Félix Auger-Aliassime is a Canadian professional tennis player who helped lead Canada to its first Davis Cup title in 2022.
Félix Auger-Aliassime was born on August 8, 2000, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and raised in L'Ancienne-Lorette, a suburb of Quebec City, to Sam Aliassime, a tennis coach who emigrated from Togo, and Marie Auger, who is of French-Canadian descent. He began playing tennis at four and shares a birthday with his childhood idol, Roger Federer. Auger-Aliassime became the youngest player ever to win a match on the ATP Challenger Tour, doing so at 14 years and 11 months old, and reached the world No. 2 junior ranking, winning the boys' doubles title at the 2015 US Open alongside fellow Canadian Denis Shapovalov and the boys' singles title there the following year. Auger-Aliassime made his professional breakthrough in 2019, reaching three ATP Tour finals as an 18-year-old and cracking the world's top 100, before helping Canada win both the ATP Cup and Davis Cup in 2022, a banner year in which he also reached the US Open semi-finals. Auger-Aliassime overcame subsequent injuries to resurge in 2025, winning three titles, reaching another US Open semi-final, and climbing to a career-high ranking of world No. 5. He donates $5 for every point he wins on tour to support children in Togo, his father's home country, and won a mixed doubles bronze medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Canadian Davis Cup champion
He turned professional at just 15, making him one of the youngest players ever to do so in the modern ATP era.
Did You Know?How They Played
Auger-Aliassime possesses a powerful baseline game anchored by one of the fastest serves on tour, regularly exceeding 140 mph. His aggressive forehand and improved backhand allow him to dictate rallies from the back of the court. He combines raw power with improving court positioning and has developed a more complete all-court game as he has matured.
Lasting Impact
As one of tennis's promising young stars, Auger-Aliassime has helped elevate Canadian tennis alongside players like Denis Shapovalov and Bianca Andreescu.
Career Honours
- 8 ATP Tour singles titles
- Davis Cup champion with Canada (2022)