Michael Agwi

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Michael Agwi
Country (sports)Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Born (2003-09-04) 4 September 2003 (age 21)
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$32,920
Singles
Career record3–3 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 407 (24 December 2024)
Current rankingNo. 597 (18 August 2025)
Doubles
Career record0–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 1139 (18 November 2024)
Current rankingNo. 1824 (18 August 2025)
Last updated on: 22 August 2025.

Michael Agwi (born 4 September 2003) is an Irish tennis player.

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Agwi has a career high ATP singles ranking of 407 achieved on 23 December 2024. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 1139 achieved on 18 November 2024. [1]

Career

Agwi made his ATP main draw debut at the 2024 Dubai Tennis Championships after receiving a wildcard into the doubles main draw with Osgar O'Hoisin.[ citation needed ]

He has won five singles titles on the ITF Men's World Tennis Tour, beginning with an M15 title in Germany in early 2024, becoming the first Irish player in 5 years to win an ITF singles title. [2]

In March 2024, Agwi qualified for his first ATP Challenger Tour main draw at the Tennis Challenger Hamburg, defeating Cem İlkel to claim his first Challenger main draw win. In the second round, he claimed his first win against a top 200 player, defeating the tournament's eighth seed and former top 50 player Marc-Andrea Hüsler to reach his first Challenger quarterfinal. [3]

International representation

Agwi represents Ireland at the Davis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 2–4. [4] In February 2024, he was a member of the Irish team which was defeated by Austria in the World Group I play-offs in Limerick, losing both his matches against Dominic Thiem [5] [6] [7] and Lucas Miedler. [8] [9] [10]

ATP Challenger and ITF World Tour finals

Singles: 7 (5 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challengers (0–0)
ITF WTT (5–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (3–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Jan 2024M15 Cadolzburg, GermanyITF WTTCarpet Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Masur 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win1–1Feb 2024M15 Oberhaching, GermanyITF WTTHard Flag of Germany.svg Max Hans Rehberg 7–6(7-3), 6–1
Win2–1Apr 2024M15 Meerbusch, GermanyITF WTTClay Flag of Germany.svg John Sperle6–4, 6–2
Loss2–2May 2024M15 Wrocław, PolandITF WTTClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Stijn Slump6–3, 3–0 Ret.
Win3–2Jun 2024M15 Antalya, TurkeyITF WTTClay Flag of Poland.svg Pawel Juszczak1–6, 5–7
Win4–2Oct 2024M15 Grodzisk Mazowiecki, PolandITF WTTHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harry Wendelken 6–0, 6–1
Win5–2Aug 2025M15 Trier, GermanyITF WTTClay Flag of Germany.svg Adrian Oetzbach7-5, 2-6, 6-3

References

  1. "Michael Agwi | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  2. "Meet Michael Agwi, Ireland's First ITF Singles Champion in Five Years". www.itftennis.com. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  3. "Ireland's Michael Agwi makes serious strides at ATP Challenger event". RTE. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  4. "Davis Cup - Players". www.daviscup.com.
  5. Moran, Gary (February 3, 2024). "Agwi battles Thiem but Austria prevail in Davis Cup tie" via www.rte.ie.
  6. "DAVIS CUP - THIEM AND OFNER GIVE AUSTRIA 2-0 LEAD AFTER DAY 1". crosscourtview.com. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  7. "Thiem overcomes raucous Irish crowd as Austria takes lead". Rookie Me Central. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  8. "Agwi breaking glass ceilings for Ireland". Rookie Me Central. February 23, 2024.
  9. "Davis Cup - Austria Sweep Tenacious Irish Team". crosscourtview.com. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  10. "Ireland lose Davis Cup playoff but win big off the court". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 12 January 2025.