Jan-Lennard Struff


Jan-Lennard Struff is a German professional tennis player. He reached his career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 33 in July 2019. In doubles, he achieved a career-high ranking of world No. 21 in October 2018.

Tennis career

2014

Struff advanced to his first semifinals on the ATP Tour in Marseille, Munich and Metz. He entered the top 100 in the ATP rankings for the first time in his career.

2015

Struff made his Davis Cup debut for Germany against France in the first round. He lost the first rubber to Gilles Simon with 8–10 in the fifth set, and his team lost the tie with 2–3.

2016

Struff reached the third round of the Paris Masters after beating world No. 3 Stan Wawrinka.

2017

Struff reached the semifinals of both Winston-Salem and St. Petersburg.

2018

Struff got to the semifinals in the Australian Open men's doubles in partnership with Ben McLachlan, including a win over the No. 1 seeds Łukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo.
In Tokyo, Struff defeated Marin Čilić and had a match point in the second set of his quarterfinal encounter against Denis Shapovalov. At the same tournament, he won the first title of his career in doubles, partnering again with McLachlan.

2019

Struff upset compatriot and at that time world No. 3 Alexander Zverev at the Indian Wells Masters in the third round.
He had his best Grand Slam result by reaching the fourth round of the French Open, where he lost to top seed Novak Djokovic in straight sets.

Playing style

Struff is a power baseliner type player. He possesses a strong serve along with a heavy forehand and solid backhand. When he plays well he can dictate play from the back of the court and hit winners from the forehand and backhand side. He also has a solid volley.

ATP Tour finals

Doubles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–12018 Sydney International – Men's Doubles|Sydney International, Australia250 SeriesHard Viktor Troicki Łukasz Kubot
Marcelo Melo		3–6, 4–6
Win1–12018 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships – Doubles|Japan Open, Japan500 SeriesHard Ben McLachlan Raven Klaasen
Michael Venus		6–4, 7–5
Win2–12019 ASB Classic – Men's Doubles|Auckland Open, New Zealand250 SeriesHard Ben McLachlan Raven Klaasen
Michael Venus		6–3, 6–4
Loss2–22019 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's Doubles|Dubai Championships, UAE500 SeriesHard Ben McLachlan Rajeev Ram
Joe Salisbury		6–7, 3–6
Win3–22019 Moselle Open – Doubles|Moselle Open, France250 SeriesHard Robert Lindstedt Nicolas Mahut
Édouard Roger-Vasselin		2–6, 7–6,
Loss3–32020 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament – Doubles|Rotterdam Open, Netherlands500 SeriesHard Henri Kontinen Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Nicolas Mahut		6–7, 6–4,

ATP Challenger finals

Singles: 18 (5–13)

ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–12011 Franken Challenge – Singles|Fürth, GermanyClay João Sousa2–6, 6–0, 2–6
Loss0–22011 TEAN International – Men's Singles|Alphen, NetherlandsClay Igor Sijsling6–7, 3–6
Loss0–32012 Torneo Omnia Tenis Ciudad Madrid – Singles|Madrid, SpainClay Daniel Gimeno-Traver4–6, 2–6
Loss0–42012 Aegon Pro-Series Loughborough – Men's Singles|Loughborough, Great BritainHard Evgeny Donskoy2–6, 6–4, 1–6
Loss0–52013 Intersport Heilbronn Open – Singles|Heilbronn, GermanyHard Michael Berrer5–7, 3–6
Loss0–62013 Trofeo Faip–Perrel – Singles|Bergamo, ItalyHard Michał Przysiężny6–4, 6–7, 6–7
Loss0–72013 Geneva Open Challenger – Singles|Geneva, SwitzerlandHard Malek Jaziri4–6, 3–6
Loss0–82014 Trofeo Faip–Perrel – Singles|Bergamo, ItalyHard Simone Bolelli6–7, 6–4
Win1–82014 Heilbronner Neckarcup – Singles|Heilbronn, GermanyClay Márton Fucsovics6–2, 7–6
Loss1–92014 Pekao Szczecin Open – Singles|Szczecin, PolandClay Dustin Brown4–6, 3–6
Win2–92015 Pekao Szczecin Open – Singles|Szczecin, PolandClay Artem Smirnov6–4, 6–3
Win3–92015 Open d'Orléans – Singles|Orléans, FranceHard Jerzy Janowicz5–7, 6–4, 6–3
Loss3–102016 Heilbronner Neckarcup – Singles|Heilbronn, GermanyClay Nikoloz Basilashvili4–6, 6–7
Loss3–112016 Franken Challenge – Singles|Fürth, GermanyClay Radu Albot3–6, 4–6
Win4–112016 TEAN International – Men's Singles|Alphen, NetherlandsClay Robin Haase6–4, 6–1
Win5–112016 Ethias Trophy – Singles|Mons, BelgiumHard Vincent Millot6–2, 6–0
Loss5–122017 Canberra Challenger – Singles|Canberra, AustraliaHard Dudi Sela6–3, 4–6, 3–6
Loss5–132018 IsarOpen – Singles|Pullach, GermanyClay Pedro Sousa1–6, 3–6

Doubles: 6 (5–1)

ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentScore
Loss0–12013 Slovak Open – Doubles|Bratislava, SlovakiaHard Gero Kretschmer Henri Kontinen
Andreas Siljeström		6–7, 2–6
Win1–12014 Pekao Szczecin Open – Doubles|Szczecin, PolandClay Dustin Brown Tomasz Bednarek
Igor Zelenay		6–2, 6–4
Win2–12015 TEAN International – Men's Doubles|Alphen, NetherlandsClay Tobias Kamke Victor Hănescu
Adrian Ungur		7–6, 4–6,
Win3–12016 TEAN International – Men's Doubles|Alphen, NetherlandsClay Daniel Masur Robin Haase
Boy Westerhof		6–4, 6–1
Win4–12017 Canberra Challenger – Doubles|Canberra, AustraliaHard Andre Begemann Carlos Berlocq
Andrés Molteni		6–3, 6–4
Win5–12017 AON Open Challenger – Doubles|Genoa, ItalyClay Tim Pütz Guido Andreozzi
Ariel Behar		7–6, 7–6

Performance timelines

Singles

Current through the 2020 Davis Cup Qualifying Round.

Doubles

Record against top-10 players

Struff's match record against players who have been ranked world No. 10 or higher. Only ATP Tour main draw and Davis Cup matches are considered.
Season200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020Total
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National participation

Davis Cup (11–5)