Philip Henning

South African tennis player

Philip Henning
Henning at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Country (sports) South Africa
Born (2000-11-10) 10 November 2000 (age 23)
Bloemfontein, South Africa
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$9,242
Singles
Career record2–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 751 (20 November 2023)
Current rankingNo. 751 (20 November 2023)
Doubles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 868 (30 October 2023)
Current rankingNo. 1099 (20 November 2023)
Last updated on: 20 November 2023.

Philip Henning (born 10 November 2000) is a South African tennis player.

Henning has a career high ATP singles ranking of 751 achieved on 20 November 2023.[1]

Henning represents South Africa at the Davis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 2–2.

Tennis Career Highlights

Juniors

In May 2017, Henning won his first ITF junior singles title at the G4 in Windhoek, Namibia. Henning has won 6 ITF junior titles in 2017 and 3 in 2018. In October 2018, Henning represented South Africa at the Youth Olympic Games.

As a junior, Henning reached a Career High Combined ranking of 35 in the International Tennis Federation's world junior ranking.

As a junior, he compiled a singles win–loss record of 93–36.

Junior Grand Slam results - Singles:

Australian Open: 1R (2017), 3R (2018)
French Open: 1R (2018)
Wimbledon: 1R (2018)
US Open: 2R (2018)

Junior Grand Slam results - Doubles:

Australian Open: 1R (2017), QF (2018)
French Open: 1R (2018)
Wimbledon: 1R (2018)
US Open: 1R (2018)

Junior singles titles (9)

Legend (singles)
Grand Slam (0)
Grade A (0)
Grade B (1)
Grade 1–5 (8)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 6 May 2017 Windhoek, Namibia Hard South Africa Pierre Malan 6–3, 6–0
Winner 2. 13 May 2017 Windhoek, Namibia Hard South Africa Gerhardt Marius Becker 6–1, 6–0
Winner 3. 29 July 2017 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard South Africa Lleyton Cronje 6–2, 7–6
Winner 4. 5 August 2017 Pretoria, South Africa Hard South Africa Christiaan Worst 6–1, 6–3
Winner 5. 23 September 2017 Stellenbosch, South Africa Hard Netherlands Lodewijk Weststrate 6–3, 6–4
Winner 6. 30 September 2017 Stellenbosch, South Africa Hard Netherlands Lodewijk Weststrate 2-6, 6–2, 6–2
Winner 7. 3 March 2018 Pretoria, South Africa Hard Hungary Mate Voros 6–2, 6–3
Winner 8. 17 March 2018 Morocco Clay Morocco Yassir Kilani 6–1, 6–1
Winner 9. 28 July 2018 Pretoria, South Africa Hard South Africa Joubert Klopper 6–2, 3–6, 7-5

ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 2 (4–2)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF World Tennis Tour (4–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–1)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2023 M15 Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt World Tennis Tour Hard Ukraine Vadym Ursu 6–3, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Oct 2023 M15 Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt World Tennis Tour Hard Ukraine Vadym Ursu 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 2–6
Win 2–1 Feb 2024 M15 Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt World Tennis Tour Hard Netherlands Mees Rottgering 6-3, 6-3
Win 3–1 Feb 2024 M15 Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt World Tennis Tour Hard Egypt Fares Zakaria 6-3, 6-3
Loss 3–2 Apr 2024 M15 Antalya, Turkiye World Tennis Tour Clay Italy Facundo Juarez 2–6, 3–6
Win 4–2 May 2024 M25 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia World Tennis Tour Clay Egypt Siddharth Vishwakarma 6-2, 6-2

Doubles: 3 (2-1)

Legend (doubles)
ITF World Tennis Tour (2–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2021 M25 Austin, United States World Tennis Tour Hard South Africa Joubert Klopper Portugal Duarte Vale
United States Alfredo Perez
6–7(1–7), 2–6
Win 1–1 Nov 2022 M25 Austin, United States World Tennis Tour Hard United States Tyler Stewart France Martin Breysach
Greece Demetris Azoides
6–2, 6–4
Win 2–1 Oct 2023 M15 Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt World Tennis Tour Hard South Africa Dylan Salton Italy Alexandr Binda
Ilia Simakin
4–6, 6–4, [10–8]

References

  1. ^ "Philip Henning | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.

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ATP rankings: Top ten male singles tennis players of the Confederation of African Tennis countries
as of 1 April 2024
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Association of Tennis Professionals South Africa Top South African male singles tennis players
As of May 25, 2024
  • 1. Lloyd Harris (132 Decrease4)
  • 2. Kris Van Wyk (421 Increase1)
  • 3. Philip Henning (523 Increase10)
  • 4. Kevin Anderson (630 Decrease3)
  • 5. Alec Beckley (868 Decrease46)
  • 6. Devin Badenhorst (1,141 Decrease5)
  • 7. Dylan Salton (T1,513 Decrease7)
  • 8. Thando Longwe-Smit (T1,711 Decrease6)
  • 9. Siphosothando Montsi (T1,802 Decrease8)


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