Tim Handel
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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)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Aug 2021 | M25 Trier, Germany | Clay | Germany Louis Wessels | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–1 | May 2023 | M15 Warmbad Villach, Austria | Clay | Argentina Alex Barrena | 6–2, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jun 2023 | M25 Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic | Clay | Austria Lukas Neumayer | 2–6, 6–3, 1–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Aug 2023 | M25 Lesa, Italy | Clay | France Clement Tabur | 6–3, 4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 2–3 | Nov 2023 | M25 Antalya, Turkey | Clay | Italy Alexander Weis | 6–3, 1–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Aug 2024 | M25 Lesa, Italy | Clay | Italy Andrea Picchione | 6–7(2–7), 6–7(3–7) |
| Loss | 2–5 | Nov 2025 | M25 Antalya, Turkey | Clay | Bosnia and Herzegovina Andrej Nedić | 6–4, 0–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 12 (5 titles, 7 runner-ups)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2021 | M25 Marburg, Germany | Clay | Switzerland Yannik Steinegger | Netherlands Daniel De Jonge Netherlands Guy den Ouden | 6–2, 4–6, [9–11] |
| Loss | 0–2 | Aug 2021 | M25 Ueberlingen, Germany | Clay | Germany Fabian Fallert | Germany Hendrik Jebens Germany Niklas Schell | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 1–2 | Dec 2021 | M15 Cancún, Mexico | Hard | Switzerland Yannik Steinegger | Canada Liam Draxl Canada Cleeve Harper | 7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Mar 2022 | M25 Trento, Italy | Hard (i) | Switzerland Yannik Steinegger | France Dan Added Czech Republic Andrew Paulson | 4–6, 6–3, [8–10] |
| Loss | 1–4 | Aug 2022 | M25 Ueberlingen, Germany | Clay | Germany Peter Heller | Czech Republic Adam Jurajda Czech Republic Daniel Siniakov | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 1–5 | Oct 2022 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | Clay | Germany Peter Heller | Igor Kudriashov United Kingdom Maxim Shin | w/o |
| Loss | 1–6 | Dec 2022 | M15 Madrid, Spain | Hard | Switzerland Yannik Steinegger | Finland Eero Vasa United Kingdom Mark Whitehouse | 6–7(6–8), 3–6 |
| Win | 2–6 | Feb 2023 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | Hard | Switzerland Yannik Steinegger | Japan Ryuki Matsuda Japan Naoki Tajima | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 3–6 | Mar 2024 | M25 Saint-Dizier, Tunisia | Hard (i) | Switzerland Yannik Steinegger | Germany Daniel Masur Alexey Vatutin | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3–7 | Nov 2024 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | Clay | Serbia Stefan Popovic | Romania Gabi Adrian Boitan Romania Alexandru Cristian Dumitru | 6–0, 5–7, [7–10] |
| Win | 4–7 | Nov 2024 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | Clay | Serbia Stefan Popovic | Bulgaria Yanaki Milev Bulgaria Petr Nesterov | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 5–7 | May 2025 | M25 Vic, Spain | Clay | Germany Lucas Gerch | Spain Imanol López Morillo United States Richard Zusman | 7–5, 6–3 |