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Alex de Minaur
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De Minaur at the 2023 Monte-Carlo Masters
Country (sports)  Australia
Residence Monte Carlo, Monaco
Born (1999-02-17) 17 February 1999 (age 25)
Sydney, Australia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro 2015
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach Adolfo Gutierrez
Peter Luczak
Prize money US$10,534,509
Singles
Career record 202–134 (60.12%)
Career titles 7
Highest ranking No. 11 (2 October 2023)
Current ranking No. 12 (20 November 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 4R (2022, 2023)
French Open 2R (2019, 2021, 2023)
Wimbledon 4R (2022)
US Open QF (2020)
Doubles
Career record 28–44 (38.89%)
Career titles 1
Highest ranking No. 58 (12 October 2020)
Current ranking No. 221 (23 October 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 1R (2017, 2021)
French Open 2R (2020, 2021)
Wimbledon 2R (2021)
US Open 2R (2019)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon 2R (2023)
Team competitions
Davis Cup F (2022)
Record: 11–6 (64.71%)

Alex de Minaur (born 17 February 1999) is an Australian professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 11 on 2 October 2023 and a doubles ranking of No. 58 on 12 October 2020.

Early life and junior career

Alex de Minaur, family & Cindy Dock 2005 Alicante Spain
De Minaur in 2005 with his parents and his first coach, Cindy Dock (left) in Alicante

Alex De Minaur was born in Sydney, Australia. His father, Anibal, is Uruguayan and his mother, Esther, is a Spaniard. His father owned an Italian restaurant on George Street in Sydney and met Esther when she began working there as a waitress. De Minaur has two brothers and three sisters — Dominic, Daniel, Natalie, Cristina and Sara.

His name is commonly pronounced /d mɪˈnɔːr/, inspiring both his nickname of the Minotaur and his logo used when signing the camera lens after winning matches.

De Minaur has dual Australian and Spanish citizenship. He spent the first five years of his life in the south Sydney suburb of Carss Park before relocating to Alicante, Spain. He completed most of his early education in Spain before returning to Australia at age 13. As of 2015, de Minaur was living in Spain. De Minaur has stated that he has always felt a strong bond with Australia even though he has lived most of his life in Spain. In 2017, he told the Sydney Morning Herald "I used to represent Spain but I always felt I was Australian. As soon as we moved back here again that was the first thing I wanted to do — play for Australia."

De Minaur is fluent in English and Spanish and also speaks some French.

De Minaur began playing tennis at age three at the Sydney Private Tennis Academy at the Parkside Tennis Courts in Kogarah Bay. He was coached by Kerry Dock and then by Cindy Dock, a former Australian player. He has been coached by Adolfo Gutierrez since he was nine years old and living in Alicante. De Minaur reached a career-high ranking of 2 on the juniors circuit and won the 2016 Australian Open boys' doubles title alongside Blake Ellis. Although Lleyton Hewitt has never officially been his coach, he continues to be a mentor.

Professional career

2015–2017: Early career success, turning pro

De Minaur plays tennis under the flag of Australia. He made his professional debut in July 2015 at the Spain F22, reaching the quarterfinals. He was given a wildcard into the qualifying rounds of the 2016 Australian Open, but lost in round one to Kimmer Coppejans. De Minaur then spent the majority of the 2016 season playing on the ITF circuit in Spain, reaching two finals. He made his first ATP Challenger Tour final in Eckental, Germany after qualifying, however lost to Steve Darcis in the final.

De Minaur commenced 2017 at the Brisbane International, where he defeated Mikhail Kukushkin and Frances Tiafoe in qualifying to reach his first ATP Tour main draw. He lost in the first round to Mischa Zverev. The following week, he received a wildcard into the Apia International Sydney where he defeated world No. 46, Benoît Paire to claim his first Tour-level win.

De Minaur made his Grand Slam debut at the 2017 Australian Open after receiving a wildcard. He faced Gerald Melzer in the first round and won in five sets after saving a match point in the fourth set. He lost to Sam Querrey in round two.

In May, de Minaur made his French Open debut after being awarded a wildcard. He lost the opening round to Robin Haase, in straight sets. In June, de Minaur lost in the first round of Nottingham and Ilkley Challengers and the second round of Wimbledon qualifying.

De Minaur was awarded a wildcard into the 2017 US Open, losing in round one to Dominic Thiem.

In December, de Minaur won the Australian Open play off for a main draw wildcard into the 2018 Australian Open. He finished the year with a singles ranking of No. 208.

2018: Two ATP finals, NextGen ATP Finals final, top 50

De Minaur commenced the year at the Brisbane International after receiving a wildcard into the main draw. He defeated American Steve Johnson in straight sets before scoring a career high win against world number 24 Milos Raonic in straight sets. He then defeated qualifier Michael Mmoh in the quarterfinals before losing to Ryan Harrison in the semifinals. De Minaur is the lowest ranked player and the youngest to reach the semifinals of the men's draw in the Brisbane International's 10-year history.

De Minaur received a special exempt spot in the main draw of the Sydney event, where he consecutively eliminated Fernando Verdasco, Damir Džumhur and Feliciano López to reach his second ATP Tour semifinal; he reached this milestone just one week after having played in his first tour semifinal in Brisbane. De Minaur became the youngest player to play in two consecutive ATP semifinals since Rafael Nadal in 2005. He beat Frenchman Benoît Paire in the semifinals to meet Daniil Medvedev in the final. De Minaur lost the final in three sets, having won the opener.

At the 2018 Australian Open, de Minaur lost in the first round to Tomáš Berdych, but took a set off of the 19th seed.

He was awarded a wildcard into the 2018 French Open, but lost in the first round to British 16th seed Kyle Edmund. Following this, he made two consecutive Challenger finals, losing to Jérémy Chardy at Surbiton, before defeating Dan Evans in straight sets to claim his first Challenger-level title at the Nottingham Open.

He saw his best results to date at a major at Wimbledon, defeating 29th seed and French Open semifinalist Marco Cecchinato and Pierre-Hugues Herbert to reach the third round, where he fell to world No.1 and second seed Rafael Nadal.

In Washington, de Minaur defeated Vasek Pospisil, 11th seed Steve Johnson, eighth seed and Australian Open semifinalist Chung Hyeon and received a walkover over Andy Murray to reach the semifinals where he faced Andrey Rublev. De Minaur saved four match points while down 2–6 in the second set tiebreak, winning six points in a row to win it 8–6. He then won the final set 6–4 to reach his first ATP 500 final against Alexander Zverev, in which he went down 4–6, 2–6. De Minaur entered the top 50 in the rankings for the first time at World No. 45 on 6 August 2018.

At the US Open, de Minaur defeated Taro Daniel and Frances Tiafoe before losing to seventh seed Marin Čilić in five sets. Later in the year, he replaced Nick Kyrgios as Australia's highest ranked male singles player.

De Minaur qualified as the second seed into the 2018 Next Generation ATP Finals. He beat Andrey Rublev, Taylor Fritz, Liam Caruana in group stage. He then defeated Jaume Munar in the semifinals, before losing to top seed Stefanos Tsitsipas.

2019: Three ATP titles, second NextGen ATP Finals final, top 20

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De Minaur at the 2019 French Open

De Minaur began his year with a quarter-final run in Brisbane, competing at a career-high of World No. 31 –– resulting in him being seeded for a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in his career at the upcoming Australian Open. At the 2019 Sydney International, straight-set victories over Dušan Lajović, Reilly Opelka, Jordan Thompson and Gilles Simon saw him return to the finals. He defeated Andreas Seppi (7–5, 7–6(7–5)) to claim his first career title.

Seeded No. 27 at the 2019 Australian Open, he lost in the third round to Rafael Nadal. De Minaur reached a then career-high ranking of World No. 24 in March 2019. Following the Australian Open, de Minaur suffered a groin injury, sidelining him for two months. At Wimbledon, De Minaur won his opening round before losing to Steve Johnson in the second round in five sets. De Minaur made his fourth ATP Final in Atlanta, where he defeated Taylor Fritz to clinch the trophy. He did not face a single break point in the four matches he played during the tournament, winning 116 of 123 first serve points.

At the US Open, de Minaur defeated Kei Nishikori in third round, earning his first career win over a top 10-ranked opponent. He reached the fourth round for the first time in the event, however, lost to Grigor Dimitrov 7–5, 6–3, 6–4.

In September, de Minaur claimed his 3rd ATP title beating Frenchman Adrian Mannarino in two sets in the final of the Zhuhai Championships. At the Swiss Indoors, de Minaur reached the final of an ATP 500 event for the second time in his career, losing to Roger Federer. As a result, de Minaur reached a career-high ranking of World No. 18.

De Minaur qualified as the first seed into the 2019 Next Generation ATP Finals. He beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Miomir Kecmanović, Casper Ruud in group stage. He then beat Frances Tiafoe in the semis, before losing to Italian wildcard Jannik Sinner.

2020: US Open quarterfinal

De Minaur started new season by playing for Australia at the first edition of the ATP Cup. He won his first two matches beating Alexander Zverev of Germany and Denis Shapovalov of Canada. Facing Great Britain in the quarter-finals, he lost his singles match to Dan Evans. However, in doubles, he and Nick Kyrgios won a three-set thriller over Jamie Murray and Joe Salisbury to send Australia to the semifinals. However, in the semifinals, he was defeated by Rafael Nadal.

He withdrew from the first edition of the Adelaide International due to an abdominal strain. He also withdrew from the Australian Open due to the same injury. De Minaur returned from injury in February and played at the Mexican Open. He lost in the first round to Miomir Kecmanović. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many of the ATP tour tournaments were suspended.

At the Cincinnati Masters, his first tournament since February, he was eliminated in the first round by Jan-Lennard Struff. However, in doubles, de Minaur (partnered with Pablo Carreño Busta) won the 2020 Cincinnati Masters doubles title, defeating Jamie Murray and Neal Skupski in the final (6–2, 7–5).

At the US Open, he reached his first Grand Slam quarterfinal, where he was beaten by eventual champion Dominic Thiem.

In Rome, de Minaur was defeated in the first round by German qualifier Dominik Koepfer. At the French Open, he was beaten in the first round by qualifier and 2018 semi-finalist, Marco Cecchinato. At the European Open, de Minaur reached the final where he lost to Ugo Humbert. Following this, at the Paris Masters, he was knocked out in the third round by eventual champion, Daniil Medvedev.

He played his final tournament of the season at the Sofia Open, where he was defeated in the quarterfinals by the eventual champion Jannik Sinner. De Minaur ended the year ranked No. 23.

2021: Fifth ATP title, top 15

De Minaur started his 2021 season at the Antalya Open. Seeded fourth, he won his fourth ATP singles title when his opponent, eighth seed Alexander Bublik, retired from the final due to a right ankle injury. Playing for Australia at the 2021 ATP Cup, he lost both of his matches to Roberto Bautista Agut and Stefanos Tsitsipas. Seeded 21st at the Australian Open, he reached the third round where he was defeated by 16th seed Fabio Fognini.

In March, de Minaur competed at the Rotterdam Open. Here, he was eliminated in the second round by Kei Nishikori. Seeded ninth at the Dubai Championships, he fell in the second round to Jérémy Chardy. Seeded 15th at the Miami Open, he suffered a second-round upset at the hands of Daniel Elahi Galán.

Moving on to the clay-court season, de Minaur played at the Monte-Carlo Masters. He was beaten in the first round by Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. Seeded 14th at the Barcelona Open, he made it to the third round where he lost to second seed and eventual finalist, Stefanos Tsitsipas. In Madrid, he was defeated in the third round by third seed and two-time finalist, Dominic Thiem. At the Italian Open, he was eliminated in the first round by Italian wildcard Gianluca Mager. Seeded 21st at the French Open, he was beaten in the second round by Marco Cecchinato.

In June, de Minaur had a short but successful grass season. Seeded fourth at the Stuttgart Open, he reached the quarterfinals where he lost to Jurij Rodionov. Seeded fourth at the Queen's Club Championships, he made it to the semifinals where he fell to top seed Matteo Berrettini. In doubles, he and Cameron Norrie reached the semifinals where they lost to Reilly Opelka/John Peers. In the week before Wimbledon, he won his first title on grass and fifth in his career at the Eastbourne International defeating Lorenzo Sonego in the final. With this run, he reached a new career-high singles ranking No. 15. Seeded 15th at Wimbledon, he could not keep up his good form and lost in the first round to Sebastian Korda.

De Minaur pulled out of the Tokyo Olympics due to testing positive for Covid-19.

He returned to action in August at the Washington Open. Seeded third, he was defeated in the second round by Steve Johnson. Seeded 12th at the Canadian Open, he was eliminated in the second round by Nikoloz Basilashvili. Seeded 14th at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, he fell in his second-round match to Gaël Monfils. Seeded 14th at the US Open, he lost in the first round to Taylor Fritz.

Seeded fourth at the Moselle Open, de Minaur's woes continued as he was defeated in the second round by Marcos Giron. Seeded third in Sofia, he again lost in the second round to Giron. Seeded 22nd at the Indian Wells Masters, he reached the fourth round where he faced second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas. He pushed Tsitsipas to three sets, but he ended up losing the match. Seeded sixth and last year finalist at the European Open, he fell in the first round to American qualifier Brandon Nakashima. In Vienna, he was eliminated in his second-round match by second seed and eventual champion, Alexander Zverev. At the Paris Masters, he was beaten in the first round by lucky loser and compatriot, Alexei Popyrin.

De Minaur ended the year ranked No. 34.

2022: Australian Open & Wimbledon 4th rounds, Sixth title, 150th win

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De Minaur at the 2022 Monte-Carlo Masters

De Minaur started his 2022 season by representing Australia at the ATP Cup. Australia was in Group B alongside Italy, Russia, and France. In his first match, he beat world No. 7, Matteo Berrettini, of Italy, for his first victory against a top 10 player since 2020. He then lost his second match to world No. 2, Daniil Medvedev of Russia, in straight sets. In his final tie, he defeated Ugo Humbert of France. In the end, Australia ended second in Group B. Seeded 32nd at the Australian Open, he reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the third time in his career and the first time at the Australian Open. He ended up losing to 11th seed and world No. 10, Jannik Sinner.

In February, de Minaur competed at the Rotterdam Open. He reached the quarterfinals where he lost to top seed, world No. 4, and eventual finalist, Stefanos Tsitsipas. In Dubai, he was defeated in the first round by Karen Khachanov. Playing for Australia in the Davis Cup tie against Hungary, de Minaur helped Australia win the tie 3–2 over Hungary by beating Zsombor Piros and Márton Fucsovics. Seeded 29th at the Indian Wells Masters, he made it to the fourth round where he was beaten by 20th seed and eventual champion, Taylor Fritz. Seeded 25th at the Miami Open, he lost in the third round to third seed and world No. 5, Stefanos Tsitsipas.

De Minaur started his clay-court season at the Monte-Carlo Masters. He lost in the second round to fifth seed, world No. 8, and last year finalist, Andrey Rublev, in three sets. Seeded 10th at the Barcelona Open, he upset fourth seed and world No. 10, Cam Norrie in the quarterfinals. He lost his semifinal match to fifth seed, world No. 11, and eventual champion, Carlos Alcaraz, in three sets, despite having two match points at 7–6(4), 6–5. In Madrid, he was defeated in the second round by 10th seed and world No. 12, Jannik Sinner. At the Italian Open, he reached the third round where he was beaten by second seed, world No. 3, and 2017 champion, Alexander Zverev. Seeded fourth at the Lyon Open, he reahed the semifinals where he fell to Alex Molčan. Seeded 19th at the French Open, he was knocked out in the first round by world No. 74 ranked Frenchman, Hugo Gaston, in a five set match which lasted almost 4 hours.

De Minaur started his grass-court season at the Libéma Open. Seeded fourth, he lost in the second round to 2019 champion Adrian Mannarino. At the Queen's Club Championships, he upset eighth seed and world No. 18, Reilly Opelka, in the first round. He was defeated in the second round by Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.

He won his sixth title at the 2022 Atlanta Open defeating James Duckworth (tennis), Adrian Mannarino, Ilya Ivashka and Jenson Brooksby in the final.

He won his 150th match at the 2022 Stockholm Open defeating Benjamin Bonzi. Next he defeated JJ Wolf and fourth seed Denis Shapovalov to reach the semifinals where he lost to Holger Rune. The following week at the next tournament in Basel he lost again to Holger Rune in the first round. At the 2022 Rolex Paris Masters he won in the first round against Sebastian Korda. He reached the third round for the third time at this tournament defeating world No. 3 Daniil Medvedev for his biggest and first top-5 win in 19 attempts.

De Minaur ended the year with a singles rank of 24.

2023: Seventh and first ATP 500 title, first Masters final, back to top 15, 200th win

Alex De Minaur began his 2023 season by competing for Australia in the Inaugural United Cup. He lost to Cameron Norrie of Great Britain in straight sets, before claiming the biggest win of his career against then-world No. 2, Rafael Nadal of Spain. De Minaur lost in the fourth round of the Australian Open to eventual champion Novak Djokovic in straight sets winning only 5 games.

At the Rotterdam Open, De Minaur recorded his third top-5 win, defeating Andrey Rublev in his opening match. He made it to the quarterfinals before losing to Grigor Dimitrov, after having match points.

In March, De Minaur won his seventh overall and first ATP 500 title at the Mexican Open, defeating Tommy Paul. As a result, he returned to the top 20 in the rankings on 6 March 2023.

Following this run, at the 2023 BNP Paribas Open he lost in the second round in less than an hour and a half to Marton Fucsovics having received a bye in the first round. At the 2023 Miami Open he also lost in the second round to Quentin Halys in a three hours and 20 minutes match with three tiebreaks.

On grass, De Minaur reached a final at the Queen's Club Championships, losing to world No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz. He lost at Wimbledon in the second round to the unseeded Matteo Berrettini.

At the 2023 Los Cabos Open, he made it to the final, where he lost to top seed Stefanos Tsitsipas. At the 2023 National Bank Open in Canada, he reached his first Masters 1000 final, beating back-to-back top ten players, Taylor Fritz and Daniil Medvedev, seeded eight and second, respectively - having previously never made it past the round of 16 at a Masters tournament. De Minaur lost in the final to Jannik Sinner in straight sets. De Minaur's successful Canadian Open campaign was followed by a fourth round appearance at the US Open, where he was defeated by third seed, Daniil Medvedev. Afterwards, De Minaur participated in the China Open, where he defeated Andy Murray in three sets after saving 3 match points in a lengthy 3-hour match, however, lost again to Medvedev in the following round. Consequently, he rose to a career-high singles ranking of world No. 11.

During the indoor hardcourt swing, De Minaur defeated Andy Murray again at the 2023 Rolex Paris Masters in three sets in his first round, after saving a match point, becoming the first person ever to beat Andy Murray in their first 6 attempts and the first person to beat Andy Murray on clay, grass and indoor and outdoor hard court. In his next match, he defeated Dušan Lajović in 3 sets for his 200th career win. De Minaur received a walkover from Jannik Sinner in the round of 16, sending him into his second Masters 1000 quarterfinal of his career (both appearances came this year). He lost in 3 sets to Andrey Rublev

He was the top seed for the first time at ATP tour level at the Moselle Open.

Playing style

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De Minaur competing in the Boys' Singles at the 2015 US Open

De Minaur is famous for his speed and agility on court, which have earned him the jocular title "Speed Demon" on the tour.

He is known for his ability to retrieve seemingly impossible balls and hit winners from defensive positions or force opponents into making mistakes. His footwork and court coverage are considered some of the best on tour, though some have questioned the physical toll it could take on his body in the long-term. Despite this, his fighting spirit, "never say die" attitude and intensity on the court have earned him a huge fan base for a young player.

His baseline game suits that of a counterpuncher, often retrieving balls and slowly constructing points. However, he is also known to inject sudden pace into rallies to surprise opponents, and often opts for a one-two combination on his serve, using the serve and a powerful groundstroke to end points quickly. His forehand is significantly better than his backhand on the offensive, and he often uses it to construct points or hit winners when attacking.

De Minaur's serve is considered his main weakness in his game, with both his first and second serve being considerably weaker than his counterparts in terms of power and a relatively high double fault count, in which it's considered the main attacking point for opponents. His volleys were initially a weakness too, but have improved, moving towards a more transitional offensive game.

Critics point out that despite his defensive capabilities, de Minaur does not possess any real weapons to use against top opponents. Some have argued his defensive game is unsustainable physically in the long-term and is not sufficient to challenge better players, as he tends to play himself out of aggressive positions.

National representation

ATP Cup

De Minaur made his ATP Cup debut for Australia in January 2020. He scored a victory against then world No.7 Alexander Zverev; which helped Australia claim a 3–0 victory over Germany.

In 2022, he beat world No. 7 Matteo Berrettini (6–3, 7–6).

Davis Cup

In February 2018, De Minaur made his Davis Cup debut for Australia, against then world No.5 Alexander Zverev from Germany in the opening rubber. He fell just short of a spectacular upset, losing in a fifth-set tiebreaker after at one point leading 3–0, (40–Ad.) in the decider.

Olympics

De Minaur was selected to represent Australia at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics (to be held in July 2021), but was forced to withdraw after testing positive for Covid-19.

United Cup

De Minaur made his United Cup debut for Australia in December 2022. He scored a victory against the world No. 2 Rafael Nadal, his biggest career win thus far. It was his eight top-10 career win and only his second in the top-5. Despite this win Australia did not advance out of the group into the knockout stage.

Performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A P Z# PO G F-S SF-B NMS NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

Current through the 2023 Rolex Shanghai Masters.

Tournament 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q1 2R 1R 3R A 3R 4R 4R 0 / 6 11–6
French Open A 1R 1R 2R 1R 2R 1R 2R 0 / 7 3–7
Wimbledon A Q2 3R 2R NH 1R 4R 2R 0 / 5 7–5
US Open A 1R 3R 4R QF 1R 3R 4R 0 / 7 14–7
Win–loss 0–0 1–3 4–4 7–4 4–2 3–4 8–4 8–4 0 / 25 35–25
ATP Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A Q2 2R 2R NH 4R 4R 2R 0 / 5 5–5
Miami Open A A 1R A NH 2R 3R 2R 0 / 4 1–4
Monte-Carlo Masters A A A A NH 1R 2R 2R 0 / 3 2–3
Madrid Open A A A 1R NH 3R 2R 3R 0 / 4 4–4
Italian Open A A A 1R 1R 1R 3R 2R 0 / 5 2–5
Canadian Open A A A 1R NH 2R 3R F 0 / 4 7–4
Cincinnati Masters A A A 3R 1R 2R 2R 2R 0 / 5 5–5
Shanghai Masters A A 3R 1R NH 2R 0 / 3 2–3
Paris Masters A A 1R 3R 3R 1R 3R 0 / 5 6–5
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 3–4 4–7 2–3 5–8 12–8 7–8 0 / 38 34–38
National representation
Summer Olympics A NH A NH 0 / 0 0–0
Davis Cup A A 1R QF RR F 0 / 3 7–4
Career statistics
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Career
Tournaments 0 5 20 23 8 24 24 10 108
Titles 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 1 7
Finals 0 0 2 4 1 2 1 3 13
Overall win–loss 0–0 2–5 28–23 41–20 13–10 25–25 45–24 41-21 192–128
Win %  –  29% 55% 67% 57% 50% 65% 66% 60%
Year-end ranking 349 208 31 18 23 34 24

Doubles

Current through the 2023 Rolex Shanghai Masters.

Tournament 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open 1R A A A 1R A A 0 / 2 0–2
French Open A A 1R 2R 2R A A 0 / 3 2–3
Wimbledon A 1R 2R NH 1R A A 0 / 3 1–3
US Open A A 2R A 1R A A 0 / 2 1–2
Win–loss 0–1 0–1 2–3 1–1 1–4 0–0 0–0 0 / 10 4–10
ATP Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A A NH 1R A A 0 / 1 0–1
Miami Open A A A NH A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1
Monte-Carlo Masters A A A NH 1R 1R A 0 / 2 0–2
Madrid Open A A A NH A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1
Italian Open A A A 1R 1R A QF 0 / 3 2–3
Canadian Open A A 2R NH 1R 2R 1R 0 / 4 2–4
Cincinnati Masters A A A W QF 2R A 0 / 3 8–3
Shanghai Masters A 1R 1R NH 2R 0 / 3 1–3
Paris Masters A A 1R A 1R A 0 / 2 0–2
Win–loss 0–0 0–1 1–3 6–2 2–6 2–4 3–2 0 / 20 13–19
National representation
Summer Olympics NH A NH 0 / 0 0–0
Career statistics
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Career
Tournaments 1 6 10 5 14 9 6 51
Titles 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Finals 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Overall win–loss 0–1 1–6 7–10 8–4 8–14 4–9 5–6 33–50
Win % 0% 14% 41% 67% 36% 31% 45% 41%
Year-end ranking 1139 406 141 59 135 197

Significant finals

Masters 1000 finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Outcome Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 2023 Canadian Open Hard Italy Jannik Sinner 4–6, 1–6

Masters 1000 finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Outcome Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2020 Cincinnati Masters Hard Spain Pablo Carreño Busta United Kingdom Jamie Murray
United Kingdom Neal Skupski
6–2, 7–5

ATP career finals

Singles: 14 (7 titles, 7 runners-up)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–1)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (1–3)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (6–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (6–6)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (1–1)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (7–5)
Indoor (0–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jan 2018 Sydney International, Australia 250 Series Hard Russia Daniil Medvedev 6–1, 4–6, 5–7
Loss 0–2 Aug 2018 Washington Open, United States 500 Series Hard Germany Alexander Zverev 2–6, 4–6
Win 1–2 Jan 2019 Sydney International, Australia 250 Series Hard Italy Andreas Seppi 7–5, 7–6(7–5)
Win 2–2 Jul 2019 Atlanta Open, United States 250 Series Hard United States Taylor Fritz 6–3, 7–6(7–2)
Win 3–2 Sep 2019 Zhuhai Championships, China 250 Series Hard France Adrian Mannarino 7–6(7–4), 6–4
Loss 3–3 Oct 2019 Swiss Indoors, Switzerland 500 Series Hard (i) Switzerland Roger Federer 2–6, 2–6
Loss 3–4 Oct 2020 European Open, Belgium 250 Series Hard (i) France Ugo Humbert 1–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win 4–4 Jan 2021 Antalya Open, Turkey 250 Series Hard Kazakhstan Alexander Bublik 2–0 ret.
Win 5–4 Jun 2021 Eastbourne International, United Kingdom 250 Series Grass Italy Lorenzo Sonego 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Win 6–4 Jul 2022 Atlanta Open (2), United States 250 Series Hard United States Jenson Brooksby 6–3, 6–3
Win 7–4 Feb 2023 Mexican Open, Mexico 500 Series Hard United States Tommy Paul 3–6, 6–4, 6–1
Loss 7–5 Jun 2023 Queen's Club Championships, United Kingdom 500 Series Grass Spain Carlos Alcaraz 4–6, 4–6
Loss 7–6 Aug 2023 Los Cabos Open, Mexico 250 Series Hard Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas 3–6, 4–6
Loss 7–7 Aug 2023 Canadian Open, Toronto Masters 1000 Hard Italy Jannik Sinner 4–6, 1–6

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (1–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (1–0)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2020 Cincinnati Masters, United States Masters 1000 Hard Spain Pablo Carreño Busta United Kingdom Jamie Murray
United Kingdom Neal Skupski
6–2, 7–5

ATP Next Generation finals

Singles: 2 (2 runners-up)

Result    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss Nov 2018 Next Generation ATP Finals, Italy Hard (i) Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas 4–2, 1–4, 3–4(3–7), 3–4(3–7)
Loss Nov 2019 Next Generation ATP Finals, Italy Hard (i) Italy Jannik Sinner 2–4, 1–4, 2–4

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 2016 Wimbledon Grass Canada Denis Shapovalov 6–4, 1–6, 3–6

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponent Score
Win 2016 Australian Open Hard Australia Blake Ellis Slovakia Lukáš Klein
Czech Republic Patrik Rikl
3–6, 7–5, [12–10]

Team competitions finals

Finals by tournament
Davis Cup (0–2)
Laver Cup (1–0)
Result    Date    Tournament Surface Teammates Opponents Score
Win Sep 2022 Laver Cup, London Hard (i) Canada Félix Auger-Aliassime
United States Taylor Fritz
Argentina Diego Schwartzman
United States Frances Tiafoe
United States Jack Sock
Norway Casper Ruud
Spain Rafael Nadal
Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas
Serbia Novak Djokovic
United Kingdom Andy Murray
Switzerland Roger Federer
Italy Matteo Berrettini
United Kingdom Cameron Norrie
13–8
Loss Nov 2022 Davis Cup, Málaga, Spain Hard (i) Australia Jordan Thompson
Australia Thanasi Kokkinakis
Australia Max Purcell
Australia Matthew Ebden
Canada Félix Auger-Aliassime
Canada Denis Shapovalov
Canada Vasek Pospisil
Canada Alexis Galarneau
Canada Gabriel Diallo
0–2
Loss Nov 2023 Davis Cup, Málaga, Spain Hard (i) Australia Alexei Popyrin
Australia Max Purcell
Australia Jordan Thompson
Australia Matthew Ebden
Italy Jannik Sinner
Italy Lorenzo Musetti
Italy Matteo Arnaldi
Italy Lorenzo Sonego
Italy Simone Bolelli
0–2

Exhibition Finals

Result    Date    Tournament Surface       Opponent       Score
Win Oct 2020 Ultimate Tennis Showdown, Antwerp, Belgium Clay France Richard Gasquet 24–9, 15–14, 20–10

Record against other players

Record against top 10 players

De Minaur's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10. Active players are in boldface:

Player Years MP Record Win % Hard Clay Grass Last Match
Number 1 ranked players
United Kingdom Andy Murray 2019–23 5 6–0 100% 4–0 1–0 1–0 Won (7–6(7–5), 3–6, 7–5) at 2023 Rolex Paris Masters
Russia Daniil Medvedev 2018–23 7 2–5 29% 2–5 Lost (6–7(3–7), 3–6) at 2023 Beijing
Spain Rafael Nadal 2018–23 4 1–3 25% 1–2 0–1 Won (3–6, 6–1, 7–5) at 2023 United Cup
Switzerland Roger Federer 2019 1 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (2–6, 2–6) at 2019 Basel
Serbia Novak Djokovic 2023 1 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (2–6, 1–6, 2–6) at 2023 Australian Open
Spain Carlos Alcaraz 2022–23 2 0–2 0% 0–1 0–1 Lost (4–6, 4–6) at 2023 London
Number 2 ranked players
Norway Casper Ruud 2019 1 1–0 100% 1–0 Won (4–1, 4–0, 4–2) at 2019 Next Generation ATP Finals
Germany Alexander Zverev 2018–22 7 1–6 14% 1–5 0–1 Lost (3–6, 6–7(5–7)) at 2022 Rome
Number 3 ranked players
Canada Milos Raonic 2018 1 1–0 100% 1–0 Won (6–4, 6–4) at 2018 Brisbane
Croatia Marin Čilić 2018–22 4 2–2 50% 1–2 1–0 Lost (6–2, 6–2) at 2022 Davis Cup
Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov 2019–23 4 2–2 50% 2–2 Lost (3–6, 6–3, 6–7(6–8)) at 2023 Rotterdam
Argentina Juan Martín del Potro 2018 1 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (2–6, 1–6) at 2018 Indian Wells Masters
Austria Dominic Thiem 2017–21 4 0–4 0% 0–2 0–2 Lost (6–7(7–9), 4–6) at 2021 Madrid Masters
Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas 2018–23 10 0–10 0% 0–8 0–2 Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2023 Los Cabos
Number 4 ranked players
Denmark Holger Rune 2022–23 4 2–2 50% 1–2 1–0 Won (6–3, 7–6(7–2)) at 2023 London
Japan Kei Nishikori 2019–21 2 1–1 50% 1–1 Lost (3–6, 6–2, 5–7) at 2021 Rotterdam
Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych 2018 1 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (3–6, 6–3, 0–6, 1–6) at 2018 Australian Open
Italy Jannik Sinner 2019–23 6 0–6 0% 0–5 0–1 Lost (3–6, 0–6) at 2023 Davis Cup
Number 5 ranked players
South Africa Kevin Anderson 2021 1 1–0 100% 1–0 Won (6–3, 7–6(7–3)) at 2021 Vienna
Russia Andrey Rublev 2018–23 4 3–1 75% 3–0 0–1 Won (6–4, 6–4) at 2023 Rotterdam
United States Taylor Fritz 2020–23 7 4–3 57% 4–2 0–1 Won (7–6(9–7), 4–6, 6–1) at 2023 Canadian Masters
France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 2019 1 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (4–6, 6–7(2–7)) at 2019 Brisbane
Number 6 ranked players
France Gilles Simon 2018–19 2 2–0 100% 2–0 Won (6–3, 6–2) at 2019 Sydney
Italy Matteo Berrettini 2021–23 3 1–2 33% 1–0 0–2 Lost (3–6, 4–6, 4–6) at 2023 Wimbledon
Canada Félix Auger-Aliassime 2022 2 0–2 0% 0–2 Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2022 Davis Cup
France Gaël Monfils 2021–23 2 0–2 0% 0–2 Lost (5–7, 4–6) at 2023 Cincinnati Masters
Number 7 ranked players
Belgium David Goffin 2019–22 4 4–0 100% 4–0 Won (6–2, 6–2) at 2022 Davis Cup
France Richard Gasquet 2020 2 2–0 100% 2–0 Won (3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–3) at 2020 Antwerp
Spain Fernando Verdasco 2018 1 1–0 100% 1–0 Won (6–4, 6–2) at 2018 Sydney
Number 8 ranked players
Argentina Diego Schwartzman 2023 3 3–0 100% 2–0 1–0 Won (6–4, 6–4) at 2023 Basel
United Kingdom Cameron Norrie 2022–23 3 2–1 67% 1–1 1–0 Won (7–5, 6–4) at 2023 Canadian Masters
Russia Karen Khachanov 2020–22 2 1–1 50% 1–1 Lost (3–6, 7–6(7–1), 5–7) at 2022 Dubai
United States John Isner 2019 2 0–2 0% 0–2 Lost (6–7(1–7), 4–6) at 2019 Shanghai Masters
Number 9 ranked players
Spain Roberto Bautista Agut 2019–21 3 2–1 67% 2–1 Lost (6–4, 4–6, 4–6) at 2021 ATP Cup
Poland Hubert Hurkacz 2018–19 2 1–1 50% 1–0 0–1 Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2019 Madrid
Italy Fabio Fognini 2021 1 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (4–6, 3–6, 4–6) at 2021 Australian Open
Number 10 ranked players
Canada Denis Shapovalov 2019–22 4 4–0 100% 4–0 Won (6–2, 7–6(7–4)) at 2022 Stockholm
United States Frances Tiafoe 2018–22 3 2–1 67% 2–1 Lost (3–6, 6–7(5–7)) at 2022 Paris Masters
Spain Pablo Carreño Busta 2019–22 2 0–2 0% 0–1 0–1 Lost (1–6, 1–6, 6–3, 6–7(5–7)) at 2022 US Open
Total 2017–23 119 51–68 43% 45–53
(46%)
2–10
(17%)
4–5
(44%)
Statistics correct as of 26 November  2023 (2023 -11-26).

Top 10 wins

  • De Minaur has a 13–31 (29.55%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
Season 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Total
Wins 3 1 0 3 6 13
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score ADMR
2019
1. Japan Kei Nishikori 7 US Open, United States Hard 3R 6–2, 6–4, 2–6, 6–3 38
2. Spain Roberto Bautista Agut 10 Zhuhai Championships, China Hard SF 6–2, 6–2 31
3. Spain Roberto Bautista Agut 10 Paris Masters, France Hard (i) 2R 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–1) 18
2020
4. Germany Alexander Zverev 7 ATP Cup, Australia Hard RR 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–2 18
2022
5. Italy Matteo Berrettini 7 ATP Cup, Australia Hard RR 6–3, 7–6(7–4) 34
6. United Kingdom Cameron Norrie 10 Barcelona, Spain Clay QF 6–3, 5–7, 6–1 25
7. Daniil Medvedev 3 Paris Masters, France Hard (i) 2R 6–4, 2–6, 7–5 25
2023
8. Spain Rafael Nadal 2 United Cup, Australia Hard RR 3–6, 6–1, 7–5 24
9. Andrey Rublev 5 Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard (i) 1R 6–4, 6–4 25
10. Denmark Holger Rune 9 Acapulco, Mexico Hard SF 3–6, 7–5, 6–2 23
11. Denmark Holger Rune 6 Queen's Club, United Kingdom Grass SF 6–3, 7–6(7–2) 18
12. United States Taylor Fritz 9 Toronto, Canada Hard 3R 7–6(9–7), 4–6, 6–1 18
13. Daniil Medvedev 3 Toronto, Canada Hard QF 7–6(9–7), 7–5 18
* as of 11 August  2023 (2023 -08-11)

Personal life

As of March 2020, de Minaur is in a relationship with British tennis player, Katie Boulter.

See also

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