When did Félix Auger-Aliassime turn pro?

Félix Auger-Aliassime turned professional in late 2017.

Where is Félix Auger-Aliassime from?

He was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, but grew up near Quebec City.

What is Félix Auger-Aliassime's best Grand Slam achievement?

Félix Auger-Aliassime's best Grand Slam achievement is reaching the semifinals of the US Open in September 2021.

Felix Auger-Aliassime | Profile, Stats & Career

Félix Auger-Aliassime is a professional tennis player from Canada. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World Number 6 in November 2022 and has won seven ATP singles titles and one doubles title.

He has reached the semifinals of the US Open and earned a bronze medal in mixed doubles at the Paris Olympics in 2024.

Player Profile and Personal Life

Félix Auger-Aliassime was born on August 8, 2000, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He stands 193 cm tall and he is a right-handed player with a two-handed backhand.

His father Sam Aliassime emigrated from Togo and worked as a tennis coach, while his mother Marie Auger is of French-Canadian descent. Félix grew up in L'Ancienne-Lorette near Quebec City alongside his older sister Malika Auger-Aliassime, who also played tennis competitively.

Auger-Aliassime began playing tennis at age four at Club Avantage as part of the Académie de Tennis Hérisset-Bordeleau. By age eleven, he won the Open Super Auray in France and joined Tennis Canada's National Training Centre in Montreal in late 2014.

He launched #FAAPointsForChange to support children in Togo and was awarded the Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award in December 2023.

Junior Career

Auger-Aliassime had an exceptional junior career that included winning the boys' singles title at the US Open in September 2016 with a straight-sets victory over Miomir Kecmanović. He also claimed the boys' doubles title at the US Open in 2015 with compatriot Denis Shapovalov.

In June 2016 at French Open, he reached his first junior Grand Slam singles final but lost to Geoffrey Blancaneaux despite holding a championship point. He finished his junior career ranked World Number 2 with a record of seventy-nine wins and nineteen losses.

Professional Career

Auger-Aliassime turned professional in late 2017 and made history as the youngest player to qualify for an ATP Challenger main draw at age fourteen. In February 2019 at the Rio Open, he became the youngest-ever ATP500 finalist but lost to Laslo Đere.

Later that year at Wimbledon, he reached the third round before losing to Ugo Humbert.

In 2021, Auger-Aliassime reached his first Grand Slam semifinal at the US Open after defeating Carlos Alcaraz but lost to Daniil Medvedev in straight sets. He also reached quarterfinals at Wimbledon and broke into the ATP top ten rankings for the first time.

In 2022, Auger-Aliassime won four ATP singles titles—his first at the Rotterdam Open followed by victories at Florence Open, European Open in Antwerp, and Swiss Indoors in Basel. He also reached quarterfinals at four Masters tournaments and semifinals at Paris Masters. His stellar season earned him a career-high ranking of World Number 6.

At the Davis Cup Finals that year, Auger-Aliassime led Canada to their first-ever title by defeating Australia in the final.

In 2024, Auger-Aliassime reached his first Masters final at the Madrid Open but lost to Andrey Rublev in three sets.

At the Paris Olympics, he earned a bronze medal in mixed doubles with Gabriela Dabrowski after defeating Demi Schuurs and Wesley Koolhof.

In 2025, Auger-Aliassime started strong by winning two ATP titles—Adelaide International and the Montpellier Open. And reached semifinals at Dubai Tennis Championships.