Alexei Popyrin

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Alexei Popyrin
Popyrin at the 2022 BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux
Full nameAlexei Popyrin
Country (sports) Australia
ResidenceAustralia
Born (1999-08-05) 5 August 1999 (age 24)
Sydney, Australia
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Turned pro2017
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachNeville Godwin,
Xavier Malisse
Prize moneyUS $4,230,959
Singles
Career record74–96 (43.5% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 38 (26 February 2024)
Current rankingNo. 46 (22 April 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2019, 2020, 2023)
French Open2R (2019)
Wimbledon2R (2019)
US Open3R (2019, 2021)
Doubles
Career record10–23 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 235 (27 June 2022)
Current rankingNo. 371 (1 April 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (2019)
French Open2R (2023)
Wimbledon2R (2021)
US Open1R (2021, 2022, 2023)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open1R (2019)
Last updated on: 10 April 2024.

Alexei Popyrin (born 5 August 1999) is an Australian professional tennis player.

Popyrin has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 38 achieved on 26 February 2024. He also has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 235 achieved in June 2022. He turned professional in 2017 and has won two singles titles on the ATP Tour. He is currently the No. 3 Australian singles player.[1]

Personal life[edit]

Popyrin was born in Sydney, Australia to Russian parents.[2] He began playing tennis at the Kim Warwick Tennis Academy in Hornsby at the age of four[3][4] and was in attendance for the historic 2008 Australian Open third round match between Lleyton Hewitt and Marcos Baghdatis.[5] At the age of 8, Popyrin relocated to Dubai for two years due to his father's work commitments before moving to Alicante, Spain where fellow Australian Alex de Minaur was his neighbour.[6] Popyrin also spent time training in Nice, France,[7] Marbella, Spain and Dubai.[8] He has trained at the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy since April 2017.[9]

Popyrin is multilingual in English, Russian and Spanish. Popyrin is a supporter of Everton F.C.[10]

His father, Alex Popyrin, co-founded the Ultimate Tennis Showdown with Patrick Mouratoglou.[11]

Junior career[edit]

In 2011, Popyrin won the Australian u12s Grasscourt Championships and, with Chase Ferguson, won the u12s National Claycourt Doubles Championships. In the same year he competed in the Tennis Europe u12 circuit, winning the Stork International 12 & Under in Oetwil Am See (SUI), Torneo U12 - Porto San Giorgio in Porto San Giorgio (ITA),[12] Torneo Citta Di Padova in Padova (ITA). Popyrin lost in Semifinal at Eddie Herr International Junior Tennis Championships - IMG / Bollettieri Sports Academy Bradenton, FL (USA), Passagespoirs Le Passage (FRA), as well as Final of Campionati Internazionali BNL d'Italia U12 - Circolo Canottieri in Roma (ITA).

Popyrin started competing in ITF Junior circuit in 2013 and, in 2017, reached the semifinals at the 2017 Australian Open in the junior doubles tournament.[13] He then followed that up by winning 22 consecutive matches winning 4 consecutive tournaments : the Mediterranee Avenir - Club Olympic Casablancais Casablanca (MAR), Trofeo Bonfiglio - Tennis Club Milano Milan (ITA), the 2017 French Open junior singles title in May 2017 and his first ITF Professional tournament in Poland F4 Futures Mragowo (POL). While ranked number 2 in the juniors single rankings, Popyrin decided to focus on the professional circuit.[14]

Professional career[edit]

2013–2018: Start of pro circuit, First Challenger title, top 150 debut[edit]

Popyrin entered his first ITF Futures professional tournament in October 2013 at 14 years of age where he lost a first round qualifying match to Slovakian Martin Beran in Madrid. He secured his first professional qualifying win a year later in another Spanish ITF Futures tournament but failed to qualify for the main draw when he lost in the second round qualifying match. At the beginning of 2016, at the age of 16, Popyrin contested his first ATP Challenger Tour tournament after receiving a wildcard from Tennis Australia to compete in the 2016 Canberra Challenger. He was defeated in the first round by future top 10 player Diego Schwartzman.

In July 2016, he secured his first professional main draw win in an Italian ITF Futures tournament by defeating local talent Tommaso Roggero in straight sets before retiring hurt in the second round. Popyrin continued to play ITF Futures tournaments for the remainder of 2016 and ended the year with a world ranking of No.1155. He won his first professional ITF title in July 2017 at the Poland F4 in Mragowo, Poland. This victory broke Popyrin into the top 1000 for the first time. He played several more ITF and Challenger tournaments for the remainder of 2017 and ended the year with a ranking of 622.

Popyrin started the 2018 season ranked No.622, achieving a career-high ranking 25 times over the course of the season peaking at No.147 in November. In January 2018, he qualified for an ATP World Tour tournament for the first time at the Sydney International beating Nicolas Mahut and Federico Delbonis. He lost in round 1 to John Millman. Later in January, Popyrin made his Grand Slam debut at the 2018 Australian Open after being awarded a wildcard.[15] He lost in round 1 to Tim Smyczek. Popyrin spent the next six months in Europe playing in challenger tournaments, increasing his ranking.

In August 2018, Popyrin qualified for and won hist first Challenger title at the Jinan Challenger in China beating James Ward in the final,[16] becoming the third youngest teenager in 2018 to win a professional Challenger title.[17] Popyrin continued to perform well and broke into the world's top 200 in late August. In October, Popyrin qualified for his second ATP World Tour main draw at the Stockholm Open, where he again lost to fellow Australian John Millman in round 1. The following week, Popyrin again qualified for a main draw, this time at Swiss Indoors beating Benoit Paire and Mackenzie McDonald. He defeated compatriot Matthew Ebden in round 1 for his first ATP World Tour win.[18] Popyrin ended 2018 with a singles rank of World No. 147.

2019–2020: First Grand Slam win, Top 100 debut[edit]

Popyrin commenced 2019 with wildcards into the Brisbane International and Sydney International, losing in the first round in both. He also received a wildcard in the Australian Open, and achieved his first Grand Slam win by defeating Mischa Zverev in straight sets. Popyrin followed this up by beating Dominic Thiem and lost in the third round to Lucas Pouille in closely contested five sets.

During the first half of 2019 Popyrin qualified for the main draws of the ATP 250 tournaments in New York and Estoril, ATP 500 in Acapulco and Masters 1000 in Indian Wells and Monte Carlo. Following his success on the ATP tour, Popyrin was awarded a main draw wildcard into French Open. In the first round Popyrin defeated France's Ugo Humbert in four sets winning his first Roland Garros men's main draw match. He lost to Laslo Djere in the second round. He broke into ATP top 100 for the first time at World No. 99 on 24 June 2019.

In July 2019 Popyrin qualified for the main draw of the 2019 Wimbledon Championships Popyrin lost to Daniil Medvedev in the second round. In the same month, Popyrin received his first direct acceptance into ATP 250 tournament in Atlanta, where he lost in the quarterfinals.

2019 was a breakout year for Popyrin. He played at least second round in all four Grand Slams - 3rd round of Australia Open, 2nd Round of Roland Garros, 2nd Round of Wimbledon and 3rd Round in US Open losing in 4 closely contested sets to Matteo Berrettini 4–6, 4–6, 7–6(3), 6–7(2). In 2019 Popyrin qualified for 10 Professional tournaments tying the record set by Mischa Zverev in 2016.[19]

He ended 2019 with an ATP singles rank of World No. 97.

Popyrin ended 2020 with an ATP singles rank of World No. 113.

2021: First ATP title, top 60 debut[edit]

Popyrin received a third wildcard into the main draw of the 2021 Australian Open similar to every year since 2018, with the exception of the 2020 Australian Open where he entered the main draw as direct entry. In the first round he defeated 13 seed David Goffin after saving four match points 3–6, 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(8–6), 6–3 in 3 hours 43 minutes. He then lost in the second round to Lloyd Harris.

In February, Popyrin entered the Singapore Open and defeated Marin Čilić in the semifinal and Alexander Bublik in the final to win his first ATP title and achieved a career high singles ranking of 82.[20]

At the 2021 French Open, Popyrin lost to Rafael Nadal in the first round.

At the US Open, Popyrin matched his career-best result, progressing through to the third round, which included a win over Grigor Dimitrov, Popyrin's fourth career top-20 win and third achieved in 2021.[21]

Popyrin ended 2021 with an ATP singles ranking of World No. 61.

2022: Loss of form, second Challenger title, out of top 100[edit]

Popyrin started his 2022 season at the Melbourne Summer Set 1. He lost in the second round to Tallon Griekspoor.[22] In Sydney, he was defeated in the first round by Pedro Martínez.[23] At the Australian Open, he lost in the first round to Arthur Rinderknech in five sets.[24]

After the Australian Open, Popyrin competed at the Open Sud de France. He lost in the first round to fifth seed Filip Krajinović.[25] In Rotterdam, he lost in the first round to Karen Khachanov.[26] Seeded seventh at the Open 13 Provence, he was defeated in the first round by qualifier Roman Safiullin.[27] At the Dubai Championships, he fell in the final round of qualifying to Jiří Veselý. However, due to Félix Auger-Aliassime withdrawing from the tournament due to a back injury, Popyrin entered the main draw as a lucky loser.[28] He beat world No. 19, Nikoloz Basilashvili, in the first round.[29] He lost in the second round to qualifier Ričardas Berankis.[30] In March, he played at the BNP Paribas Open. He was defeated in the first round by qualifier Tomáš Macháč.[31] At the Arizona Classic, he lost in the first round to second seed Lorenzo Musetti.[32] In Miami, he was defeated in the second round by 21st seed and world No. 23, Marin Čilić.[33]

Popyrin started his clay-court season at the Barcelona Open. He fell in the first round of qualifying to Andrea Pellegrino. At the Estoril Open, he lost in the first round of qualifying to Pierre-Hugues Herbert. Making it through qualifying at the Open du Pays d'Aix, he was defeated in the first round by fifth seed Pablo Cuevas. Popyrin won his second ATP Challenger tour title at the BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux with a win over sixth seed Quentin Halys in the final.[34]

2023: Fourth Australian Open wildcard & top 10-win, First Masters quarterfinal, second title, top 40[edit]

Popyrin started his season at the Adelaide International 1. After making it past qualifying, he upset second seed and world No. 6 Félix Auger-Aliassime, in the first round in straight sets.[35] He went on to reach the quarterfinals where he lost to Yoshihito Nishioka in a tight three-set match.[36] At the Adelaide International 2, he lost in the first round to compatriot and defending champion Thanasi Kokkinakis.[37] Playing as a wildcard at his home slam, the Australian Open, he stunned eighth seed and world No. 9 Taylor Fritz, in the second round to advance to the third round for the third time at this event.[38] He ended up losing in the third round to American rising star Ben Shelton.[39] As a result, his ranking moved back into the top 100 from No. 113 to No. 90.

In February, Popyrin competed at the Bahrain Ministry of Interior Challenger in Manama, Bahrain. Seeded second, he made it to the quarterfinals where he lost to eighth seed and eventual champion, Thanasi Kokkinakis.[40] In Dubai, he was defeated in the first round by qualifier Pavel Kotov.[41] In March, he competed at the BNP Paribas Open. He fell in the final round of qualifying to Taro Daniel.[42] However, due to the withdrawal of Kwon Soon-woo, Popyrin entered the main draw as a lucky loser.[43] He lost in the second round to ninth seed and world No. 11 Hubert Hurkacz.[44][45] At the Arizona Classic, he reached the quarterfinals where he was defeated by eventual champion Nuno Borges.[46] In Miami, he was eliminated from the tournament in the second round by 26th seed Botic van de Zandschulp.[47]

Popyrin started his clay-court season at the Grand Prix Hassan II. He lost in the second round to second seed and world No. 30, Dan Evans.[48] Getting past qualifying at the Monte-Carlo Masters, he was defeated in the second round by Nicolás Jarry.[49] Playing at the first edition of the Srpska Open, he upset fifth seed, Tallon Griekspoor, in the first round.[50] He lost in the second round to Alex Molčan.[51]

In Madrid, he was defeated in the first round by Quentin Halys.[52] Making it past qualifying on his debut at the Italian Open, he earned his fifth Top 10 win of his career by upsetting world No. 10 Félix Auger-Aliassime, in the second round.[53] Next, he defeated qualifier Roman Safiullin in the third round to reach the fourth round for the first time at a Masters level.[54] He lost his fourth-round match to world No. 7 Holger Rune, in a three setter that lasted three hours.[55] In the French Open, Popyrin lost in the first round to qualifier Aslan Karatsev.

In Surbiton, he lost in the first round of the singles to Luke Saville, but made the semifinals of the doubles, partnering Aleksandar Vukic. He then beat Arthur Rinderknech in Rosmalen before losing to eventual champion Tallon Griekspoor in the second round. He then qualified for Queen's Club before losing to Jordan Thompson in the first round. In Wimbledon, Popyrin lost in 5 sets to Dominic Stricker in the first round.

Popyrin's next tournament was Umag, where he defeated Benjamin Bonzi, third seed Sebastian Ofner, wildcard Dino Prižmić, seventh seed Matteo Arnaldi, and sixth seed Stan Wawrinka in the final to win his second ATP title.[56]

At the 2023 Western & Southern Open he reached the fourth round of a Masters for a second time in the season and in his career after entering as a lucky loser and defeating another lucky loser Daniel Altmaier and Nicolás Jarry by walkover.[57] Next he reached his first Masters quarterfinal defeating Emil Ruusuvuori. As a result, he reached the top 40 in the rankings.

2024[edit]

At the 2024 Australian Open, he reached the second round but lost to world No. 1 Novak Djokovic.[58]

At the 2024 Qatar ExxonMobil Open he reached the semifinals defeating wildcard Abdullah Shelbayh, qualifier Hugo Grenier and fourth seed Alexander Bublik. He lost to eventual champion and fourth seed Karen Khachanov.

Alexei notably defeated the defending champion and sixth seed Andrey Rublev in the second round of the 2024 Monte-Carlo Masters, taking it in straight sets, his second career top 10 win on clay. Together with Alex de Minaur, they became the first Australians to reach the third round in Monte Carlo since Lleyton Hewitt and Wayne Arthurs in 2004.[59]

National representation[edit]

Davis Cup[edit]

Popyrin made his Davis Cup debut for Australia in February 2019, at the age of 19, winning his first rubber against Bosnia and Herzegovina in Adelaide.[60] He lost the first match of the Finals of the 2023 Davis Cup Finals to Matteo Arnaldi of Italy by a score of 5–7, 6–2, 4–6; Italy went on to win the next singles match to claim the trophy. Before that, he had helped get Australia to the finals by defeating Otto Virtanen of Finland 7–6, 6–2, in the first match of the semi-finals.

ATP career finals[edit]

Singles: 2 (2 titles)[edit]

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP Tour 250 Series (2–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (1–0)
Indoor (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Feb 2021 Singapore Open, Singapore 250 Series Hard (i) Kazakhstan Alexander Bublik 4–6, 6–0, 6–2
Win 2–0 Jul 2023 Croatia Open, Croatia 250 Series Clay Switzerland Stan Wawrinka 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–4

Team Finals[edit]

Davis Cup: 1 (1 runner-up)[edit]

Result    Date    Tournament Surface Partners Opponents Score
Loss Nov 2023 Davis Cup, Málaga, Spain Hard (i) Australia Alex de Minaur
Australia Jordan Thompson
Australia Max Purcell
Australia Matthew Ebden
Italy Jannik Sinner
Italy Lorenzo Musetti
Italy Matteo Arnaldi
Italy Lorenzo Sonego
Italy Simone Bolelli
0–2

Performance timeline[edit]

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles[edit]

Current through the 2024 Monte-Carlo Masters.

Tournament 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open 1R 3R 3R 2R 1R 3R 2R 0 / 7 7–7 50%
French Open A 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R 0 / 5 1–5 17%
Wimbledon A 2R NH 1R 1R 1R 0 / 4 1–4 25%
US Open A 3R A 3R 2R 1R 0 / 4 5–4 56%
Win–loss 0–1 6–4 2–2 3–4 1–4 2–4 0–1 0 / 20 14–20 41%
National representation
Summer Olympics Not Held A Not Held 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Davis Cup A QF RR A F 0 / 3 2–2 50%
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A 2R NH 2R 1R 2R A 0 / 4 3–4 43%
Miami Open A Q1 3R 2R 2R 3R 0 / 4 6–4 60%
Monte-Carlo Masters A 1R 2R A 2R 3R 0 / 4 4–4 50%
Madrid Open A A 3R A 1R 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Italian Open A A Q2 Q1 A 4R 0 / 1 3–1 75%
Canadian Open A Q1 NH Q1 Q2 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Masters A Q2 A Q2 Q1 QF 0 / 1 2–1 67%
Shanghai Masters A Q1 NH 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Paris Masters A A A 3R A 1R 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Win–loss 0–0 1–2 0–0 8–5 1–2 8–7 4–2 0 / 19 22–19 54%
Career statistics
Tournaments 4 19 5 22 14 24 5 Career total: 97
Titles 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Career total: 2
Finals 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Career total: 2
Overall Win–Loss 1–4 12–19 2–5 22–22 5–17 23–23 9–5 68–93
Win % 20% 39% 29% 50% 23% 50% 64% 42%
Year-end ranking 147 97 113 61 121 40

Doubles[edit]

Current through the 2024 Australian Open.

Tournament 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open 3R 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R 0 / 6 3–6 33%
French Open A A 1R A 2R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Wimbledon A NH 2R A A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
US Open A A 1R 1R 1R 0 / 3 0–3 0%
Win–loss 2–1 0–1 1–4 0–2 2–4 0–1 0 / 12 5–12 29%
Career statistics
Tournaments 3 3 6 4 5 1 Career total: 24
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Overall win–loss 2–3 0–3 3–6 3–4 2–5 0–1 10–24
Win % 40% 0% 33% 43% 29% 0% 30%
Year-end ranking 278 1192 344 467 255

Record against top 10 players[edit]

Popyrin's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who are active in boldface. Only ATP Tour main draw matches are considered:

Player Record Win % Hard Clay Grass Last Match
Number 1 ranked players
Spain Carlos Alcaraz 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (7–6(11–9), 1–6, 6–7(1–7)) at 2021 Winston-Salem
Serbia Novak Djokovic 0–2 0% 0–2 – – Lost (3–6, 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 3–6) at 2024 Australian Open
Spain Rafael Nadal 0–2 0% – 0–2 – Lost (3–6, 2–6, 6–7(3–7)) at 2021 French Open
Russia Daniil Medvedev 0–3 0% 0–2 – 0–1 Lost (6–7(3–7), 7–6(9–7), 4–6) at 2021 Miami Masters
Number 2 ranked players
Italy Jannik Sinner 1–0 100% – 1–0 – Won (7–6(7–5), 6–2) at 2021 Madrid Masters
Germany Alexander Zverev 0–2 0% 0–2 – – Lost (3–6, 3–6) at 2019 Acapulco
Number 3 ranked players
Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas 1–0 100% 1–0 – – Won (4–2r) at 2021 Paris Masters
Austria Dominic Thiem 1–0 100% 1–0 – – Won (7–5, 6–4, 2–0r) at 2019 Australian Open
Switzerland Stan Wawrinka 1–0 100% – 1–0 – Won (6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–4) at 2023 Umag
Croatia Marin Čilić 1–1 50% 1–1 – – Lost (0–6, 3–6) at 2022 Miami Masters
Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov 1–1 50% 1–1 – – Won (7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4), 4–0r) at 2021 US Open
Canada Milos Raonic 0–1 0% – – 0–1 Lost (4–6, 5–7) at 2019 Stuttgart
Number 4 ranked players
Japan Kei Nishikori 0–1 0% – – 0–1 Lost (4–6, 4–6, 4–6) at 2021 Wimbledon Championships
Denmark Holger Rune 0–1 0% – 0–1 – Lost (4–6, 7–5, 4–6) at 2023 Rome Masters
Number 5 ranked players
France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 1–0 100% 1–0 – – Won (6–7(5–7), 6–2, 6–1r) at 2020 Australian Open
United States Taylor Fritz 1–1 50% 1–1 – – Won (6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–2), 6–4, 6–7(6–8), 6–2) at 2023 Australian Open
Russia Andrey Rublev 1–1 50% 0–1 1–0 – Won (6–4, 6–4) at 2024 Monte-Carlo Masters
Number 6 ranked players
Canada Félix Auger-Aliassime 2–0 100% 1–0 1–0 – Won (6–4, 4–6, 7–5) at 2023 Rome Masters
France Gilles Simon 0–1 0% – 0–1 – Lost (5–7, 1–6) at 2019 Monte-Carlo Masters
Italy Matteo Berrettini 0–2 0% 0–2 – – Lost (6–7(3–7), 3–6) at 2021 Vienna
Number 7 ranked players
Belgium David Goffin 1–0 100% 1–0 – – Won (3–6, 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(8–6), 6–3) at 2021 Australian Open
Spain Fernando Verdasco 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (2–6, 5–7) at 2019 Chengdu
Number 8 ranked players
Russia Karen Khachanov 1–3 25% 1–3 – – Lost (6–7(12–14), 2–6) at 2024 Doha
United States John Isner 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (0–6, 2–6) at 2019 Indian Wells Masters
United Kingdom Cameron Norrie 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (5–7, 4–6) at 2019 Atlanta
Argentina Diego Schwartzman 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (6–7(3–7), 5–7, 6–7(6–8)) at 2022 US Open
Poland Hubert Hurkacz 0–3 0% 0–3 – – Lost (1–6, 6–7(8–10)) at 2023 Cincinnati Masters
Number 9 ranked players
Australia Alex de Minaur 1–1 50% 1–1 – – Won (6–0, 6–3) at 2021 Paris Masters
Italy Fabio Fognini 0–2 0% 0–1 0–1 – Lost (4–6, 5–7, 4–6) at 2022 French Open
Number 10 ranked players
Spain Pablo Carreño Busta 1–0 100% – – 1–0 Won (7–6(7–2), 7–5, 6–2) at 2019 Wimbledon Championships
Canada Denis Shapovalov 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (4–6, 6–7(3–7)) at 2019 Stockholm
France Lucas Pouille 0–2 0% 0–1 0–1 – Lost (5–7, 6–2, 3–6) at 2021 Monte-Carlo Masters
Total 15–36 29.41% 10–27
(27.03%) 		4–6
(40%) 		1–3
(25%) 		* Statistics correct as of 10 April 2024.

Record against players ranked No. 11–20[edit]

Active players are in boldface.

*As of 5 February 2024

Top 10 wins[edit]

  • He has a 6–12 (33.3%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
Season 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Total
Wins 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 6
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score APR
2019
1. Austria Dominic Thiem 8 Australian Open, Australia Hard 2R 7–5, 6–4, 2–0 ret. 149
2021
2. Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas 3 Paris Masters, France Hard (i) 2R 4–2 ret. 71
2023
3. Canada Félix Auger-Aliassime 6 Adelaide 1, Australia Hard 1R 6–4, 7–6(7–5) 120
4. United States Taylor Fritz 9 Australian Open, Australia Hard 2R 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–2), 6–4, 6–7(6–8), 6–2 113
5. Canada Félix Auger-Aliassime 10 Rome Masters, Italy Clay 2R 6–4, 4–6, 7–5 77
2024
6. Andrey Rublev 6 Monte-Carlo Masters, France Clay 2R 6–4, 6–4 46
:* As of 10 April 2024

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals[edit]

Singles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)[edit]

Legend
ATP Challengers (2–0)
ITF Futures (1–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (2–0)
Grass (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2017 Poland F4, Mragowo Futures Clay Lithuania Laurynas Grigelis 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Nov 2017 Indonesia F7, Jakarta Futures Hard Japan Renta Tokuda 7–6(7–4), 2–6, 5–7
Win 2–1 Aug 2018 Jinan, China Challenger Hard United Kingdom James Ward 3–6, 6–1, 7–5
Win 3–1 May 2022 Bordeaux, France Challenger Clay France Quentin Halys 2-6, 7-6(7–5), 7-6(7–4)

Junior Grand Slam finals[edit]

Boys' Singles: 1 (1 title)[edit]

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponents Score
Win 2017 French Open Clay Spain Nicola Kuhn 7–6(7–5), 6–3

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "ATP Rankings | Pepperstone ATP Rankings (Singles) | ATP Tour | Tennis | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  2. ^ "No more junior tournaments for Aussie teen star". The Courier Mail. Sunshine Coast Daily. 18 June 2017.
  3. ^ "New Aussie emerges". The Australian. 11 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Tennis Australia Player Profiles: Alexei Popyrin". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Popyrin on the brink of Open breakthrough". Newcastle Herald. 18 January 2019.
  6. ^ London, Leo Schlink in (18 June 2017). "Aussie French Open junior champion Alexei Popyrin ready to take talents to professional ranks". Herald Sun.
  7. ^ "Australian Open 2019: Teen star Alexei Popyrin keen to add to historic achievement". nine.com.au. 17 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Local Teens Highlight Marbella's Challenger Return". ATP Tour. 30 March 2018.
  9. ^ "Alexei Popyrin, "un sacré potentiel"".
  10. ^ "10 questions about Alexei Popyrin – Russia, ball-boy, De Minaur". tennismajors.com. 6 April 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Serena's coach and Aussie dad launch indie tennis league". 18 April 2020.
  12. ^ "UNDER 12 PORTO SAN GIORGIO A segno Arianna Capogrosso ed Alexi Popyrin". Federazione Italiana Tennis. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  13. ^ "ENORME. Duarte Vale está na FINAL de pares juniores do Australian Open 2017". 26 January 2017. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  14. ^ "POPYRIN CONTINUES RISE WITH POLISH TITLE". Tennis Australia. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  15. ^ Schlink, Leo (6 January 2018). "Alexei Popyrin and Jason Kubler secure Australian Open wildcards". Herald Sun. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  16. ^ "POPYRIN CLAIMS FIRST ATP CHALLENGER TITLE". Tennis Australia. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  17. ^ "Aussie Teen Popyrin Reflects On First Challenger Title". ATP. 18 August 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  18. ^ "BASEL: POPYRIN STUNS EBDEN, MILLMAN BEATEN". Tennis Australia. 24 October 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  19. ^ "Eight #NextGenATP Stars Nominated for Newcomer of the Year in 2019 ATP Awards | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  20. ^ "Alexei Popyrin: "I've Always Had the Belief"". Tennis Australia. 1 March 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  21. ^ "Popyrin Advances to US Open Third Round". TennisAustralia. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  22. ^ Imhoff, Dan (6 January 2022). "Nadal, Osaka advance at Melbourne Summer Set". ausopen.com. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  23. ^ "Alexei Popyrin and Chris O'Connell suffer defeat, Ajla Tomljanovic claims first-round win at Sydney Tennis Classic". www.abc.net.au. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  24. ^ Rogers, Leigh (18 January 2022). "O'CONNELL CHARGES INTO AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2022 SECOND ROUND". www.tennis.com.au. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  25. ^ "ATP roundup: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga earns win in France". sportsnaut.com. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  26. ^ Bevis, Marianne (8 February 2022). "Rotterdam 2022: Shapovalov and Karatsev out at first hurdle in hushed Ahoy Arena". www.thesportreview.com. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  27. ^ "ATP roundup: Andy Murray notches easy win in Doha". www.reuters.com. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  28. ^ "In-form Auger-Aliassime pulls out of Dubai with back injury". www.reuters.com. 21 February 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  29. ^ Moore, Glenn (22 February 2022). "Popyrin through, de Minaur out in Dubai". 7news.com.au. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  30. ^ Chadband, Ian (23 February 2022). "Aussie Dubai hopes over after Popyrin loss". thewest.com.au. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  31. ^ "Qualifier earns crack at No. 1 Daniil Medvedev in Indian Wells". sportsnaut.com. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  32. ^ Tiseo, Domenico (16 March 2022). "Challenger Phoenix 2022, Lorenzo Musetti beats Alexei Popyrin and reaches the round of 16". www.oasport.it. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  33. ^ Rogulj, Daniela (27 March 2022). "Marin Čilić Eases into Miami Open 3rd Round after Beating Alexei Popyrin". www.total-croatia-news.com. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  34. ^ Douglas, Fraser (16 May 2022). "POPYRIN PICKS UP 2ND CHALLENGER TITLE IN BORDEAUX". Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  35. ^ "Popyrin Upsets Felix In Adelaide". www.atptour.com. 2 January 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  36. ^ Christie, Vivienne (6 January 2023). "ADELAIDE INTERNATIONAL: POPYRIN BOWS OUT IN QUARTERFINALS". www.tennis.com.au. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  37. ^ De Silva, Chris (9 January 2023). "Thanasi Kokkinakis overcomes 'curse' against Alexei Popyrin at Adelaide International". wwos.nine.com.au. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  38. ^ "Alexei Pops Fritz's Form, Mmoh Sinks Zverev". www.atptour.com. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  39. ^ Walsh, Matt (21 January 2023). "Alexei Popyrin falls to Ben Shelton in third round". www.espn.com. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  40. ^ "ATP Challenger Manama: Jan-Lennard Struff already in the semifinals". www.tennisnet.com. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  41. ^ Chakravarty, Joy (28 February 2023). "Dubai Duty Free Tennis: Hubert Hurkacz wins three-set epic against Alexander Shevchenko". www.zawya.com. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  42. ^ ODDO, CHRIS (7 March 2023). "Day 2 Qualifying Results: American Teen Ashlyn Krueger Books Main Draw Ticket". bnpparibasopen.com. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  43. ^ "THESE PLAYERS ARE SET TO MISS THE BNP PARIBAS OPEN INDIAN WELLS, INCLUDING DJOKOVIC, NADAL, KYRGIOS, QINWEN ZHENG, AND KONTAVEIT". tennisuptodate.com. 5 March 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  44. ^ Christie, Vivienne (12 March 2023). "AUSSIES BOW OUT IN INDIAN WELLS SECOND ROUND". www.tennis.com.au. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  45. ^ Mehra, Urvi (12 March 2023). "WATCH: Hubert Hurkacz's sportsmanship shines through at Indian Wells 2023, as he checks on opponent Alexei Popyrin after mid-match fall". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  46. ^ Thompson, Grant (19 March 2023). "Shevchenko, Borges Continue Hot Streaks To Meet In Phoenix Final". www.atptour.com. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  47. ^ "Van de Zandschulp is shocked and meets Ruud in the third round of Miami". 24 March 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  48. ^ "Evans Makes Winning Start In Marrakech". www.atptour.com. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  49. ^ "Medvedev sets up Zverev clash in Monte Carlo". 12 April 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  50. ^ "Popyrin KOs seed in Banja Luka, Thompson out in Munich". au.sports.yahoo.com. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  51. ^ "ATP roundup: Novak Djokovic rallies in Banja Luka". sportsnaut.com. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  52. ^ "Thanasi Kokkinakis in feisty post-match clash with Jaume Munar after Madrid Open loss". www.abc.net.au. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  53. ^ "Norrie Sails Through As Popyrin Stuns Felix In Rome". www.atptour.com. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  54. ^ "Popyrin roars into fourth round at Italian Open". www.tennis.com.au. 14 May 2023.
  55. ^ "Djokovic Downs Norrie, Faces Rune Next In Rome". www.atptour.com. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  56. ^ "Popyrin Overcomes Cramp, Wawrinka For Umag Crown". ATP Tour. 31 July 2023.
  57. ^ "Popyrin fights back to beat lucky loser Altmaier and book spot in second round". 15 August 2023.
  58. ^ "Popyrin sets up Djokovic showdown".
  59. ^ "Popyrin Upsets Defending Champion Rublev in Monte-Carlo; De Minaur, Sonego advance". 10 April 2024.
  60. ^ "Bound for Madrid: Aussies win Davis Cup tie against Bosnia and Herzegovina". The Age. 2 February 2019.

External links[edit]

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alexei_Popyrin&oldid=1220304294"