Nicola Kuhn (; ; born 20 March 2000) is an

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player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 174, achieved on 7 October 2019 and a doubles ranking of World No. 287 achieved on 28 January 2019.

Personal life

Kuhn has a German father and a Russian mother. From April 2016 to October 2021, he represented Spain.

Junior career

Kuhn won the 2017 French Open – Boys' doubles title and reached the singles final of the same tournament.

Professional career

2017: ATP debut

Kuhn won his first

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title as a qualifier at the Sparkassen Open in Braunschweig. He made his ATP main draw debut at the Shenzhen Open as a wildcard.

2018: Maiden ATP win

Kuhn got to the finals of the Budapest Indoor Challenger Open in February 2018, but lost to ATP Tour veteran

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in three sets. But he teamed up with

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to win the same tournament's doubles title. Next month Kuhn was awarded a wildcard for the

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. He defeated

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to win his maiden ATP main draw match. He became the youngest Spaniard since

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to win a match on the ATP World Tour. In the second round he lost in straight sets to 15th seed

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2022: Grand Slam debut

He qualified for the 2022 Wimbledon Championships making his Grand Slam debut.

Singles performance timeline

''Current through the

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ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 5 (3–2)

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kuhn, Nicola 2000 births Living people Spanish male tennis players German male tennis players Sportspeople from Innsbruck German expatriates in Spain Spanish people of German descent Spanish people of Russian descent German people of Russian descent French Open junior champions Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' doubles