Tim Handel (born 18 October 1996) is a German tennis player.

Handel has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 362 achieved on 20 May 2024 and has a career-high doubles ranking of No. 414 achieved on 25 August 2025.

Handel won his first ITF title at the Luxoil Open in Trier in August 2021.

Collegiate career

Handel played four years at the Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona. He won three Big Sky Conference MVP Honors and qualified for the NCAA singles tournament in his last year. He became just the fourth men's tennis player in Big Sky history to win three MVP awards since it was first given out in 1983.

Handel was the first Big Sky player to play in the NCAA Singles tournament since 2006 and just the 11th Big Sky conference player ever dating back to 1980.

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 7 (2 titles, 5 runner-ups)

ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Aug 2021M25 Trier, GermanyClayGermany Louis Wessels6–2, 6–4
Loss1–1May 2023M15 Warmbad Villach, AustriaClayArgentina Alex Barrena6–2, 4–6, 3–6
Loss1–2Jun 2023M25 Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech RepublicClayAustria Lukas Neumayer2–6, 6–3, 1–6
Loss1–3Aug 2023M25 Lesa, ItalyClayFrance Clement Tabur6–3, 4–6, 1–6
Win2–3Nov 2023M25 Antalya, TurkeyClayItaly Alexander Weis6–3, 1–6, 6–3
Loss2–4Aug 2024M25 Lesa, ItalyClayItaly Andrea Picchione6–7(2–7), 6–7(3–7)
Loss2–5Nov 2025M25 Antalya, TurkeyClayBosnia and Herzegovina Andrej Nedić6–4, 0–6, 2–6

Doubles: 12 (5 titles, 7 runner-ups)

ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Jul 2021M25 Marburg, GermanyClaySwitzerland Yannik SteineggerNetherlands Daniel De Jonge Netherlands Guy den Ouden6–2, 4–6, [9–11]
Loss0–2Aug 2021M25 Ueberlingen, GermanyClayGermany Fabian FallertGermany Hendrik Jebens Germany Niklas Schell4–6, 5–7
Win1–2Dec 2021M15 Cancún, MexicoHardSwitzerland Yannik SteineggerCanada Liam Draxl Canada Cleeve Harper7–6(7–5), 6–3
Loss1–3Mar 2022M25 Trento, ItalyHard (i)Switzerland Yannik SteineggerFrance Dan Added Czech Republic Andrew Paulson4–6, 6–3, [8–10]
Loss1–4Aug 2022M25 Ueberlingen, GermanyClayGermany Peter HellerCzech Republic Adam Jurajda Czech Republic Daniel Siniakov4–6, 5–7
Loss1–5Oct 2022M15 Antalya, TurkeyClayGermany Peter HellerIgor Kudriashov United Kingdom Maxim Shinw/o
Loss1–6Dec 2022M15 Madrid, SpainHardSwitzerland Yannik SteineggerFinland Eero Vasa United Kingdom Mark Whitehouse6–7(6–8), 3–6
Win2–6Feb 2023M15 Monastir, TunisiaHardSwitzerland Yannik SteineggerJapan Ryuki Matsuda Japan Naoki Tajima6–4, 6–1
Win3–6Mar 2024M25 Saint-Dizier, TunisiaHard (i)Switzerland Yannik SteineggerGermany Daniel Masur Alexey Vatutin6–2, 6–3
Loss3–7Nov 2024M15 Antalya, TurkeyClaySerbia Stefan PopovicRomania Gabi Adrian Boitan Romania Alexandru Cristian Dumitru6–0, 5–7, [7–10]
Win4–7Nov 2024M15 Antalya, TurkeyClaySerbia Stefan PopovicBulgaria Yanaki Milev Bulgaria Petr Nesterov6–3, 6–2
Win5–7May 2025M25 Vic, SpainClayGermany Lucas GerchSpain Imanol López Morillo United States Richard Zusman7–5, 6–3

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