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Benjamin Hassan 
Summary
Benjamin Hassan (born 4 February 1995) is a Lebanese-German tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 149, achieved on 13 November 2023.
| Country (sports) |  Germany  Lebanon |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 February 1995 Merzig, Germany |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | US$262,731 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 12–9 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 149 (13 November 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 159 (22 April 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q2 (2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 1–6 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 359 (22 August 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 1165 (22 April 2024) |
| Last updated on: 23 April 2024. | |
Hassan represents Lebanon at the Davis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 15–12.[1]
Career edit
He reached the final of the 2023 Lisboa Belém Open where he lost to Flavio Cobolli.[2]
He qualified for the 2023 Stockholm Open for his ATP debut.[3] He also qualified for his first ATP 500, the 2023 Swiss Indoors in Basel defeating Hamad Medjedovic and Dominik Koepfer, but lost to local wildcard Dominic Stricker in the first round.[4] He reached the top 150 on 6 November 2023.
He entered the qualifying competition at the 2024 Mutua Madrid Open as an alternate and qualified for his first Masters 1000 main draw with wins over Emilio Nava and Shintaro Mochizuki.
Personal life edit
Hassan holds dual-citizenship for both Germany and Lebanon, and plays for Lebanon. Despite this the ATP website lists Hassan as playing for Germany.[5]
Singles performance timeline edit
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (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.
Only ATP Tour and Grand Slam main-draw results are considered in the career statistics.
Current through the 2024 Madrid Open.
| Tournament | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| French Open | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||||||
| Wimbledon | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||||||
| US Open | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||||||
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||
| Indian Wells Open | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Miami Open | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Madrid Open | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | ||||||
| Career statistics | ||||||||||
| Tournaments | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| Overall win–loss | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | |||||||
| Year-end ranking | 151 | |||||||||
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals edit
Singles: 10 (2–8) edit
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2017 | Belgium F12, Middelkerke | Futures | Clay | Marvin Netuschil
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6–4, 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Oct 2017 | France F21, Forbach | Futures | Carpet (i) | Robin Kern
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6–4, 5–7, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Dec 2017 | Qatar F5, Doha | Futures | Hard |  Aslan Karatsev
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4–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 0–4 | Dec 2017 | Qatar F6, Doha | Futures | Hard | Alexey Vatutin
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1–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 1–4 | Mar 2018 | Qatar F2, Doha | Futures | Hard |  Jay Clarke
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3–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–5 | Aug 2018 | Germany F11, Trier | Futures | Clay | Jan Choinski
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4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–5 | Jan 2022 | M25 Manacor, Spain | World Tour | Hard |  Alberto Barroso Campos
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6–2, 2–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–6 | Jul 2022 | Troyes, France | Challenger | Clay |  Juan Bautista Torres
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6–7(2–7), 2–6 |
| Loss | 2–7 | Aug 2023 | Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland | Challenger | Hard |  Jesper de Jong
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3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2–8 | Oct 2023 | Lisbon, Portugal | Challenger | Clay |  Flavio Cobolli
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5–7, 5–7 |
Doubles: 8 (4–4) edit
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2015 | Saarlouis, Germany |
Futures | Clay |  Sherif Abohabaga
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 Duje Kekez Danylo Kalenichenko
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3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Aug 2018 | Trier, Germany |
Futures | Clay | Constantin Schmitz
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Christoph Negritu Alexander Merino
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7–6(7–3), 4–6, [12–10] |
| Win | 2–1 | Mar 2019 | M15 Poreč, Croatia |
World Tour | Clay | Constantin Schmitz
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 Nik Razboršek Mike Urbanija
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6–2, 6–0 |
| Win | 3–1 | Apr 2021 | M15 Antalya, Turkey |
World Tour | Clay | Constantin Schmitz
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Pablo Llamas Ruiz Pedro Vives Marcos
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6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Apr 2021 | M15 Antalya, Turkey |
World Tour | Hard | Constantin Schmitz
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 Shintaro Mochizuki Rio Noguchi
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6–7(2–7), 2–6 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Jan 2022 | M25 Manacor, Spain |
World Tour | Hard | Johannes Härteis
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Alberto Barroso Campos Imanol Lopez Morillo
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6–7(3–7), 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–4 | May 2022 | Mauthausen, Austria |
Challenger | Clay | Johannes Härteis
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Sander Arends David Pel
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4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 4–4 | Aug 2022 | M25 Wetzlar, Germany |
World Tour | Clay |  Tristan Lamasine
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Constantin Frantzen Tim Sandkaulen
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6–4, 6–3 |
Davis Cup edit
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indicates the outcome of the Davis Cup match followed by the score, date, place of event, the zonal classification and its phase, and the court surface.
| Rubber outcome | Rubber | Match type (partner if any) | Opponent nation | Opponent player(s) | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 3–2; 3–4 February 2018; Taadod Sports Academy, Beirut, Lebanon; Group II Asia/Oceania first round; hard (indoor) surface
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| Victory | I | Singles |  Chinese Taipei
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Yu Cheng-yu | 5–7, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 3–1; 7–8 April 2018; Notre Dame University – Louaize, Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon; Group II Asia/Oceania second round; hard surface
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| Victory | I | Singles |  Hong Kong
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Wong Hong-kit | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Victory | IV | Singles | Wong Chun-hun | 7–6, 6–3 | |
| 3–2; 15–16 September 2018; The National Tennis Development Center, Nonthaburi, Thailand; Group II Asia/Oceania third round; hard surface
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| Victory | II | Singles |  Thailand
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Palaphoom Kovapitukted | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Defeat | IV | Singles | Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul | 4–6, 6–4, 4–6 | |
 2–3; 13–14 September 2019; Automobile and Touring Club of Lebanon, Jounieh, Lebanon; Group I Asia/Oceania; clay surface
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| Victory | II | Singles |  Uzbekistan
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Khumoyun Sultanov | 2–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
| Defeat | III | Doubles (with Giovani Samaha) | Sanjar Fayziev | 2–6, 7–5, 3–6 | |
| Victory | IV | Singles | Sanjar Fayziev | 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 | |
| 3–1; 6–7 March 2020; Automobile and Touring Club of Lebanon, Jounieh, Lebanon; World Group I qualifying round; clay surface
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| Victory | I | Singles | Thailand
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Jirat Navasirisomboon | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Victory | III | Doubles (with Giovani Samaha) | Kittirat KerdlapheePhongsapak Kerdlaphee | 6–3, 6–7(7–9), 6–0 | |
| Victory | IV | Singles | Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul | 6–2, 6–0 | |
| 0–4; 18–19 September 2021; Automobile and Touring Club of Lebanon, Jounieh, Lebanon; World Group I; clay surface
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| Defeat | I | Singles |  Brazil
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Orlando Luz | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Defeat | III | Doubles (with Hady Habib) | Marcelo Demoliner | 2–6, 6–3, 6–7(5–7) | |
| 1–3; 4–5 March 2022; Jan Group Arena, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland; World Group I qualifying round; hard (indoor) surface
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| Victory | I | Singles |  Switzerland
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Dominic Stricker | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Defeat | III | Doubles (with Hady Habib) | Marc-Andrea Hüsler | 4–6, 6–7(3–7) | |
| Defeat | IV | Singles | Henri Laaksonen | 4–6, 6–7(4–7) | |
References edit
- ^ "Tennis - ATP Challenger Koblenz: Überraschungserfolg für Benny Hassan" (in German). SWR Sport.
- ^ "#NextGenATP Flavio Cobolli Earns Second Challenger Title, Boosts Jeddah Hopes | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ^ "Ruusuvuori beats qualifier Hassan to make second round". Tennis Majors. 2023-10-17. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ^ "Tennis, ATP – Swiss Indoors 2023: Stricker gets past Hassan". Tennis Majors. 2023-10-24. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ^ Heer, Florian (29 August 2022). "Benjamin Hassan - The marathon winner is now serving for Lebanon". TennisNet. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
I haven't switched. That was simply changed by the ATP. I never actively approached them and said that I would like to change the flag under which I would like to compete.
External links edit
- Benjamin Hassan at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Benjamin Hassan at the International Tennis Federation
- Benjamin Hassan at the Davis Cup
