Felix Auger-Aliassime is a Canadian professional tennis player. He has a very effective serve, a decent volley, and excellent athleticism. His groundstrokes are very precise as he can make his opponent run on the court and finish up at the net. He reached a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 21 on June 10, 2019, and a career-high ITF junior ranking of No. 2 on June 6, 2016. He is currently the youngest player ranked within the ATP top 100.
Felix On Montreal: 'Pressure Was Enormous' on his 19th Birthday
Felix Auger-Aliassime could hardly have dreamed up a better atmosphere for his 19th birthday. The teenager was playing on Court Central at his hometown ATP Masters 1000 tournament, the Coupe Rogers in Montreal, with fans shouting, “Let's go, Felix!”
“I never heard a stadium yell like this, sound like this, an atmosphere like this. It was incredible. At the changeover at 6-all, I could see the people there. I was raising my fist, and I felt the energy coming up my legs. It was the first time I ever felt that. It was incredible,” he said.
Both players struggled with the wind and their nerves, but it was the 23-year-old Khachanov who found a way to settle down. Auger-Aliassime particularly struggled with his serve, hitting 12 double faults to 10 aces.
“For sure I'm facing difficulties on my second serve. I have to face it. It's like you. You face difficulties in your work. I face difficulties in mine. What do you do? You go back to work, and you try to do better next time,” Auger-Aliassime said.“It's good that I broke the ice, so to speak. But now it's over. I can say the pressure was enormous. I can't hide that. Everybody talks about it. It's a big tournament for me. In the end, I want to play well, I don't want to be disappointed. There's a lot of pressure,” Auger-Aliassime said.
Famous for
- Canadian Tennis player
- The youngest player ranked within the ATP top 100.
Early life of Auger-Aliassime
Auger Aliassime was born on August 8, 2000, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He holds Canadian nationality with mixed ethnicity. His birth name is Felix Auger Aliassime and his birth sign is Leo. He was raised by his father Sam Aliassime who is from Togo and his mother Marie Auger from the province of Quebec along with his sister Malika Aliassime who also play Tennis. He started playing tennis at his early age of 4 and trained at the Club Avantage as a member of the Academie de Tennis Herisset-Bordeleau in Quebec City. In 2012, he won the Open Super Auray in the age of 11 to 12 category and has been a member of Tennis Canada's National Training Centre in Montreal since the fall of 2014. Regarding his education, There is no information available currently but will be updated soon.
Body Measurements of Auger-Aliassime
How tall is Auger-Aliassime?
The teenager tennis player Auger-Aliassime has an athletic body physique and stands the height of 6ft 4in tall with a weight of 66kg.
Career of Auger-Aliassime
- Auger started his career at an early age and he won the Open Super Auray in the age of 11 to 12 category in 2012.
- In February 2015, Auger-Aliassime won his first ITF junior singles title at the G3 in Queretaro.
- In August 2015, he won his first junior G1 title with a victory over compatriot Denis Shapovalov in College Park.
- At the US Open in September 2015, his first junior Grand Slam, he reached the second round in singles and won the doubles title with fellow Canadian Denis Shapovalov.
- In October 2015, He won the junior Davis Cup title, the first time in history for Canada along with compatriots Denis Shapovalov and Benjamin Sigouin.
- At the junior event of the French Open in June 2016, he reached his first Grand Slam singles final where he was defeated by Geoffrey Blancaneaux in three sets.
- At the US Open in September 2016, he won the boys' singles title with a straight-sets victory over Miomir Kecmanovic.
- In March 2015 at the Challenger Banque Nationale de Drummondville, Auger-Aliassime became the youngest player in history to qualify for an ATP Challenger.
- In November 2016, he won his first professional title with a victory over Juan Manuel Benitez Chavarriaga at the ITF Futures in Birmingham.
- In January 2017, Auger-Aliassime reached the final of the ITF Futures in Plantation but lost to Roberto Cid Subervi in three sets.
- In March 2017, he won the title in Sherbrooke over Gleb Sakharov, his second ITF Futures.
- In September at the Copa Sevilla, he won his second ATP Challenger title of the season after defeating former world No. 56 Inigo Cervantes in the final.
- In February 2018 in Budapest, Auger-Aliassime captured his first ATP Challenger doubles title, defeating Marin Draganja and Tomislav Draganja with partner Nicola Kuhn.
- At age 18, Auger-Aliassime became the youngest-ever ATP 500 finalist with his win over Pablo Cuevas to reach the Rio Open title match.
- He received a wildcard to play in the 2019 Mutua Madrid Open where he was defeated by Rafael Nadal in straight sets.
- In the Mercedes Cup, he made it to his third final.
- At Queen's Club, he made it to the semifinal.
- At Wimbledon, he entered as the 19th seed and earned his first victory as a pro in the Slams, by defeating compatriot Vasek Pospisil but he was stopped by Ugo Humbert in the third round.
Personal life of Auger-Aliassime
Who is Auger-Aliassime dating?
Auger Aliassime is unmarried and not in any kind of relationships as there are no rumors of him dating anyone. He is focusing more on his career as he has a long journey more to go-ahead.
Birthday of Auger- Aliassime
The Teenager tennis player Auger Aliassime celebrates his birthday on the 8th of August with his friends and family. Currently, He turned 19 years old while he was playing on Court Central at his hometown ATP Masters 1000 tournament, the Coupe Rogers in Montreal where his fans supported him by shouting, “Let's go, Felix!”
Net worth of Auger- Aliassime
Auger Aliassime has been earning a considerable amount of money from his early career and also has won prize money of $1.5 Million. But, His net worth is still under review.
