George Loffhagen

George Loffhagen
Country (sports)United Kingdom Great Britain
Born (2001-04-19) 19 April 2001 (age 23)
London, United Kingdom
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS $134,283
Singles
Career record0–2
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 337 (21 August 2023)
Current rankingNo. 759 (17 June 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon1R (2023)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 1,144 (23 September 2019)
Last updated on: 24 June 2024.

George Loffhagen (born 19 April 2001) is a British professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 337.[1] He has won three ITF singles titles.[2]

Early life

From Ealing, West London, he attended St Benedict’s School.[3] From the age of eight he was coached by Jo Durie’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 Jack Draper.[4]

Career

Loffhagen competed in the boys' singles events in 2017 at Wimbledon and the US Open, reaching the third round in both. He also competed in the boys' doubles at those tournaments, partnering Jack Draper.

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 Uganda.[5]

In April 2023, he won the ITF M25 Mysuru Open in India, defeating Australian Blake Ellis in the final.[6][7] In May 2023, he won an M25 tournament held in Nottingham, for his second career title at that level in as many months.[8] In June 2023 he secured his first win at the ATP Challenger Tour level when he defeated top-150 ranked Finn Otto Virtanen at the 2023 Nottingham Open.[9][10] He backed that win up with a victory over higher-ranked Shang Juncheng in the next round to make the quarter-finals in Nottingham, at 176th in the world, Juncheng started the match 238 places higher than Loffhagen.[11]

He was awarded a wildcard for his main draw debut at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships, where he lost out to Holger Rune in straight sets in the first round.[12]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 8 (3–5)

Legend
ATP Challengers (0–0)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (3–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–3)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 May 2018 Uganda F1, Kampala Futures Clay Russia Ivan Nedelko 4–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Nov 2018 Greece F6, Heraklion Futures Hard France Baptiste Crepatte 5–7, 4–6
Loss 0–3 Mar 2021 M25 Poitiers, France World Tour Hard France Lucas Poullain 2–6, 6–2, 2–6
Loss 0–4 Jan 2023 M25 Loughborough, Great Britain World Tour Hard (i) France Clément Chidekh 4–6, 2–6
Win 1–4 Apr 2023 M25 Mysuru, India World Tour Hard Australia Blake Ellis 7–6(7–2), 6–2
Win 2–4 May 2023 M25 Nottingham, Great Brittain World Tour Hard France Jules Marie 4–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 2–5 May 2023 M25 Bodrum, Turkey World Tour Clay Germany Rudolf Molleker 1–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win 3–5 Jul 2023 M25 Roehampton, Great Britain World Tour Hard United Kingdom Luke Simkiss 6–2, 6–2

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Legend
ATP Challengers (0–0)
ITF Futures (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2019 M15 Hua Hin, Thailand Futures Hard New Zealand Ajeet Rai Chinese Taipei Ray Ho
Canada Kelsey Stevenson 		6–7(4–7), 2–6

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 practise with Rafa Nadal after a personal recommendation by Tim Henman.[13]

References

  1. ^ "George Loffhagen | Overview". ATP Tour.
  2. ^ "George Loffhagen Tennis Player Profile". International Tennis Federation.
  3. ^ "Ealing teenage tennis star George Loffhagen talks of turning pro after Wimbledon exit". Ealing Times. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  4. ^ Flatman, Barry (17 January 2018). "George Loffhagen is GB's best hope for life after Andy Murray". The Times. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  5. ^ Ilic, Jovica (7 May 2018). "George Loffhagen writes history for 2001 generation as the first." Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  6. ^ "ITF Mysuru Open: George Loffhagen beats Ellis Blake to clinch singles title". Lokmattimes.com. 2 April 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Mysuru Open 2023: George Loffhagen clinches single title, defeats Australia's Ellis Blake in final". New Indian Express. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.[dead link‍]
  8. ^ "British players complete a clean sweep at M25 and W25 Nottingham tournaments". lta.org. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Nottingham Open 2023 results: Andy Murray, Katie Boulter, Harriet Dart and Jodie Burrage win". BBC Sport. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Rothesay Open Nottingham 2023: Arthur Fery & George Loffhagen claim first Challenger wins as nine Brits progress to second round". lta.org. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  11. ^ Emons, Michael (14 June 2023). "Nottingham Open 2023: Heather Watson and George Loffhagen into quarter-finals but Liam Broady and Arthur Fery lose". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  12. ^ "George Loffhagen Player Profile". www.wimbledon.com. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  13. ^ Callow, Nick (11 July 2017). "'I could just about live with him' – British teen's fairytale session with Rafa Nadal". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2023.