George Loffhagen (born 19 April 2001) is a British professional

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player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 298 achieved on 9 June 2025. He has won six ITF singles titles.

Early life

From

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, West London, he attended St Benedict’s School. From the age of eight he was coached by

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’s former coach Alan Jones and later his son Ryan Jones, and joined a tennis academy based at Chiswick and Northwood in Middlesex, run by David Felgate, where he was a regular practice partner of

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Career

Loffhagen competed in the boys' singles events in 2017 at

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and the US Open, reaching the third round in both. He also competed in the boys' doubles at those tournaments, partnering

. He made his senior professional debut in an F6 Futures in Britain in September 2017. He became the first male tennis player born in 2001 to reach a professional final in May 2018, at a F1 Futures event in

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. In April 2023, he won the ITF M25 Mysuru Open in

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, defeating Australian Blake Ellis in the final. In May 2023, he won an M25 tournament held in

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, for his second career title at that level in as many months. In June 2023 he secured his first win at the

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level when he defeated top-150 ranked Finn

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at the 2023 Nottingham Open. He backed that win up with a victory over higher-ranked

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in the next round to make the quarterfinals in Nottingham. At No. 176 in the world, Juncheng started the match 238 places higher than Loffhagen. He was awarded a wildcard for his main draw debut at the

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, where he lost out to

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in straight sets in the first round.

Personal life

Loffhagen is the son of legal professionals. He has sisters called Grace and Emma. As a sixteen year-old, he was able to practice with

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after a personal recommendation by

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ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 11 (4–7)

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

References

External links

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LTA profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Loffhagen, George English male tennis players British male tennis players Tennis players from the London Borough of Ealing 2001 births Living people People educated at St Benedict's School, Ealing People from Ealing 21st-century English sportsmen