Nick Hardt

Nick Hardt (born 20 September 2000) is a Dominican professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 193 achieved on 27 May 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 282 achieved on 24 August 2023.

Hardt represents the Dominican Republic in the Davis Cup. He is currently the No. 1 Dominican player.

Junior career
Hardt was ranked No. 16 in the world junior rankings by the ITF on 5 March 2018.

In 2016, he won the XXV Copa Merengue tournament in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, becoming the youngest Dominican to win the title at 15 years of age.

In 2017, he reached the quarterfinals of the Eddie Herr Junior Championships ITF tournament where he lost to eventual champion, Bulgarian Adrian Andreev.

In 2018, he reached the quarterfinals of the 2018 French Open Junior Championships and the third round in the 2018 U.S. Open Junior Championships. Hardt also reached the finals of the 2018 Porto Alegre Junior Championships losing to the No. 1 ranked junior in the world Sebastián Báez in the finals.

2017: Davis Cup debut
Hardt was first nominated to the team for the 2017 Davis Cup and faced Chilean tennis player Nicolás Jarry in his first match.

2022: Maiden Challenger final, top 205 debut
He reached his maiden Challenger final at the 2022 JC Ferrero Challenger Open. As a result he moved more than 35 positions up to a new career-high in the top 250 on 10 October 2022. Two months later, he reached a career-high of No. 201 on 22 December 2022.

2024: Maiden Challenger title, ATP debut and first win, top 200
Ranked No. 301, he won his maiden Challenger title as an alternate at the Sánchez-Casal Mapfre Cup in Barcelona defeating wildcard and second seed Bernabe Zapata Miralles. He was only the second Challenger champion from the Dominican Republic. As a result he raised 70 positions up in the rankings to return to the top 230.

Ranked No. 229, he qualified for the ATP 500 tournament at the Barcelona Open making his ATP debut, having entered the qualifying competition as an alternate. There, he earned his first ATP Tour win, defeating wildcard Martin Landaluce in three sets, becoming the first Dominican player to win an ATP tour-level match since Víctor Estrella Burgos in 2018 Quito. As a result of his win, he moved 25 positions up close to his career-high. He lost to 13th seed Tomás Martín Etcheverry in the second round.

In May, he reached the top 200 after reaching the semifinals at the 2024 Internazionali di Tennis Francavilla al Mare Challenger in Italy.

Participations: (5–10)

 * indicates the outcome of the Davis Cup match followed by the score, date, place of event, the zonal classification and its phase, and the court surface.