“We knew what we had to do and we executed it really well.”
— Jaimee Fourlis, 11 Jan 2020
» Double doubles joy at Canberra International
On court
- Made her WTA rankings debut on 13 April 2015, at No.930
- This came not long after reaching the semifinals of the $15,000 ITF in Melbourne as a qualifier
- Represented Australia in Junior Fed Cup in 2015; the team progressed to the final in Madrid, Spain
- Cracked the world’s junior top 40 in early 2016
- As a qualifier, won eight straight matches to storm to her first professional title at the $25,000 ITF tournament in Perth in February 2016
- Won the Australian Open Play-off in December 2016 to secure a wildcard into the main draw of AO2017
- Won her first Grand Slam match at the Australian Open in 2017; was the youngest Australian female to do so since 2008
- Made Roland Garros debut in 2017 – after winning the Australian wildcard play-off – and took a set off Caroline Wozniacki in the first round
- Victorious at the Australian 18/u Championships in December 2017, gaining revenge on Destanee Aiava for her finals loss in the same event 12 months earlier; as a result, won a wildcard into Australian Open 2018
- Cracked WTA top 200 on 18 June 2018
- Underwent shoulder surgery in 2020
- Made the Australian Open 2022 mixed doubles final as a wildcard pairing with Jason Kubler
- Enjoyed a resurgent 2022 season, winning 50 singles matches and three ITF titles, and rising from outside the top 300 to a career-high ranking of 147th in July
- In February 2023, won eighth career ITF title in Burnie, improving record in finals to 8-1.
Off court
- High achiever in high school; completed Year 12 in 2017.
Year-end singles ranking history
2023 | 204 |
2022 | 162 |
2021 | 323 |
2020 | 264 |
2019 | 248 |
2018 | 202 |
2017 | 327 |
2016 | 427 |
2015 | 934 |
Jaimee Fourlis in the news
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22 hours ago
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Hewitt receives wildcard to join Birrell, Tomic in AO qualifying
18 December, 2024
Cruz Hewitt will make his Australian Open qualifying debut joining the likes of Kimberly Birrell and Bernard Tomic among a strong home cohort on entry lists.
Read moreCruz Hewitt will make his Australian Open qualifying debut joining the likes of Kimberly Birrell and Bernard Tomic among a strong home cohort on entry lists.
Year-End Ranking Movers: Aussies reach new heights in 2024
5 December, 2024
Enormous ranking rises for Maya Joint and Ajla Tomljanovic were among the many improvements for our stars in a banner year for Australian tennis in 2024.
Read moreEnormous ranking rises for Maya Joint and Ajla Tomljanovic were among the many improvements for our stars in a banner year for Australian tennis in 2024.
Ranking Movers: 10 Aussies again inside ATP top 100
29 October, 2024
Adam Walton’s return to the top 100 headlines the biggest moves in the latest rankings.
Read moreAdam Walton’s return to the top 100 headlines the biggest moves in the latest rankings.