From career breakthroughs to professional milestones, explore how Holger Rune made an impact.
Holger Vitus Nødskov Rune is a professional tennis player from Denmark. He achieved a career-high ranking of world No. 4, the highest ranking ever for a Danish player in the ATP rankings. Rune's accomplishments include winning five ATP Tour singles titles, highlighted by a Masters 1000 title at the 2022 Paris Masters. He has also reached the quarterfinal stage at three major tournaments, demonstrating his competitive ability on the grandest stages of the sport.
On June 8, 2019, Holger Rune won the 2019 French Open boys' singles title, defeating Toby Alex Kodat.
On October 28, 2019, Holger Rune achieved the ITF juniors ranking of world No. 1 after defeating Harold Mayot to win the ITF Junior Finals.
In 2019, Holger Rune won the French Open boys' title on the ITF Junior Circuit, securing a notable victory early in his career.
In July 2020, Holger Rune became the youngest player to compete at the Ultimate Tennis Showdown (UTS), where he was defeated by Corentin Moutet.
In September 2020, Holger Rune won his first ITF title at an M25 event in Switzerland.
In October 2020, Holger Rune received a wildcard to the ATP Challenger 80 in Puente Romano in Marbella, AnyTech365 Marbella Tennis Open. He lost in the first round to Elliot Benchetrit.
In 2020, Holger Rune officially turned professional, marking the beginning of his career in professional tennis.
In March 2021, Holger Rune made his ATP debut as a wildcard in the Argentina Open and secured his first ATP match win at the Chile Open against Sebastián Báez.
In June 2021, Holger Rune won his first ATP Challenger title in Biella. In the same tournament, he created controversy due to homophobic slurs, which resulted in a fine from the ATP.
In July 2021, Holger Rune received wildcards into several clay-court events, boosting his ranking.
On August 23, 2021, Holger Rune reached a career-high ranking of No. 145 after winning the San Marino Open and the Verona Challenger.
On November 4, 2021, Holger Rune qualified for the 2021 Next Generation ATP Finals.
At the start of 2021, Holger Rune made three more ITF finals, winning one of them.
In 2021, Holger Rune qualified for the US Open for his Major debut, where he faced Novak Djokovic in the first round.
On January 17, 2022, Holger Rune made his debut in the top 100 of the ATP singles rankings at world No. 99.
On May 2, 2022, Holger Rune's title win at the Bavarian International Tennis Championships propelled him into the top 50.
In October 2022, Holger Rune hired Patrick Mouratoglou as an additional coach to work alongside his childhood coach Lars Christensen.
In October 2022, Holger Rune reached the top 25 in the rankings and won his second title at the Stockholm Open. Subsequently, he made his top 20 debut at No. 18 after reaching the final in Basel.
In November 2022, Holger Rune won his first Masters 1000 title at the Rolex Paris Masters, defeating Novak Djokovic in the final. As a result, he moved into the top 10 in the rankings.
As a result of reaching his second ATP final in Sofia, Holger Rune qualified for the 2022 Next Generation ATP Finals in Milan on September 30.
In 2022, Holger Rune won his first ATP Tour title at the Bavarian International Tennis Championships and the Paris Masters, which propelled him into the top 10 rankings.
In 2022, Holger Rune won the Paris Masters, marking a significant achievement in his career.
Following his semifinal showing at the Mexican Open, on March 6, 2023, Holger Rune moved up two spots in the singles rankings to world No. 8.
In April 2023, Holger Rune defended his title at the BMW Open, reached his second Masters final, and achieved a career-high ranking of world No. 6, becoming the highest-ranked Dane in history.
On April 3, 2023, Holger Rune and Patrick Mouratoglou announced they would part ways, but later rehired Mouratoglou to coach him at Roland-Garros a few weeks later.
On August 14, 2023, following the results of the 2023 National Bank Open, Holger Rune debuted in the top 5 of the ATP rankings for the first time at No. 5. Then on August 21, 2023, he attained a new career-high ranking of No. 4 following his second round showing at the 2023 Western & Southern Open.
In 2023, Holger Rune hired Boris Becker as his coach for the remainder of the season. Becker advised Rune to play without distracting items, such as a hat and jewellery. Rune followed this advice at the 2023 Swiss Indoors in Basel, where he reached the semifinals. In November, Becker and Rune confirmed that their partnership would extend into 2024.
In January 2024, Holger Rune split with Severin Lüthi, who had recently joined Rune's coaching team in December.
On February 21, 2024, Holger Rune announced that he would reunite with his former coach Patrick Mouratoglou.
On February 5, 2024, Boris Becker announced he would cease coaching Holger Rune due to other responsibilities.
On July 28, 2024, Holger Rune announced via Instagram that he and Patrick Mouratoglou had decided to part ways for a third time.
In August 2024, Holger Rune hired Danish former player Kenneth Carlsen as his new head coach. Carlsen had already been part of Rune's team occasionally throughout 2024.
In August 2024, at the Cincinnati Open, Holger Rune reached his fourth Masters semifinal and returned to the top 15 in the rankings.
In September 2024, as Kenneth Carlsen was unable to accompany Rune to tournaments in Asia, Rune hired Benjamin Ebrahimzadeh as a temporary coach.
In October 2024, Holger Rune announced that he had rehired Lars Christensen to work alongside Kenneth Carlsen.
On April 20, 2025, Holger Rune won the Barcelona Open against Carlos Alcaraz, marking his first ATP 500 title and returning him to the Top 10.
In 2025, Holger Rune reached the final at the BNP Paribas Open for the first time, marking his fourth Masters final.
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