Benjamin Hassan (Arabic: بنيامين حسن; born 4 February 1995) is a tennis player. Born in Germany, he competes internationally for Lebanon. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 143, achieved on 17 June 2024.
Hassan represents Lebanon at the Davis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 15–12.[2]
Ranked No. 146, on 10 June 2024, he was granted the Universality place for the 2024 Paris Olympics, as the first tennis player representing Lebanon.[6] He recorded the first win in tennis for his nation over Christopher Eubanks.
Personal life
Hassan holds dual-citizenship for both Germany and Lebanon, and plays for Lebanon. Despite this the ATP website listed him as playing for Germany until June 2024.[7] His father Zaki Hassan played in the Lebanese team1996 Davis Cup.
Performance timelines
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.
Only ATP Tour, Grand Slams and Olympic Games main-draw results are considered in the career statistics.
^Heer, Florian (29 August 2022). "Benjamin Hassan - The marathon winner is now serving for Lebanon". TennisNet. Archived from the original on 2 July 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2024. I haven't switched. That was simply changed by the ATP. I never actively approached them and said that I would like to change the flag under which I would like to compete.