PLAYER PROFILE

Thanasi Kokkinakis

8
AUSTRALIAN
RANKING
92
ATP
RANKING
  • Age28
  • Born10 April 1996
  • Birth PlaceAdelaide, South Australia
  • LivesSeacombe Heights, South Australia
  • Height196 cm
  • PlaysRight-handed
  • CoachTodd Langman and Brod Dyke
FOLLOW
“I’ve got to keep working, got to keep giving myself opportunities against these big guys. Because I've proven I've got the ability to beat these guys.”

— Thanasi Kokkinakis, 2 Jun 2024

» Kokkinakis feeling “closer and closer” to a breakthrough

On court

  • Began playing tennis when he was eight years old
  • Goal is to be No.1 in the world and play Davis Cup for Australia
  • Most influential people on his career to date are his brother, parents and his first coach
  • Favourite player is Frenchman Gael Monfils “because he is so entertaining”
  • Represented Australian in the ITF World Junior Tennis Competition in 2010
  • Was a finalist in the Australian Open 2013 boys’ singles championships (l. Nick Kyrgios)
  • Won the Wimbledon 2013 doubles title with compatriot Nick Kyrgios
  • First-round victory at Australian Open 2014 (over Igor Sijsling) was first ever tour-level victory
  • Made Davis Cup debut for Australia in February 2014 against France; contested a dead rubber
  • Captured first professional title at ITF Futures event in Saskatoon, Canada
  • Won his first Davis Cup live rubber for Australia in a 2015 World Group first round tie v Czech Republic, coming from two-sets-to-love down to beat Lukas Rosol in Ostrava
  • Underwent shoulder surgery in late 2015; did not play in 2016
  • Made a triumphant return in 2017 with wins over World No.10 Milos Raonic at Queen’s Club and No.15 Tomas Berdych at Los Cabos
  • Teamed with fellow Australian Jordan Thompson to win the 2017 Brisbane International, his first ATP doubles title
  • Sidelined in early 2020 with glandular fever
  • Won Australian Open 2022 men’s doubles title alongside Nick Kyrgios

Off court

  • Hobbies include playing basketball, Playstation and watching TV
  • Favourite music is techno, hip-hop, R’n’B, Michael Jackson, David Guetta and Ministry of Sound compilations
  • Favourite food is pizza

Year-end singles ranking history

2023 65
2022 95
2021 172
2020 258
2019 199
2018 153
2017 209
2016
2015 80
2014 150
2013 621
2012 750
2011 1627

Thanasi Kokkinakis in the news

Australian men set 39-year Grand Slam-first at Wimbledon 2024
Alex de Minaur leads the Aussie charge at Wimbledon 2024. Picture: Getty Images
7 hours ago

For the fourth major tournament in a row, there is an all-Australian battle in the opening round of the men's singles competition.
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Nine Australian players to contest doubles at Wimbledon 2024
Matt Ebden in action. Picture: Getty Images
29 June, 2024

World No.1 Matt Ebden is among the nine Aussies competing in the Wimbledon 2024 men’s and women’s doubles competitions.
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Australian hopes handed brutal singles draws at Wimbledon 2024
Alex de Minaur and Ajla Tomljanovic return to Wimbledon eyeing more deep runs.
28 June, 2024

The 14 Australian players contesting singles at Wimbledon 2024 have discovered their first-round opponents.
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Hijikata, Popyrin qualify in singles at prestigious Queen’s Club tournament
Rinky Hijikata. Picture: Getty Images
17 June, 2024

Australians Rinky Hijikata and Alexei Popyrin complete successful qualifying campaigns at an ATP 500 grass-court tournament in London.
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