2015–2017: Early career and turning pro De Minaur plays tennis under the flag of Australia. De Minaur commenced 2017 at the
Brisbane International, where he defeated
Mikhail Kukushkin and
Frances Tiafoe in qualifying to reach his first
ATP Tour main draw. He lost in the first round to
Mischa Zverev. The following week, he received a wildcard into the
Sydney International where he defeated world No. 46,
Benoît Paire to claim his first Tour-level win. De Minaur made his Grand Slam debut at the
2017 Australian Open after receiving a wildcard. He faced
Gerald Melzer in the first round and won in five sets, after saving a match point in the fourth set. He lost to
Sam Querrey in round two. In June, De Minaur lost in the first round of
Nottingham and
Ilkley Challengers and the second round of
Wimbledon qualifying. De Minaur was awarded a wildcard into the
2017 US Open, losing in round one to
Dominic Thiem. In December, De Minaur won the
Australian Open Playoff for a main draw wildcard into the
2018 Australian Open. He finished the year with a singles ranking of No. 208.
2018: Two ATP finals, NextGen runner-up De Minaur commenced the year at the
Brisbane International after receiving a wildcard into the main draw. He defeated American
Steve Johnson in straight sets, before scoring a career high win against world No. 24,
Milos Raonic, in straight sets. He then defeated qualifier
Michael Mmoh in the quarterfinals, before losing to
Ryan Harrison in the semifinals. De Minaur is the lowest ranked player and the youngest to reach the semifinals of the men's draw in the Brisbane International's 10-year history. De Minaur received a
special exempt spot in the main draw of the
Sydney event, where he consecutively eliminated
Fernando Verdasco,
Damir Džumhur and
Feliciano López to reach his second
ATP Tour semifinal; he reached this milestone just one week after having played in his first tour semifinal in Brisbane. De Minaur became the youngest player to play in two consecutive
ATP Tour semifinals since
Rafael Nadal in
2005. He beat Frenchman
Benoît Paire in the semifinals to meet
Daniil Medvedev in the final. De Minaur lost the final in three sets, having won the opener. At the
2018 Australian Open, De Minaur lost in the first round to
Tomáš Berdych but took a set off of the 19th seed. He was awarded a wildcard into the
2018 French Open, but lost in the first round to British 16th seed
Kyle Edmund. Following this, he made two consecutive Challenger finals, losing to
Jérémy Chardy at
Surbiton, before defeating
Dan Evans in straight sets to claim his first Challenger-level title at the
Nottingham Open. He saw his best major results at-the-time during
Wimbledon, defeating 29th seed and French Open semifinalist
Marco Cecchinato and
Pierre-Hugues Herbert to reach the third round, where he fell to world No.1 and second seed Rafael Nadal. In
Washington, de Minaur defeated
Vasek Pospisil, 11th seed Steve Johnson, eighth seed and
Australian Open semifinalist
Chung Hyeon and received a walkover over Andy Murray to reach the semifinals where he faced Andrey Rublev. De Minaur saved four match points while down 2–6 in the second set tiebreak, winning six points in a row to win it 8–6. He then won the final set 6–4 to reach his first
ATP 500 final against
Alexander Zverev, in which he went down 4–6, 2–6. De Minaur entered the top 50 in the rankings for the first time at World No. 45 on 6 August 2018. Later in the year, he replaced
Nick Kyrgios as Australia's highest ranked male singles player. De Minaur qualified as the second seed into the
2018 Next Generation ATP Finals. He beat Andrey Rublev,
Taylor Fritz,
Liam Caruana in group stage. He then defeated
Jaume Munar in the semifinals, before losing to top seed
Stefanos Tsitsipas.
2019: Three ATP titles, top 20 De Minaur began his year with a quarterfinal run in
Brisbane, competing at a career-high of world No. 31 and resulting in him being seeded for a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in his career at the upcoming
Australian Open. At the
Sydney International, straight-set victories over Dušan Lajović,
Reilly Opelka,
Jordan Thompson and
Gilles Simon saw him return to the finals. He defeated
Andreas Seppi (7–5, 7–6(5)) to claim his first career title. Seeded No. 27 at the
2019 Australian Open, he lost in the third round to Rafael Nadal. De Minaur reached a then career-high ranking of World No. 24 in March 2019. Following the Australian Open, De Minaur suffered a groin injury, sidelining him for two months. At Wimbledon, De Minaur won his opening round before losing to Steve Johnson in the second round in five sets. De Minaur made his fourth ATP Final in
Atlanta where he defeated Taylor Fritz to clinch the trophy. He did not face a single break point in the four matches he played during the tournament, winning 116 of 123 first serve points. At the
US Open, de Minaur defeated Kei Nishikori in third round, earning his first career win over a top 10-ranked opponent. He reached the fourth round for the first time in the event, however, lost to
Grigor Dimitrov 7–5, 6–3, 6–4. In September, de Minaur claimed his third ATP title beating Frenchman
Adrian Mannarino in two sets in the final of the
Zhuhai Championships. At the
Swiss Indoors, De Minaur reached the final of an ATP 500 event for the second time in his career, losing to
Roger Federer. As a result, de Minaur reached a then career-high ranking of World No. 18. De Minaur qualified as the first seed into the
2019 Next Generation ATP Finals. He beat
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina,
Miomir Kecmanović,
Casper Ruud in group stage. He then beat Frances Tiafoe in the semis, before losing to Italian wildcard
Jannik Sinner.
2020: US Open quarterfinal De Minaur started new season by playing for Australia at the first edition of the
ATP Cup. He won his first two matches beating
Alexander Zverev of Germany and
Denis Shapovalov of Canada. Facing Great Britain in the quarterfinals, he lost his singles match to Dan Evans. However, in doubles, he and
Nick Kyrgios won a three-set thriller over
Jamie Murray and
Joe Salisbury to send Australia to the semifinals. However, in the semifinals, he was defeated by Rafael Nadal. He withdrew from the first edition of the
Adelaide International due to an abdominal strain. He also withdrew from the
Australian Open due to the same injury. De Minaur returned from injury in February and played at the
Mexican Open. He lost in the first round to Miomir Kecmanović. Due to the
COVID-19 pandemic, many of the ATP tour tournaments were suspended. At the
Cincinnati Masters, his first tournament since February, he was eliminated in the first round by Jan-Lennard Struff. However, in doubles, De Minaur (partnered with Pablo Carreño Busta) won the
2020 Cincinnati Masters doubles title, defeating Jamie Murray and
Neal Skupski in the final (6–2, 7–5). At the
US Open, he reached his first Grand Slam quarterfinal, where he was beaten by eventual champion Dominic Thiem. In
Rome, de Minaur was defeated in the first round by German qualifier
Dominik Koepfer. At the
French Open, he was beaten in the first round by qualifier and 2018 semi-finalist,
Marco Cecchinato. At the
European Open, de Minaur reached the final where he lost to
Ugo Humbert. Following this, at the
Paris Masters, he was knocked out in the third round by eventual champion, Daniil Medvedev. He played his final tournament of the season at the
Sofia Open, where he was defeated in the quarterfinals by the eventual champion Jannik Sinner. De Minaur ended the year ranked No. 23.
2021: Fifth ATP title De Minaur started his 2021 season at the
Antalya Open. Seeded fourth, he won his fourth ATP singles title when his opponent, eighth seed
Alexander Bublik, retired from the final due to a right ankle injury. Playing for Australia at the
2021 ATP Cup, he lost both of his matches to
Roberto Bautista Agut and Stefanos Tsitsipas. Seeded 21st at the
Australian Open, he reached the third round where he was defeated by 16th seed
Fabio Fognini. In March, de Minaur competed at the
Rotterdam Open. Here, he was eliminated in the second round by Kei Nishikori. Seeded ninth at the
Dubai Championships, he fell in the second round to
Jérémy Chardy. Seeded 15th at the
Miami Open, he suffered a second-round upset at the hands of
Daniel Elahi Galán. Moving on to the clay-court season, de Minaur played at the
Monte-Carlo Masters. He was beaten in the first round by Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. Seeded 14th at the
Barcelona Open, he made it to the third round where he lost to second seed and eventual finalist, Stefanos Tsitsipas. In
Madrid, he was defeated in the third round by third seed and two-time finalist, Dominic Thiem. At the
Italian Open, he was eliminated in the first round by Italian wildcard
Gianluca Mager. Seeded 21st at the
French Open, he was beaten in the second round by Marco Cecchinato. In June, De Minaur had a short but successful grass season. Seeded fourth at the
Stuttgart Open, he reached the quarterfinals where he lost to
Jurij Rodionov. Seeded fourth at the
Queen's Club, he made it to the semifinals where he fell to top seed Matteo Berrettini. In
doubles, he and
Cameron Norrie reached the semifinals where they lost to
Reilly Opelka/
John Peers. In the week before Wimbledon, he won his first title on grass and fifth in his career at the
Eastbourne International defeating
Lorenzo Sonego in the final. With this run, he reached a new career-high singles ranking No. 15. Seeded 15th at
Wimbledon, he could not keep up his good form and lost in the first round to
Sebastian Korda. De Minaur pulled out of the
Tokyo Olympics due to testing positive for COVID-19. He returned to action in August at the
Washington Open. Seeded third, he was defeated in the second round by Steve Johnson. Seeded 12th at the
Canadian Open, he was eliminated in the second round by
Nikoloz Basilashvili. Seeded 14th at the
Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, he fell in his second-round match to
Gaël Monfils. Seeded 14th at the
US Open, he lost in the first round to Taylor Fritz. Seeded fourth at the
Moselle Open, De Minaur's woes continued as he was defeated in the second round by
Marcos Giron. Seeded third in
Sofia, he again lost in the second round to Giron. Seeded 22nd at the
Indian Wells Masters, he reached the fourth round where he faced second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas whom he pushed to three sets, but ended up losing the match. Seeded sixth and last year finalist at the
European Open, he fell in the first round to American qualifier
Brandon Nakashima. In
Vienna, he was eliminated in his second-round match by second seed and eventual champion, Alexander Zverev. At the
Paris Masters, he was beaten in the first round by lucky loser and compatriot,
Alexei Popyrin. De Minaur ended the year ranked No. 34.
2022: Major fourth round, Atlanta title De Minaur started his 2022 season by representing Australia at the
ATP Cup. Australia was in Group B alongside Italy, Russia, and France. In his first match, he beat world No. 7,
Matteo Berrettini, of Italy, for his first victory against a top 10 player since 2020. He then lost his second match to world No. 2, Daniil Medvedev of Russia, in straight sets. In his final tie, he defeated
Ugo Humbert of France. In the end, Australia ended second in Group B. Seeded 32nd at the
Australian Open, he reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the third time in his career and the first time at the Australian Open. He ended up losing to 11th seed and world No. 10, Jannik Sinner. In February, de Minaur competed at the
Rotterdam Open. He reached the quarterfinals where he lost to top seed, world No. 4, and eventual finalist, Stefanos Tsitsipas. In
Dubai, he was defeated in the first round by
Karen Khachanov. Playing for Australia in the
Davis Cup tie against Hungary, de Minaur helped Australia win the tie 3–2 over Hungary by beating
Zsombor Piros and
Márton Fucsovics. Seeded 29th at
Indian Wells, he made it to the fourth round where he was beaten by 20th seed and eventual champion, Taylor Fritz. Seeded 25th at the
Miami Open, he lost in the third round to third seed and world No. 5, Stefanos Tsitsipas. De Minaur started his clay-court season at the
Monte-Carlo Masters. He lost in the second round to fifth seed, world No. 8, and last year finalist, Andrey Rublev, in three sets. Seeded 10th at the
Barcelona Open, he upset fourth seed and world No. 10,
Cam Norrie in the quarterfinals. He lost his semifinal match to fifth seed, world No. 11, and eventual champion,
Carlos Alcaraz, in three sets, despite having two match points at 7–6, 6–5. In
Madrid, he was defeated in the second round by tenth seed Jannik Sinner. At the
Italian Open, he reached the third round where he was beaten by second seed, world No. 3, and 2017 champion, Alexander Zverev. Seeded fourth at the
Lyon Open, he reached the semifinals where he fell to
Alex Molčan. Seeded 19th at the
French Open, he was knocked out in the first round by world No. 74 ranked Frenchman,
Hugo Gaston, in a five set match which lasted almost four hours. De Minaur started his grass-court season at the
Libéma Open. Seeded fourth, he lost in the second round to 2019 champion
Adrian Mannarino. At the
Queen's Club Championships, he upset eighth seed and world No. 18,
Reilly Opelka, in the first round. He was defeated in the second round by
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. He won his sixth title at the
2022 Atlanta Open defeating
James Duckworth, Adrian Mannarino,
Ilya Ivashka and
Jenson Brooksby in the final. He won his 150th match at the
2022 Stockholm Open defeating
Benjamin Bonzi. Next he defeated
JJ Wolf and fourth seed
Denis Shapovalov to reach the semifinals where he lost to
Holger Rune. The following week at the next tournament in
Basel he lost again to Holger Rune in the first round. At the
2022 Rolex Paris Masters he won in the first round against Sebastian Korda. He reached the third round for the third time at this tournament defeating world No. 3 Daniil Medvedev for his biggest and first top-5 win in 19 attempts. De Minaur ended the year with a singles rank of No. 24.
2023: ATP 500 title, top 20 Alex de Minaur began his 2023 season by competing for Australia in the Inaugural
United Cup. He lost to Cameron Norrie of Great Britain in straight sets, before claiming the biggest win of his career against then-world No. 2, Rafael Nadal of Spain. De Minaur lost in the fourth round of the
Australian Open to eventual champion Novak Djokovic, in straight sets winning only five games. At the
Rotterdam Open, De Minaur recorded his third top-5 win, defeating Andrey Rublev in his opening match. He made it to the quarterfinals before losing to
Grigor Dimitrov, after having match points. In March, De Minaur won his seventh overall and first ATP 500 title at the
Mexican Open, defeating Tommy Paul. As a result, he returned to the top 20 in the rankings on 6 March 2023. Following this run, at the
2023 BNP Paribas Open he lost in the second round in less than an hour and a half to
Marton Fucsovics having received a bye in the first round. At the
2023 Miami Open he also lost in the second round to
Quentin Halys in a three hours and 20 minutes match with three tiebreaks. On grass, De Minaur reached a final at the
Queen's Club Championships, losing to world No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz. He lost at Wimbledon in the second round to the unseeded Matteo Berrettini. At the
2023 Los Cabos Open, he made it to the final, where he lost to top seed Stefanos Tsitsipas. At the
Canadian Open, he reached his first Masters 1000 final, beating back-to-back top ten players, Taylor Fritz and Daniil Medvedev, seeded eighth and second, respectively – having previously never made it past the round of 16 at a Masters tournament. De Minaur lost in the final to
Jannik Sinner in straight sets. De Minaur's successful
Canadian Open campaign was followed by a fourth round appearance at the
US Open, where he was defeated by third seed Daniil Medvedev. Afterwards, De Minaur participated in the
China Open, where he defeated
Andy Murray in three sets after saving 3 match points in a lengthy 3-hour match, however, lost again to Medvedev in the following round. Consequently, he rose to a career-high singles ranking of world No. 11. During the indoor hardcourt swing, De Minaur defeated Andy Murray again at the
Paris Masters in three sets in his first round, after saving a match point, becoming the first person to beat Andy Murray in their first 6 attempts and the first person to beat Andy Murray on clay, grass and indoor and outdoor hard court. In his next match, he defeated
Dušan Lajović in 3 sets for his 200th career win. De Minaur received a walkover from Jannik Sinner in the round of 16, sending him into his second Masters 1000 quarterfinal of his career (both appearances came this year). He lost in 3 sets to
Andrey Rublev.
2024: Win over No. 1, Three Major quarterfinals, top 10 & ATP Finals debut De Minaur started his year at the
2024 United Cup, where he lost to world No. 18,
Cameron Norrie of Great Britain. He won against world No. 10, Taylor Fritz, in his first match of the year, to help Team Australia advance to the quarterfinals of the round-robin tournament, after they edged out the US and Great Britain in game-winning percentage. In the quarterfinals, he upset Novak Djokovic 6–4, 6–4 on Australia's way to a 3–0 victory, his first win over a world No. 1, and handed Djokovic his first loss in Australia since
Hyeon Chung beat him at the
2018 Australian Open. In the semifinals, he came from a set down to notch his third consecutive top-10 victory of the tournament, after beating world No. 7 Alexander Zverev. However, Australia failed to progress to the finals, following a 1–2 defeat to eventual champions Germany. As a result, he became the first Australian man to enter the world's top 10 since
Lleyton Hewitt in 2006, and held the position for two weeks till 29 January 2024, marking the end of the
2024 Australian Open, where he reached the fourth round. In February, De Minaur competed at the
Rotterdam Open, where he was seeded fifth. He reached the final after upsetting second seed and world No. 5,
Andrey Rublev in the quarterfinals and then defeating Grigor Dimitrov in the semifinals. In the finals, he lost to Jannik Sinner in straight sets, and thus, rose to a new career-high ranking of world No. 9. At the
Mexican Open, De Minaur defended his Acapulco title, defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas in the quarterfinals for the first time and defeating Casper Ruud in the final in straight sets. By doing this, de Minaur became the first player to defend a title in Acapulco since
David Ferrer in 2012. At his following two tournaments,
Indian Wells and
Miami, he reached the fourth round, before losing to Alexander Zverev and
Fábián Marozsán, respectively. De Minaur began his clay season in
Monte-Carlo where he defeated
Stan Wawrinka,
Tallon Griekspoor and
Alexei Popyrin to reach his first Masters quarterfinal on clay. He lost to Novak Djokovic in straight sets. After receiving a bye, he then defeated Rafael Nadal at
Barcelona, before losing to
Arthur Fils in the third round. In
Madrid, he again faced Nadal, but lost to him in straight sets. He fared better in
Rome where he reached the fourth round, before losing to Stefanos Tsitsipas. At the
French Open, De Minaur was seeded 11th. He beat
Alex Michelsen and
Jaume Munar to make his best result at the tournament and reach the third round. There, he beat
Jan-Lennard Struff in four sets to go a round further. In the fourth round, de Minaur beat Daniil Medvedev in four sets to become the first Australian man to reach the quarterfinals of the French Open since Lleyton Hewitt in
2004. He lost to Alexander Zverev in the quarterfinals. This run also resulted in his return to the top 10. At the
Rosmalen Open, De Minaur won his ninth ATP Tour singles title against
Sebastian Korda in straight sets to start off the grass court season, becoming the first Australian to win the championship match since 2001. On the way to the title, he did not lose a set and also reached a career high of world No. 7 in the rankings on 17 June 2024. At Wimbledon, De Minaur made his first Wimbledon quarterfinals beating
James Duckworth,
Jaume Munar,
Lucas Pouille (via walkover) and
Arthur Fils. By getting to the fourth round, De Minaur became the first Australian in 19 years to reach four consecutive major fourth rounds, but withdrew before the quarterfinals due to a hip injury. At the
US Open, he reached a third consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinal for the season without facing a seeded opponent, with wins over
Marcos Giron, qualifier
Otto Virtanen,
Dan Evans and
Jordan Thompson before losing in straight sets to seed 25 Jack Draper. De Minaur made his
ATP Finals debut in
Turin, becoming the first Australian man to do so in singles since
Lleyton Hewitt in 2004.
2025: Australian Open quarterfinal, Third ATP 500 title De Minaur started his 2025 season representing Australia at the
United Cup, defeating
Tomás Martín Etcheverry of Argentina and
Billy Harris of Great Britain. Despite this, Australia failed to progress out of the group stage. De Minaur continued his good performance at the
Australian Open, where he was seeded 8th, reaching the quarterfinals for the first time. He was then defeated by top seed and eventual champion
Jannik Sinner in straight sets. De Minaur then made it to his first ATP 500 final of the year at the
Rotterdam Open, though lost to
Carlos Alcaraz in 3 sets. At
Wimbledon, De Minaur reached the round of 16, after defeating
Roberto Carballés,
Arthur Cazaux, and
August Holmgren. He then lost his round-4 battle with
Novak Djokovic in four sets. Following Wimbledon, De Minaur reached the final of his second ATP 500 tournament for 2025 after defeating lucky loser
Corentin Moutet at the
Washington Open. He then won his tenth overall and third ATP 500 title after defeating
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in a third-set tiebreak. As a result, he returned to the top 10 in the rankings.
2026 De Minaur started his season at the 2026 United Cup, representing Australia, where he beat
Jakub Mensik of Czechia but lost to
Casper Ruud of Norway. Nonetheless, he helped Australia progress to the quarterfinal, where they lost to Poland 1-2 despite de Minaur's victory over
Hubert Hurkacz. ==Playing style==