Jan-Lennard Struff: girlfriend, wife, children, family?

We know that about the German tennis ace

Created: 05/02/2022, 16:53

Jan-Lennard Struff © Sanjin Strukic/IMAGO

Down-to-earth in private, aggressive on the court – Jan-Lennard Struff is one of the favorite players of many German tennis fans.

Worth knowing about the German tennis pro.

Munich – Jan-Lennard Struff, born on April 25, 1990 in Warstein im Sauerland, found tennis through his parents Dieter and Martina - both tennis coaches.

Right from the start, little "Struffi" was very goal-oriented: In order to fulfill his dream of becoming a professional tennis player and to be able to attend school and tennis training at the same time, he often traveled long distances.

After school and training, he was often not home until 9 p.m.

Homework was done on the train.

In 2009 he graduated from high school and then concentrated on his tennis career.

In addition to his purpose in life, tennis, Jan-Lennard Struff is also an enthusiastic football fan.

Whenever possible, he follows every match played by his favorite team, Borussia Dortmund.

His trainer is Carsten Arriens, his fitness coach Uwe Liedtke.

Jan-Lennard Struff keeps his private life covered as much as possible.

One only knows: His ex-girlfriend is the former professional player Nina Zander, and he has had a son with his wife Madeleine since 2019.

Jan-Lennard Struff - his career

In addition to his serve - one of the fastest on the ATP tour - and the aggressive forehand, what is particularly remarkable is the great willpower on the pitch.

He is therefore also often referred to as a "mentality monster".

Jan-Lennard Struff has been a tennis pro since 2009 and has had some successes:

• In 2015, Struff made his debut for the German Davis Cup team against France and was defeated by world number 14 in his opening match.

  Gilles Simon in a marathon match lasting more than four hours with 6:7, 6:2, 7:6, 2:6 and 8:10.

  He won his second match against Nicolas Mahut 7:6, 6:3.

  Together with Tim Pütz, Struff forms the double called "Tim and Struffi".

• He won five Challenger tournaments and three ATP doubles titles.

• In 2019 he reached the round of 16 at the French Open.

• In August 2013 he made it into the top 100 in the ATP ranking for the first time.

• In the summer of 2020, he was able to reach his highest ranking position with place 29 after reaching the quarterfinals in Cincinnati.

Jan-Lennard Struff – his private life

Germany's fifth-best tennis player (as of April 27, 2022; note) has never forgotten his roots despite his successes: "When I'm in Germany, I mostly stay in my home town of Warstein and in the home of my wife (Madeleine; note). , in Witten.” In 2019, Jan-Lennard Struff became a father for the first time.

The birth of his son Henri changed everything for the 1.93 m tall and 92 kg tennis pro, but it also boosted his career.

"Most defeats don't feel good, but when my son comes out of his room and smiles at me, it makes the world beautiful again," he once described the combination of tennis and family life on the "Behind the racket" platform.

Jan-Lennard Struff - Family & Corona break

Jan-Lennard Struff has the reputation of being one of the most likeable and down-to-earth players in German professional tennis.

He is not only one of the favorite players of many German tennis fans thanks to his thrilling matches, but also because he lives and conveys basic values ​​such as honesty, commitment and down-to-earthness.

It was therefore not surprising that he was even able to gain something positive from the corona-related tennis break in 2020: "I quickly realized that this time can also be a gift for me.

With my son, I was able to experience every little developmental spurt up close, that's crazy.

Seeing his first steps was very special.

I'm thankful to be able to spend so much time with my family." On "Behind the racket," he offered more insights into his private life:

“I was very shy as a child, always doubting what I can achieve.

I didn't know how good I was going to be because as a junior I didn't have the success that others had."

Jan-Lennard Struff - not everyone knows that about Germany's number 2

On July 23, 2015, Struff separated from his coach Ute Strakerjahn, with whom he had a valid four-year contract until May 22, 2016.

Strakerjahn had looked after Struff since elementary school.

After graduating from high school, Struff went into the professional business in 2009.

Since 2012, both have been working together on the basis of a contract, according to which the Lippstadt resident shared up to 20 percent of the professional's prize money and appearance money as well as his income from sponsorship and advertising contracts and was thus paid for her contractual services.

After the separation, a legal dispute followed for 246,000 euros plus interest.

In 2018, Jan-Lennard Struff accepted the claims of his ex-trainer.