he won his first match at a Grand Slam event defeating wildcard Thanasi Kokkinakis.

He skipped the clay season in Europe and was unable to qualify for the French Open and Wimbledon and as a result his ranking dropped to No. 152 on 18 July 2022.

Following Wimbledon he reached the round of 16 at the Swiss Open as a qualifier. At Kitzbühel, he reached his fourth ATP semifinal overall and second at this tournament defeating Dominic Thiem for one of the biggest wins in his career. [7] [8]

2023: Tenth clay court and first Masters quarterfinals, top 50

At the Chile Open, he reached his ninth quarterfinal on clay and of his career as a qualifier defeating two Spaniards, defending champion Pedro Martínez and Roberto Carballés Baena. [9]

At the 2023 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, he reached his tenth clay-court quarterfinal as a qualifier defeating Yosuke Watanuki and second seed Tommy Paul, his biggest win in three years. [10] Next he reached his fifth ATP semifinal defeating Tomáš Macháč. He lost to Tomás Martín Etcheverry in straight sets. [11] As a result, he rose close to 25 positions into the top 110, on 10 April 2023.

At the Madrid Open, on his main draw debut as a qualifier, he reached the third round on a Masters level for the first time in his career and in only his second Masters participation, defeating Juan Pablo Varillas and 15th seed Lorenzo Musetti. [12]

Ranked No. 101 at the Italian Open on his debut at the tournament, also as a qualifier, he reached the third round defeating Nicolás Jarry and ninth seed Taylor Fritz for his first top-10 win of the season and only second in his career. [13] Next, he defeated Marco Cecchinato to reach his first Masters fourth round and sixth seed Andrey Rublev, his third career top-10 win, to reach his first Masters quarterfinal. [14] He lost to world No. 3, Daniil Medvedev, in straight sets. As a result, he moved close to 40 positions up to a new career-high singles ranking of world No. 64, on 22 May 2023. [15] [16] As the second qualifying seed, he entered the main draw of the 2023 French Open as a lucky loser and defeated Thiago Monteiro in the first round in five sets for his first win at this major.

At his home tournament, the Halle Open, he reached the second round as a wildcard defeating compatriot Louis Wessels. As a result, he moved into the top 50 in the rankings at world No. 48, on 26 June 2023. [17] At the next grass court tournament, the Mallorca Championships, he reached the semifinals defeating the top seed Stefanos Tsitsipas [18] and retiring wildcard Feliciano López. [19] He lost his semifinal match to Adrian Mannarino. [20] Hanfmann improved his career-high ranking to No. 45 on 3 July 2023. [21]

2024: Grand Slam semifinal in doubles

With his compatriot Dominik Koepfer he reached the semifinals of the 2024 Australian Open as an unseeded pair, in only his second participation in the doubles competition at this Major, and third overall at Grand Slams. [22] [23]

Performance timelines

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (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.

Singles

Current through the 2025 Chile Open.

Tournament 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAA Q2 A Q2 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R 0 / 51–517%
French Open AAA Q2 1R A 1R Q1 2R 1R 0 / 41–420%
Wimbledon AA Q2 Q1 Q3 NH 1R Q2 1R 1R 0 / 30–30%
US Open AA Q2 1R Q1 A 1R Q1 1R Q1 0 / 30–30%
Win–loss0–00–00–00–10–10–00–41–11–40–30–10 / 152–1512%
National representation
Davis Cup AA PO AAAAA G1 SF Q1 0 / 14–180%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Open Q2 AA Q1 ANHAAA 2R A0 / 11–150%
Miami Open AAA Q1 ANH 2R A Q1 3R 0 / 23–260%
Monte-Carlo Masters AAAAANH Q2 AA 1R 0 / 10–10%
Madrid Open AAAAANHAA 3R 1R 0 / 22–250%
Italian Open AAAAAAAA QF 2R 0 / 25–271%
Canadian Open AAAAANHAAAA0 / 00–0  
Cincinnati Open AAAAAAAA 1R A0 / 10–10%
Shanghai Masters AAAAANH 2R Q1 0 / 11–150%
Paris Masters AAAAA Q2 AA Q1 A0 / 00–0  
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–01–10–07–44–50–00 / 1012–1055%
Career statistics
20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025Career
Tournaments0046231372221482
Titles000000000000
Finals001001000002
Hard win–loss0–00–00–00–20–00–02–61–23–99–61–30 / 2816–2836%
Clay win–loss0–00–06–41–40–27–36–36–516–1010–121–10 / 4453–4454%
Grass win–loss0–00–01–10–00–00–01–30–04–31–30–00 / 107–1041%
Overall win–loss0–00–07–51–60–27–39–127–723–2220–212–40 / 8276–8248%
Year-end ranking660315119152172991261285196

Doubles

Current through the 2024 ATP Tour.

Tournament 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAA 2R AA SF A0 / 25–2
French Open AAAAAA 2R 0 / 11–0
Wimbledon AANHAA 1R A0 / 10–1
US Open AAAAAAA0 / 00–0
Win–loss0–00–00–01–10–00–15–10–00 / 46–3
Career statistics
Tournaments1015228019
Overall win–loss0–10–00–15–31–20–29–70–015–16
Year-end ranking2518862895638808548%

ATP career finals

Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP 500 (0–0)
ATP 250 (0–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 Jul 2017 Swiss Open Gstaad, SwitzerlandATP 250Clay Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Fognini 4–6, 5–7
Loss0–2 Sep 2020 Austrian Open Kitzbühel, AustriaATP 250Clay Flag of Serbia.svg Miomir Kecmanović 4–6, 4–6

ATP Challenger finals

Singles: 9 (6 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (5–2)
Carpet (1–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 May 2017 Shymkent, KazakhstanClay Flag of Lithuania.svg Ričardas Berankis 3–6, 2–6
Win1–1 Oct 2017 Ismaning, GermanyCarpet (i) Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Sonego 6–4, 3–6, 7–5
Win2–1 Jun 2018 Shymkent, KazakhstanClay Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Roberto Cid Subervi 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–2
Win3–1 Jul 2018 Braunschweig, GermanyClay Flag of Slovakia.svg Jozef Kovalík 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Win4–1 Jul 2019 Ludwigshafen, GermanyClay Flag of Slovakia.svg Filip Horanský 6–3, 6–1
Win5–1 Aug 2019 Augsburg, GermanyClay Flag of Finland.svg Emil Ruusuvuori 2–6, 6–4, 7–5
Loss5–2 Feb 2020 Burnie, AustraliaHard Flag of Japan.svg Taro Daniel 2–6, 2–6
Win6–2 Aug 2020 Todi, ItalyClay Flag of Spain.svg Bernabé Zapata Miralles 6–3, 6–3
Loss6–3 Oct 2022 Rio de Janeiro, BrazilClay Flag of Italy.svg Marco Cecchinato 6–4, 4–6, 3–6

Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (2–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0 Apr 2018 Panama City,
Panama
Clay Flag of Germany.svg Kevin Krawietz Flag of the United States.svg Nathan Pasha
Flag of Ecuador.svg Roberto Quiroz
7–6(7–4), 6–4
Win2–0 Apr 2018 Mexico City,
Mexico
Clay Flag of Germany.svg Kevin Krawietz Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Luke Bambridge
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonny O'Mara
6–2, 7–6(7–3)

ITF Futures finals

Singles: 8 (5 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (4–3)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Aug 2014Germany F12, Karlsruhe Clay Flag of Germany.svg Jan Choinski 7–5, 6–1
Win2–0Aug 2015Germany F11, Friedberg Clay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gavin van Peperzeel6–2, 6–2
Win3–0Jan 2016USA F2, Long Beach Hard Flag of the United States.svg Michael Mmoh 6–4, 6–0
Loss3–1Jul 2016Austria F1, Telfs Clay Flag of Portugal.svg Gonçalo Oliveira 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 1–6
Win4–1Jul 2016Austria F2, Kramsach Clay Flag of Greece.svg Stefanos Tsitsipas 6–4, 6–4
Win5–1Jul 2016Germany F8, Kassel Clay Flag of Germany.svg Julian Lenz 7–6(7–5), 6–1
Loss5–2Aug 2016Italy F24, Cornaiano Clay Flag of Germany.svg Jeremy Jahn3–6, 2–6
Loss5–3Aug 2016Germany F11, Karlsruhe Clay Flag of Spain.svg Marc Giner6–2, 1–6, 3–6

Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Jun 2013Mexico F12,
Quintana Roo
Hard Flag of Germany.svg Jonas Lütjen Flag of Mexico.svg Alejandro Figueroa
Flag of Brazil.svg José Pereira
6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–3), [10–8]
Loss1–1Sep 2015France F18,
Mulhouse
Hard (i) Flag of Germany.svg Moritz Baumann Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sander Arends
Flag of Poland.svg Adam Majchrowicz
w/o
Win2–1Jan 2017USA F1,
Los Angeles
Hard Flag of Ecuador.svg Roberto Quiroz Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Luke Bambridge
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joe Salisbury
3–6, 6–4, [10–8]

Wins over top 10 players

Season 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Total
Wins1003004
#PlayerRankEventSurfaceRdScoreRank
2020
1. Flag of France.svg Gaël Monfils 9 Hamburg Open, GermanyClay1R6–4, 6–3103
2023
2. Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Fritz 9 Italian Open, ItalyClay2R6–4, 6–1101
3.Flag placeholder.svg Andrey Rublev 6Italian Open, ItalyClay4R7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–3101
4. Flag of Greece.svg Stefanos Tsitsipas 5 Mallorca Championships, SpainGrass2R6–4, 3–6, 6–248

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