PLAYER PROFILE

Alex Bolt

  • Age31
  • Born 5 January 1993
  • LivesMurray Bridge, South Australia
  • PlaysLeft-handed
  • CoachLiam Smith
  • Pro Since2009
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“After a long summer, to be able to finish it off by making a final, I’m pretty proud of myself.”

— Alex Bolt, 9 Feb 2020

» Bolt strikes out in Launceston final

On court

  • Started playing tennis at the age of seven
  • First realised at age 17 that he was good enough to become professional
  • Moved to Canberra in February 2010 to join the elite AIS Pro Tour Program as a full scholarship holder; when told of his inclusion in the program, he described the feeling of being selected as “overwhelming”
  • Won through qualifying rounds at Australian Open 2017 and Wimbledon in 2018, his first two Grand Slam main draw appearances
  • As a wildcard at Australian Open 2019, stunned Jack Sock and Gilles Simon to reach the third round, his best Grand Slam performance to date
  • Defeat of world No.30 Simon marked his best career win, in terms of opponent’s ranking
  • his AO 2019 result saw him crack the world’s top 130 for the first time
  • Received a Wimbledon 2021 wildcard after winning ATP Challenger title in Nottingham
  • Feels his game most closely resembles that of Fernando Verdasco; names Jurgen Melzer and Feliciano Lopez as the toughest opponents he’s ever faced
  • Professional goal is to be a top 10 player and represent Australia in Davis Cup; achieved the latter goal when he was selected for Australia in 2020, and first played a match at the 2021 Finals, winning a doubles rubber over Hungary alongside John Peers
  • If he was playing a match at Rod Laver Arena, he’d have the entire town of Murray Bridge in his players’ box.

Off court

  • Had he not been a tennis player, would have followed a career in basketball or Australian Rules Football
  • Supports the Port Adelaide Power.

 

Year-end singles ranking history

2023 329
2022 692
2021 135
2020 169
2019 159
2018 154
2017 192
2016 586
2015 266
2014 202
2013 364
2012 483
2011 897
2010 1202

Alex Bolt in the news

Ranking movers: Fast-rising Aussies climb to new career-highs
Olivia Gadecki, Taylah Preston and Talia Gibson all sit at new career-high rankings this week.
18 March, 2024

Promising Australian women Olivia Gadecki, Taylah Preston and Talia Gibson all sit at new career-high rankings this week.
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Aussie weekly wrap: Celebrating winners aged from 15 to 83
Alicia Smith and Tahlia Kokkinis celebrate winning an Australian Pro Tour title in Mildura. Picture: Tennis Australia
18 March, 2024

Tahlia Kokkinis, a 15-year-old from Brisbane, was among 10 Australian players to win a professional title this week.
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Aussies sweep titles at Australian Pro Tour event in Mildura
Maddison Inglis in action at the Australian Pro Tour event in Mildura. Picture: Tennis Australia
17 March, 2024

Maddison Inglis claimed her first Australian Pro Tour singles title in more than four years in Mildura this week.
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Australian Pro Tour: Emerson Jones among impressive Mildura field
Emerson Jones
10 March, 2024

Australian junior prodigy Emerson Jones continues her transition to the pro ranks when she hits the grass courts this week at the Mildura International.
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