Matthew Ebden

On court

• Introduced to tennis by his parents, Anne and Charles.
• Played his first tournaments aged five.
• Idolised Andre Agassi, Stefan Edberg and Wayne Ferreira as a child, and later on, Pat Rafter and Roger Federer.
• At school, the natural sportsman participated in rugby union, cricket, hockey, athletics, swimming and cross-country.
• A former member of the AIS Pro Tour Program, he is a member of the Australian Davis Cup squad.
• Qualified for his first Grand Slam main draw at Australian Open 2010.
• Reached his first Challenger final at Kyoto in 2010.
• Finished 2011 ranked in the top 100 for the first time, at No. 86.
• Earned a nomination for ‘Most Improved Player of 2011’ following a rise of 110 places.
• Secured his first win over a top 10 player, beating then World No. 8 Mardy Fish on his way to the last 16 of the ATP Masters Indian Wells 2012.
• Won his ‘live rubber’ debut in Australia’s 2012 Davis Cup tie against the Republic of Korea in Brisbane.
• Favourite surfaces are hard and grass.
• Favourite tournament is the Australian Open.
• Preferred shot is the forehand.
• His next goal is to lift his first ATP World Tour trophy and to reach the World’s top 50.
• Currently trains in Perth and Melbourne.

Off court

• Nickname is “Matty”
• Speaks English, but also understands Afrikaans.
• Favourite foods are pasta and fillet steak.
• Favourite sporting team is the Wallabies.
• Enjoys all sports, computers, the beach, surfing and watching movies.
• If he wasn’t a tennis player he would probably be a lawyer as he enrolled in law/commerce at the University of WA but deferred to pursue tennis.
• Got engaged to long-time girlfriend, Kim, in January 2012.