Alex de Minaur

Alex de Minaur is an Australian professional tennis player renowned for his speed and defensive counterpunching game, reaching a career-high ranking of world No. 5.

Álex de Miñaur was born on 17 February 1999 in Sydney, Australia, to Anibal, a Uruguayan who owned an Italian restaurant on Sydney's George Street, and Esther, a Spanish waitress he met while she worked there. Alex began playing tennis at three, and the family relocated to his mother's hometown of Alicante, Spain, when he was five, where he met coach Adolfo Gutierrez at eight, beginning a partnership that has lasted over 16 years and shaped him as much as a father figure as a tennis mentor. De Minaur represented Spain at junior level, reaching a career-high junior ranking of world No. 2 and winning the 2016 Australian Open boys' doubles title, before returning to Australia at 13 and turning professional in 2015, ultimately choosing to represent the country of his birth. Nicknamed "the Demon" for the pronunciation of his surname, de Minaur became known for his exceptional speed and court coverage, becoming the first Australian man to reach the world's top 10 since Lleyton Hewitt in 2006, whom he has credited as a mentor. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 6 in July 2024. De Minaur has reached the quarter-finals at all four Grand Slam tournaments and the semi-finals of the 2025 ATP Finals, and became engaged to fellow professional tennis player Katie Boulter in December 2024, continuing to represent Australia as the country's top-ranked male player.

De Minaur is renowned for his exceptional speed and defensive abilities, often described as one of the fastest players on tour. His game is built around aggressive baseline play, with powerful groundstrokes from both wings and incredible court coverage that allows him to retrieve seemingly impossible shots.

• 11 ATP Tour singles titles
• career-high ranking No. 5