Hady Habib

Hady Habib
Native name
هادي 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
Houston, Texas, U.S.[1]
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeTexas A&M
Prize moneyUS $ 490,011
Singles
Career record11–13 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 159 (5 May 2025)
Current rankingNo. 170 (30 June 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2025)
French OpenQ2 (2025)
WimbledonQ2 (2025)
US OpenQ1 (2025)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2024)
Doubles
Career record3–7 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 274 (23 December 2024)
Current rankingNo. 507 (30 June 2025)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2024)
Team competitions
Davis Cup19–10
Last updated on: 30 June 2025.

Hady Habib (Arabic: هادي حبيب; born 21 August 1998) is an American-born Lebanese professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 159 achieved on 5 May 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 274 achieved on 23 December 2024. Habib won one ATP Challenger Tour singles and three doubles titles.[2] He is currently the No. 1 player from Lebanon.[3]

Early life

Habib was born in Houston to a Lebanese father and an American Iranian mother.[4] Habib is fluent in English and Arabic.[5]

At the age of six he moved to Beirut, Lebanon with his family and began playing tennis there at nine years old.[6] Along with tennis, Habib also played basketball and competed in swimming competitions while based in Lebanon.[7] As a 12 year old he returned to the United States in an attempt to further his tennis prospects and first based himself in southern California before settling in Florida at the IMG Academy.[8]

College

In 2021, Habib graduated with a degree in Sports Management from Texas A&M University in College Station.[5][9]

Career

2024: Historic Olympics debut & first Challenger title for Lebanon

Habib became the first Lebanese tennis player to compete at the Olympics when he took part in the Paris Games,[10] losing in the singles first round on the event's opening day to second seed Carlos Alcaraz in straight sets.[11][12] He also took part in the doubles event partnering Benjamin Hassan.[13]

At the 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.[14][15][16]

2025: Historic debut and first win at the Australian Open, top 200

Habib became the first Lebanese player, male or female, to qualify for the main draw of a Grand Slam in the Open Era, defeating Patrick Kypson, Tseng Chun-hsin and Clément Chidekh in the qualifying competition of the Australian Open.[17][18][19] Ranked No. 219, he then defeated Bu Yunchaokete in the first round to become the first Lebanese player to win a match in the main draw of a Major. As a result he moved more than 50 positions up and reached the top 200 in the singles rankings at world No. 166 on 27 January 2025.[20][21] Habib lost to Ugo Humbert in the second round.[22]

Performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

Tournament 2025 2026 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open 2R Q1 0 / 1 1–1 50%
French Open Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 1–1 0–0 0 / 1 0–1 50%
ATP Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Miami Open Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Monte Carlo Masters A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Madrid Open A 0 / 0 0-0  – 
Italian Open A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Canadian Open A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Masters A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Shanghai Masters A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Paris Masters A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 

Davis Cup

Habib has represented Lebanon at the Davis Cup,[9] where he has a win–loss record of 19–7 in singles and a 5–7 record in doubles.[23] In 2015, Habib elected to begin representing Lebanon when he was selected to debut for the Lebanese Davis Cup team in their Asia/Oceania Group II semifinal tie against Sri Lanka.[24]

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
Decrease2–3; 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 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
Increase3–0; 11 July 2016; Enghelab Sports Complex, Tehran, Iran; Group III Asia/Oceania first round; clay surface
Victory I Singles Cambodia Cambodia Nysan Tan 6–2, 6–2
Victory III Doubles (with Jad Ballout) Phalkun Mam
Nysan Tan 		6–4, 6–3
Increase3–0; 13 July 2016; Enghelab Sports Complex, Tehran, Iran; Group III Asia/Oceania first round; clay surface
Victory I Singles Singapore Singapore Hao Yuan Ng 6–2, 6–2
Increase3–0; 14 July 2016; Enghelab Sports Complex, Tehran, Iran; Group III Asia/Oceania first round; clay surface
Victory I Singles Qatar Qatar Mousa Shanan Zayed 6–1, 6–0
Increase3–0; 15 July 2016; Enghelab Sports Complex, Tehran, Iran; Group III Asia/Oceania first round; clay surface
Victory I Singles Syria Syria Amer Naow 6–2, 6–3
Victory III Doubles (with Jad Ballout) Kareem Al Allaf
Amer Naow 		6–2, 6–3
Decrease1–2; 16 July 2016; Enghelab Sports Complex, Tehran, Iran; Group III Asia/Oceania play-offs; clay surface
Victory I Singles Hong Kong Hong Kong Anthony Jackie Tang 6–3, 6–2
Defeat III Doubles (with Jad Ballout) Karan Rastogi
Wong Chun-hun 		3–6, 4–6
Increase2–1; 17 July 2017; Sri Lanka Tennis Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka; Group III Asia/Oceania first round; clay surface
Victory I Singles Turkmenistan Turkmenistan Georgiy Pochay 6–0, 6–1
Increase2–1; 18 July 2017; Sri Lanka Tennis Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka; Group III Asia/Oceania first round; clay surface
Victory I Singles United Arab Emirates 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
Increase2–1; 19 July 2017; Sri Lanka Tennis Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka; Group III Asia/Oceania first round; clay surface
Victory I Singles Malaysia Malaysia Christian Didier Chin 6–2, 6–4
Increase3–0; 20 July 2017; Sri Lanka Tennis Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka; Group III Asia/Oceania first round; clay surface
Victory I Singles Qatar Qatar Jabor Al-Mutawa 6–1, 6–1
Increase2–0; 22 July 2017; Sri Lanka Tennis Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka; Group III Asia/Oceania play-offs; clay surface
Victory I Singles Jordan Jordan Hamzeh Al-Aswad 6–2, 6–0
Increase3–2; 3–4 February 2018; Taadod Sports Academy, Beirut, Lebanon; Group II Asia/Oceania first round; hard (indoor) surface
Victory II Singles Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei Lee Kuan-yi 6–4, 6–3
Victory III Doubles (with Giovani Samaha) Chen Ti
Yu Cheng-yu 		6–1, 7–5
Increase3–1; 7–8 April 2018; Notre Dame University – Louaize, Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon; Group II Asia/Oceania second round; hard surface
Victory II Singles Hong Kong Hong Kong Wong Chun-hun 6–4, 1–6, 6–4
Defeat III Doubles (with Giovani Samaha) Wong Chun-hun
Yeung Pak-long 		2–6, 4–6
Increase3–2; 15–16 September 2018; The National Tennis Development Center, Nonthaburi, Thailand; Group II Asia/Oceania third round; hard surface
Victory I Singles Thailand Thailand Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul 4–6, 7–6(7–2), 5–3 ret.
Victory V Singles Palaphoom Kovapitukted 6–3, 6–3
Decrease2–3; 13–14 September 2019; Automobile and Touring Club of Lebanon, Jounieh, Lebanon; Group I Asia/Oceania; clay surface
Defeat I Singles Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Sanjar Fayziev 4–6, 4–6
Defeat V Singles Jurabek Karimov 4–6, 6–1, 1–6
Decrease0–4; 18–19 September 2021; Automobile and Touring Club of Lebanon, Jounieh, Lebanon; World Group I; clay surface
Defeat II Singles Brazil 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)
Decrease1–3; 4–5 March 2022; Jan Group Arena, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland; World Group I qualifying round; hard (indoor) surface
Defeat II Singles Switzerland 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

Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (1–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 May 2024 Santos, Brazil Challenger Clay Argentina Alejo Lingua Lavallén 6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Dec 2024 Temuco, Chile Challenger Hard Argentina Camilo Ugo Carabelli 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–2)
Loss 1–2 Apr 2025 Ostrava, Czech Republic Challenger Clay Hungary Zsombor Piros 3–6, 2–6

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

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (3–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (3–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 May 2024 Santos, Brazil Challenger Clay United States Trey Hilderbrand Israel Roy Stepanov
Colombia Andrés Urrea 		walkover
Win 1–1 Jun 2024 Santa Fe, Argentina Challenger Clay United States Trey Hilderbrand Uruguay Ignacio Carou
Argentina Facundo Mena 		6–7(5–7), 6–2, [10–4]
Win 2–1 Jun 2024 Lima, Peru Challenger Clay United States Trey Hilderbrand Brazil Pedro Boscardin Dias
Brazil Pedro Sakamoto 		7–5, 6–3
Win 3–1 Jun 2024 Santa Cruz de la Sierra II, Bolivia Challenger Clay United States Trey Hilderbrand New Zealand Finn Reynolds
Chile Matías Soto 		3–6, 6–3, [10–7]

ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

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

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

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

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

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