Draft:Benjamin Willwerth

Benjamin Willwerth
Country (sports) United States
Born (2007-07-04) 4 July 2007 (age 18)
Prize money$30,839
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 1,172 (21 July 2025)
Current rankingNo. 1,198 (17 November 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open JuniorF (2025)
French Open JuniorQF (2025)
Wimbledon JuniorQF (2025)
US Open Junior2R (2025)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 2,040 (3 November 2025)
Current rankingNo. 2,081 (17 November 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open JuniorQF (2025)
French Open JuniorF (2025)
Wimbledon Junior2R (2025)
US Open JuniorF (2025)
Last updated on: 23 November 2025.

Benjamin Willwerth (born 4 July 2007) is an American tennis player. He has a career-high singles ranking of No. 1,172 achieved on 21 July 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 2,040 achieved on 3 November 2025.[1]

Career

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He reached the final of the boys' singles at the 2025 Australian Open with a three-set win over compatriot Jagger Leach. In the final, he faced Swiss player Henry Bernet.[2]

He reached the quarter-finals in the boys' singles at the 2025 French Open before losing to German Max Schönhaus on a third set tiebreak.[3] At the championships he also played in the boys' doubles alongside compatriot Noah Johnston, where they reached the final before losing to Oskari Paldanius of Finland and Poland's Alan Ważny.[4][5][6] The pair went on to reach the final of the boys' doubles at the 2025 US Open, after they defeated Jamie Mackenzie and Dominick Mosejczuk on a match tiebreak in the semi-final, before losing on a match tiebreak in the final to compatriots Keaton Hance and Jack Kennedy.[7][8]

Personal life

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He is from Jupiter, Florida.[9][10] His parents and his brother, Finn, all played tennis. His father works for Wilson Sporting Goods.[11]

Junior Grand Slam finals

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Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 2025 Australian Open Hard Switzerland Henry Bernet 3-6, 4-6

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up, 1 pending)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents !Score
Loss 2025 French Open Clay United States Noah Johnston Finland Oskari Paldanius
Poland Alan Ważny
2–6, 3–6
Loss 2025 US Open Hard United States Noah Johnston United States Keaton Hance
United States Jack Kennedy
3–6, 6–1, [8–10]

References

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  1. ^ "Benjamin Willwerth". ATP. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  2. ^ Belloch, Oscar (24 January 2025). "These are the junior finalists of the Australian Open 2025". Puntodebreak. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  3. ^ Walsh, Courtney (5 June 2025). "TABATA FEELS HAND OF HISTORY AS JAPAN EYES ROLAND GARROS BOYS' CHAMP". Itf. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  4. ^ Hegde, Prajwal (Jun 4, 2025). "French Open 2025: Hitesh Chauhan Goes Down To USA's Benjamin Willwerth". Times of India. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  5. ^ Tomas, Anthony (7 June 2025). "Finland's Paldanius becomes French Open champion in boys doubles". Flashscore. Retrieved 5 Sep 2025.
  6. ^ Hegde, Prajwal. "French Open 2025: Hitesh Chauhan Goes Down To USA's Benjamin Willwerth". Times of India. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  7. ^ Sode, Scott (4 September 2025). "Juniors: Ivanov, Klugman reach semis at the 2025 US Open". usopen.org. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  8. ^ "Ivan Ivanov, Jeline Vandromme win US Open junior titles". ESPN. 6 September 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  9. ^ "Inside Florida Tennis: 2022 USTA Clay Court Nationals". ustaflorida. July 15, 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  10. ^ "Heat, Hydration, Repeat: USTA Boys' 18 & 16 National Clay Court Championships [Day 3]". floridatennis. July 12, 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  11. ^ Llewellyn Evans, Richard (23 January 2025). "WILLWERTH AND PALDANIUS: A TALE OF TWO UNEXPECTED SEMI-FINALISTS". ITF Tennis. Retrieved 24 January 2025.