_06_(cropped).jpg) Davidovich Fokina at the2023 US Open | |
| Full name | Alejandro Davidovich Fokina |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Spain |
| Born | (1999-06-05)5 June 1999 (age 26)[1] Rincón de la Victoria, Spain |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Turned pro | 2017 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Félix Mantilla,David Sánchez[2] Fernando Verdasco (2024),[3][4] Jorge Aguirre (2009–2024) |
| Prize money | US$ 10,018,855[5] |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 158–145 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 14 (3 November 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 14 (3 November 2025) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 4R (2025) |
| French Open | QF (2021) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2023,2025) |
| US Open | 4R (2020,2022) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 3R (2021) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 13–25 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 196 (21 February 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 435 (10 November 2025) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2022) |
| French Open | 1R (2021) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2023) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 1R (2021) |
| Last updated on: 10 November 2025. | |
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (born 5 June 1999) is a Spanish professionaltennis player. He has a career-highATP singles ranking of world No. 14, achieved on 3 November 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 196, achieved on 21 February 2022. He is currently the No. 2 singles player from Spain.[6]
Davidovich Fokina was born and raised in La Cala del Moral,Rincón de la Victoria, about 10 km away fromMálaga,Spain, to Swedish-Russian father Eduard Mark Davidovich, and Russian mother Tatiana Fokina.[7][8] His father is a former boxer.[8] Davidovich Fokina has a brother, Mark. Alejandro began playing tennis with his father at the age of three. When he turned five, he started training at Calaflores and later Serramar tennis courts with coach Manolo Rubiales.[citation needed]
Davidovich Fokina was Spanish Champion at U12, U15 and U18 levels. He started his professional tennis career in 2016. He won his firstITF Grade 1 in Canada at theRepentigny Internationaux de Tennis Junior, defeatingFélix Auger-Aliassime in the semifinal, andLiam Caruana in the final. In October, he won his first doubles title in aFutures held in Nigeria partnering French playerAlexis Klégou. During 2017, as a junior, he made his ATP debut at theBarcelona Open Banc Sabadell in April thanks to a qualifyingwild card. He defeatedRoberto Carballés Baena in three sets. He lost in the second round of qualifying toSantiago Giraldo in three sets. He also reached the juniorFrench Open semifinals, losing toAlexei Popyrin in straight sets.
He defeatedRudolf Molleker in the first round and won the2017 Wimbledon boys' singles title without dropping a set, winning the final against ArgentineAxel Geller.
In 2018, he was the hitting partner for the Spanish Davis Cup team at the tie Spain vs. Great Britain held atMarbella. In March, Davidovich won his firstITF Futures 15K title atQuinta do Lago in Portugal, defeatingRoberto Ortega Olmedo. He started playing the ATP Challenger Tour during the season.
He received his first qualifying wildcard forATP Masters 1000 at Madrid where he lost againstTaylor Fritz. At theATP Lisbon Challenger in May, he defeatedAlex de Minaur in the first round. He then lost toChristian Harrison in the second. In the second round of Wimbledon qualifying, he lost toPeter Polansky.
In September, Davidovich reached his firstATP Challenger final in Poland after defeating Molleker in the semifinal. He lost the final againstGuido Andreozzi in three sets. During his Asian tour, he reached the quarterfinals at theLiuzhou Challenger and the semifinals at theShenzhen Challenger.
Davidovich Fokina started the season playing the first round ofAustralian Open qualifying by defeatingDaniel Gimeno Traver.
He reached the quarterfinals at the Chennai Challenger and the final at the Bangkok Challenger II, which he lost toJames Duckworth. He made the semifinals at the Marbella Challenger on his home soil, losing toPablo Andújar in three sets.
He played his first ATP main draw match, losing in the first round of theGrand Prix Hassan II toPhilipp Kohlschreiber after winning two qualifying matches. Later in the month, he reached the semifinals of the2019 Estoril Open as a qualifier, beatingGaël Monfils andTaylor Fritz along the way.
He entered in the main draw of his firstGrand Slam at the2019 French Open as a lucky loser.
Later in the year, he finally won his first ATP Challenger title, defeatingJaume Munar to win theSeville Challenger. Just a month after that triumph, he won his secondChallenger title in Liuzhou, defeatingDenis Istomin in the final.
In 2020, Davidovich Fokina reached the second round of a Grand Slam for the first time at the2020 Australian Open. He beatNorbert Gombos in a 5-set epic before falling toDiego Schwartzman.
He won his first ATP title in doubles at the2020 Chile Open inSantiago, partnering with fellow SpaniardRoberto Carballés Baena, where they defeated 2nd seeded pairMarcelo Arévalo/Jonny O'Mara in the final.
He reached the second round of the2020 French Open for the first time by defeating wildcardHarold Mayot before losing to 13th seedAndrey Rublev.
At the2020 US Open, Davidovich Fokina reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career, beatingDennis Novak,Hubert Hurkacz, andCameron Norrie, before losing in straight sets toAlexander Zverev. InCologne 1, he reached the semifinals, beating qualifierEmil Ruusuvuori, 8th seedMarin Cilic, andDennis Novak before losing to eventual champion and top seedAlexander Zverev in straight sets.
He got his firstMasters victory against 11th seedKaren Khachanov at the2020 Paris Masters in 3 sets. He also beat wildcardBenjamin Bonzi in straight sets before being crushed by 6th seedDiego Schwartzman 6–1, 6–1.
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Davidovich Fokina missed theAustralian Open after testing positive forCOVID-19.[9] He started his season in February by playing at theQuimper Challenger. As the top seed, he retired during his first-round match againstThomas Fabbiano due to an ankle injury.[10] As the top seed inBiella, he fell in the second round to Federico Gaio.[11] At theOpen Sud de France, he beat fourth seed Hubert Hurkacz in the second round.[12] He lost in the quarterfinals toEgor Gerasimov.[13] Playing at theRotterdam Open, he was defeated in the second round by qualifier and eventual finalist,Márton Fucsovics.[14] After Rotterdam, he competed at theOpen 13 in Marseille. Seeded seventh, he was eliminated in the second round by French qualifierArthur Rinderknech.[15] At theDubai Championships, he was beaten in the second round by 14th seedFilip Krajinović.[16]
Davidovich Fokina started his clay-court season at the first edition of theAndalucía Open in Marbella, Spain. Seeded fifth, he lost in the second round toIlya Ivashka.[17] He had a great run at theMonte-Carlo Masters. He started the tournament by beating Alex de Minaur in the first round.[18] He then got his first Top ten victory by defeating eighth seed and World N0. 10Matteo Berrettini, in the second round.[19] In the third round, he won over French wildcardLucas Pouille to reach his firstATP Masters 1000 quarter-final.[20] He retired after losing the first set during his quarterfinals match against fourth seedStefanos Tsitsipas due to a left quadriceps injury.[21] Due to his great result in Monte-Carlo, his ranking improved from 58 to 48. InBarcelona, he fell in the first round toAlexander Bublik.[22] Seeded eighth at theEstoril Open, he made it to the semifinals where he was defeated by seventh seed, compatriot, and eventual champion,Albert Ramos Viñolas.[23] At theMadrid Open, he defeated French qualifierPierre-Hugues Herbert in the first round in three long sets.[24] He was eliminated in the second round by second seedDaniil Medvedev.[25] Getting past qualifying at theItalian Open, he reached the third round where he was beaten by top seed and five-time champion,Novak Djokovic.[26] Ranked 46 at theFrench Open, he stunned 15th seedCasper Ruud in his third-round match to reach his second fourth round Grand Slam appearance.[27] He then beatFederico Delbonis to reach his first Grand Slam quarterfinal.[28] He ended up losing his quarterfinals match to sixth seed Alexander Zverev.[29]
Seeded sixth at theEastbourne International, Davidovich Fokina retired after losing the first set during his second-round match againstVasek Pospisil due to a lower back injury.[30] Seeded 30th atWimbledon, he fell in the first round to AmericanDenis Kudla.[31]
Representing Spain at theSummer Olympics, Davidovich Fokina lost in the third round to top seed Novak Djokovic.[32]
At theMonte Carlo Masters, Davidovich Fokina recorded the biggest victory of his career by defeating world No. 1Novak Djokovic in the second round.[33] He progressed to the quarterfinals for the second year in a row by defeatingDavid Goffin in the third round, then defeatedTaylor Fritz andGrigor Dimitrov to reach his maiden career singles final. He became the first man to reach his maiden career final at aMasters tournament sinceFilip Krajinović in the2017 Paris Masters. He then lost toStefanos Tsitsipas. As a result, he reached the top 30 at world No. 27 on 18 April 2022. He recorded his first win at the2022 Wimbledon Championships defeating top-10 player and 7th seedHubert Hurkacz in a tight3+1⁄2 hours five set match with a super tiebreak in the fifth after missing three match points.[34] He lost his second round match toJiri Vesely after being handed a second code violation and point penalty for ball-abuse on match point in the fifth set super tiebreak, after hitting the ball out of the court, in a nearly four hours marathon on court.[35][36] At theUS Open, Davidovich Fokina lost in the fourth round toMatteo Berrettini in five sets after twisting his knee in the fifth set.[37]
At the2023 BNP Paribas Open he reached the quarterfinals of a Masters 1000 for a third time in his career defeating wildcardYibing Wu, 13th seedKaren Khachanov and qualifierCristian Garín. As a result, he made his top 25 debut in the rankings on 20 March 2023.
At the2023 National Bank Open he reached his second Masters semifinal overall and first on ATP level for the season in his sixth quarterfinal attempt defeatingJ.J. Wolf, 13th seedAlexander Zverev, third seedCasper Ruud andMackenzie McDonald.[38]
At the2023 US Open, Davidovich Fokina defeatedMarcos Giron andJuan Manuel Cerúndolo in his first two rounds in straight sets, before falling to 14th seedTommy Paul in four sets.
He recorded his 100th win at the2024 Open 13 Provence overGrégoire Barrère.[39][40]
In May, he hired former tennis professional and compatriotFernando Verdasco to coach him starting with the2024 French Open.[4][3][41]
He fell out of the top 50 on 12 August 2024, following the2024 National Bank Open where he defeated third seedDaniil Medvedev in the second round[42] but retired in the third against eventual semifinalistMatteo Arnaldi, failing to defend his semifinal points from the previous season.[citation needed]
Davidovich Fokina returned to form by winning two five set matches, both from two sets down, defeatingFélix Auger-Aliassime andJakub Mensik,[43] to reach the fourth round of the2025 Australian Open for the first time. He became the first man to win back-to-back matches from two sets down in 20 years at the AO.[43]
In February, Davidovich Fokina reached two finals in a row at theDelray Beach Open andAcapulco Open, but lost toMiomir Kecmanovic andTomas Machac respectively.[44][45] He returned to form on clay in April at theMonte Carlo Masters, winning four matches to reach the semifinals.[citation needed] He lost to eventual championCarlos Alcaraz in two tight sets.[46]
In July, Davidovich Fokina reached his fourth final at theWashington Open, upsetting again top seedTaylor Fritz in the quarterfinals and third seedBen Shelton in the semifinals, his fourth and fifth top 10 wins of the season.[47] He lost toAlex de Minaur in the final after failing to convert three match points.[48] As a result, Fokina entered the top 20 on 28 July 2025 and became the only player in the top 20 without anATP Tour title.[49]
Davidovich Fokina reached the final of theSwiss Indoors in October 2025 in Basel. At the subsequentParis Masters, he was stopped in the round of 16 byAlexander Zverev. Thanks to his impressive consistency, Davidovich Fokina climbed to ATP No. 15 in the autumn of 2025..[50][51][52]
Davidovich Fokina is known for having one of the bestdrop shots on the ATP Tour. His playing style could generally be described as aggressive, and his level tends to fluctuate over the course of a match. He also frequently deploys an underarm serve. Although he is not the tallest of players, he makes up for this disadvantage with his quick movement and powerful groundstrokes. Additionally, Davidovich Fokina can often be seen diving on courts of all surfaces, which leads to both wildly entertaining shotmaking and occasionally injury. He is also known for his excellent returns, often finding sharp angles.[citation needed]
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Current through the2025 European Open.
| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | Q2 | 2R | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | 4R | 0 / 5 | 7–5 | 58% |
| French Open | A | 1R | 2R | QF | 1R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 7 | 9–7 | 56% |
| Wimbledon | Q2 | Q1 | NH | 1R | 2R | 3R | A | 3R | 0 / 4 | 5–4 | 56% |
| US Open | A | Q1 | 4R | 1R | 4R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 6 | 9–6 | 60% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 5–3 | 4–3 | 5–4 | 7–4 | 2–3 | 7–4 | 0 / 22 | 30–22 | 58% |
| ATP 1000 tournaments | |||||||||||
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | NH | 2R | 2R | QF | 2R | 1R | 0 / 5 | 5–5 | 50% |
| Miami Open | A | A | NH | A | 1R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 43% |
| Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | NH | QF | F | 1R | 1R | SF | 0 / 5 | 12–5 | 71% |
| Madrid Open | Q1 | 1R | NH | 2R | 2R | 4R | 3R | 3R | 0 / 6 | 6–6 | 50% |
| Italian Open | A | A | 1R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 6 | 4–6 | 40% |
| Canadian Open | A | A | NH | 1R | 1R | SF | 3R | 4R | 0 / 5 | 8–5 | 62% |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 5 | 1–5 | 17% |
| Shanghai Masters | A | A | NH | 2R | 2R | 3R | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% | ||
| Paris Masters | A | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 0 / 5 | 5–5 | 50% | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 7–7 | 8–8 | 13–9 | 5–8 | 11–9 | 0 / 44 | 46–44 | 51% |
| Career statistics | |||||||||||
| Tournaments | 0 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 137 | ||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 3–10 | 13–10 | 27–23 | 21–26 | 32–28 | 18–22 | 44–26 | 158–145 | ||
| Win % | – | 23% | 57% | 54% | 45% | 53% | 45% | 63% | 52% | ||
| Year-end ranking | 237 | 87 | 52 | 50 | 31 | 26 | 61 | 14 | $10,018,855 | ||
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2022 | Monte-Carlo Masters | Clay |  Stefanos Tsitsipas | 3–6, 6–7(3–7) |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2022 | Monte-Carlo Masters, France | ATP 1000 | Clay | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 3–6, 6–7(3–7) |
| Loss | 0–2 | Feb 2025 | Delray Beach Open, United States | ATP 250 | Hard |  Miomir Kecmanović | 6–3, 1–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Feb 2025 | Mexican Open, Mexico | ATP 500 | Hard |  Tomáš Macháč | 6–7(6–8), 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–4 | Jul 2025 | Washington Open, United States | ATP 500 | Hard |  Alex de Minaur | 7–5, 1–6, 6–7(3–7) |
| Loss | 0–5 | Oct 2025 | Swiss Indoors, Switzerland | ATP 500 | Hard (i) |  João Fonseca | 3–6, 4–6 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Feb 2020 | Chile Open, Chile | ATP 250 | Clay | Roberto Carballés Baena |  Marcelo Arévalo Jonny O'Mara | 7–6(7–3), 6–1 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Team | Partner(s) | Opponent team | Opponent(s) | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jan 2022 | ATP Cup, Sydney | Hard | Spain | Roberto Bautista Agut Pablo Carreño Busta Albert Ramos Viñolas Pedro Martínez |  Canada | Félix Auger-Aliassime Denis Shapovalov Brayden Schnur Steven Diez | 0–2 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Sep 2023 | Laver Cup, Vancouver | Hard (i) |  Team Europe | Andrey Rublev Casper Ruud Hubert Hurkacz Arthur Fils Gaël Monfils |  Team World | Taylor Fritz Frances Tiafoe Tommy Paul Félix Auger-Aliassime Ben Shelton Francisco Cerúndolo | 2–13 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2018 | Szczecin Open, Poland | Challenger | Clay |  Guido Andreozzi | 4–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Feb 2019 | Bangkok Challenger II, Thailand | Challenger | Hard | James Duckworth | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Sep 2019 | AON Open, Italy | Challenger | Clay |  Lorenzo Sonego | 2–6, 6–4, 6–7(6–8) |
| Win | 1–3 | Sep 2019 | Copa Sevilla, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Jaume Munar | 2–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–3 | Oct 2019 | Liuzhou Open, China | Challenger | Hard |  Denis Istomin | 6–3, 5–7, 7–6(7–5) |
| Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2017 | F18 Palma del Río, Spain | Futures | Hard | Matteo Viola | 6–7(0–7), 5–7 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jul 2017 | F19 Bakio, Spain | Futures | Hard | Roberto Ortega Olmedo | 6–0, 2–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Sep 2017 | F27 San Sebastián, Spain | Futures | Clay | Eduard Esteve Lobato | 7–5, 0–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 1–3 | Mar 2018 | F4 Quinta do Lago, Portugal | Futures | Hard | Roberto Ortega Olmedo | 7–5, 4–6, 6–1 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Oct 2016 | F6 Lagos, Nigeria | Futures | Hard |  Alexis Klégou |  Karol Drzewiecki Maciej Smoła | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Sep 2017 | F27 San Sebastián, Spain | Futures | Clay | Alexis Klégou | Íñigo Cervantes HuegunDaniel Gimeno Traver | 6–4, 5–7, [6–10] |
| Year | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| # | Player | Rk | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | Rk | Ref |
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| 2021 | ||||||||
| 1. | Matteo Berrettini | 10 | Monte-Carlo Masters, France | Clay | 2R | 7–5, 6–3 | 58 | |
| 2022 | ||||||||
| 2. | Novak Djokovic | 1 | Monte-Carlo Masters, France | Clay | 2R | 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–1 | 46 | |
| 3. | Hubert Hurkacz | 10 | Wimbledon, United Kingdom | Grass | 1R | 7–6(7–4), 6–4, 5–7, 2–6, 7–6(10–8) | 37 | |
| 2023 | ||||||||
| 4. |  Holger Rune | 7 | Madrid Open, Spain | Clay | 3R | 7–6(7–1), 5–7, 7–6(7–5) | 35 | |
| 5. |  Casper Ruud | 5 | Canadian Open, Canada | Hard | 3R | 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 7–6(7–4) | 37 | |
| 2024 | ||||||||
| 6. | Hubert Hurkacz | 9 | United Cup, Australia | Hard | RR | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 | 26 | |
| 7. |  Daniil Medvedev | 5 | Canadian Open, Canada | Hard | 2R | 6–4, 1–6, 6–2 | 42 | |
| 2025 | ||||||||
| 8. |  Taylor Fritz | 4 | Delray Beach Open, United States | Hard | QF | 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5) | 60 | |
| 9. | Jack Draper | 6 | Monte-Carlo Masters, France | Clay | 3R | 6–3, 6–7(6–8), 6–4 | 42 | |
| 10. | Andrey Rublev | 8 | Barcelona Open, Spain | Clay | 2R | 7–5, 6–4 | 30 | |
| 11. | Taylor Fritz | 4 | Washington Open, United States | Hard | QF | 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 7–5 | 26 | |
| 12. | Ben Shelton | 8 | Washington Open, United States | Hard | SF | 6–2, 7–5 | 26 | |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 2017 | Wimbledon | Grass | Axel Geller | 7–6(7–2), 6–3 |
Association of Tennis Professionals Top Spanish male singles tennis players | |
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