Benjamin Hassan
Lebanese tennis player (born 1995)
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Benjamin Hassan (Arabic: بنيامين حسن; born 4 February 1995) is a German-born tennis player, currently representing Lebanon. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 143, achieved on 17 June 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 168, achieved on 7 April 2025. Hassan became the first Lebanese player to qualify for Roland Garros in the Open Era[3] and to break into the top 200 in ATP Rankings history (since 1973).[4] He is currently the No. 2 player from Lebanon.[5] Since 2018, Hassan represents Lebanon at the Davis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 17–13.[6][1]
| Native name | بنيامين حسن |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) | |
| Born | 4 February 1995 Merzig, Germany |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Coach | Hasan Ibrahim, Saki Hassan |
| Prize money | US$672,820 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 17–13 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 143 (17 June 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 200 (25 August 2025) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q2 (2024, 2025, 2026) |
| French Open | 1R (2025) |
| Wimbledon | Q3 (2025) |
| US Open | Q2 (2025) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 2R (2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 4–11 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 168 (7 April 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 196 (25 August 2025) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 1R (2024) |
| Last updated on: 27 August 2025. | |
Career
2023: ATP and top 150 debuts
He reached the final of the 2023 Lisboa Belém Open where he lost to Flavio Cobolli.[7]
He qualified for the 2023 Stockholm Open for his ATP debut.[8] He also qualified for his first ATP 500, the 2023 Swiss Indoors in Basel defeating Hamad Medjedovic and Dominik Koepfer, but lost to local wildcard Dominic Stricker in the main draw first round.[9]
2024-2025: Historic Olympics first win and Major, Masters debuts
He entered the qualifying competition at the 2024 Mutua Madrid Open as an alternate and qualified for his first Masters 1000 main draw with wins over Emilio Nava and Shintaro Mochizuki. He lost to Borna Ćorić in the first round.[10] As a result after the tournament, he reached a new career-high in the top 150 of No. 147 on 6 May 2024.[4][11]
Ranked No. 146, on 10 June 2024, he was granted the Universality place for the 2024 Paris Olympics, as the first singles tennis player representing Lebanon.[1][12] He recorded the first win in tennis for his nation over Christopher Eubanks.[13] He also took part in the doubles event partnering compatriot Hady Habib.[14]
Ranked No. 239, Hassan made his Grand Slam main draw debut at the 2025 French Open as a qualifier becoming the first Lebanese player to qualify for Roland Garros in the Open Era.[15][3]
Personal life
Hassan holds dual-citizenship for both Germany and Lebanon, and plays for Lebanon. Despite this the ATP website listed him as playing for Germany until June 2024.[16] His father Zaki Hassan played in the Lebanese team 1996 Davis Cup.
Performance timelines
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Only ATP Tour, Grand Slams and Olympic Games main-draw results are considered in the career statistics.
Singles
| Tournament | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | SR | W–L | Win% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | Q2 | Q2 | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||
| French Open | A | Q2 | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | – | ||||
| Wimbledon | A | Q1 | Q3 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
| US Open | A | Q1 | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||
| ATP Masters 1000 | ||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
| Miami Open | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
| Monte Carlo Masters | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
| Madrid Open | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0-1 | 0% | ||||
| Italian Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
| Shanghai Masters | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||
| Career statistics | ||||||||||
| Tournaments | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | ||||||
| Overall win–loss | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–6 | ||||||
| Year-end ranking | 151 | 218 | ||||||||
Doubles
Current through the 2024 Summer Olympics.
| Tournament | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| French Open | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| US Open | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | ||||
| Madrid Open | 2R | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 |
| National representation[a] | ||||
| Olympic Games | 1R | NH | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| Career statistics | ||||
| Tournaments | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Overall win–loss | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–3 | |
| Year-end ranking | 194 | |||
- for Lebanon
ATP Challenger finals
Singles: 3 (0–3)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Hard (0–1) |
| Clay (0–2) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2022 | Troyes, France | Clay | 6–7(2–7), 2–6 | |
| Loss | 0–2 | Aug 2023 | Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland | Hard | 3–6, 3–6 | |
| Loss | 0–3 | Oct 2023 | Lisbon, Portugal | Clay | 5–7, 5–7 |
Doubles: 3 (3–1)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Hard (1–0) |
| Clay (1–1) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | May 2022 | Mauthausen, Austria | Clay | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 1–1 | Sep 2024 | Genoa, Italy | Clay | 6–4, 7–5 | ||
| Win | 2–1 | Nov 2024 | Yokohama, Japan | Hard | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 3–1 | Mar 2025 | Menorca, Spain | Clay | 7–5, 6–3 |
ITF Tour finals
Singles: 7 (2–5)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Hard (2–2) |
| Clay (0–2) |
| Carpet (0–1) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2017 | Belgium F12, Middelkerke | Clay | 6–4, 4–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 0–2 | Oct 2017 | France F21, Forbach | Carpet (i) | 6–4, 5–7, 1–6 | |
| Loss | 0–3 | Dec 2017 | Qatar F5, Doha | Hard | 4–6, 0–6 | |
| Loss | 0–4 | Dec 2017 | Qatar F6, Doha | Hard | 1–6, 5–7 | |
| Win | 1–4 | Mar 2018 | Qatar F2, Doha | Hard | 3–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–4 | |
| Loss | 1–5 | Aug 2018 | Germany F11, Trier | Clay | 4–6, 6–3, 3–6 | |
| Win | 2–5 | Jan 2022 | M25 Manacor, Spain | Hard | 6–2, 2–6, 6–3 |
Doubles: 7 (4–3)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Hard (0–2) |
| Clay (4–1) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2015 | Saarlouis, Germany |
Clay | 3–6, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 1–1 | Aug 2018 | Trier, Germany |
Clay | 7–6(7–3), 4–6, [12–10] | ||
| Win | 2–1 | Mar 2019 | M15 Poreč, Croatia |
Clay | 6–2, 6–0 | ||
| Win | 3–1 | Apr 2021 | M15 Antalya, Turkey |
Clay | 6–2, 6–1 | ||
| Loss | 3–2 | Apr 2021 | M15 Antalya, Turkey |
Hard | 6–7(2–7), 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 3–3 | Jan 2022 | M25 Manacor, Spain |
Hard | 6–7(3–7), 4–6 | ||
| Win | 4–3 | Aug 2022 | M25 Wetzlar, Germany |
Clay | 6–4, 6–3 |
Davis Cup
| Legend |
|---|
| Group membership |
| World Group (0–0) |
| Group I (6–5) |
| Group II (4–1) |
indicates the outcome of the Davis Cup match followed by the score, date, place of event, the zonal classification and its phase, and the court surface.
| Result | Rubber | Match type (partner if any) | Opponent nation | Opponent player(s) | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | I | Singles | Yu Cheng-yu | 5–7, 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Win | I | Singles | Wong Hong-kit | 6–4, 6–1 | |
| Win | IV | Singles | Wong Chun-hun | 7–6, 6–3 | |
| Win | II | Singles | Palaphoom Kovapitukted | 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Loss | IV | Singles | Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul | 4–6, 6–4, 4–6 | |
| Win | II | Singles | Khumoyun Sultanov | 2–6, 6–3, 7–5 | |
| Loss | III | Doubles (with Giovani Samaha) | Sanjar Fayziev | 2–6, 7–5, 3–6 | |
| Win | IV | Singles | Sanjar Fayziev | 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Win | I | Singles | Jirat Navasirisomboon | 6–1, 6–2 | |
| Win | III | Doubles (with Giovani Samaha) | Kittirat KerdlapheePhongsapak Kerdlaphee | 6–3, 6–7(7–9), 6–0 | |
| Win | IV | Singles | Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul | 6–2, 6–0 | |
| Loss | I | Singles | Orlando Luz | 4–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | III | Doubles (with Hady Habib) | Marcelo Demoliner | 2–6, 6–3, 6–7(5–7) | |
| Win | I | Singles | Dominic Stricker | 6–3, 6–3 | |
| Loss | III | Doubles (with Hady Habib) | Marc-Andrea Hüsler | 4–6, 6–7(3–7) | |
| Loss | IV | Singles | Henri Laaksonen | 4–6, 6–7(4–7) | |