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===2017: Grand Slam Debut=== ===2017: Grand Slam Debut===
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==Challenger and Futures finals== ==Challenger and Futures finals==

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Alex De Minaur
De Minaur at the 2015 US Open
Country (sports) Australia
ResidenceAlicante, Spain
Born (1999-02-17) 17 February 1999 (age 25)
Sydney, Australia
PlaysRight-handed (two handed-backhand)
Prize money$15,299
Singles
Career record1–2
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 333 (9 January 2017)
Current rankingNo. 333 (9 January 2017)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2017)
Australian Open JuniorSF (2016)
French Open Junior2R (2016)
Wimbledon JuniorF (2016)
US Open JuniorSF (2015)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 852 (31 October 2016)
Current rankingNo. 852 (31 October 2016)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open JuniorW (2016)
French Open JuniorSF (2016)
Wimbledon Junior1R (2015)
US Open JuniorQF (2015)
Last updated on: 9 January 2017.

Alex 'The Minotaur' De Minaur (Template:Lang-es; born 17 February 1999) is an Australian tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of 386 achieved on 7 November 2016.

De Minaur is of Spanish and Uruguayan descent, and currently lives in Alicante, Spain.

Junior tennis career

De Minaur reached a career-high ranking of 2 on the juniors circuit, and won the 2016 Australian Open boys' doubles championships alongside Blake Ellis.

At the 2016 Junior Boys’ singles tournament at the US Open, he was defeated by Israeli Yishai Oliel in the second round 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (2), after being seeded # 2.

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 2016 Wimbledon Grass Canada Denis Shapovalov 6-4 1-6 3-6

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponent Score
Winner 2016 Australian Open Hard Australia Blake Ellis Slovakia Lukáš Klein
Czech Republic Patrik Rikl 		3–6, 7–5,

Professional Career

2015-16

De Minaur made his professional debut in July 2015 at the Spain F22, reaching the quarter final. De Minaur was given a wild card into the qualifying rounds of the 2016 Australian Open, but lost in round one. De Minaur spent the majority of the 2016 season playing in the ITF circuit in Spain, reaching two finals. In October, De Minaur made his first ATP Challenger Tour final in Eckental Germany after qualifying.

2017: Grand Slam Debut

De Minaur commenced the year at the Brisbane International, where he defeated Mikhail Kukushkin and Frances Tiafoe in qualifying to reach his first ATP main draw. He lost to 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 Benoit Paire to claim his first tour level win. In the second round, he retired after the first set against Andrey Kuznetsov. De Minaur made his grand slam debut at the 2017 Australian Open after receiving a wild card. He faced Gerald Melzer in the first round and won in five sets after saving a match point in the fourth set.

Challenger and Futures finals

Singles: 3 (0-3)

Legend (Singles)
Challengers (0-1)
Futures (0-2)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 21 February 2016 Spain Spain F4, Murcia, Spain Clay Canada Steven Diez 3-6, 4-6
Runner-up 2. 22 May 2016 Spain Spain F14, Vic, Spain Clay Spain Jaume Munar 6-7, 5-7
Runner-up 3. 5 November 2016 Germany Eckental, Germany Hard Belgium Steve Darcis 4-6, 2-6

References

  1. http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/alex-de-minaur/dh58/overview
  2. http://www.elespanol.com/deportes/tenis/20160610/131487588_0.html
  3. "Israeli juniors Oliel, Krolitzky advance in style". The Jerusalem Post.
  4. "Alex De Minaur wins through to second round on Australian Open debut". The Guardian. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017.

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