Alex Michelsen
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Bio | He is an American professional tennis player. Michelsen won the singles and doubles title at the 2022 Easter Bowl, becoming the first American champion in both disciplines since Donald Young in 2006. He also won the 2022 Wimbledon Boys' doubles title with Sebastian Gorzny. He was committed to play college tennis at the University of Georgia, but then decided to turn pro. In August 2022, Michelsen made his Grand Slam doubles debut at the US Open playing alongside Sebastian Gorzny, losing in the first round. In November 2022, Michelsen won his first title on the ITF Tour in East Lansing. In February 2023, Michelsen reached his first Challenger final in Rome, USA, losing to Jordan Thompson. In March 2023, Michelsen received a qualifying wildcard for the 2023 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. In June 2023, he made his ATP debut at the 2023 Mallorca Championships as a lucky loser, losing in the first round to eventual champion Christopher Eubanks. In July 2023, Michelsen won his first Challenger title in Chicago, defeating Yuta Shimizu in the finals. Later that month, he reached his first final on the ATP Tour at the 2023 Hall of Fame Open in Newport, where he lost to second seed Adrian Mannarino. He turned professional two weeks later, foregoing his college eligibility. In August 2023, Michelsen made his debut at a Major when he received a wildcard into the men's singles event at the US Open. He defeated Albert Ramos Viñolas in straight sets to progress to the second round where he lost to 23rd seed Nicolás Jarry. As a result, he reached a new career high of No. 117 on September 11, 2023. Next he reached the semifinals at the 2023 Cary Challenger II but lost to eventual champion Zachary Svajda. He won his second Challenger in Knoxville and made his top 100 debut. In November, he qualified for the 2023 Next Generation ATP Finals. He reached the third round at the 2024 Australian Open defeating wildcard James McCabe and 32nd seed Jiří Lehečka on his debut at this Major. As a result, he reached the top 75 in the singles rankings. At the 2024 Dallas Open he defeated qualifier Tennys Sandgren but lost to top seed Frances Tiafoe. The following week at the 2024 Delray Beach Open, he defeated Thanasi Kokkinakis in straight sets. He lost to Dallas champion Tommy Paul in a tight match with a third set tiebreak. |
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