Country (sports) | United States |
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Born | Aliso Viejo, California, U.S. | 25 August 2004
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Turned pro | 2023 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Jay Leavitt, Eric Diaz |
Prize money | $631,793 |
Singles | |
Career record | 16–18 (47.1%) (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 70 (1 April 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 70 (1 April 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2024) |
US Open | 2R (2023) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 0–1 (0%) (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 414 (14 August 2023) |
Current ranking | No. 516 (29 January 2024) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
US Open | 1R (2022) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
US Open | 2R (2023) |
Last updated on: 8 April 2024. |
Alex Michelsen (born August 25, 2004) is an American professional tennis player. Michelsen has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 70 achieved on 1 April 2024. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 414 achieved on 14 August 2023. [1] He is currently the second youngest player in the top 100 and one of four teenagers.
Michelsen won the singles and doubles title at the 2022 Easter Bowl, becoming the first American champion in both disciplines since Donald Young in 2006. [2] He also won the 2022 Wimbledon Boys' doubles title with Sebastian Gorzny. He was committed to play college tennis at the University of Georgia, but then decided to turn pro. [3]
In August 2022, Michelsen made his Grand Slam doubles debut at the US Open playing alongside Sebastian Gorzny, losing in the first round.
In November 2022, Michelsen won his first title on the ITF Tour in East Lansing.
In February, Michelsen reached his first Challenger final in Rome, USA, losing to Jordan Thompson. [4] In March, Michelsen received a qualifying wildcard for the 2023 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. In June 2023, he made his ATP debut at the 2023 Mallorca Championships as a lucky loser, losing in the first round to eventual champion Christopher Eubanks.
In July, Michelsen won his first Challenger title in Chicago, defeating Yuta Shimizu in the finals. Later that month, he reached his first final on the ATP Tour at the 2023 Hall of Fame Open in Newport, [4] where he lost to second seed Adrian Mannarino. [5] Michelsen turned professional two weeks later, foregoing his college eligibility [3] and in August, he made his debut at a Major when he received a wildcard into the men's singles event at the US Open. [6] He defeated Albert Ramos Viñolas in straight sets to progress to the second round where he lost to 23rd seed Nicolás Jarry. [7] As a result, he reached a new career high of No. 117 on 11 September 2023. At the same tournament, he also enters the mixed doubles competition with Robin Montgomery and reached the second round on his debut.
Next he reached the semifinals at the 2023 Cary Challenger II but lost to eventual champion Zachary Svajda. [8] He won his second Challenger in Knoxville and made his top 100 debut. [9] [10] In November, he qualified for the 2023 Next Generation ATP Finals. [11]
He reached the third round at the 2024 Australian Open defeating wildcard James McCabe and 32nd seed Jiří Lehečka on his debut at this Major. As a result, he reached the top 75 in the singles rankings. [12]
At the 2024 Dallas Open he defeated qualifier Tennys Sandgren but lost to top seed Frances Tiafoe. [13] [14] The following week at the 2024 Delray Beach Open, [15] [16] he defeated Thanasi Kokkinakis in straight sets. [17] [18] He lost to Dallas champion Tommy Paul in a tight match with a third set tiebreak. [19] At the next tournament, the 2024 Los Cabos Open, in the following week, he entered as an alternate and defeated another alternate player Constant Lestienne. He recorded the biggest win and first top-10 win of his career, defeating newly arrived top-10 player and the fourth seed, previous year runner-up Alex de Minaur in straight sets, losing only 5 games, to reach the quarterfinals. [20] [21] He lost to eventual champion Jordan Thompson after winning the first set 6-0 and having three match points. [22] At the 2024 BNP Paribas Open he recorded his first Masters win over Jaume Munar on his debut. At the age of 19, he became the youngest American player to win a match at this level since Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe were both winners at that same age in Miami in 2017. [23] [24] He lost again to fellow American, 17th seed Tommy Paul. He also made his debut at the 2024 Miami Open and recorded his first win over qualifier Lukas Klein in straight sets.
He recorded his first ATP clay court win at the 2024 BMW Open in Munich with a win over wildcard Max Hans Rehberg. [25]
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Current through the 2024 BMW Open.
Tournament | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||
Australian Open | A | 3R | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% |
French Open | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Wimbledon | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
US Open | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |
Win–loss | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% |
ATP Tour Masters 1000 | |||||
Indian Wells Masters | Q1 | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
Miami Open | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
Monte-Carlo Masters | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Madrid Open | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Italian Open | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
Career statistics | |||||
Tournaments | 5 | 10 | Career total: 15 | ||
Titles | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||
Finals | 1 | 0 | Career total: 1 | ||
Overall win–loss | 7–8 | 9–10 | 0 / 15 | 16–18 | 47% |
Year-end ranking | 97 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2023 | Hall of Fame Open, United States | 250 Series | Grass | Adrian Mannarino | 2–6, 4–6 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2022 | M15 Winston-Salem, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard (i) | Toby Samuel | 1–6, 5–7 |
Win | 1–1 | Nov 2022 | M15 East Lansing, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard (i) | Alexander Kotzen | 7–6(7–2), 6–1 |
Loss | 1–2 | Jan 2023 | M25 Malibu, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Arthur Fery | 4–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
Win | 2–2 | Jan 2023 | M15 Edmond, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard (i) | Lucas Renard | 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–4), 6–1 |
Loss | 2–3 | Feb 2023 | Rome, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | Jordan Thompson | 4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 2–4 | Mar 2023 | M25 Calabasas, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Nathan Ponwith | 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 5–7 |
Win | 3–4 | Jul 2023 | Chicago, USA | Challenger | Hard | Yuta Shimizu | 7–5, 6–2 |
Win | 4–4 | Nov 2023 | Knoxville, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | Denis Kudla | 7–5, 4–6, 6–2 |
Loss | 4–5 | Nov 2023 | Champaign, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | Patrick Kypson | 4–6, 3–6 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2022 | M15 Memphis, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Cooper Williams | Millen Hurrion Finn Reynolds | 0–6, 1–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Nov 2022 | M15 East Lansing, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard (i) | Learner Tien | Joshua Goodger Emile Hudd | 6–4, 6–3 |
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 2022 | Australian Open | Hard | Adolfo Daniel Vallejo | Bruno Kuzuhara Coleman Wong | 3–6, 6–7(3–7) |
Win | 2022 | Wimbledon | Grass | Sebastian Gorzny | Gabriel Debru Paul Inchauspé | 7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
Season | 2024 | Total |
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Wins | 1 | 1 |
# | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | AMR | |
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2024 | ||||||||
1. | Alex de Minaur | 9 | Los Cabos Open, Mexico | Hard | 2R | 6–4, 6–1 | 74 |
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