Nicola Kuhn
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Kuhn at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Country (sports) | |
|---|---|
| Residence | Torrevieja, Spain |
| Born | 20 March 2000 Innsbruck, Austria |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Turned pro | 2015 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Dirk Hordorff |
| Prize money | $466,636 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 3–9 (in ATP Tour events) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 174 (7 October 2019) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q2 (2019) |
| French Open | Q1 (2020) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2022) |
| US Open | Q2 (2019) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–0 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 287 (28 January 2019) |
| Last updated on: 15 January 2026. | |
Nicola Kuhn (Spanish: [kun]; German: [kuːn]; born 20 March 2000) is an Austrian-born German inactive tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 174, achieved on 7 October 2019 and a doubles ranking of No. 287 achieved on 28 January 2019.
Professional career
2017: Juniors Grand Slam champion, ATP debut
Kuhn won the 2017 French Open – Boys' doubles title and reached the singles final of the same tournament.
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: Maiden ATP win
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 Félix 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.
2021-2022: Grand Slam debut
He received a wildcard for the main draw of the 2021 Hamburg European Open.
He qualified for the 2022 Wimbledon Championships making his Grand Slam debut.[7][8]
He also received a wildcard for the main draw of the 2022 Hamburg European Open.
Singles performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Current through the 2023 ATP Tour.
| Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| French Open | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | NH | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| US Open | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||||
| Miami Open | Q1 | 2R | 1R | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 |
| Madrid Open | Q2 | A | Q1 | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 2 | 1–2 |
| Career statistics | |||||||||
| Tournaments | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | |
| Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–9 | |
| Year-end ranking | 242 | 245 | 214 | 252 | 242 | 503 | 709 | ||
ATP Challenger Tour finals
Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2017 | Braunschweig, Germany | Clay | 2–6, 7–5, 4–2 ret. | |
| Loss | 1–1 | Feb 2018 | Budapest, Hungary | Hard (i) | 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 3–6 | |
| Loss | 1–2 | Nov 2018 | Canberra, Australia | Hard | 1–6, 7–5, 4–6 | |
| Win | 2–2 | Aug 2019 | Segovia, Spain | Hard | 6–2, 7–6(7–4) |
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
|
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Feb 2018 | Budapest, Hungary | Hard | 2–6, 6–2, [11–9] |
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 7 (6 titles, 1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | May 2017 | Zamardi, Hungary | Clay | 6–4, 6–0 | |
| Win | 2–0 | Jul 2023 | M15 Metzingen, Germany | Clay | 6–4, 6–1 | |
| Win | 3–0 | Aug 2023 | M15 Allershausen, Germany | Clay | 4–6, 7–5, 6–1 | |
| Win | 4–0 | Apr 2024 | M25 Reus, Spain | Clay | 5–7, 7–6(7–2), 6–3 | |
| Loss | 4–1 | May 2024 | M25 Valldoreix, Spain | Clay | 6–3, 0–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | 5–1 | Jun 2024 | M25 La Nucia, Spain | Clay | 7–6(7–3), 6–1 | |
| Win | 6–1 | Jun 2024 | M25 Córdoba, Spain | Clay | 7–6(7–3), 6–3 |
Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jan 2024 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | Hard | 4–6, 7–6(7–5), [4–10] | ||
| Loss | 0–2 | Jan 2024 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | Hard | 1–6, 6–0, [8–10] |