Maxwell Exsted

Maxwell Exsted

Country (sports)	United States
Born	(2007-03-12) March 12, 2007 (age 18) Savage, Minnesota
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open  Junior	2R (2025)
French Open  Junior	2R (2023, 2024, 2025)
Wimbledon  Junior	2R (2025)
US Open  Junior	2R ( 2025 )
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open	2R (2025)
Australian Open  Junior	W (2024, 2025)
French Open  Junior	QF (2023, 2024, 2025)
Wimbledon  Junior	SF (2024)
US Open  Junior	QF (2023)
Last updated on: January 24, 2025.

Maxwell Exsted (born March 12, 2007) is an American tennis player. ^{[1] [2]} He won the boys' doubles champions at the 2024 and 2025 Australian Open.

Early and personal life

From Savage, Minnesota, he started playing tennis at one year-old and by four years-old had won his first junior tennis tournament, in Chicago. ^[3] He relocated with father Chris and mother Jodi, to Miramar, Florida to train with private coach Courtney Scott as well as his USTA development coach Jon Glover at the USTA National Campus in Orlando. He has a brother Alex and a sister Isabelle who both played collegiate tennis. ^[4]

Junior career

With Darwin Blanch and Jagger Leach, Maxwell was part of the American team which finished third at the 2023 Junior Davis Cup. ^[5]

Maxwell won the final champion of the boys' doubles at the 2024 Australian Open alongside compatriot Cooper Woestendick. ^{[6] [7]} The pair also won the Traralgon Junior International doubles competition together in January 2024. ^[8]

Exsted once again Maxwell won the final champion of the boys' doubles at the 2025 Australian Open, this time alongside Czech Jan Kumstát. ^{[9] [10] [11]}

Professional career

Awarded a wildcard alongside compatriot Cooper Woestendick to the men's doubles at the 2025 US Open, they caused a shock upset win against experienced players David Goffin and Alexandre Muller in the first round. ^[12] In the second round they were defeated in three sets by the British pair Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski. ^[13]

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	2024	Australian Open	Hard	Cooper Woestendick	Petr Brunclík Viktor Frydrych	6–3, 7–5
Win	2025	Australian Open	Hard	Jan Kumstát	Ognjen Milic Egor Pleshivtsev	7–6, 6–3

References

1. "Maxwell Exsted". ATP Tour. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
2. "Maxwell Exsted". ITF. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
3. "Minnesota teen at Australian Open wins juniors double grand slam title". Fox9. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
4. Fialkov, Harvey (December 15, 2021). "Local teen Max Exsted makes quick work of first-round opponent at Junior Orange Bowl". Miami Herald. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
5. Raya, Antonio (5 November 2023). "España acaba en una cruel cuarta plaza en la Copa Davis Júnior de Cordoba". Disriocordoba. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
6. "Australian Open 2024: Britain's Viktor Frydrych ends as runner-up in boys' doubles". lta. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
7. "Smíšenou čtyřhru vyhráli Sie Šu-wej a Zieliňski, junior Kumstát ve finále". Ceskenoviny.cz. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
8. Day (26 January 2024). "Max Exsted of Savage wins junior doubles title at Australian Open". Star Tribune. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
9. "Ognjen Milic-Egor Pleshivtsev vs Maxwell Exsted-Jan Kumstat - BD501". Australian Open. 24 January 2025. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
10. "Pár Siniaková, Townsendová nezklamal a v Austrálii bude hrát finále. Zverev vyřadil Djokoviče". ceskatelevize.cz. 24 January 2025. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
11. "Juniors wrap: Double the joy for Penickova twins". Australian Open. 24 January 2025. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
12. "Williams/Fernandez sail into Round 3 at the 2025 US Open". usopen. 30 August 2025. Retrieved 1 Sep 2025.
13. "Brits Salisbury & Skupski reach doubles third round". BBC Sport. 31 August 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.