PLAYER PROFILE

Benjamin Wenzel

  • LivesCairns, Queensland
  • PlaysLeft-handed

ON-COURT

  • Represented Australia at the BNP Paribas World Cup in Portugal in 2022 and 2023
  • Member of Australia’s winning junior team at the BNP Paribas World Cup in 2022
  • Achieved career-high junior ranking of world No.4 in January 2023
  • Made Grand Slam debut in junior competition at US Open 2023
  • Long-term goal is represent Australia at the 2032 Paralympic Games in Brisbane

OFF-COURT

  • Names Heath Davidson as his idol
  • Is also inspired by Japan’s Tokito Oda

Benjamin Wenzel in the news

Jin Woodman: The new face of Australian wheelchair tennis
Jin Woodman (Tennis Australia)
13 November, 2024

Jin Woodman has proven he's a star in the making after winning three titles at the 2024 Australian Wheelchair Tennis National Championships.
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Aussie weekly wrap: Six Australian men celebrate title-winning runs
Omar Jasika in action. Picture: Tennis Australia
9 September, 2024

Omar Jasika extended his current winning streak to a career-best 12 matches with another title-winning run in Bali this week.
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Aussie teen creates history with title-winning run at US Open 2024
Ivar van Rijt and Benjamin Wenzel celebrate winning the US Open 2024 boys' wheelchair doubles title.
7 September, 2024

Queensland's Benjamin Wenzel becomes the first Australian junior wheelchair tennis player to capture a Grand Slam title.
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Purcell and Thompson charge into US Open 2024 men’s doubles final
Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson at US Open 2024. Picture: Getty Images
6 September, 2024

Australian duo Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson advance to their second consecutive Grand Slam doubles final.
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