Who is Alex de Minaur’s girlfriend? Katie Boulter exits in second round of Australian Open
Australian star Alex de Minaur forms one half of a tennis power couple with his partner Katie Boulter.
The duo both made it safely through the opening round of the Australian Open, but Boulter’s tournament came to an end in the second round against Qinwen Zheng.
The Sporting News explains everything you need to know about De Minaur and Boulter.
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Who is Katie Boulter? Alex de Minaur’s girlfriend
Boulter is a 27-year-old tennis player from England, with a career-high ranking of 50 achieved in September last year.
She first played Wimbledon qualifying in 2014 as a 17-year-old before reaching her first Grand Slam main draw at the All England Club in 2017.Ā
In 2018, she won her first match at a major with victory against Veronica Cepede Royg at Wimbledon, before bowing out in the second round to Naomi Osaka.
Boulter has been on the rise in recent years, reaching the third round of her last three majors and winning a WTA title at the Canberra International in 2023.
At the United Cup 2024, Boulter earned the best win of her career as she downed world no.5 Jessica Pegula in three sets.
When did Boulter and De Minaur start their relationship?
Boulter and De Minaur’s relationship became public news in March 2022.
With Boulter on the WTA tour and De Minaur on the ATP, tennis often takes the pair away from each other.
However, Boulter and De Minaur teamed up to play mixed doubles at Wimbledon 2023, winning their first match but losing their second.
The duo avoided playing each other in mixed doubles at the United Cup with Australia using a specialist doubles pairing.
However, there is a chance that both could make their Olympics debut at Paris 2024 and tussle it out for their respective nations in a contest.
Alex de Minaur ranking
De Minaur is currently theĀ world No. 10Ā in men’s singles ā a career-high ranking.
In doubles, the Australian is the world No. 178.
Alex de Minaur prize money
According to theĀ official ATP website, de Minaur has taken homeĀ US$11,223,939 (AU$16,420,072)Ā in tournament winnings.Ā
That sum includes prize money from both singles and doubles events.Ā
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