# Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
**Alejandro Davidovich Fokina** (born 1999 in Malaga, Spain) is a Spanish professional tennis player who won the 2017 Wimbledon boys' singles title, reached the quarterfinals of the 2021 Roland Garros, and climbed to a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 14 in November 2025. After losing his first five [ATP Tour](https://www.edgepedia.org/atp-tour) finals, he won back-to-back titles in 2026 at Mallorca and Chengdu.[1](https://www.lequipe.fr/Tennis/TennisFicheJoueur8901.html) • [2](https://as.com/opinion/davidovich-rompe-la-maldicion-f202606-n/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1999, Malaga, Spain; residence Fuengirola[1](https://www.lequipe.fr/Tennis/TennisFicheJoueur8901.html) |
| Playing style | Right-handed, two-handed backhand; 180 cm, 82 kg[3](https://ausopen.com/players/spain/alejandro-davidovich-fokina) |
| Turned pro | 2017[3](https://ausopen.com/players/spain/alejandro-davidovich-fokina) |
| Career-high ranking | No. 14 (November 2025), after a Top 20 debut in July 2025; previously peaked at No. 21 in 2023[4](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alejandro-davidovich%20fokina/dh50/bio) |
| Singles titles | 2: Mallorca 2026 (grass) and Chengdu 2026 (hard)[2](https://as.com/opinion/davidovich-rompe-la-maldicion-f202606-n/) • [5](https://surprisesports.com/scores/tennis/player/atp/alejandro-davidovich-fokina-3212/) |
| Best Grand Slam result | Quarterfinals, 2021 Roland Garros[6](https://www.itftennis.com/media/15710/2026-australian-open-day-2-mens-match-notes.pdf) |
| Career record | 185 wins, 161 losses; career earnings $12,447,042[3](https://ausopen.com/players/spain/alejandro-davidovich-fokina) |
## Junior career
Davidovich Fokina won the 2017 Wimbledon boys' singles title by defeating Argentina's Axel Geller 7-6(2), 6-3 in the final, hitting 31 winners against a taller opponent and going to the net 23 times.[7](https://as.com/tenis/2017/07/16/wimbledon/1500212649_350916.html) That year he also received the AS Promesa (Promise) award.[8](https://as.com/tenis/2021/06/06/roland_garros/1623006976_994455.html) Before that Wimbledon appearance he had played only one previous match on grass.[9](https://elpais.com/deportes/2017/07/17/actualidad/1500310269_417921.html)
## Breakthrough on tour
His senior breakthrough came at the 2021 Roland Garros, where he reached his first [Grand Slam](https://www.edgepedia.org/grand-slam-tennis) quarterfinal. En route he defeated Mikhail Kukushkin, Botic van de Zandschulp, Casper Ruud, and Federico Delbonis before falling to [Alexander Zverev](https://www.edgepedia.org/alexander-zverev).[6](https://www.itftennis.com/media/15710/2026-australian-open-day-2-mens-match-notes.pdf) The run earned him direct entry to the Tokyo Olympics as the fourth-ranked Spanish player.[8](https://as.com/tenis/2021/06/06/roland_garros/1623006976_994455.html) In 2022 he reached his first ATP Tour final at the Monte Carlo Masters.[1](https://www.lequipe.fr/Tennis/TennisFicheJoueur8901.html)
**The 2025 season.** 2025 was his most consistent year: he reached four ATP Tour finals, at Delray Beach, Acapulco, Washington, and Basel, with a season record of 44 wins and 26 losses, and finished the year as the No. 2-ranked Spaniard at No. 14 with 2,635 points.[1](https://www.lequipe.fr/Tennis/TennisFicheJoueur8901.html) • [10](https://as.com/tenis/final_atp/asi-queda-el-ranking-atp-tras-las-atp-finals-2025-numero-1-clasificacion-y-puntos-f202511-n/) The Washington final, at the Mubadala Citi DC Open, ended in defeat to [Alex de Minaur](https://www.edgepedia.org/alex-de-minaur).[11](https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/alejandro-davidovich-fokina-unsung-hero) He also reached the semifinals at the Monte Carlo Masters 1000, and at Wimbledon he beat Brandon Holt and [Botic van de Zandschulp](https://www.edgepedia.org/botic-van-de-zandschulp) before losing to [Taylor Fritz](https://www.edgepedia.org/taylor-fritz) in the third round.[12](https://www.itftennis.com/media/15720/2026-australian-open-day-4-mens-match-notes.pdf) His career-high of No. 14 came in November 2025, after the Basel final, his fifth on tour.[4](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alejandro-davidovich%20fokina/dh50/bio)
## First titles in 2026
**Mallorca.** After five runner-up finishes, two of them lost after wasting match points, Davidovich Fokina won his first ATP Tour title at the 2026 Mallorca Championships on grass, nine years after his junior Wimbledon crown.[2](https://as.com/opinion/davidovich-rompe-la-maldicion-f202606-n/) Two days later he opened Wimbledon with a straight-sets win over Juan Manuel Cerundolo.[2](https://as.com/opinion/davidovich-rompe-la-maldicion-f202606-n/)
**Injury and return.** His season was interrupted by a back injury. His last tournament before the layoff was Umag in mid-June, where he lost in the quarterfinals to Alex Molcan; he then missed Canada and [Cincinnati](https://www.edgepedia.org/cincinnati) and withdrew from the 2026 US Open, with the dropped points likely to take him out of the Top 30.[13](https://as.com/tenis/us_open/davidovich-no-jugara-en-el-us-open-f202608-n/)
**Chengdu and Shanghai.** Returning after two and a half months off, he won the Chengdu Open in late September, his second title, defeating [Hubert Hurkacz](https://www.edgepedia.org/hubert-hurkacz) 6-4, 7-6(7) in the final.[5](https://surprisesports.com/scores/tennis/player/atp/alejandro-davidovich-fokina-3212/) Two weeks later at the Shanghai Masters he again beat Hurkacz, 1-6, 6-3, 7-6(6) in 2 hours 4 minutes, to reach the quarterfinals; he saved nine of the 12 break points he faced and converted both of his own.[14](https://elpais.com/deportes/tenis/2026-10-13/el-empeno-de-davidovich-se-sobrepone-a-los-zambombazos-de-hurkacz-en-shanghai.html) Hurkacz had served 21 aces in the match, with speeds up to 225 km/h.[14](https://elpais.com/deportes/tenis/2026-10-13/el-empeno-de-davidovich-se-sobrepone-a-los-zambombazos-de-hurkacz-en-shanghai.html)
Earlier in 2026, at Roland Garros, he lost in the second round to Argentina's Thiago Agustin Tirante 4-6, 7-6(4), 6-1, 6-3, and said his coach had left the tournament mid-way without warning.[15](https://cadenaser.com/nacional/2026/05/27/davidovich-explica-la-surrealista-ruptura-con-su-entrenador-en-mitad-de-roland-garros-cogio-un-vuelo-sin-avisar-y-nos-ha-bloqueado-cadena-ser/)
## Playing style
Davidovich Fokina is described by Roland Garros as a standard-bearer for a spectacular, high-octane and versatile game that thrives on clay but also on faster surfaces, from the baseline and moving forward.[16](https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/players/39036-a.davidovich) Spanish media characterize his tennis as volatile and hard to read, capable of extraordinary stretches followed by flat ones, and note his return game as a decisive weapon: against Hurkacz in Shanghai, his returns blunted a 21-ace serving performance.[14](https://elpais.com/deportes/tenis/2026-10-13/el-empeno-de-davidovich-se-sobrepone-a-los-zambombazos-de-hurkacz-en-shanghai.html) French crowds adopted the chant "Let's go, Foki" during his 2021 Roland Garros run.[8](https://as.com/tenis/2021/06/06/roland_garros/1623006976_994455.html)
## Grand Slam record
His best results by major are the quarterfinals at Roland Garros (2021), the fourth round at the [Australian Open](https://www.edgepedia.org/australian-open) (2025) and US Open (2020 and 2022), and third rounds at Wimbledon.[16](https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/players/39036-a.davidovich) At the 2026 Australian Open, seeded No. 14, he held a 9-8 career five-set record going into the tournament.[12](https://www.itftennis.com/media/15720/2026-australian-open-day-4-mens-match-notes.pdf)
## References
1. [Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, L'Équipe player profile](https://www.lequipe.fr/Tennis/TennisFicheJoueur8901.html)
2. [Davidovich rompe la maldición, AS](https://as.com/opinion/davidovich-rompe-la-maldicion-f202606-n/)
3. [Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Australian Open player profile](https://ausopen.com/players/spain/alejandro-davidovich-fokina)
4. [Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, ATP Tour bio](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alejandro-davidovich%20fokina/dh50/bio)
5. [Alejandro Davidovich Fokina ATP ranking, stats and results, Surprise Sports](https://surprisesports.com/scores/tennis/player/atp/alejandro-davidovich-fokina-3212/)
6. [2026 Australian Open day 2 men's match notes, ITF](https://www.itftennis.com/media/15710/2026-australian-open-day-2-mens-match-notes.pdf)
7. [España tiene otro campeón en Londres: Alejandro Davidovich, AS](https://as.com/tenis/2017/07/16/wimbledon/1500212649_350916.html)
8. [París es el Rincón de la Victoria para Alejandro Davidovich, AS](https://as.com/tenis/2021/06/06/roland_garros/1623006976_994455.html)
9. [Davidovich, el 'vikingo' que pide paso, El País](https://elpais.com/deportes/2017/07/17/actualidad/1500310269_417921.html)
10. [Así queda el ranking ATP tras las ATP Finals 2025, AS](https://as.com/tenis/final_atp/asi-queda-el-ranking-atp-tras-las-atp-finals-2025-numero-1-clasificacion-y-puntos-f202511-n/)
11. [Alejandro Davidovich Fokina's season was one to remember, Tennis.com](https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/alejandro-davidovich-fokina-unsung-hero)
12. [2026 Australian Open day 4 men's match notes, ITF](https://www.itftennis.com/media/15720/2026-australian-open-day-4-mens-match-notes.pdf)
13. [Davidovich no jugará en el US Open, AS](https://as.com/tenis/us_open/davidovich-no-jugara-en-el-us-open-f202608-n/)
14. [Davidovich crece bajo la ley del sufrimiento, El País](https://elpais.com/deportes/tenis/2026-10-13/el-empeno-de-davidovich-se-sobrepone-a-los-zambombazos-de-hurkacz-en-shanghai.html)
15. [Davidovich explica la surrealista ruptura con su entrenador en mitad de Roland Garros, Cadena SER](https://cadenaser.com/nacional/2026/05/27/davidovich-explica-la-surrealista-ruptura-con-su-entrenador-en-mitad-de-roland-garros-cogio-un-vuelo-sin-avisar-y-nos-ha-bloqueado-cadena-ser/)
16. [Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Roland-Garros player card](https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/players/39036-a.davidovich)
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