PLAYER PROFILE

Jake Dembo

  • LivesPerth, Western Australia, Australia
  • PlaysRight-handed

ON-COURT

  • Started playing tennis at age five
  • At 13, became the youngest-ever competitor in the Tennis West State League
  • Trains at the National Tennis Academy in Brisbane
  • Represented Australia in the 2023 Junior Davis Cup competition
  • Played in the inaugural 14-and-under boys’ singles competition at Wimbledon 2022
  • Describes his game style as an aggressive counterpuncher
  • If he could steal any stroke from another player, would take Nick Kyrgios’ serve
  • Long-term goal is to be top-100 player and compete at all four Grand Slams
  • Dream is to become world’s No.1 player

OFF-COURT

  • Lists Rafael Nadal as his biggest inspiration – “I just love the way he competes and just fights for every point”
  • Enjoys playing golf and Xbox

Jake Dembo in the news

Aussie weekly wrap: 10 Australians win professional titles
Astra Sharma in action. Picture: Tennis Australia
17 September, 2023

Astra Sharma was among 10 Australian title winners on the professional tours this week.
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Jake Dembo: A rising star of Australian tennis
Jake Dembo during a National Tennis Academy camp at Noosa. Picture: Tennis Australia
21 July, 2023

Meet Jake Dembo, a 15-year-old Western Australian talent and one of the youngest athletes at Tennis Australia's National Tennis Academy.
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Australian teams revealed for Junior Davis and Billie Jean King Cup qualifying
Tahlia Kokkinis will represent Australia at the Junior Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Kazakhstan this week. Picture: Tennis Australia
1 May, 2023

Six players have been selected to represent Australia at Asia-Oceania qualifying events in Kazakhstan this month.
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Tennis Australia’s National Tennis Academy Class of 2023 announced
Philip Sekulic, Zara Larke, Lily Taylor and Hayden Jones are among 27 athletes at the National Tennis Academy. Pictures: Tennis Australia
9 March, 2023

Philip Sekulic, Zara Larke, Lily Taylor and Hayden Jones are among 27 athletes at the National Tennis Academy.
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