Jannik Sinner
Jannik Sinner (born 16 August 2001) is an Italian professional tennis player. Since making his professional debut in 2018, Sinner has won 11 ATP Tour singles titles, including a Grand Slam championship at the 2024 Australian Open. Sinner has reached the semifinals at Wimbledon, the quarterfinals of the remaining two major tournaments and the finals of three Masters 1000 tournaments, including the final of the 2023 Canadian Open, which he won. In 2023 he played in the final at the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin and later led Italy to winning the Davis Cup. With a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 4 (attained on 2 October 2023), Sinner is the equal highest-ranked Italian male tennis player in history, tied with Adriano Panatta.
Sinner at the 2023 Monte-Carlo Masters | |
| Country (sports) | Italy |
|---|---|
| Residence | Monte Carlo, Monaco |
| Born | 16 August 2001 Innichen, Italy |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Turned pro | 2018 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Simone Vagnozzi Darren Cahill |
| Prize money | US $19,149,209 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 199–74 (72.9%) |
| Career titles | 11 |
| Highest ranking | No. 4 (2 October 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 4 (15 February 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | W (2024) |
| French Open | QF (2020) |
| Wimbledon | SF (2023) |
| US Open | QF (2022) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | F (2023) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 21–21 (50.0%) |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 124 (27 September 2021) |
| Current ranking | No. 591 (29 January 2024) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | W (2023) Record: 11–4 (73.3%) |
| Last updated on: 29 January 2024. | |
Sinner also has a career-high ranking of world No. 124 in doubles, achieved on 27 September 2021, and has won one ATP Tour title in doubles.
Sinner grew up in northern Italy in the predominantly German-speaking region of South Tyrol. He was active in skiing, football, and tennis as a child. After winning a national championship in skiing at age eight, Sinner switched his focus to tennis at age 13 and moved to Bordighera on the Italian Riviera to train with veteran coach Riccardo Piatti. Despite limited success as a junior, Sinner began playing in professional events at age 16 and became one of the few players to win multiple ATP Challenger Tour titles at age 17. He won the ATP Newcomer of the Year award in 2019 after breaking into the top 100 and winning the Next Generation ATP Finals in Milan.
Sinner continued his rise into the top 50 in 2020 with his first top 10 victory, a French Open quarterfinal, and his first ATP Tour title at the 2020 Sofia Open. In 2021, he became the youngest ATP 500 champion at the 2021 Citi Open, was a Masters runner-up at the Miami Open, and became the first player born in the 2000s to enter the top 10 in rankings. After reaching his first major semifinal at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships, Sinner won his first Masters 1000 title at the 2023 Canadian Open. He finished the season by reaching the final of the ATP Finals and leading Italy to win the 2023 Davis Cup title for the first time in 47 years.
At the 2024 Australian Open, Sinner defeated world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the semifinals to reach his first major final, ending Djokovic's undefeated 20–0 (in semifinals or later) Australian Open record. He then defeated Daniil Medvedev in a five-set final, coming back from two sets down to win his first major title.