Hady Habib
Native name | هادي حبيب |
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Country (sports) | United States (–Jun 2018) Lebanon (Jun 2018 – present Davis Cup since 2015, Olympics since 2024) |
Born | [1] Houston, Texas, U.S.[1] | 21 August 1998
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
College | Texas A&M |
Prize money | $91,799 |
Singles | |
Career record | 8–8 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 259 (27 May 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 275 (17 June 2024) |
Other tournaments | |
Olympic Games | 1R (2024) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 2–3 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 397 (17 June 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 397 (17 June 2024) |
Other doubles tournaments | |
Olympic Games | 1R (2024) |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup | 19–10 |
Last updated on: 17 June 2024. |
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. 259 and a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 397. Habib has won 10 ITF singles and two doubles titles.[2]
He became the first Lebanese tennis player to compete at an Olympics when he took part in the 2024 Paris Games,[3] losing in the singles first round on the event's opening day to number two seed Carlos Alcaraz in straight sets. He also took part in the doubles event partnering Benjamin Hassan.[4]
Habib currently represents Lebanon at the Davis Cup, where he has a win–loss record of 15–5 in singles and a 4–5 record in doubles.[2] He competed for his country of birth the United States, until 4 June 2018.
Personal life
[edit]Born in the United States to an Iranian mother and a Lebanese father. He speaks English, Persian and Arabic.
College career
[edit]Habib graduated with a degree in Sports Management from Texas A&M University in College Station.[5]
Davis Cup
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- indicates the outcome of the Davis Cup match followed by the score, date, place of event, the zonal classification and its phase, and the court surface.
Rubber outcome | Rubber | Match type (partner if any) | Opponent nation | Opponent player(s) | Score |
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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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 4–6, 6–7(3–7) |
ATP Challenger Tour finals
[edit]Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | May 2024 | Santos Brasil Tennis Cup, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Alejo Lingua Lavallén | 6–4, 4–6, 3–6 |
Doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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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
[edit]Singles: 17 (10 titles, 7 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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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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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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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
[edit]- ^ a b c "HABIB Hady".
- ^ a b "Hady Habib | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ "Tennis-Lebanon's Habib ready for fairytale clash with Alcaraz". Reuters. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Djokovic, Alcaraz impress in openers at Paris Olympics". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Who is world No 275 Hady Habib, who will face Carlos Alcaraz in Paris? American-born Lebanese jokes about 'looking lost'". Tennis365. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- 1998 births
- Living people
- Lebanese male tennis players
- American male tennis players
- Texas A&M Aggies men's tennis players
- American people of Lebanese descent
- American people of Iranian descent
- Lebanese people of Iranian descent
- Sportspeople of Lebanese descent
- Sportspeople of Iranian descent
- Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
- Tennis players at the 2018 Asian Games
- Tennis players from Houston
- Asian Games competitors for Lebanon
- Mediterranean Games competitors for Lebanon
- Tennis players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- 21st-century American sportsmen