“I'm going to forget a lot of people but I don't want to forget anyone, so I'm going to say thank you everyone, and especially to Lleyton (Hewitt) over there, and Ivan (Gutierrez) - thanks for being with me for this week.”
— Jordan Thompson, 17 Jun 2019
» Thompson falls in ‘s-Hertogenbosch final
On court
- Tennis player from the age of four; got into the sport because his parents, Stephen (his coach) and Karen, both played
- In 2008, was selected to represent Australia at the World Junior Tennis competition
- Won the Australian Open 2014 Wildcard Play-off, defeating Ben Mitchell in the final 6-3 6-2 4-6 4-6 6-1; he repeated the feat the following year with a gruelling five-set defeat of John-Patrick Smith
- Tennis hero is Rafael Nadal
- Professional ambition is to crack the world’s top 100; achieved that feat in May 2016 after winning the Anning Challenger title in China
- In 2016 won first four ATP Challenger titles to considerably boost his ranking
- Won first Grand Slam main-draw match at Roland Garros in 2016; lost in the second round to 27th seed Ivo Karlovic, 12-10 in the fifth set
- Made his Australian Davis Cup debut in 2017 against Czech Republic in the World Group first round tie against Czech Republic in Melbourne; won his first live rubber in straight sets
- Repeated the feat against the United States in April 2017’s quarterfinals in Brisbane, beating Jack Sock in the opening rubber to help Australia to a 3-1 victory
- Scored his first win over a world No.1 when he upset Andy Murray in the first round at Queen’s in 2017
- Made first ATP final at ‘s-Hertogenbosch in 2019, a performance which saw him also break into the world’s top 50
- Advanced to a Grand Slam fourth round for the first time at the US Open in 2020
- Helped Australia advance to the 2022 Davis Cup Finals, playing an important role in both singles and doubles
- In March 2023, upset second seed and world No.3 Stefanos Tsitsipas to reach the third round of the Indian Wells Masters
- Scored back-to-back top-20 wins (beating world No.6 Alexander Zverev and world No.12 Casper Ruud) to win his maiden ATP singles title at Los Cabos in Mexico in February 2024.
Off court
- Has an older sister, Karlie
- Also plays soccer and touch football
- On a perfect day, he would win the lottery
- Would have followed a career in rugby league had he not played tennis
Year-Ending Ranking History
2023 | 55 |
2022 | 84 |
2021 | 77 |
2020 | 51 |
2019 | 64 |
2018 | 72 |
2017 | 94 |
2016 | 79 |
2015 | 154 |
2014 | 273 |
2013 | 315 |
Jordan Thompson in the news
Purcell progresses in Madrid
26 April, 2024
Playing in the main draw of a clay-court Masters event for the first time, Max Purcell scores an opening-round win over Marcos Giron at the Madrid Open.
Read morePlaying in the main draw of a clay-court Masters event for the first time, Max Purcell scores an opening-round win over Marcos Giron at the Madrid Open.
Saville secures second-round spot in Madrid
25 April, 2024
Australian Daria Saville saw off qualifier Hailey Baptiste in Madrid to set up a second-round clash with Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
Read moreAustralian Daria Saville saw off qualifier Hailey Baptiste in Madrid to set up a second-round clash with Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
Kokkinakis beats Thiem to qualify in Madrid
24 April, 2024
Thanasi Kokkinakis has dropped just eight games to storm through the qualifying rounds in Madrid, his latest win over Dominic Thiem propelling him into the main draw.
Read moreThanasi Kokkinakis has dropped just eight games to storm through the qualifying rounds in Madrid, his latest win over Dominic Thiem propelling him into the main draw.
De Minaur downs Nadal at Barcelona Open
18 April, 2024
Alex de Minaur has added another big name win to his career-best season, with a straight-sets win over 12-time champion Rafael Nadal in Barcelona.
Read moreAlex de Minaur has added another big name win to his career-best season, with a straight-sets win over 12-time champion Rafael Nadal in Barcelona.