Henry Bernet

Henry Bernet (born 25 January 2007) is a Swiss professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 772, achieved on 26 May 2025, and a doubles ranking of No. 464, achieved on 28 October 2024. He won the boys' singles title at the 2025 Australian Open, and reached an ITF junior combined ranking of No. 1 on 31 March 2025.

Early life

Bernet was born in Basel to father Robert and mother Michèle. He has a brother, Louis, and a sister, Amy. He began playing tennis at the age of four, introduced to the sport by his brother. He also played youth football with BSC Old Boys and FC Basel. In tennis, he represented TC Old Boys, of which his aunt, Marianne Bernet, is the club president. In 2022, he moved to Biel to train at the Swiss Tennis National Tennis Center under coach Kai Stentenbach.

Being a Swiss player from Basel who employs a one-handed backhand and represented TC Old Boys, Bernet has often drawn comparisons to Roger Federer.

Junior career

In May 2022, Bernet won the J5 event in Jönköping after defeating top seed Saba George Nanobashvili in the final. In July, he was selected to represent Switzerland at the 2022 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival. Later that year, he won the J4 event in Rhodes and both the singles and doubles titles at the J5 event in Leimen.

In January 2023, he won the J100 Salk Open in Bromma, defeating top seed Albert Saar in the final. In May, he and partner Tymur Bieldiugin won the doubles title at the J200 Panaceo ITF Junior Cup in Villach. In August, he reached the final of the J200 Baublies Jugend Cup in Renningen- Rutesheim, but lost to wildcard Tom Sickenberger. The following month, he reached the semifinals of the U16 Tennis European Junior Championships in singles and won the doubles title with compatriot Flynn Thomas.

In January 2024, he reached the final of the J200 Slovak Junior Indoor event in Bratislava, but lost to top seed Denis Peták. In April, he reached the final of the J300 Tournoi de Tennis ITF Junior in Beaulieu-sur-Mer, but lost to Nicolai Budkov Kjær. The following month, he made his Junior Grand Slam debut after qualifying for the French Open. In singles, he upset third seed Budkov Kjær in the first round and eventually reached the quarterfinals.

In January 2025, he won the J300 Traralgon Tennis International without dropping a set. Later that month, he won the boys' singles title at the Australian Open, having only dropped one set in his title run. He was the first Swiss player to win a junior singles title at the Australian Open and the sixth Swiss player to win a junior singles title at any Grand Slam. On 31 March 2025, he reached an ITF junior combined ranking of No. 1.

Professional career

In August 2023, Bernet qualified for his first professional tournament at the M25 Muttenz Open, where he reached the second round. In July 2024, he made his ATP Challenger Tour debut with a wildcard into the main draw of the Zug Open. He upset Juan Pablo Varillas the second round, making him the first player born in 2007 or later to reach the quarterfinals of a Challenger tournament. Later that year, he made his ATP Tour debut as a wildcard into the doubles main draw of the Swiss Indoors with compatriot Jérôme Kym. They defeated Alejandro Tabilo and Nicolás Jarry in the first round. In singles, he reached the second round of the qualifying competition as a wildcard with a win over Fabio Fognini, but lost to Kym in the second round.

In early 2025, he ended his coaching relationship with Kai Stentenbach and hired Sven Swinnen as his coach. Severin Lüthi also works with him in an advisory capacity.

Endorsements

In January 2025, Bernet signed a five-year deal with On, becoming the first active Swiss tennis player to sign with the brand. He is sponsored by Wilson for racquets.

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

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2007 births
Living people
21st-century Swiss sportsmen
Australian Open (tennis) junior champions
Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' singles
Swiss male tennis players
Tennis players from Basel-Stadt