PLAYER PROFILE

Jaimee Fourlis

  • Age24
  • Born17 September 1999
  • LivesMelbourne
  • PlaysRight-handed
  • Pro Since2015
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“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

Aussie weekly wrap: Celebrating title-winning runs and career-best results
Alex de Minaur in action at 's-Hertogenbosch. Picture: Getty Images
17 June, 2024

Alex de Minaur is the first Australian to win the men's singles title at 's-Hertogenbosch since Lleyton Hewitt in 2001.
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Australian women off to a promising start in qualifying at Roland Garros 2024
Olivia Gadecki, Taylah Preston and Astra Sharma scored first-round qualifying wins at Roland Garros 2024.
21 May, 2024

Australians Olivia Gadecki, Taylah Preston and Astra Sharma all scored first-round qualifying wins at Roland Garros 2024.
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Fourteen Australians to contest qualifying at Roland Garros 2024
Astra Sharma, James Duckworth and Arina Rodionova are the top-ranked Aussie contenders in Roland Garros 2024 qualifying.
19 May, 2024

Astra Sharma, James Duckworth and Arina Rodionova are among 14 Australian contenders in the Roland Garros 2024 qualifying competition.
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Aussie weekly wrap: Birrell scores top-100 victory to claim ITF title in Japan
Kimberly Birrell celebrates winning an ITF 75 title in Japan.
13 May, 2024

Australian Kimberly Birrell dropped only a single set during an impressive run at an ITF 75 tournament in Fukuoka this week.
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