Tim Handel

Tim Handel (born 18 October 1996) is a German tennis player.

Tim Handel
Country (sports) Germany
ResidenceReutlingen
Born18 October 1996
Reutlingen, Germany
Height6'2 (190 cm)
Turned pro2019
CollegeNorthern Arizona University
Prize money$29,150
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles1 (ITF)
Highest ranking515 (August 2022)
Current ranking635
Doubles
Career record0–0
Career titles1 (ITF)
Highest ranking642 (May 2022)
Current ranking796

Handel has a career high ATP singles ranking of 515 achieved on 1 August 2022. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 642 achieved on 16 May 2022.[1]

Handel won his first major ITF title at the Luxoil Open ITF Trier in 2021.

Handel played college tennis at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona.[2] He attended NAU from 2015 until 2019 and has a Bachelor's Degree in Business Marketing and Management.

ITF titles

Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2021 ITF Trier, Germany 25,000 Clay Germany Louis Wessels 6–2, 6–4
Loss 1–1 May 2023 ITF Warmbad Villach, Austria 15,000 Clay Argentina Alex Barrena 6–2, 4–6, 3–6
Loss 1–2 Jun 2023 ITF Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic 25,000 Clay Austria Lukas Neumayer 2–6, 6–3, 1–6
Loss 1–3 Aug 2023 ITF Lesa, Italy 25,000 Clay France Clement Tabur 6–3, 4–6, 1–6

Doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 July 2021 ITF Marburg, Germany 25,000 Clay Switzerland Yannik Steinegger Netherlands Daniel De Jonge
Netherlands Guy Den Ouden		 6–2, 4–6, [9–11]
Loss 0–2 Aug 2021 ITF Ueberlingen, Germany 25,000 Clay Germany Fabian Fallert Germany Hendrik Jebens
Germany Niklas Schell		 4–6, 5–7
Win 1–2 Dec 2021 ITF Cancún, Mexico 15,000 Hard Switzerland Yannik Steinegger Canada Liam Draxl
Canada Cleeve Harper		 7–6(7–5), 6–3
Loss 1–3 Dec 2022 Madrid, Spain 15,000 Hard Switzerland Yannik Steinegger Finland Eero Vasa
United Kingdom Mark Whitehouse		 6–7(6–8), 3–6

Collegiate career

Handel played four years at the Northern Arizona University. He won three Big Sky Conference MVP Honors and qualified for the NCAA singles tournament in his last year. He became just the fourth men's tennis player in Big Sky history to win three MVP awards since it was first given out in 1983. [3]

Handel was the first Big Sky player to play in the NCAA Singles tournament since 2006 and just the 11th Big Sky conference player ever dating back to 1980.[4]


References
  1. "Tim Handel | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  2. "Tim Handel - Men's Tennis". Northern Arizona University Athletics.
  3. "NAU's Handel Earns Third #BigSkyTennis MVP Honor; Men's All-Conference Team Unveiled". bigskyconf.com. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
  4. "Lumberjack Flashback: Tim Handel Three-Peats as Big Sky MVP on His Way to NCAAs". Northern Arizona University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
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