Hans Podlipnik Castillo
Hans Podlipnik Castillo (Latin American Spanish: [ˈxans poðliβˈnik kasˈtiʝo]; born 9 January 1988) is a Chilean retired tennis player of Slovenian descent. His best results are in doubles, winning one ATP World Tour and reaching another final in this category, besides from winning 19 Challengers and 29 Futures. In singles, he won 23 Futures and reaching in 2015 the final in the Poprad-Tatry Challenger.
Full name | Hans Podlipnik Castillo | ||||||||||||||
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Country (sports) | Chile | ||||||||||||||
Residence | Santiago, Chile | ||||||||||||||
Born | Lo Barnechea, Chile | 9 January 1988||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2005 | ||||||||||||||
Retired | January 2020 | ||||||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||
Prize money | $565,699 | ||||||||||||||
Singles | |||||||||||||||
Career record | 3–4 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) | ||||||||||||||
Career titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 157 (10 August 2015) | ||||||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||
Australian Open | Q1 (2015, 2016) | ||||||||||||||
French Open | Q2 (2014, 2016) | ||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | Q1 (2014, 2015, 2016) | ||||||||||||||
US Open | Q1 (2014) | ||||||||||||||
Doubles | |||||||||||||||
Career record | 38–55 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) | ||||||||||||||
Career titles | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 43 (12 February 2018) | ||||||||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 3R (2018) | ||||||||||||||
French Open | 1R (2018) | ||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | QF (2017) | ||||||||||||||
US Open | 1R (2016, 2017) | ||||||||||||||
Mixed doubles | |||||||||||||||
Career record | 0–1 | ||||||||||||||
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 1R (2018) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Since 2015, Podlipnik focused his career on doubles, ranking No. 43 in February 2018. He finished the 2014 season as the Chilean top singles player, ranked No. 196. and again in 2015 as No. 167. He reached his best singles ranking in August 2015, at no. 157. In November 2019, after his participation with the Chile Davis Cup Team at the 2019 Davis Cup Finals, he announced his retirement.