Justin Engel (born 1 October 2007) is a German

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player. Engel has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 235 achieved on 16 June 2025, and a best doubles ranking of No. 283 attained on 9 June 2025.

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.

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

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in the first round to claim his first Challenger main draw win and first top-150 win. In October, at the age of 17, Engel made his

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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

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at the 2020 Rio Open and the first player born in the year 2007 to win an ATP match.

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. 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

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who accomplished the feat at a younger age (at 17 years and two months). It was his first professional win on grass courts. He reached his first quarterfinal on the

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 and the youngest at a grass tournament since

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at Wimbledon in 1985. He lost to fourth seed Félix Auger-Aliassime in the quarterfinals.

Singles performance timeline

''Current through the 2025 Stuttgart Open.''

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 5 (5 titles)

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Engel, Justin 2007 births Living people German male tennis players Tennis players from Nuremberg 21st-century German sportsmen