Hubert Hurkacz

Hubert Hurkacz

Hurkacz at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports)	Poland
Residence	Wrocław, Poland
Born	(1997-02-11) 11 February 1997 Wrocław, Poland
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Turned pro	2015
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach	Craig Boynton
Prize money	$1,049,659
Singles
Career record	17–27
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 41 (13 May 2019)
Current ranking	No. 43 (24 May 2019)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (2019)
French Open	2R (2018)
Wimbledon	1R (2018)
US Open	2R (2018)
Doubles
Career record	0–1
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 266 (26 February 2018)
Current ranking	No. 418 (4 March 2019)
Last updated on: 4 March 2019.

Hubert Hurkacz (Polish pronunciation: [ˈxubɛrt ˈxurkatʂ]; born 11 February 1997 in Wrocław, Poland) is a Polish tennis player. Hurkacz reached a career high singles ranking of 41 on 13 May 2019. As a junior Hurkacz reached the final at the boys' doubles Australian Open in 2015. In 2018, he qualified for the Next Gen Finals held in Milan, where he won against Jaume Munar and lost to Frances Tiafoe and Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Early life and background

Hubert Hurkacz began playing tennis at the age of five after his mother introduced him to the sport. As Hubert's mother, Zofia, practiced tennis, her son was watching and also wanted to try. It was his mother and father Krzysztof who were the first teachers. Then "Hubi" enrolled in classes and played more and more often. He became interested in professional tennis, while watching Roger Federer on TV. If tennis was not part of his future, he would have most likely chosen basketball, motor racing or just continue his education. In 2014 Hubert Hurkacz belonged to the group of the most talented young Polish tennis players including Kamil Majchrzak and Jan Zielinski.

Career

2018: Grand Slam Debut

Hubert Hurkacz playing at the 2018 Washington Open

Hubert Hurkacz played in the main draw at the 2018 French Open and defeated Tennys Sandgren in the first round. This marked his first victory at a grand slam and at any ATP main draw event. He lost in the second round to 3rd seed Marin Čilić in four sets.

In August Hubert Hurkacz made his US Open debut. He began in the qualifying and was aiming to reach his third straight Grand Slam main draw as a qualifier. He did so, beating John-Patrick Smith, Egor Gerasimov and Pedro Martinez Portero, all in straight sets, to reach the US Open first round. There he faced Stefano Travaglia, who like many others, fell victim to the extreme heat and retired. In the second round Hurkacz lost to the 2014 US Open champion Marin Čilić. This was the second meeting between Cilic and Hurkacz. The first came in the second round at Roland Garros earlier this year. Hurkacz was then playing in his first Grand Slam and was fresh from claiming his first Tour-level win against Tennys Sandgren before losing to Čilić in the second round. In 2018, Hurkacz received a nomination to the ATP Newcomer of the Year Award.

2019: First ATP Masters 1000 Quarterfinal

Hurkacz started his season at the 2019 Maharashtra Open in Pune, India. Hurkacz continued at Canberra Challenger. In the final he defeated Ilya Ivashka to win the Canberra Challenger. Next he made his debut at the Australian Open. Hurkacz faced one of the best servers on the tour, drawing Ivo Karlovic in the opening round at Melbourne Park. After winning the first set, he lost the match in 4 sets, all of which tiebreaks. At the 2019 Dubai Tennis Championships, he defeated Corentin Moutet in the first round and then went on to win against No.1 seeded player Kei Nishikori, which marked his first ever win against a Top 10 ATP player. He lost in the quarterfinal in three sets to the eventual runner-up of the tournament Stefanos Tsitsipas.

In March, Hurkacz played at the 2019 BNP Paribas Open, where he made it into the quarterfinal of an ATP Masters 1000 event for the first time in his career. On his way to the quarterfinal he defeated Kei Nishikori in the third round and Denis Shapovalov in the fourth round. In the quarterfinal he lost to Roger Federer. Following Indian Wells Hurkacz achieved a new career-high ATP singles ranking of No.54. He continued at the 2019 Miami Open, where he defeated Matteo Berrettini in first round. In second round Hurkacz took down the 2019 Indian Wells champion Dominic Thiem in straight sets before falling to Félix Auger-Aliassime in third round.

At the 2019 Mutua Madrid Open Hurkacz defeated Alex de Minaur and Lucas Pouille. He lost to Alexander Zverev in the third round after winning the first set. He will continue at the 2019 Lyon Open.

Playing style and equipment

Hubert Hurkacz is a big-hitter which is no surprise when it is remembered that he stands 6’5”. He is an effective server and can hit powerfully from both his forehand and backhand. But, like many of the Tour’s more powerful players, consistency is an issue. Hurkacz plays solidly from the back of the court. He plays a low, flat and dangerous ball, while holding the ball in the court. Everyone talks about his service and forehand, but his backhand is even better than the forehand. All in all he is a versatile, excellent tennis player who can attack, accelerate and defend, believes Wojciech Fibak, former top 10 tennis player.

Coaches

In the early years (2010-2016) Hubert Hurkacz was coached by Filip Kańczuła. In 2017 he continued with Wroclaw coaches Alexander Charpantidis and Paweł Stadniczenko, who shaped the tennis career of Michał Przysiężny, while Przemysław Piotrowicz was responsible for physical preparation. In 2018 "Hubi" decided to work with the New Zealander Rene Moller, who appeared at his side during the Next Generation ATP Finals in Milan. Under his leadership, Hurkacz won the Challenger in Canberra and strengthened himself in Top 100. In 2019 at Indian Wells, Hurkacz began his coaching partnership with Craig Boynton, who worked with such players as Jim Courier, Mardy Fish, John Isner, Sam Querrey and Steve Johnson.

Challenger and Futures finals

Singles: 9 (5–4)

Legend (Singles) ATP Challenger Tour (3–2) ITF Futures Tour (2–2)

Titles by Surface Hard (3–2) Clay (2–2) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Sep 2015	Poland F5, Ślęza	Futures	Clay	Robin Staněk	6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Loss	1–1	Oct 2015	Portugal F12, Oliveira de Azeméis	Futures	Clay	Pablo Vivero González	6–3, 5–7, 3–6
Loss	1–2	May 2016	Czech Republic F3, Jablonec nad Nisou	Futures	Clay	Marek Michalička	6–3, 4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win	2–2	Apr 2017	Portugal F4, Lisbon	Futures	Hard	João Domingues	7–5, 6–1
Loss	2–3	Nov 2017	Shenzhen, China	Challenger	Hard	Radu Albot	6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–3), 4–6
Loss	2–4	Mar 2018	Zhuhai, China	Challenger	Hard	Alex Bolt	7–5, 6–7(4–7), 2–6
Win	3–4	Jun 2018	Poznań, Poland	Challenger	Clay	Taro Daniel	6–1, 6–1
Win	4–4	Oct 2018	Brest, France	Challenger	Hard (i)	Ričardas Berankis	7–5, 6–1
Win	5–4	January 2019	Canberra, Australia	Challenger	Hard	Ilya Ivashka	6–4, 4–6, 6–2

Doubles: 7 (3–4)

Legend (Doubles) ATP Challenger Tour (0–0) ITF Futures Tour (3–4)

Titles by Surface Hard (2–0) Clay (1–3) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Sep 2015	Poland F4, Bytom	Futures	Clay	Szymon Walków	Jan Kunčík Petr Michnev	7–5, 5–7, [8–10]
Loss	0–2	Jan 2016	Germany F2, Kaarst	Futures	Carpet (i)	Alexander Bublik	Danylo Kalenichenko Denis Kapric	7–6(7–2), 4–6, [7–10]
Loss	0–3	May 2016	Czech Republic F3, Jablonec nad Nisou	Futures	Clay	Szymon Walków	Jan Choinski Tom Schönenberg	2–6, 6–7(7–9)
Win	1–3	Nov 2016	Germany F17, Leimen	Futures	Hard (i)	Aleksander Charpantidis	Marvin Möller Tim Rühl	6–1, 6–3
Win	2–3	Apr 2017	Qatar F3, Doha	Futures	Hard	Milos Sekulic	Anderson Reed Sem Verbeek	1–6, 3–3 ret.
Win	3–3	Aug 2017	Poland F9, Bydgoszcz	Futures	Clay	Michał Dembek	Karol Drzewiecki Maciej Smoła	6–2, 6–7(9–11), [10–6]
Loss	3–4	Aug 2017	Poland F10, Poznań	Futures	Clay	Michał Dembek	Artem Smirnov Volodymyr Uzhylovskyi	4–6, 2–6

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 0–1

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponent	Score
Runner–up	2015	Australian Open	Hard	Alex Molčan	Jake Delaney Marc Polmans	6–0, 2–6, [8–10]

Performance timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

P#

DNQ

A

Z#

PO

G

S

B

NMS

NTI

P

NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

Current through the 2019 Indian Wells Masters.

Tournament	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	SR	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	Q2	1R	0 / 1	0–1
French Open	A	A	A	2R		0 / 1	1–1
Wimbledon	A	A	A	1R		0 / 1	0-1
US Open	A	A	A	2R		0 / 1	1-1
Win–Loss	0-0	0–0	0-0	2-3	0-1	0 / 4	2-4
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters	A	A	A	A	QF	0 / 1	4–1
Miami Open	A	A	A	A	3R	0 / 1	2-1
Monte-Carlo Masters	A	A	A	A	1R	0 / 1	0–1
Madrid Open	A	A	A	A	3R	0 / 1	2–1
Italian Open	A	A	A	A	Q1	0 / 0	0–0
Canadian Open	A	A	Q1	Q1		0 / 0	0–0
Cincinnati Masters	A	A	A	1R		0 / 1	0–1
Shanghai Masters	A	A	A	1R		0 / 1	0-1
Paris Masters	A	A	A	A		0 / 0	0–0
Win–Loss	0–0	0–0	0-0	0-2	8-4	0 / 6	8-6
National representation
Summer Olympics	NH	A	Not Held			0 / 0	0–0

Statistics correct as of 9 May 2019.

Record against top 10 players

Hurkacz's ATP-only record against players who have been ranked world No. 10 or higher, with those who are active in boldface.

No. 1 in boldface.

Player	Years	Matches	Record	Win%	Hard	Grass	Clay	Carpet	Last Match
Kei Nishikori	2019	2	2-0	100%	2-0	–	-	-	Won (4-6, 6-4, 6-3) at 2019 Indian Wells 3rd Round
Lucas Pouille	2019	2	2-0	100%	1-0	-	1-0	-	Won (7-5, 6-1) at 2019 Madrid 2nd Round
Dominic Thiem	2019	1	1-0	100%	1-0	-	–	–	Won (6–4, 7–6(8–6)) at 2019 Miami 2nd Round
Roger Federer	2019	1	0-1	0%	0-1	-	-	–	Lost (4-6, 4-6) at 2019 Indian Wells Quarterfinal
Ernests Gulbis	2019	1	0-1	0%	0-1	-	-	–	Lost (4-6, 6–7(5–7)) at 2019 Montpellier 1st Round
Marin Čilić	2018	2	0–2	0%	0–1	-	0-1	-	Lost (2-6, 0-6, 0-6) at 2018 US Open 2nd Round
Stefanos Tsitsipas	2018-2019	3	0–3	0%	0–3	–	-	–	Lost (6–7(4–7), 7-6(7–1), 1-6) at 2019 Dubai Quarterfinal
Alexander Zverev	2019	1	0–1	0%	-	-	0–1	–	Lost (6–3, 4-6, 4-6) at 2019 Madrid 3rd Round
Total	2018–2019	13	5-8	38%	4-6 (40%)	- (-)	1-2 (33%)	- (-)	Statistics correct as of 9 May 2019.

Wins over top 10 players

Hurkacz has a 3–3 (.500) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.

Season	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	Total
Wins	0	0	0	0	3	3

#	Player	Rank	Event	Surface	Rd	Score	HH Rank
2019
1.	Kei Nishikori	6	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Hard	2R	7–5, 5–7, 6–2	77
2.	Kei Nishikori	7	Indian Wells, United States	Hard	3R	4–6, 6–4, 6–3	67
3.	Dominic Thiem	4	Miami, United States	Hard	2R	6–4, 6–4	54

Statistics correct as of 9 May 2019.

External links

• Hubert Hurkacz at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Template:ITF junior profile