Introduction
Tim Handel (born 18 October 1996) is a German tennis player.
Handel has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 385, achieved on 4 December 2023, and has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 642, achieved on 16 May 2022.
Handel won his first ITF title at the Luxoil Open in Trier in August 2021.
Collegiate career
Handel played four years at the Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona. He won three Big Sky Conference MVP Honors and qualified for the NCAA singles tournament in his last year. He became just the fourth men's tennis player in Big Sky history to win three MVP awards since it was first given out in 1983.
Handel was the first Big Sky player to play in the NCAA Singles tournament since 2006 and just the 11th Big Sky conference player ever dating back to 1980.
ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)
| Legend |
|---|
| ATP Challenger (0–0) |
| ITF World Tennis Tour (2–3) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Aug 2021 | M25 Trier, Germany | World Tour | Clay | Louis Wessels | 6–2, 6–4 | |
| Loss | May 2023 | M15 Warmbad Villach, Austria | World Tour | Clay | Alex Barrena | 6–2, 4–6, 3–6 | |
| Loss | Jun 2023 | M25 Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic | World Tour | Clay | Lukas Neumayer | 2–6, 6–3, 1–6 | |
| Loss | Aug 2023 | M25 Lesa, Italy | World Tour | Clay | Clement Tabur | 6–3, 4–6, 1–6 | |
| Win | Nov 2023 | M25 Antalya, Turkey | World Tour | Clay | Alexander Weis | 6–3, 1–6, 6–3 |
Doubles: 8 (2 titles, 6 runner-ups)
| Legend |
|---|
| ATP Challenger (0–0) |
| ITF World Tennis Tour (2–6) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Jul 2021 | M25 Marburg, Germany |
World Tour | Clay | Yannik Steinegger | Daniel De Jonge Guy Den Ouden |
6–2, 4–6, [9–11] | |
| Loss | Aug 2021 | M25 Ueberlingen, Germany |
World Tour | Clay | Fabian Fallert | Hendrik Jebens Niklas Schell |
4–6, 5–7 | |
| Win | Dec 2021 | M15 Cancún, Mexico |
World Tour | Hard | Yannik Steinegger | Liam Draxl Cleeve Harper |
7–6, 6–3 | |
| Loss | Mar 2022 | M25 Trento, Italy |
World Tour | Hard (i) | Yannik Steinegger | Dan Added Andrew Paulson |
4–6, 6–3, [8–10] | |
| Loss | Aug 2022 | M25 Ueberlingen, Germany |
World Tour | Clay | Peter Heller | Adam Jurajda Daniel Siniakov |
4–6, 5–7 | |
| Loss | Oct 2022 | M15 Antalya, Turkey |
World Tour | Clay | Peter Heller |  Igor KudriashovMaxim Shin |
w/o | |
| Loss | Dec 2022 | M15 Madrid, Spain |
World Tour | Hard | Yannik Steinegger | Eero Vasa Mark Whitehouse |
6–7, 3–6 | |
| Win | Feb 2023 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia |
World Tour | Hard | Yannik Steinegger | Ryuki Matsuda Naoki Tajima |
6–4, 6–1 |