Wikipedia - Hady Habib
Hady Habib (Arabic: هادي حبيب; born 21 August 1998) is an American-born Lebanese professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 159 achieved on 5 May 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.
History
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 second 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.