Philip Henning
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South Africa Henning at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics | |
| Full name | Philip Barry Henning |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) | South Africa |
| Born | 10 November 2000 Bloemfontein, South Africa |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| College | University of Georgia[1] |
| Prize money | US $80,394 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 7–5 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 300 (13 April 2026) |
| Current ranking | No. 300 (13 April 2026) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 3–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 472 (28 July 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 608 (13 April 2026) |
| Last updated on: 13 April 2026. | |
Philip Barry Henning[2] (born 10 November 2000) is a South African tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 300 achieved on 13 April 2026 and a doubles ranking of No. 472 achieved on 28 July 2025.[3]
Henning represents South Africa at the Davis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 2–2.
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) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 6 May 2017 | Windhoek, Namibia | Hard | Pierre Malan |
6–3, 6–0 |
| Winner | 2. | 13 May 2017 | Windhoek, Namibia | Hard | Gerhardt Marius Becker |
6–1, 6–0 |
| Winner | 3. | 29 July 2017 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | Lleyton Cronje |
6–2, 7–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 5 August 2017 | Pretoria, South Africa | Hard | Christiaan Worst |
6–1, 6–3 |
| Winner | 5. | 23 September 2017 | Stellenbosch, South Africa | Hard |  Lodewijk Weststrate |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 6. | 30 September 2017 | Stellenbosch, South Africa | Hard | Lodewijk Weststrate |
2-6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Winner | 7. | 3 March 2018 | Pretoria, South Africa | Hard |  Mate Voros |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Winner | 8. | 17 March 2018 | Morocco | Clay |  Yassir Kilani |
6–1, 6–1 |
| Winner | 9. | 28 July 2018 | Pretoria, South Africa | Hard | Joubert Klopper |
6–2, 3–6, 7–5 |
University
Philip enrolled at the University of Georgia in January 2019, joining the Bulldogs men's tennis team mid-season. He consistently ranked nationally in singles (peaking at Nr.8) and doubles throughout his college career, earning multiple All-SEC honors (First and Second Team) and was twice named SEC Player of the Week. In his final year, he earned ITA Southeast Regional Senior Player of the Year and reached the finals of the ITA All-American Championships in singles.
Senior
Philip mainly competes on the ITF Men's World Tennis Tour and the ATP Challenger Tour. His best result on the Challenger Tour was reaching the quarterfinal of the 2024 Jinan Open in Jinan, China in August 2024, where he lost to the first seed Yuta Shimizu. He also reached the quarterfinal stage of the 2025 Côte d'Ivoire Open in Abidjan, Ivory Coast in April 2025, where he lost to the first seed Aziz Dougaz.
