Career Timeline of Alexei Popyrin: Major Achievements and Milestones

How Alexei Popyrin built a successful career. Explore key moments that defined the journey.

Alexei Popyrin is an Australian professional tennis player with a career-high singles ranking of world No. 23, achieved in August 2024. He is currently the No. 2 ranked Australian singles player. Popyrin has secured three singles titles on the ATP Tour, notably including a Masters 1000 title in Canada. He also reached a career-high doubles ranking of No. 235 in June 2022.

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Full Timeline Career & Achievements

2004: Hewitt and Arthurs in Monte Carlo

In 2004, Lleyton Hewitt and Wayne Arthurs reached the third round in Monte Carlo.

October 2013: First ITF Futures Tournament Entry

In October 2013, at 14 years of age, Alexei Popyrin entered his first ITF Futures professional tournament in Madrid, where he lost a first round qualifying match.

2013: Started Competing in ITF Junior Circuit

In 2013, Alexei Popyrin started competing in the ITF Junior circuit.

July 2016: First Professional Main Draw Win

In July 2016, Alexei Popyrin secured his first professional main draw win in an Italian ITF Futures tournament.

2016: First ATP Challenger Tour Tournament

In 2016, Alexei Popyrin contested his first ATP Challenger Tour tournament after receiving a wildcard from Tennis Australia to compete in the 2016 Canberra Challenger.

May 2017: Won French Open Junior Title

In May 2017, Alexei Popyrin won the 2017 French Open junior singles title.

July 2017: First Professional ITF Title

In July 2017, Alexei Popyrin won his first professional ITF title at the Poland F4 in Mragowo, Poland.

January 2018: ATP World Tour Tournament Qualification

In January 2018, Alexei Popyrin qualified for an ATP World Tour tournament for the first time at the Sydney International. Later in January, Popyrin made his Grand Slam debut at the 2018 Australian Open after being awarded a wildcard.

August 2018: First Challenger Title at Jinan International

In August 2018, Alexei Popyrin qualified for and won his first Challenger title at the Jinan International in China.

2018: Wildcard at Australian Open

Since 2018, Alexei Popyrin has been getting wildcards into the main draw of the Australian Open.

February 2019: Davis Cup Debut

In February 2019, Alexei Popyrin made his Davis Cup debut for Australia.

June 2019: Broke into ATP Top 100

On June 24, 2019, Alexei Popyrin broke into the ATP top 100 for the first time, ranking at World No. 99.

July 2019: Wimbledon Championships and Atlanta Tournament

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

2019: Breakout Year and Grand Slam Performances

2019 was a breakout year for Alexei Popyrin. He played at least the second round in all four Grand Slams. Also, in 2019 Popyrin qualified for 10 Professional tournaments tying the record set by Mischa Zverev in 2016.

2019: Ended 2019 with ATP Singles Rank of 97

Alexei Popyrin ended 2019 with an ATP singles rank of 97.

2019: First Grand Slam Win

In 2019, Alexei Popyrin received a wildcard in the Australian Open, and achieved his first Grand Slam win by defeating Mischa Zverev in straight sets.

2020: Ended 2020 with ATP Singles Rank of 113

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

2020: Direct Entry to Australian Open

In 2020, Alexei Popyrin entered the main draw of the Australian Open as a direct entry.

2021: Ended 2021 with ATP Singles Ranking of 61

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

2021: Lost to Rafael Nadal at French Open

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

2021: US Open Third Round

At the US Open in 2021, Alexei Popyrin matched his career-best result, progressing through to the third round, including a win over Grigor Dimitrov.

2021: Australian Open

In 2021, Alexei Popyrin received a third wildcard into the main draw of the Australian Open. In the first round he defeated 13 seed David Goffin after saving four match points. He then lost in the second round to Lloyd Harris.

June 2022: Career-High ATP Doubles Ranking

In June 2022, Alexei Popyrin achieved a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 235.

2022: 2022 Season Start

Alexei Popyrin started his 2022 season at the Melbourne Summer Set 1. He lost in the second round to Tallon Griekspoor. At the Australian Open, he lost in the first round to Arthur Rinderknech in five sets.

2023: 2023 Davis Cup Finals

Alexei Popyrin lost the first match of the Finals of the 2023 Davis Cup Finals to Matteo Arnaldi of Italy.

August 2024: Career-High ATP Singles Ranking

In August 2024, Alexei Popyrin achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 23.

August 2024: Canadian Open Win and Career High Ranking

In August 2024, Alexei Popyrin won his first Masters 1000 title at the Canadian Open in Montreal, resulting in a career high of world No. 23 in the singles rankings. He became the third Australian player to defeat at least two top 10 players in a Masters 1000 in the same season after Lleyton Hewitt and Nick Kyrgios.

2024: Summer Olympics Debut

Alexei Popyrin made his debut at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris where he reached the third round.

2024: Australian Open Second Round

At the 2024 Australian Open, Alexei Popyrin reached the second round but lost to world No. 1, Novak Djokovic.

2024: Monte-Carlo Masters Second Round Win

In 2024, Alexei Popyrin defeated Andrey Rublev in the second round of the Monte-Carlo Masters. Together with Alex de Minaur, they became the first Australians to reach the third round in Monte Carlo since 2004.