GB RANKING18
WORLD RANKING569
CAREER HIGH
11/09/2023 333
ITF TITLES4
Last updated: 21/11/2024
FAVOURITE
SURFACE: Hard
SHOT: Forehand
COACH
Ryan Jones
AGE23
HEIGHT188 cm
PLAYSRight-handed
BACKHANDTwo-handed
LTA SUPPORT Pro Scholarship Programme
TURNED PRO2018
FAVOURITE
SURFACE:Hard
SHOT:Forehand
COACH
Ryan Jones
Get to know
About
Quick-fire facts
- Place of birth: Ealing, London
- Trains: Unique Tennis
- Career highlights: Winnning his first ITF M25 title in Mysuru earlier this year and playing in the Junior Grand Slams
- Likes: Off the court, he likes to watch TV series and play crazy golf
Tennis beginnings
Loffhagen started playing tennis at the age of five at Ealing Lawn Tennis Club. He used to hit with his Dad while his sisters were having tennis lessons at the club. An eager sportsman from a young age, Loffhagen was also a keen rugby player and played up until the age of 11.
Tennis Career
Highlights
- Won his first title of the season at the M25 Roehampton - beating Viktor Durasovic 6-4, 6-3 in the final
- Reached his first final of the season at the M25 Nottingham in July
- Forced to retire with injury against Henry Searle at Loughborough in January
Results
| Tournament | Round |
| September | |
| M25 Santa Margherita di Pula | First round |
| M15 Madrid | First round |
| M25 Oviedo | Quarter-final |
| August | |
| M25 Roehampton | Second round |
| M25 Roehampton | Champion |
| July | |
| M25 Nottingham | Runner-up |
| M25 Nottingham | Second round |
| June | |
| M25 Setubal | Second round |
| March | |
| M25 Vale do Lobo | First round |
| M25 Quinta Do Lago | Quarter-final |
| January | |
| M25 Loughborough | Second round |
August
Loffhagen returned to winning ways in August, when he lifted his third ITF title of the year in Roehampton. The 22-year-old breezed through to the final where he eventually overcame compatriot Luke Simkiss 6-2, 6-2 to wrap up the title without dropping a set.
July
Loffhagen lost to the world No.6, Denmark’s Holger Rune, 7-6(4), 6-3, 6-2 upon his maiden appearance at The Championships, Wimbledon.
June
Loffhagen made a breakthrough during the start of the grass court season when he claimed his first ATP Challenger win at the Rothesay Open Nottingham, before going on to reach the quarter-finals.
Here, he played fifth seed Dominic Koepfer but unfortunately missed out on a spot in the semis after a narrow 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 loss.
Loffhagen was awarded a wildcard for the Rothesay International Eastbourne where he pushed the world No.75 to three sets in the opening round, eventually losing 2-6, 7-6(5), 7-6(4).
Loffhagen was rewarded with a wild card into the main draw of Wimbledon.
May
Continuing to build on the success from the previous month, Loffhagen claimed his second career title on home soil at the M25 Nottingham after securing a 7-6(5), 6-2 victory over France’s Jules Marie in the final.
April
George Loffhagen won the first ITF title of his professional career at the M25 Mysuru.
Entering the tournament as the 10th seed, Loffhagen breezed through to the final where he faced Australia's Blake Ellis. Despite conceding the first set, Loffhagen showed grit and determination to clinch the second and eventually wrap up the title in a 4-6, 6-2, 7-6(4) victory.