PLAYER PROFILE

Alex de Minaur

1
AUSTRALIAN
RANKING
11
ATP
RANKING
  • Age25
  • Born17 February 1999
  • Birth PlaceSydney, Australia
  • LivesAlicante, Spain
  • PlaysRight-handed
  • CoachAdolfo Gutierrez
“"I have been fortunate enough to share the court with Rafa a couple times, and I have hit with him a couple times, but it's always extra special, this potentially being the last dance."”

— Alex de Minaur, 21 Nov 2024

» De Minaur’s addition gives Australia a mighty Davis Cup boost

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

De Minaur’s addition gives Australia a mighty Davis Cup boost
Alex de Minaur of Team Australia in a Davis Cup Finals practice session at Palacio de Deportes Jose Maria Martin Carpena in Malaga, Spain. Photo: Getty Images
16 hours ago

World No.9 Alex de Minaur's surprise inclusion has lifted Australia's hopes against the USA in the Davis Cup quarterfinals in Spain.
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Kyrgios: “It’s the strongest time in Australian tennis”
Nick Kyrgios (Tennis Australia)
19 November, 2024

Nick Kyrgios believes Australia's current men's contingent could bring the country its first men's singles Grand Slam title in 22 years.
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De Minaur, Popyrin, Thompson, Ebden, Peers, Purcell, Gadecki nominated for Newcombe Medal
Newcombe Medal 2024 nominees
14 November, 2024

Alex de Minaur, Alexei Popyrin, Jordan Thompson, Matt Ebden, John Peers, Max Purcell and Olivia Gadecki have been nominated for the 2024 Newcombe Medal, in recognition of…
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Champions crowned at 2024 12/u and 14/u Junior Tour Finals
2024 12/u and 14/u Junior Tour Finals champions (L-R) Ayumi Ito, Novak Palombo,  Emilie Chen and Ethan Domingo.
13 November, 2024

Novak Palombo, Ayumi Ito, Ethan Domingo and Emilie Chen were crowned singles champions at the 2024 12/u and 14/u Junior Tour Finals in Sydney, winning the inaugural De…
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