Justin Engel
{{Short description|German tennis player (born 2007)}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
|name = Justin Engel
|image =
|caption =
|fullname =
|country = {{GER}}
|residence =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2007|10|1}}
|birth_place = Nuremberg, Germany
|height = 1.88 m
|turnedpro = 2024
|plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
|coach = Horst Engel,
Philipp Kohlschreiber{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportschau.de/tennis/kohlschreiber-trainiert-toptalent-engel,tennis-kohlschreiber-engel-100.html|title=Kohlschreiber trainiert Toptalent Engel|website=sportschau.de|date=25 October 2024|language=de}}
|careerprizemoney = US $196,300
|singlesrecord = 4–5 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
|singlestitles = 0
|highestsinglesranking = No. 219 (23 June 2025)
|currentsinglesranking = No. 219 (23 June 2025)
|doublesrecord = 2–4 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
|doublestitles = 0
|highestdoublesranking = No. 280 (23 June 2025)
|currentdoublesranking = No. 285 (30 June 2025)
|updated = 30 June 2025
}}
Justin Engel (born 1 October 2007) is a German tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 219, achieved on 23 June 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 280, attained on this same date.{{Cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/-/e0dd/overview|title=Justin Engel - Overview|website=ATP Tour}}
Career
=2023: Maiden ITF title=
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.itftennis.com/en/news-and-media/articles/engel-16-becomes-youngest-german-mens-title-winner-since-2003/|title=Engel, 16, becomes youngest German men's title winner since 2003|website=ITF|date=20 May 2024}}
=2024: ATP Tour debut=
In July, Engel made his Challenger 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tennis.de/news/mitfiebern/2024/justin-engel---ich-will-mich-einfach-nur-auf-den-tennissport-kon.html|title=Justin Engel: "Ich will mich einfach nur auf den Tennissport konzentrieren"|website=tennis.de|date=20 September 2024|language=de}}
In October, 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/On_the_ATP_results_with/149004/justin-engel-earns-first-atp-win-in-almaty-follows-carlos-alcaraz-s-numbers/|title=Justin Engel earns first ATP win in Almaty, follows Carlos Alcaraz's numbers|website=Tennis World USA|date=14 October 2024}}
=2025: ATP quarterfinal, wins on three different surfaces=
In May, at the 2025 Hamburg Open where he entered the main draw as wildcard, Engel defeated compatriot Jan-Lennard Struff to record only his second ATP Tour level win.{{cite web|url=https://hamburgopenatp500.com/en/2025/05/20/engel-shocks-struff-victory-over-his-former-babysitter/|title=Engel shocks Struff – victory over his former babysitter|date=20 May 2025}}
In June, at 17 years and eight months, at the 2025 BOSS Open, Engel became only the second-youngest player since 1990 to win a tour-level match (excluding Davis Cup) on three surfaces: hardcourt, clay court and grass after Rafael Nadal who accomplished the feat at a younger age (at 17 years and two months).{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/engel-stuttgart-2025-history|title= Only Nadal did this before 17-year-old Engel...|date=11 June 2025|website=ATPTour }} It was his first professional win on grass courts. {{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/tennis/engel-claims-upset-win-first-professional-match-grass-stuttgart-2025-06-10/|title= Engel claims upset win in first professional match on grass in Stuttgart|date=10 June 2025|publisher=Reuters}} He reached his first quarterfinal on the ATP Tour by defeating seventh seed Alex Michelsen in the second round, his first win over a top 50 player. He became the youngest quarterfinalist in the history of the tournament {{cite web|url=https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/stuttgart-boss-open-2025-justin-engel-record-teenager|title= Teen sensation Justin Engel sets new record in Stuttgart: "It motivates me to do more!"|date=12 June 2025}} and the youngest at a grass tournament since Boris Becker at Wimbledon in 1985.{{Cite web |title=La sensation Justin Engel, 17 ans, plus jeune quart de finaliste sur gazon depuis 1985 |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Tennis/Actualites/La-sensation-justin-engel-17-ans-plus-jeune-quart-de-finaliste-sur-gazon-depuis-1985/1569583 |access-date=2025-06-13 |website=L'Équipe |language=fr}} He lost to fourth seed Félix Auger-Aliassime in the quarterfinals.
Singles performance timeline
{{Performance key|short=yes}}
Current through the 2025 Mallorca Championships.
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center |
| colspan="5" align="left" |Grand Slam tournaments |
| align=left|Australian Open
|A |A |0 / 0 |0–0 |
| align=left|French Open
|A |A |0 / 0 |0–0 |
| align=left|Wimbledon
|A |A |0 / 0 |0–0 |
| align=left| US Open
|A | |0 / 0 |0–0 |
| style="font-weight:bold; background:#efefef;"
|style=text-align:left|Win–loss |0–0 |0–0 |0 / 0 |0–0 |
| colspan="5" align="left" |Career statistics |
| bgcolor=efefef
|align=left|Tournaments |1 |4 |colspan="2"|5 |
| style="font-weight:bold; background:#efefef;"
|style=text-align:left|Overall win–loss |1–1 |3–4 |colspan="2"|4–5 |
| bgcolor=efefef
|align=left|Year-end ranking |396 | |colspan="2"| |
ITF World Tennis Tour finals
=Singles: 5 (5 titles)=
| class="wikitable" style=font-size:97%
!Finals by surface |
| Hard (0–0) |
| Clay (4–0) |
| Carpet (1–0) |
| class="sortable wikitable nowrap"
!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |
| bgcolor=98fb98|Win
|1–0 |{{dts|May 2024}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Villach, Austria |Clay |{{flagicon|SUI}} Jérôme Kym |6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
| bgcolor=98fb98|Win
|2–0 |{{dts|Jul 2024}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Uslar, Germany |Clay |{{flagicon|ARG}} Lautaro Agustín Falabella |6–2, 6–4 |
| bgcolor=98fb98|Win
|3–0 |{{dts|Aug 2024}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Trier, Germany |Clay |{{flagicon|GER}} Milan Welte |6–1, 6–4 |
| bgcolor=98fb98|Win
|4–0 |{{dts|Sep 2024}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Cap d'Agde, France |Clay |{{flagicon|FRA}} Lucas Bouquet |2–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| bgcolor=98fb98|Win
|5–0 |{{dts|Jan 2025}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Cadolzburg, Germany |Carpet (i) |{{flagicon|GBR}} Hamish Stewart |7–6(7–2), 6–3 |
=Doubles: 1 (runner-up)=
| class="wikitable nowrap"
!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |
| bgcolor=ffa07a|Loss
|0–1 |{{dts|Sep 2023}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Oberhausen, Germany |Clay |{{flagicon|GER}} Yannik Kelm |{{flagicon|GER}} Adrian Oetzbach |5–7, 4–6 |
References
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External links
- {{ATP}}
- {{ITF}}
{{Top male singles tennis players by country|GER}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Engel, Justin}}
Category:German male tennis players