Holger Rune

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Holger Rune
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Full name Holger Vitus Nødskov Rune
Country (sports)  Denmark
Residence Charlottenlund, Denmark
Born (2003-04-29) 29 April 2003 (age 21)
Gentofte, Denmark
Height 1.88m
Turned pro 2020
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach(es) Lars Christensen
Prize money US$584,580
Singles
Career record 27–25 (51.92%)
Career titles 1
Highest ranking No. 40 (16 May 2022)
Current ranking No. 40 (16 May 2022)[1]
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 1R (2022)
French Open QF (2022)
US Open 1R (2021)
Doubles
Career record 1–1
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 470 (21 February 2022)
Current ranking No. 475 (7 March 2022)
Team competitions
Last updated on: 29 May 2022.

Holger Vitus Nødskov Rune (Danish: [ˈhʌlˀkɐ ˈviːtsʰus ˈnøðˌskʌwˀ ˈʁuːnə]; born 29 April 2003) is a Danish professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 40 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), which he first achieved in May 2022. Rune has won one ATP Tour singles title and he produced his best Grand Slam performance at the 2022 French Open by reaching the quarterfinals in his main draw debut at the tournament.

As a junior, Rune was ranked as high as world No. 1 and won ten titles on the ITF Junior Circuit, including the 2019 French Open boys' title. After turning professional in 2020, he won five titles on the ITF World Tennis Tour and five on the ATP Challenger Tour and made his top 100 debut in the rankings in January 2022. Three months later, Rune reached his first ATP Tour final at the 2022 Bavarian International Tennis Championships, where he won his first title and subsequently entered into the top 50.

Early life

Rune was born on 29 April 2003 in Gentofte, Denmark, to Aneke Rune and Anders Nødskov. He has a sister named Alma. He began playing tennis at the age of 6 because his sister played and started to take the sport seriously. Throughout his childhood, he was coached by Lars Christensen who still remains his head coach and, along with his mother, is credited as his biggest inspiration. His idols growing up were fellow tennis players Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.[2]

Junior career

In 2014, he became Danish U12 champion in mixed doubles with Clara Tauson.[3]

He started training at the Mouratoglou Academy in 2016.[4]

In 2017, he won the European U14 singles championship.[5]

At age 15, he became the youngest Danish male singles champion by winning the 2019 indoor tournament.[6]

On 8 June 2019 Rune defeated Toby Alex Kodat to win the 2019 French Open boys' singles title.

Holger received a wildcard and won a match at the 2019 Blois ATP Challenger in June.[7][8] At the time, he was 16 years, 1 month and 18 days old. Holger also competed in the 2019 Amersfoort Challenger in July where he captured his second ATP Challenger match win.[9]

On 28 October 2019 he achieved a ITF juniors ranking of World No. 1 after he defeated Harold Mayot to win the ITF Junior Finals.[10]

Rune served as a practice partner at the 2019 ATP Finals.

Professional career

2020: First ITF title, Top 500 debut

Rune officially turned pro in 2020 at the age of 16.

At the 2020 Auckland Open, Rune received a wildcard into the qualifying draw but lost to Vasek Pospisil in straight sets.

In July 2020, Holger became the youngest player to compete at the Ultimate Tennis Showdown (UTS), where he was defeated by French player Corentin Moutet. [11]

In September 2020, Rune won his first ITF title at an M25 event in Switzerland. He would make three more ITF finals by the end of 2020, winning two of the three.

2021: ATP debut and first win, Four Challenger titles, top 125 debut

Rune made three more ITF finals at the start of 2021, winning one.

In March 2021, Rune made his ATP debut as a wildcard in the Argentina Open. He lost in the first round to fifth seeded Albert Ramos Viñolas in three sets. At the Chile Open the next week, Rune was accepted into the qualifying draw as a wildcard. He went on to win the qualifying round and record his first ATP match win against Sebastián Báez in straight sets.[12] He followed this up with his first top-30 victory over Benoît Paire in straight sets to reach his first ATP quarterfinal, where he lost to Federico Delbonis in straight sets. At the age of 17, he became the youngest ATP Tour quarterfinalist since 2014.

In June 2021, Rune won his first ATP Challenger title in Biella. His victory was overshadowed by homophobic slurs he made during his semifinal match.[13] His actions were investigated by the ATP, and he was fined for his homophobic outburst.[14]

In July 2021, Rune received another wave of wildcards into several clay-court events during the summer clay-court swing: the Swedish Open, Croatia Open, and Austrian Open Kitzbühel. He posted a few more match wins in these tournaments which boosted his ranking to a career-high of No. 145 on 23 August 2021 after winning the San Marino Open and the Verona Challenger, making him the second youngest male player in the top 150.

Rune entered the 2021 US Open Qualifying as the 24th seed. There, he won all three of his qualifying matches to qualify for the 2021 US Open for his grand slam debut. He played world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the first round, where he lost the first set and won the second set in a tiebreak, but started to cramp late in the third set and eventually lost the match.

Rune made his second ATP quarterfinal at the Moselle Open, after qualifying for the main draw. He double-bageled lucky loser Bernabé Zapata Miralles in the first round, and then upset fifth seed Lorenzo Sonego in the second round in three sets to make the quarterfinals. He lost in the quarterfinals to second seed Pablo Carreño Busta in three sets.

On 4 November 2021, Rune qualified for the 2021 Next Generation ATP Finals.[15][16] He finished the year ranked No. 103 in the ATP rankings.

2022: First ATP title, First Grand Slam quarterfinal, top 30 debut

Rune made his debut in the top 100 of the ATP singles rankings on 17 January 2022 at world No. 99, making him the second youngest male player after Carlos Alcaraz to be ranked in the top 100. At the 2022 Open 13, he reached his first career ATP semifinal in the doubles tournament with partner Hugo Gaston, defeating top seeds Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Polish pair Szymon Walków and Jan Zieliński before losing to eventual champions Andrey Rublev and Denys Molchanov.[17]

In April, Rune received a wild card to the Bavarian International Tennis Championships, where he defeated world No. 3 Alexander Zverev in the second round for his first top 10 win in his career in straight sets to advance to his third ATP quarterfinal.[18] He then overcame Emil Ruusuvuori[19] and Oscar Otte to reach his first career ATP singles final.[20] There, his opponent, Botic van de Zandschulp, was forced to retire with chest pain with the scoreline at 3–4, leading the 70th-ranked Rune to become the tournament's third youngest champion in the Open Era after Guillermo Perez-Roldan in 1987.[21][22][23] The title propelled Rune into the top 50 on 2 May 2022.[24]

The following month, Rune made his main draw debut at the French Open, where he shocked 14th seed Denis Shapovalov in the first round before defeating Henri Laaksonen and Gaston in the second and third rounds, respectively, all in straight sets. He then stunned fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas to earn his third win of the season over a top 15 player to reach his first career Grand Slam quarterfinal, making him the first Danish man in singles to reach the quarterfinals of any Grand Slam tournament in the Open Era.[25] There, he succumbed to Casper Ruud in four sets,[26] but the achievement is projected to land Rune inside the world's top 30.[27]

Singles performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF R# RR Q# A P Z# PO G F-S SF-B NMS NH
(W) Won tournament; reached (F) final, (SF) semifinal, (QF) quarterfinal; (R#) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a (RR) round-robin stage; reached a (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent from tournament; played in a (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; won a (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; or (NH) tournament not held.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.

Current through the 2022 French Open.

Tournament 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1
French Open A A A A QF 0 / 1 4–1
Wimbledon A A NH A 0 / 0 –
US Open A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 4–2 0 / 3 4–3
ATP Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A NH 1R 2R 0 / 2 1–2
Miami Open A A NH A Q1 0 / 0 –
Monte-Carlo Masters A A NH 1R 2R 0 / 2 1–2
Madrid Open A A NH A A 0 / 0 –
Italian Open A A A A Q1 0 / 0 –
Canadian Open A A NH A 0 / 0 –
Cincinnati Masters A A A A 0 / 0 –
Shanghai Masters A A NH 0 / 0 –
Paris Masters A A A A 0 / 0 –
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–2 2–2 0 / 4 2–4
National representation
Davis Cup Z2 Z2 Z2 A 0 / 0 4–1
Career statistics
Tournaments 0 0 0 11 12 Career total: 23
Titles 0 0 0 0 1 Career total: 1
Finals 0 0 0 0 1 Career total: 1
Overall win–loss 1–0 1–1 2–0 7–13 16–11 1 / 23 27–25
Year-end ranking – 1019 473 103 52%

ATP career finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP Tour 250 Series (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (0–0)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Apr 2022 Bavarian International Tennis Championships, Germany 250 Series Clay Netherlands Botic van de Zandschulp 3–4 ret.

ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 13 (9–4)

Legend
ATP Challengers (5–1)
ITF World Tennis Tour (4–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (7–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2020 M25 Klosters, Switzerland World Tennis Tour Clay Netherlands Jesper de Jong 6–4, 6–2
Loss 1–1 Sep 2020 M15 Melilla, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay Kazakhstan Timofei Skatov 6–3, 0–6, 1–6
Win 2–1 Nov 2020 M15 Valldoreix, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay Spain Javier Barranco Cosano 7–6(7–0), 6–3
Win 3–1 Nov 2020 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Austria Filip Misolic 6–0, 4–0 RET.
Loss 3–2 Jan 2021 M15 Manacor, Spain World Tennis Tour Hard France Evan Furness 2–6, 7–5, 0–6
Win 4–2 Jan 2021 M15 Bressuire, France World Tennis Tour Hard (i) France Matteo Martineau 7–5, 4–6, 6–3
Loss 4–3 Feb 2021 M25 Villena, Spain World Tennis Tour Hard Portugal Gastão Elias 6–3, 2–6, 1–6
Loss 4–4 May 2021 Oeiras, Portugal Challenger Clay Portugal Gastão Elias 7–5, 4–6, 4–6
Win 5–4 Jun 2021 Biella, Italy Challenger Clay Argentina Marco Trungelliti 6–3, 5–7, 7–6(7–5)
Win 6–4 Aug 2021 San Marino, San Marino Challenger Clay Brazil Orlando Luz 1–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win 7–4 Aug 2021 Verona, Italy Challenger Clay Croatia Nino Serdarušić 6–4, 6–2
Win 8–4 Nov 2021 Bergamo, Italy Challenger Hard (i) Turkey Cem İlkel 7–5, 7–6(8–6)
Win 9–4 Apr 2022 Sanremo, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Francesco Passaro 6–1, 2–6, 6–4

Doubles: 2 (1–1)

Legend
ATP Challengers (0–0)
ITF World Tennis Tour (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partmer Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2020 M15 Melilla, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay France Valentin Royer Netherlands Max Houkes
Spain Jose Vidal Azorin		 7–5, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Nov 2020 M15 Valldoreix, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay Ukraine Eric Vanshelboim Jordan Abedallah Shelbayh
Spain Pedro Vives Marcos		 5–7, 3–6

Junior Grand Slam Finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 2019 French Open Clay United States Toby Alex Kodat 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–0

Record against other players

Rune's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who are active in boldface. Only ATP Tour main draw matches are considered:

Player Record Win % Hard Clay Grass Last Match
Number 1 ranked players
Serbia Novak Djokovic 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost 1–6, 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 1–6 at 2021 US Open
Number 3 ranked players
Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas 1–0 100% – 1–0 – Won 7–5, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 at 2022 French Open
Germany Alexander Zverev 1–0 100% – 1–0 – Won 6–3, 6–2 at 2022 Munich
Number 6 ranked players
Italy Matteo Berrettini 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost 3–6, 6–4, 4–6 at 2022 Indian Wells Masters
Spain Carlos Alcaraz 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost 3–4(6–8), 2–4, 0–4 at 2021 Next Generation ATP Finals
Number 7 ranked players
Norway Casper Ruud 0–3 0% – 0–3 – Lost 6–7(5–7), 5–7 at 2022 Monte-Carlo Masters
Number 10 ranked players
Canada Denis Shapovalov 1–0 100% – 1–0 – Won 6–3, 6–1, 7–6(7–4) at 2022 French Open
Spain Pablo Carreño Busta 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost 4–6, 6–3, 4–6 at 2021 Metz
United Kingdom Cameron Norrie 0–1 0% – 0–1 – Lost 2–6, 7–5, 4–6 at 2022 Lyon
Total 3–8 27.27% 0–4
(0%)		 3–4
(43%)		 0–0
( – )		 * Statistics correct as of 30 May 2022.

Wins over top 10 Players

Rune has a 2–3 (40%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.

Season 2022 Total
Wins 2 2
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score HRR
2022
1. Germany Alexander Zverev 3 Bavarian International Tennis Championships, Germany Clay 2R 6–3, 6–2 70
2. Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas 4 French Open, France Clay 4R 7–5, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 40

See also

References

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