# Hady Habib

Hady Habib (Arabic: هادي حبيب; born 21 August 1998) is an American-born professional tennis player, currently representing Lebanon. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 166 achieved on 27 January 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 274 achieved on 23 December 2024. Habib won one ATP Challenger Tour singles and three doubles titles. He is currently the No. 1 player from Lebanon.

## Early life

Habib was born in Houston to a Lebanese father and an American Iranian mother. Habib is fluent in English and Arabic.
At the age of six he moved to Beirut, Lebanon with his family and began playing tennis there at nine years old. Along with tennis, Habib also played basketball and competed in swimming competitions while based in Lebanon. As a 12 year old he returned to the United States in an attempt to further his tennis prospects and first based himself in southern California before settling in Florida at the IMG Academy.

## College

In 2021, Habib graduated with a degree in Sports Management from Texas A&M University in College Station.

## Career
### 2024: Historic Olympics debut & first Challenger title for Lebanon

Habib became the first Lebanese tennis player to compete at the Olympics when he took part in the Paris Games, losing in the singles first round on the event's opening day to number two seed Carlos Alcaraz in straight sets. He also took part in the doubles event partnering Benjamin Hassan.
At the Challenger Temuco, Habib won his first ATP Challenger Tour singles title, becoming the first Lebanese player in history to win a Challenger trophy in singles.

### 2025: Historic debut and first win at the Australian Open, top 200

Habib became the first Lebanese player, male or female, to qualify for the main draw of a Grand Slam in the Open Era, defeating Patrick Kypson, Tseng Chun-hsin and Clément Chidekh in the qualifying competition of the Australian Open. Ranked No. 219, he then defeated Bu Yunchaokete in the first round to become the first Lebanese player to win a match in the main draw of a Major. As a result he moved more than 50 positions up and reached the top 200 in the singles rankings at world No. 166 on 27 January 2025. Habib lost to Ugo Humbert in the second round.

## Davis Cup

Habib has represented Lebanon at the Davis Cup, where he has a win–loss record of 19–7 in singles and a 5–7 record in doubles. In 2015, Habib elected to begin representing Lebanon when he was selected to debut for the Lebanese Davis Cup team in their Asia/Oceania Group II semifinal tie against Sri Lanka.
* Legend
* Group membership
* World Group (0)
* Group I (0–6)
* Group II (7–2)
* Group III (12–2)
* Group IV (0)
* 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.
| Rubber outcome | Rubber | Match type (partner if any) | Opponent nation | Opponent player(s) | Score |
| 2–3; 17–19 July 2015; Sri Lanka Tennis Association Complex, Colombo, Sri Lanka; Group II Asia/Oceania play-offs; clay surface ||||||
| Defeat | II | Singles | Sri Lanka | Harshana Godamanna | 7–5, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Victory | III | Doubles (with Giovani Samaha) | Sri Lanka | Harshana Godamanna Dineshkanthan Thangarajah | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 2–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Victory | IV | Singles | Sri Lanka | Sharmal Dissanayake | 7–5, 6–4, 4–6, 4–6, 6–3 |
| 3–0; 11 July 2016; Enghelab Sports Complex, Tehran, Iran; Group III Asia/Oceania first round; clay surface ||||||
| Victory | I | Singles | Cambodia | Nysan Tan | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Victory | III | Doubles (with Jad Ballout) | Cambodia | Phalkun Mam Nysan Tan | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 3–0; 13 July 2016; Enghelab Sports Complex, Tehran, Iran; Group III Asia/Oceania first round; clay surface ||||||
| Victory | I | Singles | Singapore | Hao Yuan Ng | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 3–0; 14 July 2016; Enghelab Sports Complex, Tehran, Iran; Group III Asia/Oceania first round; clay surface ||||||
| Victory | I | Singles | Qatar | Mousa Shanan Zayed | 6–1, 6–0 |
| 3–0; 15 July 2016; Enghelab Sports Complex, Tehran, Iran; Group III Asia/Oceania first round; clay surface ||||||
| Victory | I | Singles | Syria | Amer Naow | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Victory | III | Doubles (with Jad Ballout) | Syria | Kareem Al Allaf Amer Naow | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1–2; 16 July 2016; Enghelab Sports Complex, Tehran, Iran; Group III Asia/Oceania play-offs; clay surface ||||||
| Victory | I | Singles | Hong Kong | Anthony Jackie Tang | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Defeat | III | Doubles (with Jad Ballout) | Hong Kong | Karan Rastogi Wong Chun-hun | 3–6, 4–6 |
| 2–1; 17 July 2017; Sri Lanka Tennis Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka; Group III Asia/Oceania first round; clay surface ||||||
| Victory | I | Singles | Turkmenistan | Georgiy Pochay | 6–0, 6–1 |
| 2–1; 18 July 2017; Sri Lanka Tennis Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka; Group III Asia/Oceania first round; clay surface ||||||
| Victory | I | Singles | United Arab Emirates | Omar Al-Awadhi | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Defeat | III | Doubles (with Jad Ballout) | United Arab Emirates | Fahad Janahi Hamad Abbas Janahi | 3–6, 5–7 |
| 2–1; 19 July 2017; Sri Lanka Tennis Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka; Group III Asia/Oceania first round; clay surface ||||||
| Victory | I | Singles | Malaysia | Christian Didier Chin | 6–2, 6–4 |
| 3–0; 20 July 2017; Sri Lanka Tennis Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka; Group III Asia/Oceania first round; clay surface ||||||
| Victory | I | Singles | Qatar | Jabor Al-Mutawa | 6–1, 6–1 |
| 2–0; 22 July 2017; Sri Lanka Tennis Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka; Group III Asia/Oceania play-offs; clay surface ||||||
| Victory | I | Singles | Jordan | Hamzeh Al-Aswad | 6–2, 6–0 |
| 3–2; 3–4 February 2018; Taadod Sports Academy, Beirut, Lebanon; Group II Asia/Oceania first round; hard (indoor) surface ||||||
| Victory | II | Singles | Chinese Taipei | Lee Kuan-yi | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Victory | III | Doubles (with Giovani Samaha) | Chinese Taipei | Chen Ti Yu Cheng-yu | 6–1, 7–5 |
| 3–1; 7–8 April 2018; Notre Dame University – Louaize, Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon; Group II Asia/Oceania second round; hard surface ||||||
| Victory | II | Singles | Hong Kong | Wong Chun-hun | 6–4, 1–6, 6–4 |
| Defeat | III | Doubles (with Giovani Samaha) | Hong Kong | Wong Chun-hun Yeung Pak-long | 2–6, 4–6 |
| 3–2; 15–16 September 2018; The National Tennis Development Center, Nonthaburi, Thailand; Group II Asia/Oceania third round; hard surface ||||||
| Victory | I | Singles | Thailand | Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul | 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 5–3 ret. |
| Victory | V | Singles | Thailand | Palaphoom Kovapitukted | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 2–3; 13–14 September 2019; Automobile and Touring Club of Lebanon, Jounieh, Lebanon; Group I Asia/Oceania; clay surface ||||||
| Defeat | I | Singles | Uzbekistan | Sanjar Fayziev | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Defeat | V | Singles | Uzbekistan | Jurabek Karimov | 4–6, 6–1, 1–6 |
| 0–4; 18–19 September 2021; Automobile and Touring Club of Lebanon, Jounieh, Lebanon; World Group I; clay surface ||||||
| Defeat | II | Singles | Brazil | Felipe Meligeni Alves | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Defeat | III | Doubles (with Benjamin Hassan) | 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 ||||||
| Defeat | II | Singles | Switzerland | Henri Laaksonen | 7–5, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Defeat | III | Doubles (with Benjamin Hassan) | Switzerland | Marc-Andrea Hüsler Dominic Stricker | 4–6, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$ |

## ATP Challenger Tour finals
### Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger Tour (1–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | May 2024 | Santos, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Alejo Lingua Lavallén | 6–4, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Dec 2024 | Temuco, Chile | Challenger | Hard | Camilo Ugo Carabelli | 6–4, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$ |

### Doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger Tour (3–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | May 2024 | Santos, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Trey Hilderbrand | Roy Stepanov Andrés Urrea | walkover |
| Win | 1–1 | Jun 2024 | Santa Fe, Argentina | Challenger | Clay | Trey Hilderbrand | Ignacio Carou Facundo Mena | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–2, [10–4] |
| Win | 2–1 | Jun 2024 | Lima, Peru | Challenger | Clay | Trey Hilderbrand | Pedro Boscardin Dias Pedro Sakamoto | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–1 | Jun 2024 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra II, Bolivia | Challenger | Clay | Trey Hilderbrand | Finn Reynolds Matías Soto | 3–6, 6–3, [10–7] |

## ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals
### Singles: 17 (10 titles, 7 runner-ups)

* Legend
* ITF Futures/WTT (10–7)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (9–5)
* Clay (1–2)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | May 2018 | Tunisia F20, Djerba | Futures | Hard | Moez Echargui | 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jun 2019 | M15 Cancun, Mexico | WTT | Hard | Gerardo López Villaseñor | 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Oct 2021 | M15 Cairo, Egypt | WTT | Clay | Lorenzo Rottoli | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–1 | Oct 2021 | M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | WTT | Hard | Lukas Krainer | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Oct 2021 | M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | WTT | Hard | Lý Hoàng Nam | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 4–2 | Dec 2021 | M15 Doha, Qatar | WTT | Hard | Sasikumar Mukund | 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 5–2 | Feb 2022 | M25 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | WTT | Hard | Lukáš Rosol | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5–3 | Jun 2022 | M25 Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina | WTT | Clay | Joris De Loore | 4–6, 7–5, 3–6 |
| Loss | 5–4 | Oct 2022 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | WTT | Hard | Jaime Faria | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 6–4 | May 2023 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | WTT | Hard | Adrien Gobat | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 7–4 | Jun 2023 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | WTT | Hard | Ryuki Matsuda | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 8–4 | Jun 2023 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | WTT | Hard | Coleman Wong | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 9–4 | Sep 2023 | M25 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | WTT | Hard | Kris van Wyk | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 9–5 | Nov 2023 | M25 Monastir, Tunisia | WTT | Hard | Clément Tabur | 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 10–5 | Nov 2023 | M25 Monastir, Tunisia | WTT | Hard | Robert Strombachs | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 10–6 | Mar 2024 | M25 Quinta do Lago, Portugal | WTT | Hard | Jaime Faria | 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 1–6 |
| Loss | 10–7 | May 2024 | M25 Pensacola, USA | WTT | Clay | Andrés Andrade | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 5–7 |

### Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)

* Legend
* ITF Futures/WTT (2–4)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (1–2)
* Clay (1–2)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2017 | Sri Lanka F3, Colombo | Futures | Clay | Ankit Chopra | Chandril Sood Lakshit Sood | 2–6, 7–5, [10–8] |
| Loss | 1–1 | May 2018 | Tunisia F19, Djerba | Futures | Hard | José Fco. Vidal Azorín | Anis Ghorbel Vasko Mladenov | 6–4, 6–7$^{(7–9)}$, [10–12] |
| Loss | 1–2 | Dec 2020 | M15 Cairo, Egypt | WTT | Clay | José Fco. Vidal Azorín | Juan Bautista Otegui Juan Pablo Paz | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Oct 2021 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | WTT | Hard | Mateo Martínez | Jeremy Beale Thomas Fancutt | 4–6, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$ |
| Win | 2–3 | Oct 2022 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | WTT | Hard | Anis Ghorbel | Brian Bozemoj Jarno Jans | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 1–6, [10–8] |
| Loss | 2–4 | May 2023 | M15 Kursumlijska Banja | WTT | Clay | Rrezart Cungu | Juan Pablo Paz Oleksandr Ovcharenko | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 4–6 |