# Benjamin Hassan

Benjamin Hassan (Arabic: بنيامين حسن; born 4 February 1995) is a German-born tennis player, currently representing Lebanon. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 143, achieved on 17 June 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 194, achieved on 25 November 2024. He is currently the No. 2 player from Lebanon.
Since 2018, Hassan represents Lebanon at the Davis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 17–13.

## Career
### 2023: ATP debut

He reached the final of the 2023 Lisboa Belém Open where he lost to Flavio Cobolli.
He qualified for the 2023 Stockholm Open for his ATP debut. He also qualified for his first ATP 500, the 2023 Swiss Indoors in Basel defeating Hamad Medjedovic and Dominik Koepfer, but lost to local wildcard Dominic Stricker in the main draw first round.

### 2024: Historic Olympics participation and first win, Masters debut

He entered the qualifying competition at the 2024 Mutua Madrid Open as an alternate and qualified for his first Masters 1000 main draw with wins over Emilio Nava and Shintaro Mochizuki.
Ranked No. 146, on 10 June 2024, he was granted the Universality place for the 2024 Paris Olympics, as the first singles tennis player representing Lebanon. He recorded the first win in tennis for his nation over Christopher Eubanks. He also took part in the doubles event partnering compatriot Hady Habib.

## 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. His father Zaki Hassan played in the Lebanese team 1996 Davis Cup.

## Performance timelines

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Only ATP Tour, Grand Slams and Olympic Games main-draw results are considered in the career statistics.

### Singles

Current through the 2024 Summer Olympics.
| Tournament | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||
| Australian Open | A | Q2 | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| French Open | A | Q2 | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Wimbledon | A | Q1 | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| US Open | A | Q1 | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| National representation ||||||
| Olympic Games | NH | 2R | | 0 / 1 | 1–1 |
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 ||||||
| Indian Wells Open | A | Q2 | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Miami Open | A | Q1 | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Madrid Open | A | 1R | | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| Career statistics ||||||
| Tournaments | 2 | 2 | | 4 | 4 |
| Overall win–loss | 0–2 | 1–2 | | 1–4 | 1–4 |
| Year-end ranking | 151 | 245 | | | |

### Doubles

Current through the 2024 Summer Olympics.
| Tournament | 2024 | SR | W–L |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||
| Australian Open | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| French Open | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Wimbledon | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| US Open | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 ||||
| Madrid Open | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 |
| National representation ||||
| Olympic Games | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| Career statistics ||||
| Tournaments | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Overall win–loss | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–3 |
| Year-end ranking | 230 | | |
* 1 2 for Lebanon

## ATP Challenger finals
### Singles: 3 (0–3)

* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–1)
* Clay (0–2)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2022 | Troyes, France | Clay | Juan Bautista Torres | 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Aug 2023 | Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland | Hard | Jesper de Jong | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Oct 2023 | Lisbon, Portugal | Clay | Flavio Cobolli | 5–7, 5–7 |

### Doubles: 3 (2–1)

* Finals by surface
* Hard (1–0)
* Clay (1–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | May 2022 | Mauthausen, Austria | Clay | Johannes Härteis | Sander Arends David Pel | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | September 2024 | Genoa, Italy | Clay | David Vega Hernández | Romain Arneodo Théo Arribagé | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–1 | November 2024 | Yokohama, Japan | Hard | Saketh Myneni | Blake Bayldon Calum Puttergill | 6–2, 6–4 |

## ITF Futures finals
### Singles: 7 (2–5)

* Finals by surface
* Hard (2–2)
* Clay (0–2)
* Carpet (0–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2017 | Belgium F12, Middelkerke | Clay | Marvin Netuschil | 6–4, 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Oct 2017 | France F21, Forbach | Carpet (i) | Robin Kern | 6–4, 5–7, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Dec 2017 | Qatar F5, Doha | Hard | Aslan Karatsev | 4–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 0–4 | Dec 2017 | Qatar F6, Doha | Hard | Alexey Vatutin | 1–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 1–4 | Mar 2018 | Qatar F2, Doha | Hard | Jay Clarke | 3–6, 7–6$^{(7–1)}$, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–5 | Aug 2018 | Germany F11, Trier | Clay | Jan Choinski | 4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–5 | Jan 2022 | M25 Manacor, Spain | Hard | Alberto Barroso Campos | 6–2, 2–6, 6–3 |

### Doubles: 7 (4–3)

* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–2)
* Clay (4–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2015 | Saarlouis, Germany | Clay | Sherif Abohabaga | Duje Kekez Danylo Kalenichenko | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Aug 2018 | Trier, Germany | Clay | Constantin Schmitz | Christoph Negritu Alexander Merino | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 4–6, [12–10] |
| Win | 2–1 | Mar 2019 | M15 Poreč, Croatia | Clay | Constantin Schmitz | Nik Razboršek Mike Urbanija | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Win | 3–1 | Apr 2021 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | Clay | Constantin Schmitz | Pablo Llamas Ruiz Pedro Vives Marcos | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Apr 2021 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | Hard | Constantin Schmitz | Shintaro Mochizuki Rio Noguchi | 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Jan 2022 | M25 Manacor, Spain | Hard | Johannes Härteis | Alberto Barroso Campos Imanol Lopez Morillo | 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 4–6 |
| Win | 4–3 | Aug 2022 | M25 Wetzlar, Germany | Clay | Tristan Lamasine | Constantin Frantzen Tim Sandkaulen | 6–4, 6–3 |

## Davis Cup

* Legend
* Group membership
* World Group (0–0)
* Group I (6–5)
* Group II (4–1)
* indicates the outcome of the Davis Cup match followed by the score, date, place of event, the zonal classification and its phase, and the court surface.
| Result | Rubber | Match type (partner if any) | Opponent nation | Opponent player(s) | Score |
| 3–2; 3–4 February 2018; Taadod Sports Academy, Beirut, Lebanon; Group II Asia/Oceania first round; hard (indoor) surface ||||||
| Win | I | Singles | Chinese Taipei | Yu Cheng-yu | 5–7, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 3–1; 7–8 April 2018; Notre Dame University – Louaize, Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon; Group II Asia/Oceania second round; hard surface ||||||
| Win | I | Singles | Hong Kong | Wong Hong-kit | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | IV | Singles | Hong Kong | Wong Chun-hun | 7–6, 6–3 |
| 3–2; 15–16 September 2018; The National Tennis Development Center, Nonthaburi, Thailand; Group II Asia/Oceania third round; hard surface ||||||
| Win | II | Singles | Thailand | Palaphoom Kovapitukted | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | IV | Singles | Thailand | Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul | 4–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| 2–3; 13–14 September 2019; Automobile and Touring Club of Lebanon, Jounieh, Lebanon; Group I Asia/Oceania; clay surface ||||||
| Win | II | Singles | Uzbekistan | Khumoyun Sultanov | 2–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | III | Doubles (with Giovani Samaha) | Uzbekistan | Sanjar Fayziev Jurabek Karimov | 2–6, 7–5, 3–6 |
| Win | IV | Singles | Uzbekistan | Sanjar Fayziev | 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 3–1; 6–7 March 2020; Automobile and Touring Club of Lebanon, Jounieh, Lebanon; World Group I qualifying round; clay surface ||||||
| Win | I | Singles | Thailand | Jirat Navasirisomboon | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | III | Doubles (with Giovani Samaha) | Thailand | Kittirat KerdlapheePhongsapak Kerdlaphee | 6–3, 6–7$^{(7–9)}$, 6–0 |
| Win | IV | Singles | Thailand | Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul | 6–2, 6–0 |
| 0–4; 18–19 September 2021; Automobile and Touring Club of Lebanon, Jounieh, Lebanon; World Group I; clay surface ||||||
| Loss | I | Singles | Brazil | Orlando Luz | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | III | Doubles (with Hady Habib) | Brazil | Marcelo Demoliner Rafael Matos | 2–6, 6–3, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$ |
| 1–3; 4–5 March 2022; Jan Group Arena, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland; World Group I qualifying round; hard (indoor) surface ||||||
| Win | I | Singles | Switzerland | Dominic Stricker | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | III | Doubles (with Hady Habib) | Switzerland | Marc-Andrea Hüsler Dominic Stricker | 4–6, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$ |
| Loss | IV | Singles | Switzerland | Henri Laaksonen | 4–6, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$ |