Tim Handel Explained

Tim Handel
Country: Germany
Residence:Reutlingen, Germany
Birth Date:1996 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Reutlingen
Height:1.88 m
Turnedpro:2019
College:Northern Arizona University
Careerprizemoney:$53,934
Singlesrecord:0–0
Singlestitles:2 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 385 (4 December 2023)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 385 (4 December 2023)
Doublesrecord:0–0
Doublestitles:2 ITF
Highestdoublesranking:No. 642 (16 May 2022)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 1043 (4 December 2023)
Updated:4 December 2023

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

Handel has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 385, achieved on 4 December 2023, and has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 642, achieved on 16 May 2022.[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: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)

ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0M25 Trier, GermanyClay Louis Wessels6–2, 6–4
Loss1–1M15 Warmbad Villach, AustriaClay Alex Barrena6–2, 4–6, 3–6
Loss1–2M25 Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech RepublicClay Lukas Neumayer2–6, 6–3, 1–6
Loss1–3M25 Lesa, ItalyClay Clement Tabur6–3, 4–6, 1–6
Win2–3M25 Antalya, TurkeyClay Alexander Weis6–3, 1–6, 6–3

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

ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1style=background:#cffcff;M25 Marburg,
Germany
Clay Yannik Steinegger Daniel De Jonge
Guy Den Ouden
6–2, 4–6, [9–11]
Loss0–2style=background:#cffcff;M25 Ueberlingen,
Germany
Clay Fabian Fallert Hendrik Jebens
Niklas Schell
4–6, 5–7
Win1–2style=background:#cffcff;M15 Cancún,
Mexico
Hard Yannik Steinegger Liam Draxl
Cleeve Harper
7–6(7–5), 6–3
Loss1–3style=background:#cffcff;M25 Trento,
Italy
Hard (i) Yannik Steinegger Dan Added
Andrew Paulson
4–6, 6–3, [8–10]
Loss1–4style=background:#cffcff;M25 Ueberlingen,
Germany
Clay Peter Heller Adam Jurajda
Daniel Siniakov
4–6, 5–7
Loss1–5style=background:#cffcff;M15 Antalya,
Turkey
Clay Peter Heller Igor Kudriashov
Maxim Shin
w/o
Loss1–6style=background:#cffcff;M15 Madrid,
Spain
Hard Yannik Steinegger Eero Vasa
Mark Whitehouse
6–7(6–8), 3–6
Win2–6style=background:#cffcff;M15 Monastir,
Tunisia
Hard Yannik Steinegger Ryuki Matsuda
Naoki Tajima
6–4, 6–1
Win3–6style=background:#cffcff;M25 Saint-Dizier,
Tunisia
Hard (i) Yannik Steinegger Daniel Masur
Alexey Vatutin
6–2, 6–3

Notes and References

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