PLAYER PROFILE

Alex de Minaur

1
AUSTRALIAN
RANKING
11
ATP
RANKING
  • Age26
  • Born17 February 1999
  • Birth PlaceSydney, Australia
  • LivesAlicante, Spain
  • PlaysRight-handed
  • CoachAdolfo Gutierrez
“I knew I was going to be up against it, and it was gonna take every single ounce of me... so very happy with that win.”

— Alex de Minaur, 25 Mar 2025

» Miami Open: De Minaur outlasts Fonseca in a thriller

On court

  • Won the Australian 14/u Championships at Melbourne Park in December 2013 and the 16/u Australian Championships the following year
  • Contested his first Futures tournaments in Spain in July 2015; debuted on the ATP rankings in August 2015 at No.1544
  • Reached the US Open 2015 boys’ singles semifinals
  • Represented Australia in the Junior Davis Cup final of 2015 in Madrid, Spain
  • Progressed to first professional final at ITF Futures event in Spain in February 2016
  • At Wimbledon 2016, advanced to the boys’ singles final
  • Won his first ITF Futures title in 2017 in Portugal
  • Made ATP Challenger debut in 2016 in Canberra
  • Favourite surface is grass
  • Made Grand Slam debut in 2017 at the Australian Open
  • Won the Australian Open Play-off in December 2017, to earn a wildcard at AO2018
  • Won his first ATP Challenger title at the 2018 Nottingham Open
  • Cracked the top 50 after reaching his second ATP final of 2018 in Washington DC (first came at the Sydney International)
  • Became Australia’s No.1 male player on 8 October 2018 (when he rose to a then career-high ranking of No.33)
  • Made top 100 debut in doubles in August 2020 after winning ATP Masters 1000 title with Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta at Cincinnati
  • Made first Grand Slam singles quarterfinal at the US Open in 2020
  • Won first ATP-level grass-court title at Eastbourne in June 2021, propelling him into the world’s top 15 for the first time
  • Played a starring role to help Australia reach the 2022 Davis Cup final
  • Won his seventh career tour title in Acapulco in March 2023 – his first at ATP 500 level
  • Reached his first ATP Masters 1000 final in Toronto in August 2023
  • Scored three top-10 wins representing Australia at the United Cup in 2024
  • Made his top-10 debut in January 2024, becoming the first Australian man to hold a top-10 ranking in 17 years.
  • Defended an ATP title for the first time in March 2024, with his second straight triumph in Acapulco
  • Rose to a career-high world No.6 after advancing to the singles quarterfinals at Wimbledon 2024
  • Made his Olympic debut in Paris 2024, playing doubles alongside Alexei Popyrin. A hip injury prevented De Minaur from contesting singles.

Off court

  • Lived in Sydney until age five before relocating to Spain; has since moved between Australia and Spain
  • Mother is Spanish, father is Uruguayan; has three younger siblings (two sisters and one brother)
  • Speaks English and Spanish.

Year-end rankings history

2023 12
2022 24
2021 34
2020 23
2019 18
2018 31
2017 208
2016 354
2015 1551

 

Alex de Minaur in the news

Aussie Watch: De Minaur to lead charge in Monte Carlo
Alex de Minaur (Getty Images)
7 April, 2025

Alex de Minaur is one of five Aussies competing in the Monte Carlo Masters this week, while the Australian women will vie for a Billie Jean King Cup finals spot in Brisbane.
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Ranking Movers: Walton ascends to new best after Miami campaign
Adam Walton in action at the Miami Open. [Getty Images]
1 April, 2025

Adam Walton climbed to a new career-high ranking after he made his first round-of-16 appearance at a Masters 1000 tournament.
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Miami Open: De Minaur outlasts Fonseca in a thriller
Alex de Minaur celebrates his third-round win over Joao Fonseca at the Miami Open. (Getty Images)
25 March, 2025

Alex de Minaur has rebounded from a break down in the third set to end the Miami Open run of Brazilian prodigy Joao Fonseca, and joins fellow Aussie Adam Walton in the…
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Miami Masters miracle: Walton continues Cinderella story
Adam Walton of Australia serves against Coleman Wong of Hong Kong during Day 7 of the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium on March 24, 2025 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
25 March, 2025

Adam Walton advances to the round of 16 at an ATP Masters event for the first time after a gruelling third-round victory over wildcard Coleman Wong.
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