Player Profiles

Ben Mitchell

  • Age 20
  • Born 30 November 1992
  • Lives Gold Coast, Queensland
  • Plays Right-handed
  • Coach Grant Doyle
  • Turned Pro 2008

Profile

On court

  • Runner-up at the Optus 18s Australian Championships in 2009, losing to close friend and No.1 seed Jason Kubler in the final.
  • Reached the 2010 Junior Wimbledon Championships final, demolishing World No.1 Daniel Berta 6-2 6-1 in the third round.
  • Member of the Australian Institute of Sport Pro Tour Program in 2012.
  • Won his first ITF Futures Pro Circuit event in 2011, at the Australian F2 Futures in Mildura, Victoria.
  • Followed up with further ITF success in 2011, capturing the Spain 21 title in Melilla and two more on home soil.
  • Broke into the World’s top 300 in late 2011.
  • Practised with Australia’s Davis Cup captain Pat Rafter in the build-up to the 2012 season.
  • Made his Grand Slam debut at the 2012 Australian Open.

Off court

  • Hobbies include going to the movies and spending time with friends
  • Likes Rocky movies
  • Favourite band is the Kings of Leon.
  • Older brother, Luke, is an actor, appearing in the popular soap Home & Away.

Year-end singles ranking history

2011 214
2010 710
2009 1136