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“To play him in a final, and beat him in a final, honestly, words can't describe how happy I am. It's an unbelievable feeling.”
— Alexei Popyrin, 30 Jul 2023
» Popyrin beats Wawrinka to claim ATP Umag title
On court
- Began playing tennis at age four
- In 2011, won the Optus 12s Grasscourt Championships
- Debuted on the ATP World Tour rankings on 8 August 2016
- In 2017 became the first Australian since Phil Dent in 1968 to win the Roland Garros boys’ singles title, beating Spain’s Nicola Kuhn in the final
- Peaked at a career-high ITF junior ranking of No.2 in June following his French Open triumph
- Won first professional title in July 2017 at the ITF Futures event in Mragowo, Poland
- Won two matches to qualify for his first ATP main draw at the Sydney International in January 2018
- Made his Grand Slam main draw debut at Australian Open 2018, falling in the first round to Tim Smyczek in four sets
- In August 2018, won first ATP Challenger title in Jinan, China; began in the qualifying rounds and won eight straight matches to win the trophy
- Won his first Grand Slam main-draw match at Australian Open 2019, ultimately advancing to the third round, where he pushed 28th seed Lucas Pouille to five sets
- Made his Davis Cup debut for Australia in February 2019
- In 2019, he won at least one round in the main draw of all four Grand Slam tournaments
- Returned to the third round at Australian Open 2020 and 2023; at the latter, he upset world No.9 Taylor Fritz for one of the biggest wins of his career
- Claimed first ATP level title in Singapore in February 2021
- Opened 2023 with a run to the last eight in Adelaide – just his third ATP-level quarterfinal – and stunned world No.6 Felix Auger-Aliassime along the way
- Won his second ATP singles title on clay at Umag in July 2023
- Trains at the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy in Nice, France
- Bases his game off idol Juan Martin del Potro
- Career goal is to be ranked world No.1
- Made his top-50 debut in August 2023 after reaching first ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinal at Cincinnati.
Off court
- Enjoys reading and watching television shows
- Favourite sports outside of tennis are basketball and football.
Year-end ranking history
2023 | 40 |
2022 | 121 |
2021 | 61 |
2020 | 112 |
2019 | 99 |
2018 | 148 |
2017 | 719 |
2016 | 1164 |
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26 June, 2024
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19 June, 2024
James Duckworth moves into the second round of the ATP 500 event in Halle, while Alex de Minaur suffers a tight three-set loss at Queen's in London.
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