PLAYER PROFILE

Aleksandar Vukic

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AUSTRALIAN
RANKING
92
ATP
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  • Age29
  • 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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“Tonight I'm gonna get some sleep and then tomorrow I'm gonna think about whoever I play. Listen, it's not supposed to get easier from here.”

— Aleksandar Vukic, 15 Jan 2025

» Vukic breaks new ground, into Australian Open third round

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

Aleksandar Vukic in the news

Almost 30 Australians bound for Wimbledon
Alex de Minaur in action en route to the 2024 Wimbledon quarterfinals. [Getty Images]
10 June, 2025

Thirteen Aussies are confirmed for the main draw at the 2025 Wimbledon Championships, with another 16 attempting to join them there via the qualifying event.
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Roland Garros 2025: Kasatkina battles Badosa in Wimbledon 2024 rematch
Daria Kasatkina (Nicolas Gouhier/FFT)
31 May, 2025

World No.17 Daria Kasatkina aims to build on some impressive claycourt form when she meets Paula Badosa on Day 7 of Roland Garros 2025.
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Popyrin progresses to round two in Paris
Australia's Alexei Popyrin plays a backhand return to Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka during their men's singles match on day 2 of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland-Garros Complex in Paris on May 26, 2025. (Photo by Alain JOCARD / AFP) (Photo by ALAIN JOCARD/AFP via Getty Images)
26 May, 2025

Alexei Popyrin has won his first match at Roland Garros in six years, outplaying Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka for two sets before the Japanese player was forced to retire.
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Popyrin embarks on Roland Garros 2025 voyage
Alexei Popyrin (Getty Images)
26 May, 2025

Australian No.2 Alexei Popyrin headlines a bumper Day 2 at Roland Garros 2025, where nine Australians will take to the court.
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