Felix Auger Aliassime

Felix Auger-Aliassime: A Brief Biography

Felix Auger-Aliassime is a Canadian tennis player who achieved a career-high ranking of No. 6 in November 2022. He is ranked No. 19 by the ATP, as of August 2024. He has won five singles titles and one doubles title on the ATP tour till date. Auger-Aliassime also won the Davis Cup in 2022. Auger-Aliassime recorded his 50th Masters win at the 2024 Cincinnati Open by defeating Casper Ruud. He reached the semifinals at the 2024 Paris Olympics, upsetting Daniil Medvedev and Casper Ruud, becoming the first player from Canada to reach the medal stage at the Olympic Games. Auger-Aliassime reached his first Masters 1000 final at the 2024 Madrid Open. He, along with Gabriela Dabrowski, defeated the team of Demi Schuurs and Wesley Koolhoof to win a bronze medal in the mixed doubles category.

All of Auger-Aliassime’s singles ATP titles came in 2022, including the Rotterdam Open and the Basel Open, both indoor hard court events. Standing at 6 ft 4 in, Auger-Aliassime has a lanky frame and is a right-handed player with a two-handed backhand. He is known for his huge first serve and his favored wing is his forehand. Auger-Aliassime’s best Grand Slam performance came at the 2021 US Open, where he lost in the semi-final against Daniil Medvedev.

Felix Auger-Aliassime Personal Information

Felix Auger-Aliassime Early Life

Felix Auger-Aliassime was born on August 8, 2000 in Montreal, Canada. He grew up in Quebec and started playing tennis when he was just four years old. His father worked at the Académie de tennis Hérisset-Bordeleau in Quebec, which is why he was encouraged to pick up the sport.

Auger-Aliassime was initially encouraged to play soccer along with his sister by his father. However, the children showed more interest in tennis. Felix’s father coached him till he turned 12 and in 2014, he moved to Montreal to train at the Tennis Canada National Training Centre.

Felix Auger-Aliassime Personal Life

Auger-Aliassime is nicknamed FA2 and has also been called “Oxford” by Andrey Rublev for being a well-spoken person. He is fluent in French and English and his favorite tournament is the Canada Masters. His childhood hero was Roger Federer and the two share birthdays as well.

Off the court, Auger-Aliassime is an avid pianist and even played at the 2019 ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo players party. He has admitted that if he was not into tennis, he would have tried to become an artist in either music or dance. His favorite TV show is Suits and he would like Will Smith to play him in a movie. Felix Auger-Aliassime’s favorite non-tennis sports include soccer and hockey. He is a supporter of the NHL team Montreal Canadiens. His favorite athlete is Usain Bolt.

Felix Auger-Aliassime Family Background

Felix Auger-Aliassime was born to father, Sam Aliassime and mother, Marie Auger. Sam Aliassime hails from Togo in West Africa and moved to Canada at age 25. He is a tennis instructor by profession. Marie Auger is of French-Canadian descent and is a professor in Canada. Felix Auger-Aliassime also has a sister Malika Auger-Aliassime, who is also a tennis player.

Felix Auger-Aliassime Girlfriend

Felix Auger-Aliassime has been in a relationship with Nina Ghaibi since March 2019. Nina Ghaibi is a Croatian equestrian athlete. She is 24 years old, as of August 2024. She frequently shares images of her travels around the world on her Instagram account ‘@nina_ghaibi’ where she has over 12k followers.

Felix Auger-Aliassime Social Media

Felix Auger-Aliassime is active on multiple social media platforms. He offers snippets of life on court through his Instagram account @felixaliassime, where he is followed by more than 553k users. He also tweets on X via @felixtennis and has close to 145.1k followers on the micro-blogging site.

Felix Auger-Aliassime Prize Money

According to the ATP website, Auger-Aliassime has won over $13.5 million in prize money till date, including over $1.5 million so far in 2024.

Felix Auger-Aliassime Brand Ambassador

Felix Auger-Aliassime is a rising star of tennis and this status has made him a lucrative proposition for several brands. He signed a long-term apparel and shoe deal with German giants Adidas in January 2021. Babolat is his tennis equipment sponsor.

Auger-Aliassime also signed with Swiss luxury watch brand Tag Heuer as their brand ambassador in 2019. He also entered into a partnership with Renault and Dior in 2023.

Felix Auger-Aliassime Investments

Although details about Felix Auger-Aliassime’s investments are not available, what is known to the public is his charitable activities. In 2020, he announced that he donated $5 for every point he scored throughout the season to EduChange, a not-for-profit organization that led efforts to support the protection and education of children in Auger-Aliassime’s father’s ancestral country of Togo. BNP Paribas supported this initiative by offering triple of Felix’s points tally in dollars. In 2020, the cause generated around $98k in total.

Felix Auger-Aliassime Achievements

Felix Auger-Aliassime turned professional in 2017. As a junior, he won the US Open boys’ doubles title in 2015 with compatriot Denis Shapovalov and the singles title a year later. He also reached the boys’ singles final at the 2016 French Open and the boys’ doubles final at the 2016 Wimbledon.

In 2019, Felix Auger-Aliassime became the youngest men’s player to reach an ATP 500 final, doing so at the Rio Open. He earned his first two wins at a grand slam in the main draw when he reached the third round at Wimbledon in 2019. In 2020, Felix Auger Aliassime claimed his first ATP doubles title at the Paris Masters with Hubert Hurkacz.

At Wimbledon in 2021, Felix reached his first grand slam quarter-final by defeating world No. 6 and fourth seed Alexander Zverev in a five-set marathon. He went one round further at the US Open that year by reaching a major semi-final for the first time in his career. He also entered the top 10 for the first time in November 2021, marking his best year till date.

However, more success awaited him in 2022. He began the season in fine form for team Canada by winning the ATP Cup and reached the quarter-finals for the third consecutive slam at the 2022 Australian Open, where he lost to Daniil Medvedev in five sets. It was ninth time lucky in finals as Felix Auger-Aliassime finally captured his first ATP singles title at the 2022 Rotterdam Open. He had lost all his previous eight title-clash matches.

Felix Auger-Aliassime went on to add three more singles titles in 2022. He reached a career-high ranking of No. 6 in November 2022 and qualified for his first-ever season-ending ATP World Tour Finals. He capped off a brilliant 2022 season by winning the Davis Cup for Canada’s first-ever win. For his stunning achievements, Felix Auger-Aliassime was selected as the 2022 Canadian Press Athlete of the Year.

Felix Auger-Aliassime Best Finish at each Grand Slam

The following table lists Felix Auger-Aliassime’s best results at grand slam events till the US Open in 2023.

Felix Auger-Aliassime Titles Won

Felix Auger-Aliassime has won five singles titles and one doubles title till date. The table below lists all his tournament wins.

Felix Auger-Aliassime Coaching Staff

Felix Auger-Aliassime’s coaching staff consists of Guillaume Marx, Frédéric Fontang and Toni Nadal. Frédéric Fontang has been his primary coach since January 2017, while Toni Nadal has been guiding him since 2021.

Felix Auger-Aliassime Diet

Felix Auger Aliassime follows a healthy diet that features salads, according to an in-depth YouTube video by the ATP Tour. In a Q&A with Tennis Canada, he also revealed that Italian food is his favorite cuisine.

Felix Auger-Aliassime House

Felix Auger-Aliassime resides in the glitzy principality of Monaco. He moved there when he was 18 years old, as he felt a base in Europe would be essential to ease the load of traveling while playing on the tennis tour. It is reported online that he lives in an apartment, although not much else is known about his house.