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| Full name | Holger Vitus Nødskov Rune |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Denmark |
| Residence | Monte Carlo, Monaco |
| Born | (2003-04-29)29 April 2003 (age 22) Gentofte, Denmark |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Turned pro | 2020 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Kenneth Carlsen, Lars Christensen |
| Prize money | US $14,499,540[1] |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 175–107[a] |
| Career titles | 5 |
| Highest ranking | No. 4 (21 August 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 10 (20 October 2025)[2] |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 4R (2023,2025) |
| French Open | QF (2022,2023) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2023) |
| US Open | 3R (2022) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | RR (2023) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 13–8 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 174 (26 September 2022) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| US Open | 2R (2022) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| US Open | 1R (2025) |
| Team competitions | |
| Last updated on: 21 October 2025. | |
Holger Vitus Nødskov Rune (Danish:[ˈhʌlˀkɐˈviːtsʰusˈnøðˌskʌwˀˈʁuːnə]; born 29 April 2003) is a Danish professionaltennis player. He has beenranked as high as world No. 4 in men's singles by theAssociation of Tennis Professionals (ATP), making him the highest-ranked Danish man in the history of the ATP rankings.[3][4] Rune has won fiveATP Tour singles titles, including aMasters 1000 title at the2022 Paris Masters, and has reached threemajor quarterfinals.
As a junior, Rune was a world No. 1 and won ten titles on theITF Junior Circuit, including the2019 French Open boys' title. After turning professional in 2020, he won five titles on theITF World Tennis Tour and five on theATP Challenger Tour and made his top 100 debut in the 2022. Three months later, Rune reached his first ATP Tour final at the2022 Bavarian International Tennis Championships, where he won his first title and subsequently entered the top 50. By winning the Paris Masters later that year, Rune made his top 10 debut and became the first player on record (since the ATP rankings began in 1973) to beat five top-10 opponents at the same event outside theATP Finals.[5][6]
Rune was born on 29 April 2003 inGentofte to Aneke Rune and Anders Nødskov. He has a sister named Alma and they grew up inCharlottenlund. He began playing tennis at the age of 6 because his sister played and he started to take the sport seriously. Throughout his childhood, he was coached by Lars Christensen, and along with his mother, he is credited as his biggest inspiration.[3] His idol growing up was fellow tennis playerNovak Djokovic.[7] He started training at theMouratoglou Tennis Academy in 2016, at the age of 13.[8][9]
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In 2014, he became Danish U12 champion in mixed doubles withClara Tauson.[10] In 2017, he won the European U14 singles championship.[11]
At age 15, he became the youngest Danish male singles champion by winning the 2019 indoor tournament.[12]On 8 June 2019 Rune defeatedToby Alex Kodat to win the2019 French Open boys' singles title. Holger received a wildcard and won a match at the2019 Blois ATP Challenger in June.[13][14] At the time, he was 16 years, 1 month and 18 days old. Holger also competed in the2019 Amersfoort Challenger in July where he captured his second ATP Challenger match win.[15] On 28 October 2019 he achieved aITF juniors ranking of world No. 1 after he defeatedHarold Mayot to win the ITF Junior Finals.[16]Rune served as a practice partner at the2019 ATP Finals.
Rune officially turned pro in 2020 at the age of 16. At the2020 Auckland Open, Rune received a wildcard into the qualifying draw but lost toVasek Pospisil in straight sets. In July 2020, Holger became the youngest player to compete at the Ultimate Tennis Showdown (UTS), where he was defeated by French playerCorentin Moutet.[17]
In September 2020, Rune won his first ITF title at an M25 event inSwitzerland. He would make three more ITF finals by the end of 2020, winning two of the three. In October 2020, Rune received a wildcard to the ATP Challenger 80 in Puente Romano in Marbella, AnyTech365 Marbella Tennis Open. He lost in the first round to Elliot Benchetrit.[18]
Rune made three more ITF finals at the start of 2021, winning one.
In March 2021, Rune made his ATP debut as a wildcard in theArgentina Open. He lost in the first round to fifth seededAlbert Ramos Viñolas in three sets. At theChile Open the next week, Rune was accepted into the qualifying draw as a wildcard. He went on to win the qualifying round and record his first ATP match win againstSebastián Báez in straight sets.[19] He followed this up with his first top-30 victory overBenoît Paire in straight sets to reach his first ATP quarterfinal, where he lost toFederico Delbonis in straight sets. At the age of 17, he became the youngest ATP Tour quarterfinalist since 2014.
In June 2021, Rune won his first ATP Challenger title inBiella, defeating Marco Trungelliti. He created controversy in the same tournament due to homophobic slurs he made during his semi-final match.[20] His actions were investigated by the ATP, and he was fined for what the ATP determined to be inappropriate language.[21]
In July 2021, Rune received another wave of wildcards into several clay-court events during the summer clay-court swing: theSwedish Open,Croatia Open, andAustrian Open Kitzbühel. He posted a few more match wins in these tournaments which boosted his ranking to a career-high of No. 145 on 23 August 2021 after winning theSan Marino Open and theVerona Challenger, making him the second youngest male player in the top 150.
Rune entered the2021 US Open Qualifying as the 24th seed. There, he won all three of his qualifying matches to qualify for the2021 US Open for his Major debut. He played world No. 1Novak Djokovic in the first round, where he lost the first set and won the second set in a tiebreak, but started to cramp late in the third set and eventually lost the match.
Rune made his second ATP quarterfinal at theMoselle Open, after qualifying for the main draw. He double-bageled lucky loserBernabé Zapata Miralles in the first round, and then upset fifth seedLorenzo Sonego in the second round in three sets to make the quarterfinals. He lost in the quarterfinals to second seedPablo Carreño Busta in three sets.
On 4 November 2021, Rune qualified for the2021 Next Generation ATP Finals.[22][23] He finished the year ranked No. 103 in the ATP rankings.
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Rune made his debut in the top 100 of the ATP singles rankings on 17 January 2022 at world No. 99, making him the second youngest male player afterCarlos Alcaraz to be ranked in the top 100.[24] At the2022 Open 13, he reached his first career ATP semifinal in the doubles tournament with partnerHugo Gaston, defeating top seedsNicolas Mahut andPierre-Hugues Herbert and Polish pairSzymon Walków andJan Zieliński before losing to eventual championsAndrey Rublev andDenys Molchanov.[25]
In April, Rune received a wildcard to theBavarian International Tennis Championships, where he defeated world No. 3Alexander Zverev in the second round for his first top 10 win in his career in straight sets to advance to his third ATP quarterfinal.[26] He then overcameEmil Ruusuvuori[27] andOscar Otte to reach his first career ATP singles final.[28] There, his opponent,Botic van de Zandschulp, was forced to retire with chest pain with the scoreline at 3–4, leading the 70th-ranked Rune to become the tournament's third youngest champion in theOpen Era afterGuillermo Perez-Roldan in1987.[29][30][31] The title propelled Rune into the top 50 on 2 May 2022.[32]
The following month, Rune made his main draw debut at theFrench Open, where he shocked 14th seedDenis Shapovalov in the first round before defeatingHenri Laaksonen and Gaston in the second and third rounds, respectively, all in straight sets. He then stunned fourth seedStefanos Tsitsipas to earn his third win of the season over a top 15 player to reach his first career Grand Slam quarterfinal, making him the first Danish man in singles to reach the quarterfinals of any Grand Slam tournament in the Open Era.[33] There, he succumbed toCasper Ruud in four sets,[34] but the achievement landed Rune inside the world's top 30.[35]
Rune did not win a match between the French Open andWashington. In Washington, as the 9th seed, he beatBenoît Paire in the second round before losing to wildcardJ.J. Wolf in the third round. InMontreal, Rune beatFabio Fognini in straight sets in the first round, then lost to eventual championPablo Carreño Busta in the second round. InCincinnati, Rune lost to 9th seedCameron Norrie in the first round. At theUS Open, Rune beatPeter Gojowczyk and received a walkover fromJohn Isner to reach the third round, where he lost again to Norrie.
He reached his second ATP final inSofia, beatingTim van Rijthoven,Lorenzo Sonego[36] andIlya Ivashka, then moved on to the final after defending champion and top seedJannik Sinner retired in the middle of their match due to injury.[37] He lost toMarc-Andrea Hüsler in the final. As a result, he qualified for the2022 Next Generation ATP Finals in Milan on 30 September.[38]
He reached his third final at the2022 Stockholm Open by defeating fifth seedAlex de Minaur. As a result, he reached the top 25 in the rankings on 24 October 2022.[39] He won his second title defeating top seedStefanos Tsitsipas in the final.[40] The following week at the next tournament inBasel he beat again seventh seeded Alex de Minaur in the first round.[41] He reached the final defeating two FrenchmenUgo Humbert andArthur Rinderknech, and then sixth seedRoberto Bautista Agut in the semifinals. As a result, he made his top 20 debut in the rankings at No. 18 on 31 October 2022.[42] He became only the fourth man born in the 2000s to reach the Top 20 in the ATP rankings.[43]
He saved three match points in his opening match against Wawrinka on his debut at the2022 Rolex Paris Masters.[44] He then defeated four top-10 players in a row: 10th seedHubert Hurkacz, world No. 9 and 7th seedAndrey Rublev, World No. 1Carlos Alcaraz,[45] and world No. 8Félix Auger-Aliassime,[46] to reach his first Masters 1000 and fourth final in a row. It was his 18th tour-level win in 20 matches.[47] He defeated 6th seed and world No. 7 defending championNovak Djokovic, his fifth top-10 win in a row, to win his first Masters 1000 title, the youngest champion in Paris since Boris Becker in 1986.[48] He became the first man to beat five top-10 opponents in the same event (excluding the ATP Finals). As a result, he moved into the top 10 in the rankings on 7 November 2022.[49] He also moved one position up as first alternate for the2022 ATP Finals and on the same day, on 6 November 2022, he decided to withdraw from the2022 Next Generation ATP Finals.[50]
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Following his semifinal showing at theMexican Open,[51] he moved up two spots in the singles rankings to world No. 8 on 6 March 2023.[52][53]
At the2023 Monte-Carlo Masters he defeated third seedDaniil Medvedev to reach the semifinals marking his first top-5 win of the season and tenth top-10 win overall.[54] Next he defeated another top-10 playerJannik Sinner to reach his second Masters final, before losing toAndrey Rublev in three sets. As a result, he moved to world No. 7 in the rankings on 17 April 2023 making him the highest ranked Dane in history (tied withKurt Nielsen).[55][56] Next at the2023 BMW Open, he reached his second consecutive final on clay following wins overYannick Hanfmann,Cristian Garín, andChristopher O'Connell to set up a rematch of the previous year's final withBotic van de Zandschulp.[57][58] He won in three sets to successfully defend his title and lift his first trophy of the season.[59]On his debut at theRome Masters he defeated world No. 1Novak Djokovic for a second time to reach the semifinals.[60] He defeated fourth seedCasper Ruud for his second top-5 win in a row to reach his second Masters final of the season.[61][62] He moved to a new career high ranking of world No. 6 making him the highest Danish player in history of the ATP rankings.[63] At the2023 French Open he reached the quarterfinals defeating 23rd seedFrancisco Cerúndolo for a second consecutive season but lost to fourth seed and previous year runner-upCasper Ruud.[64]
At the2023 Queen's Club Championships he won his first match on grass as a senior against AmericanMaxime Cressy.[65] He reached the semifinals without dropping a set, defeating sixth seedLorenzo Musetti in the quarterfinals.[66] He reached the quarterfinals atWimbledon losing to eventual champion top seedCarlos Alcaraz.
Following the results of the2023 National Bank Open, he debuted in the top 5 of the ATP rankings for the first time on 14 August 2023 at No. 5. A week later, on 21 August 2023, he attained a new career-high ranking of No. 4 following his second round showing at the2023 Western & Southern Open. This also ensured that he will receive his highest seeding at a Grand Slam at theUS Open as the fourth seed.
At theOpen Sud de France Rune recorded his 100th career win, overPablo Llamas Ruiz, becoming only the second Danish man in theOpen Era to hit that milestone, afterKenneth Carlsen who had 266 wins.[67][68]
At theMonte-Carlo Masters he reached the quarterfinals in the longest best-of-three match in the tournament history lasting three and half hours, saving two match points, edging out ninth seedGrigor Dimitrov.[69] He subsequently lost toJannik Sinner in the quarter-finals in another three-set match.[70]During his attempted title defence at theBavarian International Tennis Championships, he reached the semi-finals, beating bothDaniel Elahí Gálán andMarc-Andrea Huesler in straight sets before losing toJan-Lennard Struff.[71] He then lost in the third round in both theMadrid andItalian opens, losing toTallon Griekspoor andSebastian Baez, respectively.[72][73]At theFrench Open he beatDan Evans, then defeatedFlavio Cobolli in a five-set match after being 0–5 down in the match tiebreak.[74] He then beatJozef Kovalík in the third round in straight sets, before succumbing toAlexander Zverev in the fourth round in five sets.[75]
In theQueen's Club Championships he lost in the first round toJordan Thompson in three sets.[76] AtWimbledon, Rune reached the fourth round before losing to second seedNovak Djokovic.[77]Rune retired due to a knee injury during his quarterfinal match with eventual championArthur Fils at theHamburg Open.[78] He pulled out of theParis Olympics citing a long-standing wrist problem.[79][80]
At theCincinnati Open he reached his fourth Masters semifinal. As a result, he returned to the top 15 in the rankings on 19 August 2024.[81] He lost toFrances Tiafoe in three sets.[82]
At theJapan Open, Rune defeatedKei Nishikori in the quarterfinals,[83] before losing in the semifinals to eventual championArthur Fils.[84] Seeded fourth, Rune reached the semifinals at theSwiss Indoors with straight sets wins overNicolás Jarry,[85]Dominic Stricker[86] andDavid Goffin.[87] He lost in the last four toGiovanni Mpetshi Perricard.[88]
At the2025 BNP Paribas Open,[89] Rune reached the final at the tournament for the first time with defeats over eighth seedStefanos Tsitsipas,[90]Tallon Griekspoor, and fifth seedDaniil Medvedev, his 150th win (second Dane in the Open Era after Kenneth Carlsen).[91][92] It was his fourth Masters final and he was the first Danish player and the second-youngest Scandinavian to reach that stage in Indian Wells afterStefan Edberg in 1987.[93][94]
In April, Rune won theBarcelona Open, against Carlos Alcaraz in two sets. This marked Rune's first ATP 500 title, and he returned to the Top 10 in over a year following the title, at world No. 9 on 21 April 2025.[95]
At the2025 Italian Open Rune lost in the fourth longest match at the tournament since 1991 (lasting 3 hours and 45 minutes) toCorentin Moutet, in the third round. It was Moutet's first top 10 win.[96]
At the2025 Stockholm Open Rune reached the semifinals but retired in his match againstUgo Humbert leading by a set, with a season-ending torn Achilles tendon injury.[97] Despite the result he returned to the Top 10 in the singles rankings on 20 October 2025.[98][99][100]
Rune is well-known for frequently changing his coaches.[101]
Rune's childhood coach Lars Christensen accompanied him at the start of his professional career. In October 2022, Rune hiredPatrick Mouratoglou as an additional coach.[102] On 3 April 2023, Rune and Mouratoglou announced they would part ways.[103] A few weeks later, Rune rehired Mouratoglou to coach him atRoland-Garros. They continued to work together until August, when Rune announced their split again.[104] Rune's mother, Aneke Rune, has said that "ego clashes" within the coaching team resulted in the termination of Mouratoglou's involvement.[105][106] In November, Danish media reported that Christensen had also left Rune's team.[107]
In October, Rune hiredBoris Becker as his coach for the remainder of the 2023 season.[108][109] At the time, Becker was unable to travel to the UK as a result of his criminal conviction and jail sentence for fraudulent bankruptcy. Rune commented that this should not make a difference in their collaboration, and was quoted saying "I didn't think about that".[110] Becker encouraged Rune to attempt to play without a hat and without jewellery, items which could distract him during matches, a strategy which Becker himself found useful during his own playing career. Rune followed this advice at the2023 Swiss Indoors in Basel, where he reached the semifinals.[111] In November, Becker and Rune confirmed that their partnership would extend into 2024.[112] In December,Severin Lüthi was confirmed to have joined Rune's coaching team.[113] Rune split with Lüthi in January 2024. Shortly afterwards, on 5 February 2024, Becker announced he would cease coaching Rune due to other responsibilities.[114][115]
On 21 February 2024, Rune announced that he would reunite with former coach Patrick Mouratoglou.[116]On 28 July 2024, Rune announced via Instagram that he and Mouratoglou had decided to part ways for a third time.
In August 2024, Rune hired Danish former playerKenneth Carlsen as his new head coach.[81][117] Carlsen had already been part of Rune's team in an occasional capacity throughout 2024. In September 2024, as Carlsen was unable to accompany Rune to the tournaments in Asia, Rune hiredBenjamin Ebrahimzadeh as a temporary coach.[118] In October 2024, Rune announced that he had rehired Lars Christensen to work alongside Carlsen.[119]
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Holger Rune is anall-court player with notable defensive skills, using a compact forehand and a consistent backhand to effectively move his opponents from any part of the court. According to fellow playerAndrey Rublev, "Holger is the guy who runs a lot, and he runs really well...He [has] a good touch. He doesn't give you any rhythm, because as soon as he [has a] chance he [tries] to dodropshots, he try to hit full power, go to the net, return and go to the net, then serve to the net. So with him, you need really to pass these three, four shots to be able to give your rhythm and to dictate your style of the game."[7]
Rune utilizes a semi-westerngrip for hisforehand and an eastern/continental grip on hisbackhand, which is known as a consistent strength for Rune, especially on his aggressive return.[120][121]
He currently uses theBabolat Pure Aero 98 as hisracket, is endorsed byNike for his clothing and his shoes, and is sponsored byRolex for watches.[122][123]
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Current through the2025 US Open.
| Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | 1R | 4R | 2R | 4R | 0 / 4 | 7–4 | 64% |
| French Open | A | QF | QF[b] | 4R | 4R | 0 / 4 | 13–4 | 76% |
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | QF | 4R | 1R | 0 / 4 | 7–4 | 64% |
| US Open | 1R | 3R[c] | 1R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | 29% |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 5–4 | 10–4 | 7–4 | 7–4 | 0 / 17 | 29–17 | 63% |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2022 | Paris Masters | Hard (i) |  Novak Djokovic | 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 2023 | Monte-Carlo Masters | Clay |  Andrey Rublev | 7–5, 2–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 2023 | Italian Open | Clay | Daniil Medvedev | 5–7, 5–7 |
| Loss | 2025 | Indian Wells Open | Hard |  Jack Draper | 2–6, 2–6 |
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