Jan-Lennard Struff (German pronunciation:[ʃtʁʊf]; born 25 April 1990) is a German professional tennis player. He reached his career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 29 in August 2020. In doubles, he achieved a career-high ranking of world No. 21 in October 2018. He has reached one ATP singles final and won 3 ATP doubles titles.
Tennis career
2014
Struff advanced to his first semifinals on the ATP Tour in Marseille, Munich and Metz. He entered the top 100 in the ATP rankings for the first time in his career.[1]
2015
Struff made his Davis Cup debut for Germany against France in the first round. He lost the first rubber to Gilles Simon with 8–10 in the fifth set, and his team lost the tie with 2–3.[1]
In Tokyo, Struff defeated Marin Čilić and had a match point in the second set of his quarterfinal encounter against Denis Shapovalov. At the same tournament, he won the first title of his career in doubles, partnering again with McLachlan.[3]
He had his best Grand Slam result by reaching the fourth round of the French Open, where he lost to top seed Novak Djokovic in straight sets.[5]
2020
He had his best ATP Masters 1000 showing at the 2020 Western & Southern Open in New York, where he reached the quarterfinals and was defeated by World No. 1 and eventual champion Novak Djokovic. As a result, he entered the top 30 for the first time in his career and reached a career-high in singles of World No. 29 on 31 August 2020.
2021
Struff reached his first ATP final at the 2021 BMW Open after defeating Filip Krajinovic in the quarterfinals, after a three hour match, and Ilya Ivashka in the semifinals. This is his best performance at this tournament since reaching the semifinals in 2014 (l. to Fabio Fognini).[6]. He lost to Nikoloz Basilashvili in straight sets.
Performance timelines
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.
Struff is a power baseliner type player. He possesses a strong serve along with a heavy forehand and solid backhand. When he plays well he can dictate play from the back of the court and hit winners from the forehand and backhand side. He also has a solid volley.
Record against top-10 players
Struff's match record against players who have been ranked world No. 10 or higher. Only ATP Tour main draw and Davis Cup matches are considered.