Australia has a long history of producing top tennis players with Ash Barty, Samantha Stosur, and Lleyton Hewitt all 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 July 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 17 in the world.
Australia currently has two male players in the top 50 (De Minaur and Kyrgios), nine players in the top 100, and 42 players in the top 1000 of the ATP World Singles Ranking.
Top Ranked Male Players from Australia
| Country Rank | ATP Rank | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | Alex de Minaur | 2,115 |
| 2 | 33 | Nick Kyrgios | 1,175 |
| 3 | 64 | Max Purcell | 796 |
| 4 | 70 | Jordan Thompson | 769 |
| 5 | 73 | Christopher O’Connell | 766 |
| 6 | 77 | Jason Kubler | 742 |
| 7 | 87 | Aleksandar Vukic | 679 |
| 8 | 90 | Thanasi Kokkinakis | 667 |
| 9 | 93 | Alexei Popyrin | 645 |
| 10 | 110 | James Duckworth | 565 |
| 11 | 114 | Rinky Hijikata | 551 |
| 12 | 176 | Marc Polmans | 329 |
| 13 | 232 | Dane Sweeny | 253 |
| 14 | 237 | Adam Walton | 250 |
| 15 | 246 | Li Tu | 242 |
| 16 | 277 | James McCabe | 197 |
| 17 | 286 | Omar Jasika | 189 |
| 18 | 292 | John Millman | 184 |
| 19 | 326 | Tristan Schoolkate | 159 |
| 20 | 345 | Alex Bolt | 146 |
| 21 | 353 | Bernard Tomic | 140 |
| 22 | 369 | Dayne Kelly | 131 |
| 23 | 376 | Luke Saville | 127 |
| 24 | 402 | Akira Santillan | 116 |
| 25 | 417 | Thomas Fancutt | 110 |
| 26 | 470 | Philip Sekulic | 86 |
| 27 | 488 | Blake Ellis | 82 |
| 28 | 546 | Matthew Dellavedova | 65 |
| 29 | 665 | Edward Winter | 42 |
| 30 | 758 | Calum Puttergill | 30 |
| 31 | 759 | Jake Delaney | 30 |
| 32 | 785 | Jeremy Jin | 28 |
| 33 | 791 | Brandon Walkin | 27 |
| 34 | 810 | Mitchell Harper | 25 |
| 35 | 829 | Jacob Bradshaw | 23 |
| 36 | 863 | Moerani Bouzige | 20 |
| 37 | 914 | Blake Mott | 16 |
| 38 | 941 | Jeremy Beale | 15 |
| 39 | 947 | Derek Pham | 15 |
| 40 | 972 | Thomas Braithwaite | 13 |
| 41 | 995 | Kody Pearson | 12 |
| 42 | 996 | Matthew Christopher Romios | 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 63 in the world.
Ajla Tomljanovic is currently the only Australian ranked in the top 100 of the WTA World Ranking, with the next highest-ranked female tennis player being Kimberly Birrell who has a singles ranking of 117 in the world.
Top Ranked Female Players from Australia
| Country Rank | WTA Rank | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 63 | Ajla Tomljanovic | 912 |
| 2 | 117 | Kimberly Birrell | 616 |
| 3 | 137 | Olivia Gadecki | 519 |
| 4 | 162 | Storm Hunter | 423 |
| 5 | 169 | Jaimee Fourlis | 407 |
| 6 | 179 | Priscilla Hon | 384 |
| 7 | 214 | Lizette Cabrera | 342 |
| 8 | 231 | Daria Saville | 314 |
| 9 | 234 | Arina Rodionova | 309 |
| 10 | 239 | Maddison Inglis | 305 |
| 11 | 255 | Astra Sharma | 286 |
| 12 | 287 | Alexandra Bozovic | 233 |
| 13 | 300 | Destanee Aiava | 220 |
| 14 | 332 | Petra Hule | 182 |
| 15 | 355 | Seone Mendez | 166 |
| 16 | 359 | Talia Gibson | 163 |
| 17 | 378 | Ellen Perez | 150 |
| 18 | 420 | Taylah Preston | 129 |
| 19 | 474 | Alana Parnaby | 104 |
| 20 | 476 | Kaylah McPhee | 103 |
| 21 | 527 | Tina Smith | 83 |
| 22 | 562 | Elysia Bolton | 73 |
| 23 | 569 | Olivia Tjandramulia | 72 |
| 24 | 614 | Lisa Mays | 62 |
| 25 | 775 | Alexandra Osborne | 33 |
| 26 | 803 | Roopa Bains | 31 |
| 27 | 809 | Gabriella Da Silva Fick | 30 |
| 28 | 835 | Catherine Aulia | 28 |
| 29 | 901 | Zoe Hives | 22 |
| 30 | 982 | Mia Repac | 17 |
| 31 | 991 | Milan Krish | 17 |
NB: Rankings provided by the ATP/WTA (03/07/2023)
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)