“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
Indian Wells: Vukic scores confidence-boosting win
8 March, 2024
Aleksandar Vukic will take on top seed Novak Djokovic after rebounding from several deficits to score a timely win over Japan’s Shintaro Mochizuki.
Read moreAleksandar Vukic will take on top seed Novak Djokovic after rebounding from several deficits to score a timely win over Japan’s Shintaro Mochizuki.
Indian Wells: O’Connell beats Draper, Kokkinakis advances
7 March, 2024
Australians Christopher O'Connell and Thanasi Kokkinakis have advanced to the second round of the ATP Masters 1000 tournament at Indian Wells.
Read moreAustralians Christopher O'Connell and Thanasi Kokkinakis have advanced to the second round of the ATP Masters 1000 tournament at Indian Wells.
Preston scores major breakthrough with first top-50 win at San Diego
28 February, 2024
Perth teen Taylah Preston has recorded her first tour-level main-draw win at a WTA 500 tournament in America.
Read morePerth teen Taylah Preston has recorded her first tour-level main-draw win at a WTA 500 tournament in America.
Saville leads a strong contingent of Aussies in action this week
26 February, 2024
Daria Saville storms past Czech teen Linda Fruhvirtova to qualify at a WTA 500 hard-court tournament in San Diego.
Read moreDaria Saville storms past Czech teen Linda Fruhvirtova to qualify at a WTA 500 hard-court tournament in San Diego.