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Hady Habib

Hady Habib (Arabic: هادي حبيب; born 21 August 1998) is an American-born tennis player, currently representing Lebanon. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 216 and a career-high doubles ranking of No. 275 both achieved on 2 December 2024. Habib won one ATP Challenger Tour singles and three doubles titles. He also won 10 ITF singles and two doubles titles.[2]

Hady Habib
Native nameهادي حبيب
Country (sports) United States (–Jun 2018)
 Lebanon (Jun 2018 – present
Davis Cup since 2015, Olympics since 2024)
Born (1998-08-21) 21 August 1998 (age 26)
Houston, Texas, U.S.[1]
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeTexas A&M
Prize money$152,534
Singles
Career record9–8 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 216 (2 December 2024)
Current rankingNo. 216 (2 December 2024)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2024)
Doubles
Career record3–6 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 275 (2 December 2024)
Current rankingNo. 275 (2 December 2024)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2024)
Team competitions
Davis Cup19–10
Last updated on: 2 December 2024.

Since 2015 Habib represents Lebanon at the Davis Cup,[3] where he has a win–loss record of 15–5 in singles and a 4–5 record in doubles.[2]

Career

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2024: Historic Olympics debut & first Challenger title for Lebanon

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Habib became the first Lebanese tennis player to compete at the Olympics when he took part in the 2024 Paris Games,[4] losing in the singles first round on the event's opening day to number two seed Carlos Alcaraz in straight sets.[5] He also took part in the doubles event partnering Benjamin Hassan.[6]

At the 2024 Challenger Temuco, Habib won his first ATP Challenger Tour singles title, becoming the first Lebanese player in history to win a Challenger trophy in singles.[7][8][9]

Personal life

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Born in the United States to an Iranian mother and a Lebanese father. He speaks English, Persian and Arabic. He competed for his country of birth the United States, until 4 June 2018.[citation needed]

College

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Habib graduated with a degree in Sports Management from Texas A&M University in College Station.[3]

Davis Cup

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Legend
Group membership
World Group (0)
Group I (0–6)
Group II (7–2)
Group III (12–2)
Group IV (0)
Rubber outcome Rubber Match type (partner if any) Opponent nation Opponent player(s) Score
 2–3; 17–19 July 2015; Sri Lanka Tennis Association Complex, Colombo, Sri Lanka; Group II Asia/Oceania play-offs; clay surface
Defeat II Singles   Sri Lanka Harshana Godamanna 7–5, 6–3, 6–3
Victory III Doubles (with Giovani Samaha) Harshana Godamanna

Dineshkanthan Thangarajah

7–6(7–4), 2–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Victory IV Singles Sharmal Dissanayake 7–5, 6–4, 4–6, 4–6, 6–3
 3–0; 11 July 2016; Enghelab Sports Complex, Tehran, Iran; Group III Asia/Oceania first round; clay surface
Victory I Singles   Cambodia Nysan Tan 6–2, 6–2
Victory III Doubles (with Jad Ballout) Phalkun Mam

Nysan Tan

6–4, 6–3
 3–0; 13 July 2016; Enghelab Sports Complex, Tehran, Iran; Group III Asia/Oceania first round; clay surface
Victory I Singles   Singapore Hao Yuan Ng 6–2, 6–2
 3–0; 14 July 2016; Enghelab Sports Complex, Tehran, Iran; Group III Asia/Oceania first round; clay surface
Victory I Singles   Qatar Mousa Shanan Zayed 6–1, 6–0
 3–0; 15 July 2016; Enghelab Sports Complex, Tehran, Iran; Group III Asia/Oceania first round; clay surface
Victory I Singles   Syria Amer Naow 6–2, 6–3
Victory III Doubles (with Jad Ballout) Kareem Al Allaf

Amer Naow

6–2, 6–3
 1–2; 16 July 2016; Enghelab Sports Complex, Tehran, Iran; Group III Asia/Oceania play-offs; clay surface
Victory I Singles   Hong Kong Anthony Jackie Tang 6–3, 6–2
Defeat III Doubles (with Jad Ballout) Karan RastogiWong Chun-hun 3–6, 4–6
 2–1; 17 July 2017; Sri Lanka Tennis Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka; Group III Asia/Oceania first round; clay surface
Victory I Singles   Turkmenistan Georgiy Pochay 6–0, 6–1
 2–1; 18 July 2017; Sri Lanka Tennis Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka; Group III Asia/Oceania first round; clay surface
Victory I Singles   United Arab Emirates Omar Al-Awadhi 6–3, 7–5
Defeat III Doubles (with Jad Ballout) Fahad Janahi

Hamad Abbas Janahi

3–6, 5–7
 2–1; 19 July 2017; Sri Lanka Tennis Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka; Group III Asia/Oceania first round; clay surface
Victory I Singles   Malaysia Christian Didier Chin 6–2, 6–4
 3–0; 20 July 2017; Sri Lanka Tennis Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka; Group III Asia/Oceania first round; clay surface
Victory I Singles   Qatar Jabor Al-Mutawa 6–1, 6–1
 2–0; 22 July 2017; Sri Lanka Tennis Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka; Group III Asia/Oceania play-offs; clay surface
Victory I Singles   Jordan Hamzeh Al-Aswad 6–2, 6–0
 3–2; 3–4 February 2018; Taadod Sports Academy, Beirut, Lebanon; Group II Asia/Oceania first round; hard (indoor) surface
Victory II Singles   Chinese Taipei Lee Kuan-yi 6–4, 6–3
Victory III Doubles (with Giovani Samaha) Chen TiYu Cheng-yu 6–1, 7–5
 3–1; 7–8 April 2018; Notre Dame University – Louaize, Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon; Group II Asia/Oceania second round; hard surface
Victory II Singles   Hong Kong Wong Chun-hun 6–4, 1–6, 6–4
Defeat III Doubles (with Giovani Samaha) Wong Chun-hunYeung Pak-long 2–6, 4–6
 3–2; 15–16 September 2018; The National Tennis Development Center, Nonthaburi, Thailand; Group II Asia/Oceania third round; hard surface
Victory I Singles   Thailand Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul 4–6, 7–6(7–2), 5–3 ret.
Victory V Singles Palaphoom Kovapitukted 6–3, 6–3
 2–3; 13–14 September 2019; Automobile and Touring Club of Lebanon, Jounieh, Lebanon; Group I Asia/Oceania; clay surface
Defeat I Singles   Uzbekistan Sanjar Fayziev 4–6, 4–6
Defeat V Singles Jurabek Karimov 4–6, 6–1, 1–6
 0–4; 18–19 September 2021; Automobile and Touring Club of Lebanon, Jounieh, Lebanon; World Group I; clay surface
Defeat II Singles   Brazil Felipe Meligeni Alves 1–6, 3–6
Defeat III Doubles (with Benjamin Hassan) Marcelo Demoliner

Rafael Matos

2–6, 6–3, 6–7(5–7)
 1–3; 4–5 March 2022; Jan Group Arena, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland; World Group I qualifying round; hard (indoor) surface
Defeat II Singles   Switzerland Henri Laaksonen 7–5, 3–6, 3–6
Defeat III Doubles (with Benjamin Hassan) Marc-Andrea Hüsler

Dominic Stricker

4–6, 6–7(3–7)

ATP Challenger Tour finals

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Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (1–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 May 2024 Santos Brasil Tennis Cup, Brazil Challenger Clay   Alejo Lingua Lavallén 6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Dec 2024 Temuco, Chile Challenger Hard   Camilo Ugo Carabelli 6–4, 6-7, 7-6

Doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

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Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (3–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 May 2024 Santos Brasil Tennis Cup, Brazil Challenger Clay   Trey Hilderbrand   Roy Stepanov
  Andrés Urrea 		walkover
Win 1–1 Jun 2024 Challenger Santa Fe, Argentina Challenger Clay   Trey Hilderbrand   Ignacio Carou
  Facundo Mena 		6–7(5–7), 6–2, [10–4]
Win 2–1 Jun 2024 Lima Challenger, Peru Challenger Clay   Trey Hilderbrand   Pedro Boscardin Dias
  Pedro Sakamoto 		7–5, 6–3
Win 3–1 Jun 2024 Santa Cruz Challenger II, Bolivia Challenger Clay   Trey Hilderbrand   Finn Reynolds
  Matías Soto 		3–6, 6–3, [10–7]

ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

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Singles: 17 (10 titles, 7 runner-ups)

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Legend
ITF Futures/WTT (10–7)
Finals by surface
Hard (9–5)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 May 2018 Tunisia F20, Djerba Futures Hard   Moez Echargui 7–6(8–6), 6–4
Loss 1–1 Jun 2019 M15 Cancun, Mexico WTT Hard   Gerardo López Villaseñor 6–7(2–7), 4–6
Win 2–1 Oct 2021 M15 Cairo, Egypt WTT Clay   Lorenzo Rottoli 6–3, 6–4
Win 3–1 Oct 2021 M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt WTT Hard   Lukas Krainer 6–2, 6–4
Loss 3–2 Oct 2021 M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt WTT Hard   Lý Hoàng Nam 2–6, 4–6
Win 4–2 Dec 2021 M15 Doha, Qatar WTT Hard   Sasikumar Mukund 6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Win 5–2 Feb 2022 M25 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt WTT Hard   Lukáš Rosol 6–4, 6–4
Loss 5–3 Jun 2022 M25 Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina WTT Clay   Joris De Loore 4–6, 7–5, 3–6
Loss 5–4 Oct 2022 M15 Monastir, Tunisia WTT Hard   Jaime Faria 5–7, 4–6
Win 6–4 May 2023 M15 Monastir, Tunisia WTT Hard   Adrien Gobat 6–2, 6–4
Win 7–4 Jun 2023 M15 Monastir, Tunisia WTT Hard   Ryuki Matsuda 6–2, 6–3
Win 8–4 Jun 2023 M15 Monastir, Tunisia WTT Hard   Coleman Wong 6–3, 6–3
Win 9–4 Sep 2023 M25 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt WTT Hard   Kris van Wyk 6–4, 6–4
Loss 9–5 Nov 2023 M25 Monastir, Tunisia WTT Hard   Clement Tabur 6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Win 10–5 Nov 2023 M25 Monastir, Tunisia WTT Hard   Robert Strombachs 6–4, 6–4
Loss 10–6 Mar 2024 M25 Quinta do Lago, Portugal WTT Hard   Jaime Faria 7–6(8–6), 6–7(3–7), 1–6
Loss 10–7 May 2024 M25 Pensacola, USA WTT Clay   Andrés Andrade 6–7(5–7), 5–7

Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)

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Legend
ITF Futures/WTT (2–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2017 Sri Lanka F3, Colombo Futures Clay   Ankit Chopra   Chandril Sood
  Lakshit Sood 		2–6, 7–5, [10–8]
Loss 1–1 May 2018 Tunisia F19, Djerba Futures Hard   Jose Fco. Vidal Azorin   Anis Ghorbel
  Vasko Mladenov 		6–4, 6–7(7–9), [10–12]
Loss 1–2 Dec 2020 M15 Cairo, Egypt WTT Clay   Jose Fco. Vidal Azorin   Juan Bautista Otegui
  Juan Pablo Paz 		4–6, 4–6
Loss 1–3 Oct 2021 M15 Monastir, Tunisia WTT Hard   Mateo Martínez   Jeremy Beale
  Thomas Fancutt 		4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win 2–3 Oct 2022 M15 Monastir, Tunisia WTT Hard   Anis Ghorbel   Brian Bozemoj
  Jarno Jans 		7–6(7–5), 1–6, [10–8]
Loss 2–4 May 2023 M15 Kursumlijska Banja WTT Clay   Rrezart Cungu   Oleksandr Ovcharenko
  Juan Pablo Paz 		6–7(5–7), 4–6

References

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  1. ^ a b "HABIB Hady". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Hady Habib | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Archived from the original on 9 July 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Who is world No 275 Hady Habib, who will face Carlos Alcaraz in Paris? American-born Lebanese jokes about 'looking lost'". Tennis365. 26 July 2024. Archived from the original on 28 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Tennis-Lebanon's Habib ready for fairytale clash with Alcaraz". Reuters. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Djokovic, Alcaraz impress in openers at Paris Olympics". Tennis Majors. 27 July 2024. Archived from the original on 27 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Spontaneous guy Benjamin Hassan couldn't have planned for his historic Olympics debut". Archived from the original on 28 July 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  7. ^ @ATPChallenger (1 December 2024). "History made in Temuco! 🏆🇱🇧 Hady Habib becomes the first-ever Challenger champion from Lebanon! 👏 #ATPChallenger @LegionSudam" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ^ "Sakamoto, 18, closes Challenger season in historic fashion". ATPTour. 3 December 2024.
  9. ^ "Challenger Tour Weekly Recap: First Title For Lebanon, Dzumhur Triumphs For The 6th Time This Year". 3 December 2024.
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