PLAYER PROFILE

Ymerali Ibraimi

  • LivesMelbourne, Australia
  • PlaysRight-handed
  • Started playing tennis with a big racquet and a balloon as soon as he was able to walk
  • Took part in a European junior tour with Tennis Australia in 2023
  • Models his game off Nick Kyrgios with a big serve and groundstrokes
  • In November 2023, he won a ITF Tennis World Junior title at a J30 tournament in Perth
  • Once met Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open when he was playing Super 10’s
  • Outside of tennis he is also a talented soccer player

Ymerali Ibraimi in the news

Aussie rising stars to compete at 2025 Billie Jean King Cup and Davis Cup Juniors
Australian Junior Billie Jean King Cup team members (L-R) Renee Alame, Koharu Nishikawa and Jizelle Sibai, and Australian Junior Davis Cup team members (L-R) Ymerali Ibraimi, Jeffrey Strydom and Nikolas Baker.
9 May, 2025

Renee Alame, Koharu Nishikawa and Jizelle Sibai, and Ymerali Ibraimi, Nikolas Baker and Jeffrey Strydom, will represent Australia in Junior Billie Jean King Cup and…
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AO 2025: Home crowd helps Kokkinis to second-round victory
Tahlia Kokkinis (Hamish Blair/Tennis Australia)
21 January, 2025

Drawing on vibrant crowd support, Tahlia Kokkinis reaches the final 16 of the AO girls' singles tournament after a three-set victory over Japan's Kanon Sawashiro.
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Kokkinis “doing it for Australia” at Melbourne Park
Jin Woodman is a winner on debut at AO 2025.
19 January, 2025

Australians Tahlia Kokkinis, Duje Markovina and Ymerali Ibraimi made winning starts to their Australian Open 2025 junior campaigns.
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Stars of tomorrow vie for national junior titles
Ymerali Ibraimi at the December Showdown in Bendigo.
14 December, 2024

Junior players targeting national 16/u and 18/u titles in Bendigo this weekend aim to join the likes of Alex de Minaur, Nick Kyrgios and Ash Barty.
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