alex de minaur

Biography

Overview
Alex de Minaur is Australia’s top-ranked player and helped Team World win their first Laver Cup title in London in 2022 under Captain John McEnroe and again in San Francisco in 2025, under Captain Andre Agassi. De Minaur broke into the top 10 in 2024 and achieved a career-high ranking of No.5 in July this year, having added an 11th title at Rotterdam. He remains undefeated in singles, defeating Andy Murray on debut in London, and last year, Alexander Zverev on Day 2 and Jakub Mensik on Day 3.

Off Court
De Minaur splits his time between Australia and Spain and speaks English, Spanish, and French. Nicknamed the ‘Demon’ and lauded by Novak Djokovic as the fastest player on tour, Alex is the son of a Uruguayan father and a Spanish mother. He was introduced to tennis at the age of four and moved to Alicante at five, training in Europe and later being mentored by one of Australia’s most successful players, Lleyton Hewitt. Aside from tennis, De Minaur loves playing golf. He recently married British tennis star Katie Boulter.

Career
De Minaur’s renowned fighting spirit on court has yielded 11 ATP singles titles since capturing his first in Sydney in 2019. All have been on hard court, with the exception of Eastbourne in 2021 and ‘s-Hertogenbosch in 2024. His most recent was at Rotterdam, where he defeated Felix Auger-Aliassime in straight sets in the final. He has finished as runner-up at 10 other ATP Tour-level singles tournaments, including a first ATP Masters 1000 title in Toronto in 2023. In 2026, he was a quarterfinalist at the Australian Open, maintaining his position in the top 10 and consolidating his reputation as one of the sport’s fastest and most lethal competitors with an irrepressible thirst for victory.

2026 Highlights
Winner: Rotterdam
Runner-up: ‘s-Hertogenbosch
Semifinals: Hamburg
Quarterfinals: Australian Open, Monte-Carlo, Queen’s
R16: Wimbedon
3R: Indian Wells, Roland-Garros