Daniel Masur

Daniel Masur
Masur at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports) Germany
ResidenceMunich, Germany
Born (1994-11-06) 6 November 1994
Bückeburg, Germany
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro2013
PlaysRight-handed (two handed-backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 744,898
Singles
Career record1–7
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 176 (7 March 2022)
Current rankingNo. 439 (17 March 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2017, 2021, 2022)
French OpenQ3 (2017, 2022)
Wimbledon1R (2021)
US OpenQ2 (2022)
Doubles
Career record3–10
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 149 (12 September 2022)
Current rankingNo. 210 (18 November 2024)
Team competitions
Davis Cup0–1
Last updated on: 30 November 2024.

Daniel Masur (German pronunciation: [ˈdaːni̯eːl maˈzuːɐ̯, -ni̯ɛl -]; born 6 November 1994 in Bückeburg) is a German professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 176, achieved in March 2022 and in doubles of No. 149 achieved in September 2022.

Juniors

On the junior tour, Masur has a career high ITF junior ranking of No. 13 achieved in September 2012. Masur was a semifinalist at the 2012 US Open boys' doubles event, partnering Maximilian Marterer.

Professional career

2016–2020: ATP debut and first ATP match win

Masur made his ATP main draw debut as a lucky loser at the 2016 German Open in Hamburg in the doubles draw, partnering Cedrik-Marcel Stebe.

He won his first singles match on ATP-level as a qualifier at the 2018 German Open, defeating Maximilian Marterer in the first round.[1]

In the first round of the 2019 Hamburg Open doubles draw, he and partner Julian Lenz upset compatriots Alexander and Mischa Zverev after saving two match points.[2]

2021–2025: Major, top 200 and United Cup debuts, Challenger title

In March 2021, he won his first ATP Challenger singles title in Biella.

Masur qualified for the first time in his career for a Grand Slam main draw at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships.[3][4] In November, he won the second 2021 Challenger Eckental title defeating Maxime Cressy. Following a third Challenger final in Bari, Italy he reached the top 200 at No. 183 on 29 November 2021.

Ranked No. 254, Masur was selected as the No. 2 singles player for team Germany at the 2025 United Cup. He replaced Alexander Zverev in the quarterfinals stage, after the world No. 2 pulled out due to injury.[1]

Singles performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Current through the 2025 Davis Cup Qualifiers first round.

Tournament 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q1 A A A Q1 Q1 A A A 0 / 0 0–0
French Open Q3 A A Q1 Q1 Q3 A A 0 / 0 0–0
Wimbledon Q1 A A NH 1R Q3 A A 0 / 1 0–1
US Open Q1 A A A Q1 Q2 A A 0 / 0 0–0
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 1 0–1
Career statistics
Tournaments 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5
Overall win–loss 0–2 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–2 1–7
Year-end ranking 348 258 253 245 183 289 424 254 13%

ATP Challenger finals

Singles: 4 (2–2)

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Mar 2021 Biella, Italy Hard (i) Matthias Bachinger 6–3, 6–7(8–10), 7–5
Win 2–0 Nov 2021 Eckental, Germany Carpet (i) Maxime Cressy 6–4, 6–4
Loss 2–1 Nov 2021 Bari, Italy Hard Oscar Otte 5–7, 5–7
Loss 2–2 Mar 2024 Lugano, Switzerland Hard (i) Otto Virtanen 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–7(3–7)

Doubles: 11 (9–2)

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2016 Alphen, Netherlands Clay Jan-Lennard Struff Robin Haase
Boy Westerhof
6–4, 6–1
Win 2–0 Nov 2016 Kobe, Japan Hard (i) Ante Pavić Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan
Christopher Rungkat
4–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Win 3–0 Sep 2019 Glasgow, United Kingdom Hard (i) Ruben Bemelmans Jamie Murray
John-Patrick Smith
4–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Win 4–0 Nov 2019 Maia, Portugal Clay Andre Begemann Guillermo García López
David Vega Hernández
7–6(7–2), 6–4
Win 5–0 Feb 2021 Quimper, France Hard (i) Ruben Bemelmans Brandon Nakashima
Hunter Reese
6–2, 6–1
Win 6–0 Sep 2021 Biel/Bienne, Switzerland Hard (i) Ruben Bemelmans Marc-Andrea Hüsler
Dominic Stricker
w/o
Loss 6–1 Nov 2021 Eckental, Germany Carpet (i) Ruben Bemelmans Roman Jebavý
Jonny O'Mara
4–6, 5–7
Win 7–1 Jan 2022 Bendigo, Australia Hard Ruben Bemelmans Enzo Couacaud
Blaž Rola
7–6(7–2), 6–4
Win 8–1 Mar 2022 Turin, Italy Hard (i) Ruben Bemelmans Sander Arends
David Pel
3–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Win 9–1 Mar 2022 Lugano, Switzerland Hard (i) Ruben Bemelmans Jérôme Kym
Leandro Riedi
6–4, 6–7(5–7), [10–7]
Loss 9–2 Feb 2023 Vilnius, Lithuania Hard (i) Arjun Kadhe Ivan Liutarevich
Vladyslav Manafov
0–6, 2–6

ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 16 (13–3)

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2014 Belgium F6, Knokke Clay Dimitar Grabul 7–6(8–6), 4–6, 7–6(8–6)
Win 2–0 Sep 2014 Spain F28, Sevilla Clay Pedro Cachin 7–5, 6–3
Win 3–0 Nov 2014 Kuwait F2, Mishref Hard Roberto Ortega Olmedo 7–6(7–5), 7–5
Win 4–0 Aug 2015 Germany F13, Ueberlingen Clay Laslo Urrutia Fuentes 6–1, 6–4
Win 5–0 Jan 2016 Germany F1, Schwieberdingen Carpet (i) Andreas Beck 7–6(12–10), 6–7(11–13), 7–6(7–5)
Loss 5–1 Jun 2016 Netherlands F2, Breda Clay Joris De Loore 2–6, 2–6
Loss 5–2 Aug 2016 Poland F6, Poznań Clay Sumit Nagal 4–6, 6–1, 3–6
Loss 5–3 Jan 2017 Germany F1, Nußloch Carpet (i) Mats Moraing 6–7(5–7), 6–7(5–7)
Win 6–3 Feb 2017 Germany F16, Hamburg Hard (i) Daniel Altmaier 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Win 7–3 Jan 2018 Germany F1, Schwieberdingen Carpet (i) Kevin Krawietz 6–2, 7–5
Win 8–3 Aug 2019 M25, Schlieren, Switzerland Clay Benjamin Bonzi 6–4, 6–2
Win 9–3 Jan 2023 M25, Nußloch, Germany Carpet (i) Matteo Martineau 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(7–1)
Win 10–3 Feb 2023 M15, Oberhaching, Germany Hard (i) Rudolf Molleker 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–3)
Win 11–3 Jan 2024 M15, Cadolzburg, Germany Carpet (i) Michael Agwi 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Win 12–3 Jan 2024 M25, Nußloch, Germany Carpet (i) Tom Gentzsch 6–1, 6–3
Win 13–3 Feb 2024 M25, Trento, Italy Hard (i) Giovanni Oradini 7–6(7–5), 6–3

Doubles: 23 (17–6)

References

  1. ^ a b "Zverev will not play in United Cup QFs; Masur to step in for the World No. 2". ATPTour. 1 January 2025.
  2. ^ "ATP Hamburg: Zverev brothers blow two match points, lose to qualifiers". Tennis World USA. 24 July 2019.
  3. ^ "19-Year-Old Nakashima Completes Impressive Qualifying Run at Wimbledon – Tennis Now".
  4. ^ "Wimbledon 2021: Daniel Masur and Oskar Otte in the main field, Niemeier fails bitterly". 24 June 2021.