PLAYER PROFILE

Aleksandar Vukic

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AUSTRALIAN
RANKING
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ATP
RANKING
  • Age28
  • Born 6 April 1996
  • Birth PlaceSydney, New South Wales, Australia
  • LivesSydney, New South Wales,Australia
  • Height188 cm
  • PlaysRight-handed
  • Pro Since2018
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“It's been a long journey. Having a lot of injuries last year, and then being here, it means the world.”

— Aleksandar Vukic, 31 Jul 2023

» Fritz ends Vukic’s dream week in thrilling Atlanta final

On court

  • Played college tennis for University of Illinois; graduated with a finance degree
  • Won first professional title at the ITF Futures event in Champaign, USA in July 2017
  • Qualified for the Sydney International in 2018, marking the first time he played an ATP main draw
  • Made the final round of Australian Open 2020 qualifying, then his best Grand Slam result
  • Defeated world No.56 Feliciano Lopez to make first ATP Challenger final in Monterrey in March 2020
  • Broke into the world’s top 200 in March 2020
  • Made his Grand Slam main draw debut at Roland Garros in 2020 after defeating three higher-ranked opponents in qualifying
  • Made first ATP tour-level quarterfinal at Adelaide International in January 2022; reached a second in Sofia in September that year
  • Scored first Grand Slam main draw win at Australian Open 2022
  • In February 2022, won first Challenger title in Bengaluru, India, the biggest title of his career to date and first pro title in almost five years
  • Won three round of qualifying to reach the main draw at Australian Open 2023
  • Made top-100 debut in May 2023
  • Reached his first ATP singles final at Atlanta in July 2023
  • Broke into the world’s top 50 in August 2023

Off court

  • Parents are Ljiljana and Rad; introduced to tennis at age five because his older brother, Vladimir, also played
  • Follows soccer and basketball in his spare time.

Year-end singles ranking history

2023 62
2022 140
2021 156
2020 194
2019 271
2018 458
2017 481
2016 787
2015 717
2014 1321

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Daria Saville (Getty Images)
18 hours ago

Australian Daria Saville saw off qualifier Hailey Baptiste in Madrid to set up a second-round clash with Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
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Nine Australian players receive direct entry into Roland Garros 2024
Alex de Minaur during the Monte Carlo Masters. Picture: Getty Images
17 April, 2024

World No.11 Alex de Minaur will lead the Australian men's charge in Paris this year, as part of the strongest Aussie contingent of direct acceptances in 25 years.
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De Minaur untroubled against former champion at Monte Carlo
INDIAN WELLS, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 10: Alex De Minaur of Australia returns a shot to Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan during the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March 10, 2024 in Indian Wells, California. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
10 April, 2024

Australian 11th seed Alex de Minaur wastes little time taking down Swiss Stan Wawrinka in the opening round of the Masters 1000 event.
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Aussie weekly wrap: Australians make promising start to clay-court season
Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson defended their ATP 250 doubles title in Houston this week.
8 April, 2024

Aussie pair Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson clinched their third doubles title of the season at an ATP 250 tournament in Houston.
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