Hurkacz won the 2020 ATP Cup against three higher-ranked opponents: Dominic Thiem, Diego Schwartzman, and Borna Coric. Sixth seed Hurkacz continued where he left off at the ATP Cup, progressing to the ATP Auckland Open semifinals with victory against Lorenzo Sonego, Mikael Ymer, and Feliciano López. Hurkacz, seeded 31st at the 2020 Australian Open, advanced to the second round, beating Dennis Novak before losing in straight sets to John Millman. Hurkacz began his 2019 season in the Maharashtra Open in Pune, India.
He went on to win the Canberra Challenger championship after beating Ilya Ivashka in the final. Hurkacz went on to make his debut in the Australian Open. In the first round at Melbourne Park, he was drawn against one of the Tour’s finest servers, Ivo Karlovi. After winning the first, Hurkacz lost the match in four sets, all of which were tiebreakers. He overcame Corentin Moutet in the first round of the 2019 Dubai Tennis Championships before winning against No. 1 seeded player Kei Nishikori, his first-ever victory against a top 10 player. Hurkacz lost in three sets against eventual tournament runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas in the quarterfinals.
