
PLAYER PROFILE
Alex de Minaur
1
AUSTRALIAN
RANKING
RANKING
23
ATP
RANKING
RANKING
- Age21
- Born17 February 1999
- Birth PlaceSydney, Australia
- LivesAlicante, Spain
- PlaysRight-handed
- CoachAdolfo Gutierrez
“Even though it killed me, this is the right decision. Now I've just got to look at what's ahead.”
— Alex de Minaur, 16 Jan 2020
» De Minaur out of Australian Open
On court
- won the Australian 14/u Championships at Melbourne Park in December 2013 and the 16/u Australian Championships the following year
- contested his first Futures tournaments in Spain in July 2015; debuted on the ATP rankings in August 2015 at No.1544
- reached the US Open 2015 boys’ singles semifinals
- represented Australia in the Junior Davis Cup final of 2015 in Madrid, Spain
- progressed to first professional final at ITF Futures event in Spain in February 2016
- at Wimbledon 2016, advanced to the boys’ singles final
- won his first ITF Futures title in 2017 in Portugal
- made ATP Challenger debut in 2016 in Canberra
- favourite surface is grass
- made Grand Slam debut in 2017 at the Australian Open
- won the Australian Open Play-off in December 2017, to earn a wildcard at AO2018
- won his first ATP Challenger title at the 2018 Nottingham Open
- cracked the top 50 after reaching his second ATP final of 2018 in Washington DC (first came at the Sydney International)
- became Australia’s No.1 male player on 8 October 2018 (when he rose to a then career-high ranking of No.33)
- made top 100 debut in doubles in August 2020 after winning ATP Masters 1000 title with Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta at Cincinnati
- made first Grand Slam singles quarterfinal at the US Open in 2020
Off court
- lived in Sydney until age five before relocating to Spain; has since moved between Australia and Spain
- mother is Spanish, father is Uruguayan; has three younger siblings (two sisters and one brother)
- speaks English and Spanish
Year-end rankings history
2020 | 23 |
2019 | 18 |
2018 | 31 |
2017 | 208 |
2016 | 354 |
2015 | 1551 |
Titles/Finals
Titles
2019 Sydney ATP, Atlanta ATP, Zhuhai ATP
2018 Nottingham Challenger
2017 Portugal F11 ITF
Finals
2019 Basel ATP, Next Gen ATP Finals
2018 Sydney ATP, Alicante Challenger, Surbiton Challenger, Washington DC ATP, Next Gen ATP Finals
2017 Segovia Challenger
2016 Spain F4 ITF, Eckental Challenger
Alex de Minaur in the news
Australia to face Spain and Greece at ATP Cup

22 January, 2021
The groups for the ATP Cup have been drawn for 2021 - and Team Australia has been pitted against Spain and Greece in Group B.
Read moreThe groups for the ATP Cup have been drawn for 2021 - and Team Australia has been pitted against Spain and Greece in Group B.
Social round-up: On-court smiles and summer fun

21 January, 2021
What have Australia's top-ranked players been up to? We've collated tweets and posts from this week to keep fans up to date.
Read moreWhat have Australia's top-ranked players been up to? We've collated tweets and posts from this week to keep fans up to date.
Social round-up: Exceptional returns as tennis season begins

14 January, 2021
What have Australia's top-ranked players been up to? We've collated tweets and posts from this week to keep fans up to date.
Read moreWhat have Australia's top-ranked players been up to? We've collated tweets and posts from this week to keep fans up to date.
Alex de Minaur wins Antalya Open title

13 January, 2021
Australia's Alex de Minaur has won his fourth ATP Tour singles title, claiming victory at this week's ATP 250 tournament in Turkey.
Read moreAustralia's Alex de Minaur has won his fourth ATP Tour singles title, claiming victory at this week's ATP 250 tournament in Turkey.