Justin Engel Explained

Justin Engel
Birth Date:2007 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Nuremberg, Germany
Height:1.88 m
Turnedpro:2024
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach:Philipp Kohlschreiber[1]
Careerprizemoney:US$42,035
Singlesrecord:1–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 397 (18 November 2024)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 397 (18 November 2024)
Doublesrecord:0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Doublestitles:0
Highestdoublesranking:No. 1208 (15 July 2024)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 1873 (18 November 2024)
Updated:18 November 2024

Justin Engel (born 1 October 2007) is a German tennis player.

Engel has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 397, achieved on 18 November 2024.[2]

Career

2024

In May, at the age of 16, Engel became the youngest German men's title winner since 2003 when he won an ITF World Tennis Tour tournament in Villach, Austria.[3]

Engel made his ATP Challenger Tour main draw debut at the Tennis Open Karlsruhe, having received a wildcard. He defeated world No. 138 and five-time major doubles champion Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the first round to claim his first Challenger main draw win and first top-150 win.[4] Engel came through qualifying to reach the main draw at the JC Ferrero Challenger Open and claimed his second top-150 win after defeating world No. 121 (and former world No. 63) Luca Van Assche in the second round. He reached his first Challenger quarterfinal at the tournament, where he eventually lost to Jérôme Kym.

At the age of 17, Engel made his ATP Tour main draw debut at the Almaty Open after receiving a main draw wildcard. He defeated Coleman Wong in straight sets to claim his first ATP Tour main draw win, becoming the youngest player to do so since Carlos Alcaraz at the 2020 Rio Open and the first player born in the year 2007 to win an ATP match.[5]

Singles performance timeline

Current through the 2024 Almaty Open.

Tournament20242025SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenA0 / 00–0
French OpenA0 / 00–0
WimbledonA0 / 00–0
US OpenA0 / 00–0
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–00 / 00–0
Career statistics
Tournaments101
style=text-align:leftOverall win–loss1–10–01–1
Year-end ranking

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 4 (4 titles)

Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (3–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0M15 Villach, AustriaHard Jérôme Kym6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Win2–0M15 Uslar, GermanyClay Lautaro Agustín Falabella6–2, 6–4
Win3–0M15 Trier, GermanyClay Milan Welte6–1, 6–4
Win4–0M15 Cap d'Agde, FranceClay Lucas Bouquet2–6, 6–2, 6–4

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kohlschreiber trainiert Toptalent Engel. sportschau.de. 25 October 2024. de.
  2. Web site: Justin Engel - Overview. ATP Tour.
  3. Web site: Engel, 16, becomes youngest German men's title winner since 2003. ITF. 20 May 2024.
  4. Web site: Justin Engel: "Ich will mich einfach nur auf den Tennissport konzentrieren". tennis.de. 20 September 2024. de.
  5. Web site: Justin Engel earns first ATP win in Almaty, follows Carlos Alcaraz's numbers. Tennis World USA. 14 October 2024.