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Alex de Minaur is an Australian professional tennis player, currently ranked number 25 in the world.
His most recent victory came against former world number one Daniil Medvedev at the Paris Masters tennis tournament, marking his first victory against a top-five player.
If he wins his next match at the tournament, he will overtake Nick Kyrgios in the rankings as Australia’s tennis number one.
So, who is Alex de Minaur? Read on as DMARGE tells you all you need to know about one of Australia’s brightest young tennis stars.
In this Alex de Minaur guide:
Alex de Minaur Quick Facts
| Name | Alex de Minaur |
| Age | 23 |
| DoB | 17 February 1999 |
| Birthplace | Sydney, Australia |
| Height | 6 feet / 1.83m |
| Weight | 10 st 9lbs / 69kg |
| World Ranking | 25 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize Money | US$ 7,699,718 / AU$ 12,151,756 |
| @alexdeminaur – 250k followers |
Who is Alex de Minaur?
Alex de Minaur is an Australian professional tennis player who plays on the ATP world tour.
He is currently ranked as world number 25 but has previously been ranked as high as world number 15 in June 2021.
At the age of only 23, de Minaur has won six career titles over the course of his ATP career.
He has the humorous nickname of “speed demon”, given his signature speed and agility.
Early Life
Alex de Minaur was born in Sydney to a Uruguayan father and a Spanish mother. His family owned an Italian restaurant on George Street in Sydney.
When de Minaur was five years old, the family moved to Alicante in Spain, where he honed his tennis ability.
Alex de Minaur’s current coach, Adolfo Gutierrez has coached the tennis star since he was nine years old and living in Alicante.
He relocated with his family back to Australia at the age of thirteen and balances his time between Sydney and Spain. He has a strong bond with Australia, telling 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.”
Growing up he played in a number of boys’ Grand Slams, and won the 2016 Australian Open boys’ doubles. In juniors, he reached the world ranking of number two.
Professional Career
Alex de Minaur actually turned professional a year before his Australian Open triumph, in 2015, making his debut in the Spain F22 tournament age only 16 years old.
In 2017, he made a number of Grand Slam debuts, including the French Open, US Open and the Australian Open. In the latter, he entered as a “wildcard” winning his first-round match up against Gerald Meltzer, saving a match point in the fourth set in the process.
His first ATP title came at the 2019 Sydney Open, becoming the youngest winner of the tournament since Lleyton Hewitt in 2001. Hewitt would go on to act as mentor for young de Minaur throughout his professional career.
This proved to be his first of six ATP career titles to date, his latest coming in 2022 with a victory at the 2022 Atlanta Open.
In 2021, after winning his fifth title at the Eastbourne International, de Minaur achieved his highest ranking on the ATP tour, reaching world number 15.
Unfortunately, de Minaur has not achieved quite the same success in Grand Slams.
His best result is a quarterfinal result at the 2020 US Open at age 21, only bowing out to eventual winner Dominic Thiem.
In 2022, de Minaur has managed to reach the fourth round of both the Australian Open and Wimbledon, showing that the future is bright for the young tennis star.
2022 Paris Masters
Despite being a perennial top-35 player for the last two years, Alex de Minaur has struggled to compete with upper echelon of the tennis rankings.
He was beaten in 18-straight games against top-five players dating back to his professional debut.
However, he was able to break this streak on 2 November 2022, at the Paris Masters.
Taking on world number three Daniil Medvedev in the round of 32, who had previously topped the ATP ranking, Alex de Minaur came out victorious in a thrilling match, winning 6-4, 2-6, 7-5, to beat the Russian.
A win in his next match against world number 21 Frances Tiafoe would put de Minaur ahead of current Australian number one Nick Kyrgios, who currently sits three places above de Minaur at 22.
Here’s hoping Alex can pull it out of the bag in the next round!
Alex de Minaur’s Prize Money
Having won six ATP tournaments and achieving decent Grand Slam finishes, Alex Minaur’s prize money is pretty impressive for a 23-year-old.
The young tennis stars has netted a total of $7,699,718 (AU $12,151,756) throughout his professional career.
He has a chance to increase this further in the Paris Masters, with the winner netting $826,536 (AU $1,292,503).
Alex de Minaur’s Girlfriend
On International Women’s Day last year, de Minaur confirmed that he was in a relationship with fellow tennis player Katie Boulter.
Boulter is from the UK and plays on the WTA tennis tour, reaching the singles rank of world number 82 back in 2019.
de Minaur gave Boulter a shout-out after reaching the third round of Wimbledon in 2022.
A tennis power couple in the making!
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