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Holger Rune is a Danish professional tennis player who has created a name for himself to become the fastest-rising star in this sport after producing spectacular performances in ATP Tours and ITF World Tennis Tours. Holger Rune also represented his nation Denmark in the Davis Cup.
Holger Rune has been playing this sport since the age of six. In 2014, he started playing at the Junior level and built a strong reputation for himself, before beginning his professional career in 2020. He was coached by Lars Christensen, and he considers players like Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer to be his idols in the sport.
Age: 20 years
Date of Birth: 29 Apr 2003
Height: 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m)
Holger Rune's net worth is estimated to be around $5.5 million in 2023. Holger Rune has earned $11,92,309 as prize money so far in 2023, making his overall earning $42,21,298 through prize money in his career, which is estimated to be the seventh highest among top 10 players in ATP.
Holger Rune's sponsors or endorsements include brands like Rolex (watch company), Nike (athletic apparel and footwear company), Babolat (tennis equipment manufacturing company), Shamballa Jewels (jewellery brand), STATE Energy (energy drinks company), Humanostics (management consultancy firm), Cham Seed Foundation, and Mouratoglou academy (tennis academy).
Holger Rune has won two luxurious BMW cars after winning two consecutive BMW Open tournaments in 2022 & 2023. He has an electric BMW i4 M50 model, which is a high-sport performance car.
Records and achievements:
* Highest-ranked Danish player in the ATP Rankings (World no.6 in men's single category).
* Won four ATP Tour singles titles including Masters 1000 title at the 2022 Paris Masters.
* Ranked number 1 player in the world as a junior and won 10 titles in ITF junior circuit.
* Won five titles in the ITF World Tennis tour and five titles ATP Challenger Tour.
* Was a Danish U12 Champion in the mixed doubles event.
* Won European U14 Singles Championship in 2017.
* Won the 2019 French Open title in the Junior Grand Slam event.
* Runners-up in Monte Carlo Masters 2023 and Italian Open 2023.
* Youngest player to compete in the Ultimate Tennis Showdown.
* Reached quater-finals in the French Open 2022 & 2023 singles category.
