Last Updated on November 7, 2022
Holger was born 29 April 2003 to mother Aneke Rune and his dad Anders Nødskov. He has 1 sister named Alma. Holger began playing tennis when he was only 6 following the strides of his sister who has begun playing tennis truly. He was trailed by Lars Christensen, who remains his lead trainer. Holger has generally credited his mom Aneke for his prosperity. In the same way as other adolescents of his age, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer are his deities.
Holger Rune officially turned pro in 2020 at the age of 16.
At the 2020 Auckland Open, Rune received a wildcard into the qualifying draw but lost to Vasek Pospisil in straight sets.
In July 2020, Holger became the youngest player to compete at the Ultimate Tennis Showdown (UTS), where he was defeated by French player Corentin Moutet.
In September 2020, Rune won his first ITF title at an M25 event in Switzerland. He would make three more ITF finals by the end of 2020, winning two of the three.
Rune made three more ITF finals at the start of 2021, winning one.
In March 2021, Rune made his ATP debut as a wildcard in the Argentina Open. He lost in the first round to fifth seeded Albert Ramos Viñolas in three sets. At the Chile Open the next week, Rune was accepted into the qualifying draw as a wildcard. He went on to win the qualifying round and record his first ATP match win against Sebastián Báez in straight sets. He followed this up with his first top-30 victory over Benoît Paire in straight sets to reach his first ATP quarterfinal, where he lost to Federico Delbonis in straight sets. At the age of 17, he became the youngest ATP Tour quarterfinalist since 2014.
Rune made his debut in the top 100 of the ATP singles rankings on 17 January 2022 at world No. 99, making him the second youngest male player after Carlos Alcaraz to be ranked in the top 100. At the 2022 Open 13, he reached his first career ATP semifinal in the doubles tournament with partner Hugo Gaston, defeating top seeds Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Polish pair Szymon Walków and Jan Zieliński before losing to eventual champions Andrey Rublev and Denys Molchanov.
Holger Rune parents: Aneke Rune, Anders Nodskov
Anders Nodskov
Anders Nodskov is the father proficient tennis player Holger Rune. Anders, is believed to be the CEO and founder of YachtZap, a self-established Danish company, according to his LinkedIn profile.
Aneke Rune
Aneke Rune’s age could be between 50 to 55 years old as of 2022, judging by her images and career.
However, she has not revealed her actual age or her date of birth on the internet yet.
Due to the lack of information about her actual date of birth, her zodiac sign is also missing, and making predictions about her personality based on her zodiac sign is also not available.
Aneke is an entrepreneur and businesswoman herself, Rune is the CEO and founder of Waterpoint and Minicoolers a full-service provider of Professional drinking water systems.
Her company provides and sells various water treatment machines and water coolers that can easily be connected to the household faucets and sinks. The company also encourages drinking healthy water.
Aneke Rune is known globally as the mother of Holger.
She is mostly at the games with her son. Anuke Rune has been the backbone of her son’s career since his tender age. Speaking in an interview with TennisMajors.com, she spoke on how she believes her support for her son has helped in shaping his career.
“It’s important, if you can feel they have a dream, to support them in their dream, whatever it is.“
Aneke Rune follows her son during every tournament and practice. It was important for her and it’s still important for him.
“He was a little boy, it wouldn’t be nice to send him along with the coach. He was 10 or 11 years old. He needed his mother. I think she will keep coming with me to the tournaments”, explains Holger.” She helps me relax after matches or when I’m tired after practices. She’s like a mental coach for me.“
When he was a child, Holger Rune didn’t want to be fireman or policeman, like others. He wanted to be Roger Federer. In Denmark, he was considered like a “freak” and his family decided to move to London, then to France, at the Mouratoglou academy, to be at the right place for him.
“It’s difficult to be the only one in Denmark with that big dream. And no one around him understands what is going on. So, he’s a freak in Denmark. He’s not like the others. He doesn’t want to be like the others. When we have been home for a week, he’s like: ‘When do we leave? Now I’ve been enough in Denmark. I want to go back to where I belong.’He sees himself in the tennis world. He likes being in an environment where there are people like him. And being in London or being at the Mouratoglou Academy then, he’s not a freak anymore. Then, he’s one of the guys.“
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Does Holger Rune have siblings?
Holger Rune has an older sister in his family, in addition to his parents.
Rune began playing tennis because of his older sister Alma, who is also a professional tennis player. Alma Rune is an instagram model. Her real name is Alma Rune. Her nationality is Danish.
Holger’s sister is usually the center of attention because of her surprising charm. In the most recent match, the same thing happened, and fans started sending these two criminally handsome guys. She has gained 8,170 followers and has posted 330 posts on Instagram so far.
Alma is often associated with people she collaborates with for modeling jobs. Also, because she is linked to one of the most famous tennis players in the world today, it is understandable that her personal life is the subject of intense scrutiny.
Their mother frequently tweets photos of Rune and his sister traveling to various tennis tournaments.
