Yannick Hanfmann Explained

Yannick Hanfmann
Residence:Karlsruhe, Germany
Birth Date:1991 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Karlsruhe
Height:1.93 m
Turnedpro:2015
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:US$3,072,043
Coach:Juan Pablo Brzezicki
Singlesrecord:69–77
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 45 (3 July 2023)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 99 (5 August 2024)
Australianopenresult:2R (2022)
Frenchopenresult:2R (2023)
Wimbledonresult:1R (2021, 2023, 2024)
Usopenresult:1R (2018, 2021, 2023)
Doublesrecord:15–15
Doublestitles:0
Highestdoublesranking:No. 81 (15 July 2024)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 84 (5 August 2024)
Australianopendoublesresult:SF (2024)
Frenchopendoublesresult:2R (2024)
Wimbledondoublesresult:1R (2023)
Updated:5 August 2024

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.

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

Singles

Current through the 2024 US Open.

Tournament2015201620172018201920202021202220232024SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAAQ2AQ21R2R1R1R0 / 41–4
French OpenAAAQ21RA1RQ12R1R0 / 41–4
WimbledonAAQ2Q1Q3style=color:#767676NH1RQ21R1R0 / 30–3
US OpenAAQ21RQ1A1RQ11RQ10 / 30–3
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–00–00–10–10–00–41–11–40–30 / 142–14
National representation
Davis CupAAPOAAAAAG10 / 01–1
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells OpenQ2AAQ1Astyle=color:#767676NHAAA2R0 / 11–150%
Miami OpenAAAQ1Astyle=color:#767676NH2RAQ13R0 / 23–2
Monte-Carlo MastersAAAAAstyle=color:#767676NHQ2AA1R0 / 10–1
Madrid OpenAAAAAstyle=color:#767676NHAA3R1R0 / 22–2
Italian OpenAAAAAAAAQF2R0 / 25–2
Canadian OpenAAAAAstyle=color:#767676NHAAAA0 / 00–0
Cincinnati OpenAAAAAAAA1RA0 / 10–1
Shanghai MastersAAAAANH2R0 / 11–1
Paris MastersAAAAAQ2AAQ10 / 00–0
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–01–10–07–44–50 / 1012–10
Career statistics
2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Career
style=text-align:leftTournaments004623137222077
style=text-align:leftTitles00000000000
style=text-align:leftFinals00100100002
style=text-align:leftHard win–loss0–00–00–00–20–00–02–61–23–94–50 / 2410–24
style=text-align:leftClay win–loss0–00–06–41–40–27–36–36–516–1010–120 / 4352–43
style=text-align:leftGrass win–loss0–00–01–10–00–00–01–30–04–31–30 / 107–10
style=text-align:leftOverall win–loss0–00–07–51–60–27–39–127–723–2215–200 / 7769–77
style=text-align:leftYear-end ranking6603151191521729912612851

Doubles

Tournament2018201920202021202220232024SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAA2RAAbgcolor=yellowSF0 / 25–2
French OpenAAAAAA2R0 / 11–0
WimbledonAAstyle=color:#767676NHAA1RA0 / 10–1
US OpenAAAAAAA0 / 00–0
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–00–01–10–00–15–10 / 46–3
Career statistics
Tournaments101522718
style=text-align:leftOverall win–loss0–10–00–15–31–20–29–615–15
style=text-align:leftYear-end ranking251886289563880

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–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Swiss Open Gstaad, SwitzerlandATP 250Clay Fabio Fognini4–6, 5–7
Loss0–2Austrian Open Kitzbühel, AustriaATP 250Clay Miomir Kecmanović4–6, 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–LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Shymkent, KazakhstanClay Ričardas Berankis3–6, 2–6
Win1–1Ismaning, GermanyCarpet (i) Lorenzo Sonego6–4, 3–6, 7–5
Win2–1Shymkent, Kazakhstan Clay Roberto Cid Subervi7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–2
Win3–1Braunschweig, GermanyClay Jozef Kovalík6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Win4–1Ludwigshafen, GermanyClay Filip Horanský6–3, 6–1
Win5–1Augsburg, GermanyClay Emil Ruusuvuori2–6, 6–4, 7–5
Loss5–2Burnie, AustraliaHard Taro Daniel2–6, 2–6
Win6–2Todi, ItalyClay Bernabé Zapata Miralles6–3, 6–3
Loss6–3Rio de Janeiro, BrazilClay Marco Cecchinato6–4, 4–6, 3–6

Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (2–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0 Panama City,
Panama
Clay Kevin Krawietz Nathan Pasha
Roberto Quiroz
7–6(7–4), 6–4
Win2–0 Mexico City,
Mexico
Clay Kevin Krawietz Luke Bambridge
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–LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Germany F12, KarlsruheClay Jan Choinski7–5, 6–1
Win2–0Germany F11, FriedbergClay Gavin van Peperzeel6–2, 6–2
Win3–0USA F2, Long BeachHard Michael Mmoh6–4, 6–0
Loss3–1Austria F1, TelfsClay Gonçalo Oliveira6–7(4–7), 6–3, 1–6
Win4–1Austria F2, KramsachClay Stefanos Tsitsipas6–4, 6–4
Win5–1Germany F8, KasselClay Julian Lenz7–6(7–5), 6–1
Loss5–2Italy F24, CornaianoClay Jeremy Jahn3–6, 2–6
Loss5–3Germany F11, KarlsruheClay Marc Giner6–2, 1–6, 3–6

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

Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Mexico F12,
Quintana Roo
Hard Jonas Lütjen Alejandro Figueroa
José Pereira
6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–3), [10–8]
Loss1–1France F18,
Mulhouse
Hard (i) Moritz Baumann Sander Arends
Adam Majchrowicz
w/o
Win2–1USA F1,
Los Angeles
Hard Roberto Quiroz Luke Bambridge
Joe Salisbury
3–6, 6–4, [10–8]

Wins over top 10 players

PlayerRankEventSurfaceRdScore
2020
1. Gaël Monfils9Hamburg Open, GermanyClay1R6–4, 6–3103
2023
2. Taylor Fritzbgcolor=eee8aa align="center"9Italian Open, ItalyClay2R6–4, 6–1101
3. Andrey Rublevbgcolor=eee8aa align="center"6Italian Open, ItalyClay4R7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–3101
4. Stefanos Tsitsipasbgcolor=eee8aa align="center"5Mallorca Championships, SpainGrass2R6–4, 3–6, 6–248

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yannick Hanfmann Bio – University of Southern California Official Athletic Site.
  2. Web site: Yannick Hanfmann auf dem Weg nach oben. spox.com. 2017-05-04. 2017-05-04. de.
  3. Web site: Hanfmann Soars Into BMW Open Main Draw. 30 April 2017. Tennis TourTalk.
  4. Web site: Hanfmann Continues Dream Run At BMW Open In Munich. 3 May 2017. Tennis TourTalk.
  5. Web site: Hanfmann Saves 4 MP For First Final. 29 July 2017. ATP World Tour.
  6. Web site: Hanfmann Outlasts Djere To Reach Kitzbühel Final. 12 September 2020. ATP Tour.
  7. Web site: Roberto Bautista Agut Holds off Lehecka as Dominic Thiem Falls in Kitzbühel .
  8. Web site: Thiem fails to reach Generali Open semifinals . 28 July 2022 .
  9. Web site: Jaume Munar Upsets Lorenzo Musetti in Santiago. ATP Tour .
  10. Web site: Tennis, ATP – US Clay Court Championships 2023: Hanfmann downs Paul. April 8, 2023. Tennis Majors.
  11. Web site: Frances Tiafoe 'On A Mission', Cruises Into Houston Final | ATP Tour | Tennis. ATP Tour.
  12. Web site: German duo Hanfmann and Altmaier move into third round at Madrid Open. April 28, 2023. Tennisuptodate.com.
  13. Web site: Hanfmann stuns Fritz in Rome. May 14, 2023. Tennisuptodate.com.
  14. Web site: Yannick Hanfmann Stuns Andrey Rublev In Rome | ATP Tour | Tennis. ATP Tour.
  15. Web site: Daniil Medvedev Reaches Rome SFs | ATP Tour | Tennis. ATP Tour.
  16. Web site: Carlos Alcaraz Back To World No. 1, Mover Of Week | ATP Tour | Tennis. ATP Tour.
  17. Web site: Alcaraz Returns To World No. 1, Mover Of Week . atpworldtour.com . ATP . 26 June 2023 . 1 July 2023.
  18. Web site: Hanfmann Upsets Tsitsipas In Mallorca For First Top 5 Win . atpworldtour.com . ATP . 28 June 2023 . 1 July 2023.
  19. Web site: Eubanks Advances To First ATP SF, Lopez Plays Final Match In Mallorca . atpworldtour.com . ATP . 29 June 2023 . 1 July 2023.
  20. Web site: Eubanks Saves Five MPs, Reaches Mallorca Final . atpworldtour.com . ATP . 30 June 2023 . 1 July 2023.
  21. Web site: Eubanks Cracks Top 50, Mover Of The Week . atpworldtour.com . ATP . 3 July 2023 . 4 July 2023.
  22. Web site: Doubles delight: Bopanna makes history at AO 2024.
  23. Web site: Yannick Hanfmann Player Activity ATP Tour Tennis . 2024-05-16 . ATP Tour . en.
  24. Web site: Yannick Hanfmann – ATP Win/Loss. ATP Tour.