PLAYER PROFILE

Thanasi Kokkinakis

“My serve and forehand are usually the things I rely on and even those were off with the fairies somewhere.”

Began playing tennis when he was eight years old
Goal is to be No.1 in the world and play Davis Cup for Australia
Most influential people on his career to date are his brother, parents and his first coach
Favourite player is Frenchman Gael Monfils “because he is so entertaining”
Represented Australian in the ITF World Junior Tennis Competition in 2010
Reached the final of ITF Futures Pro Circuit doubles events in Slovenia and Belgium in 2012
Debuted at the Australian Open Junior Championships in 2012
Was a finalist in the Australian Open 2013 boys’ singles championships (l. Nick Kyrgios)
Won the Wimbledon 2013 doubles title with compatriot Nick Kyrgios
First-round victory at Australian Open 2014 (over Igor Sijsling) was first ever tour-level victory
Made Davis Cup debut for Australia in February 2014 against France; contested a dead rubber
Captured first professional title at ITF Futures event in Saskatoon, Canada
Rose more than 450 ranking spots in 2014 to finish inside the world’s top 150; one of just four teenagers in this bracket
Won his first Davis Cup live rubber for Australia in a 2015 World Group first round tie v Czech Republic, coming from two-sets-to-love down to beat Lukas Rosol in Ostrava
Qualified for five ATP events in 2015 – Memphis, Delray Beach, Acapulco, Istanbul and Madrid
ATP Masters 1000 breakthrough came at Indian Wells where he beat three higher-ranked opponents to reach last 16
Cracked ATP top 100 for the first time in May 2015

Hobbies include playing basketball, Playstation and watching TV
Favourite music is techno, hip-hop, R’n’B, Michael Jackson, David Guetta and Ministry of Sound compilations
Favourite food is pizza