How Hubert Hurkacz built a successful career. Explore key moments that defined the journey.
Hubert Hurkacz is a highly accomplished Polish professional tennis player. He reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 6, the highest ever for a Polish male player. Hurkacz has secured eight ATP Tour singles titles, highlighted by two prestigious Masters 1000 victories at the 2021 Miami Open and the 2023 Shanghai Masters. Notably, he was the first Polish player to win an ATP Masters 1000 title. In doubles, he achieved a career-best ranking of world No. 30.
In 2010, Filip Kańczuła started coaching Hubert Hurkacz during his early years.
In August 2014, Hubert Hurkacz made his US Open debut, reaching the second round after qualifying.
In 2015, Hubert Hurkacz and his partner Alex Molčan were the runners-up at the Australian Open boys' doubles final.
In 2016, Filip Kańczuła coached Hubert Hurkacz during his early years.
In 2017, Hubert Hurkacz continued with Wrocław coaches Alexander Charpantidis and Paweł Stadniczenko, with Przemysław Piotrowicz responsible for physical preparation.
In 2018, Hubert Hurkacz began working with New Zealander Rene Moller, leading to a Challenger win in Canberra and strengthening his position in the top 100.
In 2018, Hubert Hurkacz broke into the top 100 for the first time after reaching the second rounds of the French Open and US Open. He also qualified for the Next Generation ATP Finals.
At the 2019 Indian Wells Open, Hubert Hurkacz began his coaching partnership with Craig Boynton.
In 2019, Hubert Hurkacz won his first ATP title at the Winston-Salem Open.
In March 2019, Hurkacz reached the quarterfinals of the Indian Wells Open, an ATP Masters 1000 event, defeating Kei Nishikori and Denis Shapovalov before losing to Roger Federer. He also defeated Matteo Berrettini at Miami Open.
On 3 February 2020, Hubert Hurkacz reached the top 30 in world rankings, achieving the rank of world No. 28.
In 2020, Hubert Hurkacz defeated three higher-ranked opponents at the ATP Cup and reached the semifinals of the ATP Auckland Open, entering the top 30 of the world rankings.
In August 2020, Hubert Hurkacz participated in the Cincinnati Open and the US Open, where he reached the second round. He also played at the Austrian Open Kitzbühel and the Italian Open.
In April 2021, Hubert Hurkacz won the Miami Open, securing his first Masters 1000 title and entering the top 20 for the first time with a career-high ranking of No. 16.
In July 2021, Hubert Hurkacz reached the Wimbledon semifinals and entered the top 15 in the rankings at World No. 11.
In September 2021, Hubert Hurkacz won both the singles and doubles titles at the Moselle Open. This win earned him a top 50 debut in doubles and his then-career-high doubles ranking of world No. 47 on 27 September 2021.
In 2021, Hubert Hurkacz reached his first Grand Slam semifinal at the Wimbledon Championships, becoming the second Polish man to make a semifinals appearance at a Grand Slam since Jerzy Janowicz in 2013.
In 2021, Hubert Hurkacz started his season by winning his second ATP title at the Delray Beach Open, defeating Sebastian Korda in the final.
In 2021, Hubert Hurkacz won the Miami Open, securing his first Masters 1000 title.
In June 2022, Hubert Hurkacz achieved a career-high ranking of world No. 30 in doubles.
In 2022, Hubert Hurkacz reached the quarterfinals of the Astana Open, losing to Stefanos Tsitsipas. He also reached the quarterfinals of the European Open in Antwerp, losing to Dominic Thiem, and the Vienna Open, losing to Borna Ćorić. At the Paris Masters, he lost in the second round to Holger Rune.
In January 2022, Hubert Hurkacz participated at the ATP Cup and the Australian Open.
In June 2022, Hubert Hurkacz won the Halle Open, defeating Daniil Medvedev in the final. He also lost his first-round match at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships.
In October 2023, Hurkacz reached his third Masters career final at Shanghai, defeating Andrey Rublev in three sets to win his second Masters title and seventh overall. He reached another final at the ATP 500 Swiss Indoors but lost to Félix Auger-Aliassime. He reached the quarterfinal stage of the Paris Masters, losing to Grigor Dimitrov. He entered the ATP Finals as an alternate, replacing Stefanos Tsitsipas, and lost to Novak Djokovic.
At the 2023 Australian Open, Hurkacz, seeded No. 10, defeated Pedro Martínez in the first round. He then defeated Lorenzo Sonego in five sets in the second round and Denis Shapovalov in five sets in the third round, reaching the fourth round, his best result at the Australian Open so far. He lost to Sebastian Korda in a tight five-set match.
In 2023, Hubert Hurkacz won the Shanghai Masters, securing another Masters 1000 title.
In 2023, Ranked No. 10 at the United Cup Hurkacz defeated Alexander Bublik to give Poland a 2–1 lead against Kazakhstan. Hurkacz then defeated Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka to help Poland advance to the Brisbane City Finals. Paired with Iga Świątek against the Italian pair of Camilla Rosatello and Lorenzo Musetti, Hubi and Iga won the decisive point to send Poland into the United Cup Final Four in Sydney.
In 2023, at the Monte-Carlo Masters, Hurkacz achieved his 50th Masters win, defeating Laslo Djere. He defeated Jack Draper in the second round before losing to Jannik Sinner in the third round.
In March 2023, at the Miami Open, Hurkacz reached the third round by defeating Thanasi Kokkinakis after saving five match points in a three hours and 31 minutes match, the longest three-set match of the season thus far.
In June 2024, after reaching the final for the second time at the Halle Open with a win over Alexander Zverev, Hurkacz climbed to a new career-high ranking of world No. 7 on June 24, 2024. In the final, he lost to Jannik Sinner.
At Wimbledon, in August 2024, Hurkacz reached the second round and was forced to retire in the fourth set after sustaining a knee injury in a match against Arthur Fils. As a result, he withdrew from the 2024 Summer Olympics. Despite his retirement, he moved up to a new career best ranking of world No. 6, on August 5, 2024.
In November 2024, Hubert Hurkacz announced Nicolás Massú as his new coach, with Ivan Lendl also joining the team as an advisor.
In 2024, seeded ninth at the Australian Open, Hurkacz reached the quarterfinals for the first time at this Major. He lost to Daniil Medvedev. As a result, he moved to World No. 8 in the rankings.
In April 2024, seeded second, Hurkacz made his first clay semifinal in his career at the Estoril Open. Next he reached his first clay court final and tenth overall defeating Cristian Garín. He lifted his first clay court title defeating Pedro Martinez in straight sets, having won a title on all surfaces.
In May 2025, Hurkacz reached the finals of the Geneva Open. His opponent was Novak Djokovic, and he lost in an exciting, close match.
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