Hubert Hurkacz

2018

Hubert Hurkacz playing at the 2018 Washington Open

In August Hubert Hurkacz made his US Open debut. He began in the qualifying and was aiming to reach his third straight Grand Slam main draw as a qualifier. He did so, beating John-Patrick Smith, Egor Gerasimov and Pedro Martinez Portero, all in straight sets, to reach the US Open first round. There he faced Stefano Travaglia, who like many others, fell victim to the extreme heat and retired. In the second round Hurkacz lost to the 2014 US Open champion Marin Čilić. This was the second meeting between Cilic and Hurkacz. The first came in the second round at Roland Garros earlier this year. Hurkacz was then playing in his first Grand Slam and was fresh from claiming his first Tour-level win against Tennys Sandgren before losing to Čilić in the second round^[6].

Playing style and equipment

Hubert Hurkacz is a big-hitter which is no surprise when it is remembered that he stands 6’5”. He is an effective server and can hit powerfully from both his forehand and backhand. But, like many of the Tour’s more powerful players, consistency is an issue^[7].

Challengers and Futures

Singles

Legend Challengers (1–2) Futures (2–2)

Titles by Surface Hard (1–2) Clay (2–2) Grass (0–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	12 September 2015	Ślęza, F5	Clay	Robin Staněk	6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Runner–up	1.	4 October 2015	Oliveira de Azeméis, F12	Clay	Pablo Vivero González	6–3, 5–7, 3–6
Runner–up	2.	29 May 2016	Jablonec nad Nisou, F3	Clay	Marek Michalicka	6–3, 4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Winner	2.	2 April 2017	Lisbon, F4	Hard	João Domingues	7–5, 6–1
Runner–up	3.	5 November 2017	Shenzhen, China	Hard	Radu Albot	6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–3), 4–6
Runner–up	3.	11 March 2018	Zhuhai, China	Hard	Alex Bolt	7–5, 6–7(4–7), 2–6
Winner	3.	10 June 2018	Poznań, Poland	Clay	Taro Daniel	6–1, 6–1

Junior Grand Slam finals: 1

Doubles: 0-1

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponent	Score
Runner–up	2015	Australian Open	Hard	Alex Molčan	Jake Delaney Marc Polmans	6–0, 2–6, [8–10]