Alafia Ayeni

Alafia Ayeni

Country (sports)	United States
Born	(1999-08-10) 10 August 1999 (age 26) Walnut Creek, California
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Plays	Right-handed, (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$105,317
Singles
Career record	0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Highest ranking	No. 395 (12 June 2023)
Current ranking	No. 727 (17 November 2025)
Doubles
Career record	0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Highest ranking	No. 457 (17 November 2025)
Current ranking	No. 457 (17 November 2025)
Last updated on: 23 November 2025.

Alafia Ayeni (born 10 August 1999) is an American tennis player. He has a career-high singles ranking of No. 395 achieved on 12 June 2023 and a doubles ranking of No. 457 achieved on 17 November 2025. ^[1]

Early life

Raised in San Diego, California, he is the son of Anthony Ayeni and Pamela Hinkson Ayeni, and he has one brother and one sister. He attended Westview High School, prior to attending Cornell University. ^[2] He then transferred to the University of Kentucky, where he won all-American honours in June 2023. ^[3]

Career

Junior career

Ayeni won the Easter Bowl USTA Junior Spring Nationals played at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, in April 2017. He beat Sebastian Korda, 6-4, 0-6, 7-5, to win the final. ^[4]

Professional career

Playing alongside compatriot Daniel Milavsky, Ayeni won his first title on the ATP Challenger Tour, winning the men's doubles at the 2025 Challenger Temuco in Chile in November 2025, where they beat Juan Carlos Aguilar and Federico Zeballos on a match tie-break. He also defeated the top seed Juan Manuel Cerúndolo to reach the semi-finals of the men's singles at the tournament. ^[5]

Personal life

The son of a Pamela and Anthony, his mother is a software engineer. He is of Nigerian descent; his father is from Nigeria and moved to the United States at the age of 17 and works as a lawyer. Ayeni taught himself to play piano. In 2022, Ayeni launched his own brand Team 3x, designed to help empower minorities overcome structural barriers and social stigmas in sport. Profits from his clothing line is used to assist junior tennis players in southern California. ^[6]

References

1. "Alafia Ayeni". atptour. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
2. "Alafia Ayeni". cornelbigred. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
3. Welsh, Greg (5 June 2023). "Men's Tennis' Ayeni, Draxl Named ITA All-Americans" . Retrieved 17 July 2023.
4. "Alafia Ayeni, Claire Liu win titles". 2 April 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
5. "Surprise in La Araucanía: Cerúndolo says goodbye and Ayeni steals the show at the Temuco Challenger". Radio Universal.cl. 28 November 2025. Retrieved 29 Nov 2025.
6. "Alafia Ayeni's Goal: 'Overturn Cultural Stigmas'". ATP. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.