Thanasi Kokkinakis

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Winning Davis Cup with Australia would be massive; that's something that we've gotten so close with over the years, and I think we'll just keep knocking on that door.

Thanasi Kokkinakis, 27 May 2025

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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 junior 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
Upset World No.6 and first seed Andrey Rublev in Adelaide in 2023, and the following month won a Challenger event in Manama, Bahrain
Lifted two Challenger trophies in 2024, in Sydney and Sarasota, and was a quarterfinalist in two other events on the circuit, as well as at the Los Cabos ATP 250 tournament
Overcame World No.21 Ben Shelton in the 2024 Davis Cup quarterfinals.

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.

Born	10 April 1996
Birthplace	Adelaide, Australia
Height	193cm
Plays	Right-handed
Coach	Todd Langman and Todd Ley

Singles titles

2024: Sydney Challenger, Sarasota Challenger
2023: Manama Challenger
2022: Adelaide International 2
2021: Biella Challenger
2018: Las Vegas Challenger, Aptos Challenger
2015: Bordeaux Challenger

Singles finals

2021: Sibiu Challenger
2019: Tiburon Challenger
2017: Los Cabos
2013: Australian Open juniors, US Open juniors

Doubles titles

2022: Australian Open (w/ Nick Kyrgios), Atlanta (w/ Nick Kyrgios)
2018: Aptos Challenger (w/ Matt Reid)
2017: Brisbane International (w/ Jordan Thompson)
2014: Winnetka Challenger (w/ Denis Kudla)
2013: Wimbledon juniors (w/ Nick Kyrgios), Melbourne Challenger (w/ Benjamin Mitchell)

Doubles finals