Hans Podlipnik Castillo

Hans Podlipnik
Full nameHans Podlipnik Castillo
Country (sports) Chile
ResidenceSantiago, Chile
Born (1988-01-09) 9 January 1988 (age 36)
Lo Barnechea, Chile
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro2005
RetiredJanuary 2020[1]
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$565,699
Singles
Career record3–4 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 157 (10 August 2015)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2015, 2016)
French OpenQ2 (2014, 2016)
WimbledonQ1 (2014, 2015, 2016)
US OpenQ1 (2014)
Doubles
Career record38–55 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 43 (12 February 2018)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (2018)
French Open1R (2018)
WimbledonQF (2017)
US Open1R (2016, 2017)
Mixed doubles
Career record0–1
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon1R (2018)
Medal record
Men's tennis
Representing  Chile
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Men's Doubles

Hans Podlipnik Castillo (Latin American Spanish: [ˈxans poðliβˈnik kasˈtiʝo]; born 9 January 1988) is a Chilean retired tennis player of Slovenian descent. His best results are in doubles, winning one ATP World Tour and reaching another final in this category, besides from winning 19 Challengers and 29 Futures. In singles, he won 23 Futures and reaching in 2015 the final in the Poprad-Tatry Challenger.

Since 2015, Podlipnik focused his career on doubles, ranking No. 43 in February 2018. He finished the 2014 season as the Chilean top singles player, ranked No. 196. and again in 2015 as No. 167. He reached his best singles ranking in August 2015, at no. 157. In November 2019, after his participation with the Chile Davis Cup Team at the 2019 Davis Cup Finals, he announced his retirement.[2]

Post retirement, Podlipnik has become a successful tennis coach in Seattle, Washington.

Some of his notable students include

  • Anh Lao
  • Chilean Davis Cup team
  1. ^ "ITF Tennis - ANTIDOPING". Archived from the original on 2022-02-06. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  2. ^ https://www.instagram.com/p/B5JFvU_AFWt/ Hans Podlipnik's Instagram post.