Australia has a long history of producing top tennis players with Ashleigh Barty, Samantha Stosur, and Lleyton Hewitt winning grand slam singles titles in recent years.
Alex de Minaur and Ajla Tomljanovic are currently the number 1 ranked Australian tennis players on the Men’s and Women’s Tours.
This article will look at where the top Australian players are ranked on the ATP and WTA Tours in May 2023.
Australian Tennis Players (Male)
On the Men’s Singles Tour, Alex de Minaur is the current number 1 Australian male player currently playing on the ATP tour and is currently ranked number 19 in the world.
Australia currently has two male players in the top 50 (De Minaur and Kyrgios), eight players in the top 100, and 41 players in the top 1000 of the ATP World Singles Ranking.
Top Ranked Male Players from Australia
| AU Rank | ATP Ranking | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | Alex de Minaur | 1,870 |
| 2 | 26 | Nick Kyrgios | 1,465 |
| 3 | 68 | Max Purcell | 781 |
| 4 | 69 | Jason Kubler | 777 |
| 5 | 76 | Jordan Thompson | 737 |
| 6 | 77 | Christopher O’Connell | 737 |
| 7 | 85 | Alexei Popyrin | 707 |
| 8 | 97 | Aleksandar Vukic | 654 |
| 9 | 108 | Thanasi Kokkinakis | 587 |
| 10 | 110 | James Duckworth | 571 |
| 11 | 136 | Rinky Hijikata | 442 |
| 12 | 194 | Marc Polmans | 314 |
| 13 | 236 | Dane Sweeny | 248 |
| 14 | 243 | John Millman | 237 |
| 15 | 248 | Li Tu | 229 |
| 16 | 279 | Omar Jasika | 192 |
| 17 | 280 | James McCabe | 192 |
| 18 | 288 | Adam Walton | 184 |
| 19 | 330 | Tristan Schoolkate | 154 |
| 20 | 352 | Dayne Kelly | 138 |
| 21 | 374 | Akira Santillan | 124 |
| 22 | 377 | Alex Bolt | 123 |
| 23 | 389 | Thomas Fancutt | 119 |
| 24 | 390 | Bernard Tomic | 118 |
| 25 | 415 | Luke Saville | 111 |
| 26 | 494 | Blake Ellis | 77 |
| 27 | 515 | Philip Sekulic | 71 |
| 28 | 544 | Matthew Dellavedova | 65 |
| 29 | 684 | Edward Winter | 39 |
| 30 | 770 | Brandon Walkin | 28 |
| 31 | 771 | Jake Delaney | 28 |
| 32 | 788 | Calum Puttergill | 27 |
| 33 | 811 | Mitchell Harper | 24 |
| 34 | 860 | Jeremy Jin | 20 |
| 35 | 861 | Jacob Bradshaw | 20 |
| 36 | 873 | Moerani Bouzige | 19 |
| 37 | 905 | Blake Mott | 16 |
| 38 | 924 | Jeremy Beale | 15 |
| 39 | 949 | Derek Pham | 14 |
| 40 | 970 | Matthew Ebden | 12 |
| 41 | 983 | Kody Pearson | 12 |
Australian Tennis Players (Female)
On the Women’s Singles Tour, Ajla Tomljanovic is the current number 1 Australian player playing on the WTA Tour and is currently ranked number 47 in the world.
Ajla Tomljanovic is also the only Australian ranked in the top 100 of the WTA World Ranking.
The next highest-ranked female tennis player is Kimberly Birrell who has a singles ranking of 110 in the world.
Top Ranked Female Players from Australia
| AU Rank | WTA Ranking | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 47 | Ajla Tomljanović | 1,072 |
| 2 | 110 | Kimberly Birrell | 607 |
| 3 | 137 | Daria Saville | 514 |
| 4 | 152 | Jaimee Fourlis | 455 |
| 5 | 154 | Priscilla Hon | 451 |
| 6 | 155 | Olivia Gadecki | 451 |
| 7 | 204 | Storm Hunter | 346 |
| 8 | 206 | Arina Rodionova | 341 |
| 9 | 234 | Maddison Inglis | 306 |
| 10 | 245 | Lizette Cabrera | 287 |
| 11 | 272 | Astra Sharma | 251 |
| 12 | 294 | Alexandra Bozovic | 225 |
| 13 | 320 | Destanee Aiava | 184 |
| 14 | 337 | Petra Hule | 177 |
| 15 | 343 | Seone Mendez | 174 |
| 16 | 367 | Ellen Perez | 153 |
| 17 | 370 | Talia Gibson | 152 |
| 18 | 434 | Alana Parnaby | 118 |
| 19 | 455 | Olivia Tjandramulia | 109 |
| 20 | 540 | Kaylah McPhee | 79 |
| 21 | 563 | Taylah Preston | 74 |
| 22 | 573 | Tina Smith | 70 |
| 23 | 589 | Elysia Bolton | 66 |
| 24 | 611 | Lisa Mays | 62 |
| 25 | 696 | Alexandra Osborne | 44 |
| 26 | 783 | Catherine Aulia | 32 |
| 27 | 792 | Roopa Bains | 31 |
| 28 | 816 | Zoe Hives | 28 |
| 29 | 959 | Mia Repac | 17 |
| 30 | 976 | Milan Krish | 17 |
NB: Rankings provided by the ATP/WTA (29/05/2023)
Australian Grand Slam Title Winners
Australians have won a total of 176 grand slam singles titles, with Margaret Smith, Roy Emerson, and Rod Laver all having won more than 10 titles each.
The last Australian (Male or Female) to win a grand slam singles title, was Ashleigh Barty when she won the 2022 Australian Open, defeating Danielle Collins in straight sets in the final 6–3, 7–6.
The Last Australian Male to win a grand slam title was Leyton Hewitt, who won the 2002 Wimbledon Championships, defeating David Nalbandian 6–1, 6–3, 6–2 in the Wimbledon final.
- Margaret Smith (24)
- Roy Emerson (12)
- Rod Laver (11)
- Kenneth Rosewall (8)
- John Newcombe (7)
- Evonne Goolagong (7)
- John Crawford (6)
- Nancye Wynne (6)
- Daphne Akhurst (5)
- Francis Sedgman (5)
- Lewis Hoad (4)
- Ashley Cooper (4)
- Norman Brookes (3)
- Gerald Patterson (3)
- James Anderson (3)
- Joan Hartigan (3)
- Adrian Quist (3)
- Neale Fraser (3)
- Ashleigh Barty (3)
- Rodney Heath (2)
- Pat O’Hara Wood (2)
- Margaret Mutch (2)
- Coral McInnes (2)
- John Bromwich (2)
- Thelma Coyne (2)
- Mervyn Rose (2)
- Mary Carter (2)
- Lesley Turner (2)
- Frederick Stolle (2)
- Patrick Rafter (2)
- Lleyton Hewitt (2)
- Horace Rice (1)
- Ernie Parker (1)
- Arthur O’Hara Wood (1)
- Francis Lowe (1)
- Rhys Gemmell (1)
- Sylvia Lance (1)
- John Hawkes (1)
- Esna Boyd (1)
- John Gregory (1)
- Edgar Moon (1)
- Vivian McGrath (1)
- Emily Hood (1)
- Dinny Pails (1)
- Ken McGregor (1)
- Beryl Penrose (1)
- Malcolm Anderson (1)
- Anthony Roche (1)
- Bill Bowrey (1)
- Mark Edmondson (1)
- Kerry Melville (1)
- Christine O’Neil (1)
- Patrick Cash (1)
- Samantha Stosur (1)