Hubert Hurkacz Bio
Hubert Hurkacz is a Polish professional tennis player born on February 11, 1997, in Wrocław, Poland. Standing 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) tall, he is recognized for a serve that has been recorded at up to 151 miles per hour and for an all-court game that blends defensive baseline play with regular forays to the net. Hurkacz has won eight ATP Tour singles titles, including the 2021 Miami Open and the 2023 Shanghai Masters, becoming the first Polish man to capture an ATP Masters 1000 crown.
Hurkacz reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 6 in August 2024, the highest ever for a Polish male player, and a career-high doubles ranking of No. 30 in June 2022. Popularly known as “Hubi,” he has competed for Poland in the United Cup, the Davis Cup-style ATP Cup, the Olympic Games, and the ATP Finals.
Early Life and Background
Hubert Hurkacz was born on 11 February 1997 in Wrocław, Poland, to Zofia Maliszewska-Hurkacz and Krzysztof Hurkacz. He is the older of two children, with a younger sister named Nika who is also a tennis player. Tennis runs deep in the family: his mother was a junior tennis champion in Poland, his uncle Tomasz Maliszewski played tennis professionally, and his grandfather was an international-level volleyball player. Hurkacz has credited his family’s athletic genes and motivation for helping shape his career.
Hurkacz first picked up a racket at the age of five when his mother introduced him to the sport. Both parents served as his earliest coaches before he moved into more formal training. His interest in professional tennis sharpened after watching Roger Federer on television, and he has said that without tennis he would have pursued basketball or motor racing. By 2014, he had emerged as part of a wave of talented young Polish players that also included Kamil Majchrzak and Jan Zieliński.
Path to Tennis
Hurkacz’s early coaching came from Filip Kańczuła between 2010 and 2016, after which he worked with Wrocław-based coaches Alexander Charpantidis and Paweł Stadniczenko, with Przemysław Piotrowicz overseeing his physical preparation. In 2018, he began working with New Zealander Rene Moller, under whom he won the Canberra Challenger and broke into the ATP top 100. That same year, Hurkacz qualified for the Next Generation ATP Finals in Milan, defeating Jaume Munar before losses to Frances Tiafoe and Stefanos Tsitsipas.
In 2019, Hurkacz partnered with American coach Craig Boynton, who had previously worked with Jim Courier, Mardy Fish, John Isner, Sam Querrey, and Steve Johnson. He won his first ATP title at the 2019 Winston-Salem Open and broke into the top 40. Boynton’s five-year collaboration ended in 2024, and in November of that year Hurkacz announced Nicolás Massú as his new coach, with Ivan Lendl joining the team in an advisory role.
Hubert Hurkacz Career
Early Career (2017–2018)
As a junior, Hurkacz reached a combined ranking of No. 29 and was a boys’ doubles finalist at the 2015 Australian Open with Alex Molčan. He turned professional in 2015 and posted his first ATP main-draw wins in 2018, defeating Tennys Sandgren in the opening round of the French Open for his maiden Grand Slam victory. He followed that with his US Open debut, where he qualified and reached the second round.
Hurkacz’s breakthrough 2018 season ended with a nomination for the ATP Newcomer of the Year Award after his appearance at the Next Generation ATP Finals.
2019: First ATP Tour Title and Top 40 Debut
Hurkacz opened 2019 by winning the Canberra Challenger and reaching the second round of the Australian Open. At the Indian Wells Open, he advanced to his first Masters 1000 quarterfinal, defeating Kei Nishikori and Denis Shapovalov before falling to Roger Federer. The run pushed him to a career-high No. 54.
He continued to climb with deep runs at Madrid, Eastbourne, and Wimbledon, where he pushed Novak Djokovic to four sets in the third round. In August, Hurkacz captured his maiden ATP title at the Winston-Salem Open, defeating Benoît Paire in the final, and closed the year inside the top 40.
2021: First Masters Title, Wimbledon Semifinal, and World No. 9
Hurkacz began 2021 by winning the Delray Beach Open and then captured his first Masters 1000 title at the Miami Open, defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas, Andrey Rublev, and Jannik Sinner in succession. The title pushed him into the top 20 for the first time.
At Wimbledon, seeded 14th, he defeated second seed Daniil Medvedev in the fourth round and stunned eight-time champion Roger Federer in straight sets in the quarterfinals, becoming the first man since Mario Ančić in 2002 to beat Federer in straight sets at the All England Club. He became only the second Polish man to reach a Grand Slam semifinal after Jerzy Janowicz in 2013. He followed the Wimbledon run by winning the Moselle Open in both singles and doubles, qualifying for the ATP Finals, and rising to a year-end ranking of world No. 9, surpassing Wojciech Fibak as the highest-ranked Polish man in ATP history.
2022: First ATP 500 Title and Miami Doubles Crown
Hurkacz defended his Miami Open semifinal appearance and added the doubles title in Miami with John Isner. He reached his first Masters 1000 quarterfinal on clay at Monte Carlo and lifted his first ATP 500 title at the Halle Open on grass, beating world No. 1 Daniil Medvedev in the final and becoming the seventh player in the Open Era to win his first five ATP Tour finals.
He reached the final of the Canadian Open, losing to Pablo Carreño Busta in three sets, which ended his five-final winning streak. He also reached the doubles final of the Paris Masters with Félix Auger-Aliassime, claiming his first Masters doubles title.
2023: Second Masters Title and ATP Finals Appearance
Hurkacz opened the year by helping Poland reach the United Cup Final Four in Sydney alongside Iga Świątek. He reached the Marseille final, defeating Benjamin Bonzi to lift his sixth career singles title, and later saved match points to record his 50th Masters win at the Monte-Carlo Masters.
In October, Hurkacz captured his second Masters 1000 title at the Shanghai Masters, defeating Andrey Rublev in the final to claim his seventh career title. The win returned him to world No. 11. He reached the Basel final and qualified as an alternate for the ATP Finals, where he played one round-robin match against Djokovic.
2024: World No. 6 and First Clay Title
Hurkacz led Poland to the United Cup final and reached his first Australian Open quarterfinal, where he lost to Medvedev in a five-set, four-hour battle. He captured his first clay-court title at the Estoril Open, joining a small group of active players to have won titles on all three surfaces.
He reached the Italian Open quarterfinal with a win over Rafael Nadal and the final of the Halle Open, where he lost to Jannik Sinner. A knee injury forced him to retire during his second-round Wimbledon match against Arthur Fils, but his ranking climbed to a career-high world No. 6 in August 2024. He split with coach Craig Boynton after the US Open and later named Nicolás Massú as his new coach.
Driving Style and Strengths
At 196 cm, Hurkacz plays an all-court game with a serve that can reach 151 mph, a flat and dangerous groundstroke from both wings, and a willingness to use serve-and-volley tactics on faster surfaces. His coach Craig Boynton has compared his return routine and backhand to those of Andy Murray. Hurkacz is also known for his on-court diving, particularly on grass.
Notable Events and Milestones
Key milestones include his 2021 Miami Open Masters title as the first Polish man to win a Masters 1000, his straight-sets Wimbledon quarterfinal win over Roger Federer in Federer’s final professional singles match, his 2023 Shanghai Masters title, and his rise to world No. 6 in 2024. In doubles, he became the first player to sweep both the singles and doubles titles at the 2021 Moselle Open.
Hubert Hurkacz Career Wins
Hubert Hurkacz has won eight ATP Tour singles titles and two ATP doubles titles across his career, including the Masters 1000 trophies at the 2021 Miami Open and the 2023 Shanghai Masters. He has also been a runner-up at the Canadian Open, the Swiss Indoors, the Halle Open, and the Marseille Open, among others.
ATP Tour Highlights
Hurkacz’s first ATP title came at the 2019 Winston-Salem Open. He added titles at Delray Beach and Miami in 2021, Moselle Open in 2021, Halle Open in 2022, Marseille in 2023, and Shanghai in 2023. In doubles, he won Miami in 2022 with John Isner and Moselle in 2021 with Jan Zieliński.
Other Wins and Performances
At Grand Slams, Hurkacz’s deepest run remains the 2021 Wimbledon semifinal, and he reached the Australian Open quarterfinals in 2024. He also reached the Estoril Open final on clay in 2024, lifting his first clay-court title. He helped Poland reach the United Cup final in both 2024 and 2025.
Hubert Hurkacz Family
Family Background and Tennis Lineage
Hurkacz was raised in a sports-oriented family in Wrocław. His mother, Zofia Maliszewska-Hurkacz, was a junior tennis champion in Poland, and his uncle Tomasz Maliszewski played tennis professionally. His grandfather was a volleyball player at the international level, and his younger sister Nika, who is ten years his junior, also plays tennis.
Personal Life
Hurkacz lives in Monte Carlo, Monaco, and has followed a vegan diet for several years. He is fluent enough in multiple languages to handle international media, and his off-court interests include sports cars and motor racing, which led to a partnership with McLaren. He is widely known by the nickname “Hubi.”
2025 Season Performance
Hurkacz opened 2025 representing Team Poland at the United Cup, where he helped the team reach the final for the second consecutive year. Team United States ultimately defeated Team Poland. In May, he reached the Geneva Open final, where he lost a close match to Novak Djokovic.
His 2025 season was interrupted by a right knee issue. He lost in the first round of the French Open to João Fonseca and underwent arthroscopic surgery in June, during which doctors removed an overgrown synovial membrane. The procedure forced him to withdraw from the US Open, but he is expected to return to competition later in the season with the aim of regaining his previous top-10 form under new coach Nicolás Massú.