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| Full name | Denis Viktorovich Shapovalov |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Canada |
| Residence | Nassau, The Bahamas |
| Born | (1999-04-15)April 15, 1999 (age 26) Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Turned pro | 2017[1] |
| Plays | Left-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Janko Tipsarević (2024–)[2][3] |
| Prize money | US$ 14,399,177[4] |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 233–194 |
| Career titles | 4 |
| Highest ranking | No. 10 (September 21, 2020) |
| Current ranking | No. 23 (November 3, 2025)[5] |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2022) |
| French Open | 3R (2023,2024) |
| Wimbledon | SF (2021) |
| US Open | QF (2020) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 62–58 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 44 (February 24, 2020) |
| Current ranking | No. 339 (21 July 2025) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2021) |
| French Open | 1R (2020) |
| US Open | QF (2020) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | W (2022) Record: 13–9 |
| Last updated on: 10 November 2025. | |
Denis Viktorovich Shapovalov[a] (born(1999-04-15)April 15, 1999) is a Canadian professionaltennis player and rapper. He has beenranked as high as world No. 10 in singles by theATP, achieved on 21 September 2020 and a doubles ranking of No. 44, achieved on 24 February 2020. He has won fourATP Tour singles titles and produced his bestGrand Slam performance at the2021 Wimbledon Championships, where he reached the semifinals. Shapovalov is the third highest-ranked Canadian singles male player in history behindMilos Raonic (world No. 3 in 2016) andFélix Auger-Aliassime (world No. 5 in 2025).
As a junior, he has been ranked as high as No. 2 in the world. He won two junior Grand Slam titles, his first being the doubles title at the2015 US Open with Auger-Aliassime and his second being the singles title at the2016 Wimbledon Championships. As a professional, Shapovalov broke into the top 100 for the first time in 2017 after making the semi-finals of the2017 Canadian Open; at the age of 18, he became the youngest player ever to reach the semi-final of anATP Masters 1000 tournament. The next year, Shapovalov continued his success with a second Masters semi-final appearance at the2018 Madrid Open and ended the year ranked inside the top 30, making him the youngest player in the group. In 2019, Shapovalov won his first ATP title at the2019 Stockholm Open and made his first Masters finals appearance at the2019 Paris Masters, after which he ended the year ranked No. 15. For 2020, Shapovalov reached his maiden Grand Slam quarter-final at the2020 US Open and his fourth Masters semi-final at the2020 Italian Open, taking him to his career-high ranking of world No. 10. He made two more tour final appearances in 2021.
With partnerRohan Bopanna, Shapovalov has also succeeded in doubles at the Grand Slam level, having reached his first quarter-final at the2020 US Open, and the Masters level after making five quarter-finals and one semi-final. Together, they also reached their first doubles final at the2019 Stuttgart Open, which brought Shapovalov pastAdil Shamasdin to become the No. 1 Canadian doubles player. After their quarter-final appearance at the2019 Paris Masters, he entered the top 50 in doubles for the first time.A left-handed player with aone-handed backhand, Shapovalov plays an aggressive, high-risk ground game and has some of the strongest groundstrokes on the tour, complemented by his powerful forehand and serve. He also often playsserve-and-volley to quick endpoints, which has rewarded him on faster surfaces. In recognition of his breakout tennis success in 2017, his peers on the ATP Tour voted him as theATP Most Improved Player andATP Star of Tomorrow. That same year, he was also awarded theLionel Conacher Award as Canada's male athlete of the year, making him the second tennis player to have won the award since its inception in 1932.
Denis Viktorovich Shapovalov was born inTel Aviv,Israel.[7][8] His motherTessa Shapovalova was born inSoviet Ukraine, and is a former tennis player in Israel who also played for the USSR national tennis team. Sheimmigrated from theUSSR to Tel Aviv, Israel, along with Denis' father Viktor Shapovalov during theCollapse of the Soviet Union. She eventually became a tennis coach inVaughan, Ontario.[9] His mother and her family areAshkenazi Jewish (Ukrainian-Jewish), and his father's family is ofRussian Orthodox Christian background.[10][11][12][13] Shapovalov has one sibling, an older brother named Evgeniy, who was also born in Israel.[14]
The familyemigrated from Israel toCanada, prior to Denis' first birthday.[15][16] He then resided inVaughan, Ontario.[17] He started playing tennis at the Richmond Hill Country Club, where his mother got a job as a coach two weeks after arriving inToronto from Tel Aviv. Denis began playing tennis at age 5 and quickly became obsessed with the game. When it became difficult to get Denis enough time on the Richmond Hill club's courts, his mother left her job there and eventually opened her tennis academy in Vaughan, named TessaTennis, to help give him a home base to train and to teach the game to other juniors.[9] Shapovalov attendedStephen Lewis Secondary School in Vaughan.[18] He is nicknamed "Shapo"[1] or "Deni".
When Shapovalov was 13, his training needs were too much for his mother to handle on her own. It was at this point that the family hired Adriano Fuorivia, a former manager of tennis development for Tennis Canada, to be his coach and travel with Shapovalov while his parents stayed home to run the academy.[19] The relationship between Shapovalov and Adriano lasted four years, and included numerous junior and ITF futures titles, including the 2015 US Open Junior Doubles title and the 2016 Wimbledon Junior Singles title.[20] In October 2013, Shapovalov won his first junior singles title at the ITF G5 inBurlington, Ontario.[21] He captured his second singles title in April 2014 at the ITF G5 in Burlington.[22] In July 2014, Shapovalov won the singles and doubles titles at the ITF G4 inSan José.[23] At theUS Open in September 2015, he qualified in singles and made it to the third round for his second straight Grand Slam. In doubles, he won the title with partner Félix Auger-Aliassime.[24] In October 2015, Shapovalov and fellow Canadians Félix Auger-Aliassime andBenjamin Sigouin captured the firstJunior Davis Cup title for Canada in its history.[25] At theFrench Open in May 2016, he advanced to the semi-finals in singles and the second round in doubles.[26] At the beginning of July 2016, he captured his first G1 singles title after winning inRoehampton.[27] A week later, Shapovalov became the third Canadian to win a junior Grand Slam singles title with a three-set victory overAlex de Minaur at the2016 Wimbledon Championships. He also reached the doubles final with Félix Auger-Aliassime.[28]
As a junior, he compiled a singles win-loss record of 86–32.[29]
In late November 2015, Shapovalov won his first professional doubles title at the ITF Futures inPensacola.[30] In January 2016, he reached the doubles final at the ITF Futures inSunrise.[31] A week later, he captured his first professional singles title with a straight-set victory over Pedro Sakamoto at the ITF Futures inWeston.[32] In March 2016, he reached the semi-finals of theChallenger Banque Nationale de Drummondville, beating his first top 100 player inAustin Krajicek before losing toDaniel Evans in three sets.[33]
In April 2016, Shapovalov won his second and third singles titles after defeating world No. 286Tennys Sandgren at the ITF 25K inMemphis and winning the ITF 10K inOrange Park overMiomir Kecmanović two weeks later.[34] He also won the doubles title in Orange Park.[35] In July 2016, Shapovalov was awarded a wildcard for the tournament inWashington, his first ATP main draw appearance. He was defeated byLukáš Lacko in three sets.[36] Shapovalov then was awarded a wildcard for the2016 Rogers Cup the next week. In the first round, he upset world No. 19Nick Kyrgios, beating him in three sets to win his first tour-level match.[37] He was defeated by No. 40Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets in the next round.[38]
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In February 2017, Shapovalov was selected to play for theCanada Davis Cup team in theWorld Group 1st round tie againstGreat Britain, and lost his opener toDan Evans. In the deciding rubber againstKyle Edmund, he accidentally hit the chair umpire, Arnaud Gabas, in the eye after launching a ball aimlessly towards the crowd in anger after dropping serve in the opening stages of the third set, leading to immediate disqualification for unsportsmanlike behaviour, and as a result, Great Britain won the tie 3–2.[39]
In March inGatineau, Shapovalov captured his fourth ITF Futures singles title after defeatingGleb Sakharov in straight sets.[40] Two weeks later, he won his first ATP Challenger title with a victory overRuben Bemelmans at the 75K inDrummondville, and was the youngest Canadian to win a Challenger until Félix Auger-Aliassime's victory at theOpen Sopra Steria de Lyon later in the year.[41] The next week, he was defeated byMirza Bašić in the final of the ATP Challenger 50K inGuadalajara, stopping his winning streak at 17 matches.[42] At theFrench Open in May, his first professional Grand Slam, he was defeated in the first round of qualifying by the first seedMarius Copil in three sets.[43] In June, Shapovalov qualified for the ATP 500 at theQueen's Club Championships, his fourth ATP main draw but his first as a qualifier. In the first round, he defeated his second top 50 player, world No. 47 Kyle Edmund, before losing to world No. 14Tomáš Berdych.[44]
AtWimbledon in July, Shapovalov made his Grand Slam debut after he was awarded a wildcard for the main draw.[45] He was defeated byJerzy Janowicz in the opening round.[46] At the end of the month, he won his second ATP Challenger title, defeating compatriotPeter Polansky in the final of the 75K inGatineau.[47]
Shapovalov experienced a significant breakthrough in August at theCandian Open, defeatingRogério Dutra Silva for his second Masters 1000 win, then he defeated world No. 31Juan Martín del Potro in the second round and world No. 2Rafael Nadal in the next round, which was his first-ever match against a top 10 player.[48] He went on to defeat world No. 42Adrian Mannarino in the quarter-finals before bowing out to world No. 8Alexander Zverev in the semi-finals, thus becoming the youngest player ever to reach anATP World Tour Masters 1000 semi-final.[49][50]
Despite his achievements at the Rogers Cup, Shapovalov had to qualify to enter the main draw of theUS Open. In the qualifying rounds, he defeatedDenis Kudla,Gastão Elias, andJan Šátral. In the main draw, Shapovalov defeatedDaniil Medvedev in the first round, then No. 8 seedJo-Wilfried Tsonga in the second. He reached the fourth round by defeating Kyle Edmund in four sets, becoming the youngest player to reach the fourth round sinceMichael Chang in 1989.[51] He was defeated by world No. 19Pablo Carreño Busta in the fourth round, after which he reached his then career-high ATP ranking of world No. 51 on September 11, 2017.[52]
Shapovalov was offered a wildcard to the main draw of theShanghai Masters in October where he lost in the first round toViktor Troicki in three sets.[53][54] He also lost in the first round of theParis Masters two weeks later toJulien Benneteau.[55] In November, Shapovalov competed in the inauguralNext Generation ATP Finals along with seven other top singles players aged 21 and under. Seeded third, Shapovalov finished third in his Group with a record of one win and two losses inround robin play, which was not enough to qualify for the semifinals.[56]
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Shapovalov began his 2018 season at theBrisbane International, where he lost in the first round in both singles, to Kyle Edmund, and doubles, to eventual winnersHenri Kontinen andJohn Peers.[57] At theASB Classic, he defeatedRogério Dutra Silva in the opening round but was knocked out in the second round to second seed Juan Martín del Potro in straight sets.[58] At theAustralian Open, Shapovalov won his first round match overStefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets, but lost in the next round to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in five sets despite leading Tsonga 5–2 in the deciding set.[59]
Shapovalov then made his debut at theDelray Beach Open where he reached the semi-finals. He defeatedIvo Karlović,Jared Donaldson, andTaylor Fritz in the first three rounds, before falling to eventual championFrances Tiafoe.[60] The next week at theMexican Open, Shapovalov defeated former world No. 4Kei Nishikori in three sets in the first round but lost to world No. 6Dominic Thiem in the second round.[61] Shapovalov started his March campaign making his debut atIndian Wells, defeating qualifierRičardas Berankis in the opening round. He lost however to 30th seedPablo Cuevas in the second round.[62] At theMiami Open, he defeatedViktor Troicki, world No. 30Damir Džumhur, and world No. 14Sam Querrey in the first three rounds. He was defeated byBorna Ćorić in the fourth round.[63]
Shapovalov started off his maidenclay court season at theMonte-Carlo Masters, where he lost in straight sets to qualifier Stefanos Tsitsipas in the first round.[64] At his second clay court tournament, theHungarian Open, he once again lost in the first round, this time toNikoloz Basilashvili.[65] At theMadrid Open, he defeated Tennys Sandgren andBenoît Paire, before knocking out compatriotMilos Raonic to reach the quarter-finals. He then defeated Kyle Edmund to become the youngest semi-finalist in Madrid Open history.[66] He subsequently lost in straight sets to world No. 3 and eventual championAlexander Zverev.[67] Shapovalov's victories here were his first on a clay surface and propelled him to the ATP Top 30 for the first time in his career.[68] He became the youngest top-30 player sinceRichard Gasquet in 2005.[69] The following week at theItalian Open, Shapovalov beatTomáš Berdych in three sets andRobin Haase also in three sets to set up a rematch withRafael Nadal in the third round.[70] With the win over Berdych, he became Canada's new number one in singles.[71] He was defeated by Nadal in straight sets.[72] Shapovalov continued the momentum at theFrench Open defeatingJohn Millman in straight sets in the first round, but lost toMaximilian Marterer in the next round.[73]
Shapovalov next entered theStuttgart Open, his first tournament of the season on grass, but lost in the first round to qualifierPrajnesh Gunneswaran.[74] The next week at theQueen's Club Championships, he lost again in the opening round this time toGilles Müller.[75] Despite the struggles, Shapovalov entered theEastbourne Championships. Seeded third, he defeated Jared Donaldson in his second-round match only to lose toMischa Zverev in the quarter-finals.[76] In his first ever appearance atWimbledon, Shapovalov won his first round match by defeatingJérémy Chardy, but lost toBenoît Paire in the next round after taking the first set 6–0.[77]
Shapovalov started the 2018 North American summer hard court swing leading up to theUS Open seeded 9th at theCiti Open in Washington, D.C., where he defeated Daniil Medvedev before losing to 7th seedKei Nishikori in the quarter-finals.[78][79] The following week Shapovalov returned home to Toronto and theRogers Cup, the tournament where he experienced his 2017 ATP World Tour semi-final breakthrough. Shapovalov handily defeatedJérémy Chardy and fiery ItalianFabio Fognini in straight sets,[80][81] before being knocked out of his home tournament in the Round of 16 byRobin Haase.[82] In his first appearance at theCincinnati Masters on August 13, Shapovalov defeated fellow NextGen ATP up and comerFrances Tiafoe and frequent opponent Kyle Edmund, before going down in the Round of 16 to fellow countrymanMilos Raonic, who avenged his loss to Shapovalov during their maiden meeting at theMadrid Open in May.[83][84][85]
In his secondUS Open appearance, 28th seed Shapovalov encountered long-time friend and fellow Canadian Félix Auger-Aliassime in a highly anticipated first-round match-up. After the two split the first two sets, Auger-Aliassime was forced to retire from the match.[86][87] Shapovalov then defeatedAndreas Seppi in a five-set marathon in the next round,[88] but then fell in the round of 32 to 5th seedKevin Anderson in another five-set match that lasted close to four hours.[89]
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Shapovalov began his 2019 season at the Auckland Open, where seeded seventh, he was defeated by João Sousa in three sets.[90] At the Australian Open, he defeated Pablo Andújar and Taro Daniel before being stopped in four sets by six-time and eventual championNovak Djokovic in their first singles match.[91] His next tournament saw him out in straight sets to Pierre-Hughes Herbert in the quarter-finals. He was also knocked out in the quarter-finals of theRotterdam Open, but was able to defeat perennial Top-10 playerTomáš Berdych before being defeated by former championStan Wawrinka.[92] After a dismal opening loss to Mikhail Kukushkin in theOpen 13, Shapovalov turned his attention to Indian Wells. He defeated former U.S. Open championMarin Čilić before being stopped by Hubert Hurkacz in the Round of 16.[93] His Miami Open campaign was more fruitful as he was able to defeat fellow NextGen players Stefanos Tsitsipas and Frances Tiafoe on the way to the semi-finals. Although he and fellow Canadian Félix Auger-Aliassime were semi-finalists and had a chance to face off in the finals, both were defeated by veteran champions; Auger-Aliassime by defending championJohn Isner, and Shapovalov by eventual championRoger Federer in their first singles match.[94] This propelled him for the first time to Top 20 in the world.[95] On 20 October 2019, Shapovalov won his first ATP title at theStockholm Open, defeatingFilip Krajinović in straight sets.[96] At theParis Masters, the tour's final tournament of the year, Shapovalov secured a top 20 year-end finish after beatingGilles Simon,Fabio Fognini,Alexander Zverev, andGaël Monfils to reach the semi-finals. There, due to a last-minute retirement fromRafael Nadal, he reached his first Masters 1000 final,[97] where he lost toNovak Djokovic in straight sets.[98] He finished the season at a career-high ranking of number 15.
In the2019 Davis Cup Finals, Shapovalov andVasek Pospisil teamed up to single-handedly take Canada to its first-ever Davis Cup final in the119-year history of the event, defeating Russia, Australia, the United States, and Italy en route to the finals.[99]
Shapovalov began his 2020 at theATP Cup inBrisbane, where he was the No. 1 player for Team Canada and pitted against the Greek, Australian, and German teams in Group F.[100] In his first match, Shapovalov beat Greece'sStefanos Tsitsipas in straight tie-break sets.[101] He and compatriot Félix Auger-Aliassime later defeated the Greek duo ofMichail Pervolarakis andPetros Tsitsipas to bring Canada to a 3–0 record over Greece.[102] Next, Shapovalov met Australia'sAlex de Minaur, and despite being a set and a break up, he lost the match in three sets.[103] In his last round-robin match, Shapovalov beat Germany'sAlexander Zverev in straight sets, giving up just four games. Together with Auger-Aliassime, they also beat German doubles teamKevin Krawietz andAndreas Mies to take Canada through to the quarter-finals as Group F's runner-up.[104][105] There, he faced Serbia'sNovak Djokovic but he was ousted in three sets, and Canada was eventually eliminated from the tournament.[106] Following the defeat, Shapovalov headed to theATP Auckland Open as the second seed and defeated compatriotVasek Pospisil in straight sets,[107] but lost to eventual championUgo Humbert in straight sets in the quarter-finals after double faulting on the first set point and on match point.[108] Shapovalov concluded the year's Australian swing as the thirteenth seed at theAustralian Open, but he suffered a disappointing exit in the first round at the hands ofMárton Fucsovics in four sets.[109]
Three weeks later, in February, Shapovalov embarked on the European indoor hard court swing and entered theOpen Sud de France as the third seed. He faced Pospisil in his first match there in the second round, but lost in straight sets.[110] Then, he entered theRotterdam Open as the eighth seed, and again, lost his first match there in straight sets, this time toGrigor Dimitrov in the first round.[111] But in thedoubles tournament in Rotterdam, Shapovalov performed better, having reached the semi-finals with partner Bopanna after toppling fourth seedsJean-Julien Rojer andHoria Tecău in the quarter-finals before losing to finalistsHenri Kontinen andJan-Lennard Struff.[112] Shapovalov entered theOpen 13 next as the fourth seed and snapped his three-match losing streak after fending offMarin Čilić in three sets in the second round to reach the quarter-finals and join Auger-Aliassime and Pospisil, making it the first time three Canadian men had reached the quarter-finals of an ATP Tour tournament together since 1990.[113][114] However, he lost toAlexander Bublik in three sets after converting just two of ten break points he had on Bublik's serve while only saving six of nine on his own.[114] He and Bopanna also reached the quarter-finals of thedoubles tournament after beatingJannik Sinner andSimone Bolelli, but the duo lost toFrederik Nielsen andTim Pütz.[115]
After a six-month suspension of the2020 ATP Tour due to theCOVID-19 pandemic,[116] Shapovalov entered into the first tournament to return, theCincinnati Masters.[117] The twelfth seed beat Čilić in straight sets in the first round,[118] but lost to Struff in the second round in three sets.[119] Next, Shapovalov embarked on theUS Open as the twelfth seed.[120] He fought offSebastian Korda in the first round andKwon Soon-woo in the second round, both in four sets.[121][122] In the third round, Shapovalov prevented nineteenth seedTaylor Fritz from serving for the match in the fourth set and sealed the match in the fifth set to reach the fourth round and match his best performance at themajor. By doing so, he joined Auger-Aliassime and Pospisil to make it the first occasion three Canadian men had reached the second week of a major.[123][124] He encountered seventh seedDavid Goffin in the fourth round; after losing the first set tiebreak 0–7, he gained the momentum of the match by converting his first break point in the second set and opening the third set with another break. He then closed the fourth set and the match by breaking Goffin's serve on match point to reach his first major quarter-final. The victory made him the first Canadian man to appear in the quarter-finals of the US Open in theOpen Era.[124] There, he faced twentieth seedPablo Carreño Busta; after sealing the first set, Shapovalov lost the next two in tie-breaks and gave his opponent abagel in the fourth set before he double-faulted on a breakpoint in the fifth set, placing him at a deficit he could not recover from, which allowed Carreño Busta to serve out the four-hour-long five-set match. Overall, Shapovalov made more winners and earned seven more points in total, but also made thirty-five more unforced errors. After the match, Shapovalov summarized, "I came out tight. I played tight in the tie-breakers. I'm sure the next time I'm in the situation, I'll be more comfortable with it."[125] Additionally, Shapovalov and Bopanna reached their first Grand Slamdoubles quarterfinal as a team after beating sixth seeds Krawietz and Mies in the second round.[126] The duo ultimately lost in straight sets to semi-finalists Rojer and Tecau.[127]
Moving onto the year's postponed clay swing beginning in late September, Shapovalov embarked on theItalian Open as the twelfth seed. After defeatingGuido Pella[128] andPedro Martínez in straight sets,[129] he faced his first three-set challenge in Humbert and was able to close the match after he lost the first set in a tiebreak.[130] The win earned Shapovalov his first quarter-final appearance at the tournament, where he faced Dimitrov, and in three sets, he notched his first career win against his opponent and landed in the semi-finals.[131] His semi-finals match pitted him againstDiego Schwartzman, and after a final set with six total service breaks between both players, Shapovalov lost the deciding set tiebreak and thus, the match, after he had initially served for it at 5–4.[132] Shapovalov also played thedoubles tournament with Bopanna and the pair made the quarter-finals after notching an upset win over top seedsJuan Sebastián Cabal andRobert Farah.[133] In the quarter-finals, the team lost to eventual finalistsJérémy Chardy andFabrice Martin.[134] Upon the conclusion of the tournament, Shapovalov made his top 10 debut in the ATP singles rankings by moving up four spots and reaching a new career-high of No. 10.[135] He closed out the year's clay swing with his third bid at a major in the year at theFrench Open by defeatingGilles Simon in four sets in the first round,[136] but losing toRoberto Carballés Baena in the second round in five sets after twice serving for the match. Following the unexpected disappointment, Shapovalov explained, "The conditions were as tough as possible for me to play against here, with the balls being just so heavy and it being really cold."[137]
In the abbreviated year's final swing, Shapovalov took on four last indoor tournaments in Europe to close out his season. Among them, he found his best success at his first venture, theSt. Petersburg Open. The second seed reached the semi-finals without dropping a set and passed throughViktor Troicki,[138]Ilya Ivashka,[139] andStan Wawrinka[140] before he lost to eventual championAndrey Rublev in three sets.[141] Next, just three weeks after their prior encounter, Shapovalov faced a rematch against Simon at theBett1Hulks Championship in his first match at the tournament, but the third seed lost this time after a poor serving performance that included thirteen double faults.[142] Shapovalov ended the season with two more first-match losses, with the first at theVienna Open toJurij Rodionov in straight sets,[143] and the second at theSofia Open toRadu Albot in straight sets as well, despite being the top seed, a first for him in his career at a tournament. Throughout the final run of tournaments to close out the year, Shapovalov was bidding to cement a position among the lineup for the2020 ATP Finals, but the three consecutive early defeats ultimately kept him as an alternate for the field.[144][145] He ended the year ranked No. 12.[146]
Shapovalov started his season at theATP Cup, where he lost to Serbia'sNovak Djokovic and to Germany'sAlexander Zverev.[147][148] At theAustralian Open, he beatJannik Sinner andBernard Tomic before losing to Félix Auger-Aliassime in the third round.[149] In March, Shapovalov entered theQatar Open, where he beatVasek Pospisil in straight sets before losing toTaylor Fritz in the quarter-finals.[150] At theDubai Tennis Championships, he reached the semi-finals but fell to qualifierLloyd Harris.[151] Entering theMiami Open as the sixth seed, Shapovalov lost in the third round to eventual championHubert Hurkacz.[152]
In the clay season, Shapovalov began at theBarcelona Open, where he lost to Auger-Aliassime in the third round.[153] He entered theEstoril Open as the top seed, but lost toCorentin Moutet in his first match.[154] Shapovalov's struggles continued inMadrid when he lost toAlexander Bublik in the second round after hitting fourteen double faults,[155] and inRome after he lost toRafael Nadal in the third round, despite holding two match points.[156] In doubles, Shapovalov andRohan Bopanna defeated top-seededJuan Sebastián Cabal andRobert Farah inMadrid en route to the quarter-finals before they lost toTim Pütz and Alexander Zverev.[157] At theGeneva Open, he reached his first clay-court final, but lost toCasper Ruud in straight sets.[158] Shapovalov issued a statement the following day, announcing his withdrawal from theFrench Open due to his lingering shoulder injury.[159]
Shapovalov returned in June at theStuttgart Open as the top seed, losing to eventual championMarin Čilić in the quarter-finals.[160] Next, Shapovalov played at theQueen's Club Championships, where he reached the semi-finals before he lost toCameron Norrie.[161]
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Seeded tenth atWimbledon, Shapovalov reached the third round at the tournament for the first time in his career.[162] He then defeatedAndy Murray and eighth seedRoberto Bautista Agut, both in straight sets, to reach his first Wimbledon quarter-final.[163][164] There, he defeatedKaren Khachanov in five sets to reach his maiden major semi-final, rallying from two-sets-to-one down.[165] There, Shapovalov faced the defending champion Novak Djokovic, losing in straight but tight sets.[166] With his successful run at Wimbledon, Shapovalov re-entered the top 10 in rankings for the first time since September 2020.[167]
Following Wimbledon, Shapovalov decided to skip theTokyo Olympics, citing his concerns about theCOVID-19 pandemic.[168] He instead entered theSwiss Open as the top seed, but was upset by qualifierVít Kopřiva in his first match there.[169] Shapovalov faced consecutive setbacks as he embarked on the North American hard court swing. He lost his opening matches at both theCanadian Open and theCincinnati Masters, toFrances Tiafoe andBenoît Paire respectively.[170][171] Heading to theUS Open, Shapovalov defeatedFederico Delbonis andRoberto Carballés Baena before losing to Lloyd Harris in straight sets in the third round.[172] Following the disappointment, Shapovalov made his third appearance at theLaver Cup as a member of Team World and contributed to the team's only win over Team Europe, winning his doubles match withJohn Isner against Team Europe'sMatteo Berrettini and Alexander Zverev.[173] Shapovalov entered the inauguralSan Diego Open as the fourth seed, defeatingTaylor Fritz before a straight-sets loss to Norrie in the quarter-finals.[174] AtIndian Wells, he lost toAslan Karatsev in the third round.[175] However, with Bopanna, the duo made progressed in thedoubles' tournament to the quarter-finals, where they lost to Karatsev and Andrey Rublev.[176]
In the tour's closing European indoor hard court swing, Shapovalov attended theSt. Petersburg Open, where he defeatedPablo Andújar before losing to Struff in the quarter-finals.[177] Indoubles, he partnered with Bopanna and toppled second seedsRaven Klaasen andBen McLachlan before losing to fourth seedsAndrey Golubev andHugo Nys in the semi-finals.[178] For his last tournament of the year, Shapovalov entered theStockholm Open as the third seed and defending champion. He reached his second final of the year following wins overAndrea Vavassori,Arthur Rinderknech, and Auger-Aliassime.[179] There, he facedTommy Paul, and despite saving ten break points, he lost to Paul.[180] Shapovalov ended the year ranked No. 14.[181]
Prior to the start of the2022 season, Shapovalov tested positive forCOVID-19 after theMubadala Tennis Championships, where other players also tested positive for the virus.[182] Blaming fatigue, he withdrew from his first match at theATP Cup.[183] Canada progressed out of the group stage following victories over Great Britain and Germany, despite a 0–3 loss to the United States.[184] In the semi-finals, Canada defeated Russia by winning the decisive doubles match, where Shapovalov and Félix Auger-Aliassime defeated Daniil Medvedev andRoman Safiullin in thesuper tiebreak.[185] Canada then won its maiden ATP Cup title over Spain after Shapovalov and Auger-Aliassime notched singles wins overPablo Carreño Busta andRoberto Bautista Agut.[186]
At theAustralian Open, Shapovalov defeatedLaslo Đere,Kwon Soon-woo, andReilly Opelka to reach the fourth round, where he upset third seedAlexander Zverev in straight sets to reach his first-ever Australian Open quarter-final. He then lost toRafael Nadal in five sets.[187] In his next tournament at the2022 Rotterdam Open he lost in the first round against qualifierJiří Lehečka.[188] At the 2022Qatar Open, Denis Shapovalov lost in straight sets toArthur Rinderknech at the quarter-finals.[189] He reached the semi-finals of the2022 Dubai Tennis Championships but lost toJiří Veselý in an epic three setter.[190] Shapovalov was then knocked out byReilly Opelka in the third round of the2022 Indian Wells Masters.[191] He was ousted by Lloyd Harris in the first round of the2022 Miami Open.In his next tournament at the2022 Madrid Open, Denis was stunned byAndy Murray in the second round.[192]At the2022 Italian Open (tennis) he defeated 10-times Rome champion and third seedRafael Nadal to reach the quarter-finals.[193][194] At the2022 French Open he was defeated byHolger Rune in the first round.
AtWimbledon, Shapovalov lost in the second round toBrandon Nakashima in four sets.[195] At theCincinnati Masters, Shapovalov lost in the third round to world No. 1 Daniil Medvedev in a tough match featuring a ninth game lasting nine minutes 42 seconds.[196] At theUS Open, Shapovalov lost in the third round to Andrey Rublev in a match that took over four hours to complete, he lost in a tiebreaker for the match 10–7.After the US Open, he played in theKorea Open, where he reached the final but lost toYoshihito Nishioka.[197] In the following week at the ATP 500Japan Open he reached the semifinals defeatingBorna Ćorić. As a result, he moved back into the top 20 in the rankings.[198] In the next ATP 500 tournament the2022 Erste Bank Open in Vienna he went one step further to reach his sixth final where he lost to top seedDaniil Medvedev.[199]
At the2022 Davis Cup, Shapovalov teamed up withFélix Auger-Aliassime andVasek Pospisil for Canada's first Davis Cup Finals win. Canada defeated Australia in the finals after defeating Germany and Italy.[200][201]
Shapovalov started his 2023 season at theAdelaide International 1. Seeded seventh, he reached the quarter-finals where he lost to top seed and eventual champion,Novak Djokovic.[202] Seeded 20th at theAustralian Open, he made it to the third round where he was defeated by 10th seed and world No. 11,Hubert Hurkacz, in five sets.[203]
At the beginning of February 2023, Shapovalov played at theDallas Open as a wildcard. Seeded third, he lost in the second round to eventual championWu Yibing.[204] Seeded third at theDelray Beach Open, he was defeated in the second round by AmericanMichael Mmoh.[205] InAcapulco, he beatMiomir Kecmanović in the first round in three sets.[206] He was eliminated from the tournament in the second round by third seed and 2020 finalist,Taylor Fritz.[207] Seeded 25th in2023 Indian Wells, he fell in his second round match toUgo Humbert.[208] Seeded 24th at theMiami Open, he reached the third round,[209] where he lost to ninth seed Taylor Fritz.[210]
Shapovalov started his clay-court season at the2023 Barcelona Open. Seeded 14th, he lost in the third round to second seed, world No. 5, two-time finalist, and eventual runner-up,Stefanos Tsitsipas.[211] Seeded 21st in2023 Madrid, he was defeated in the second round byZhang Zhizhen.[212] Seeded 26th at the2023 French Open, he beatBrandon Nakashima in the first round in five sets.[213] In the second round, he defeatedMatteo Arnaldi in four sets to reach the third round at this Grand Slam for the first time.[214] He lost in the third round to top seed,Carlos Alcaraz, in straight sets.[215]
Starting his grass court season at the2023 BOSS Open, Shapovalov lost in the first round to qualifierMárton Fucsovics in three sets.[216] Making his debut at theHalle Open, he took outLloyd Harris in the first round.[217] He was defeated in the second round by ninth seed, world No. 22, and two-time finalist,Alexander Zverev.[218] Shapovalov reached the fourth round of a Major for the first time since the2022 Australian Open at the2023 Wimbledon Championships. He was defeated byRoman Safiullin in the fourth round, playing with a knee injury.[219][220] Shapovalov withdrew from the Paris Masters and put an early end of the 2023 season at the end of October, having withdrawn from the North American hardcourt Summer and the Asian swings and the European indoors tournaments earlier.[221]
At the2024 Citi DC Open in Washington he reached the quarterfinals as a wildcard with a win overRoberto Bautista Agut, sixth seedAdrian Mannarino and twelfth seed Miomir Kecmanović, and climbed back up more than 30 positions into the top 110.[222]He also received a wildcard for his home Masters, the2024 National Bank Open in Montreal.[223]
InShanghai, Shapovalov qualified for the main draw and recorded his 200th career win overLorenzo Sonego to advance to the second round. As a result, he returned to the top 100 following the tournament's conclusion.[224][225] He lost to 14th seedBen Shelton in straight sets for the third time in the season.[226]
Shapovalov won his second ATP Tour title, five years after his first, at the2024 Belgrade Open, defeatingHamad Medjedovic in the final.[227][228][229]
Shapovalov started the season at the2025 ATP Hong Kong Tennis Open, losing to eventual finalistKei Nishikori in the first round. At the2025 Adelaide International, he picked up his first win of the season over ninth seedZhang Zhizhen, before falling toMarcos Giron.At the2025 Australian Open, he lost to 16th seedLorenzo Musetti in the second round.[citation needed]
In February, Shapovalov won the2025 Dallas Open, defeating en route the top three seeds and top-10 playersTaylor Fritz,Tommy Paul, andCasper Ruud. It was the biggest title of his career thus far. He became the fourth player (afterDimitrov,del Potro andKyrgios) with three top-10 wins in ATP 250 or 500 event (since category introductions in 2009).[230][231] As a result, he returned to the top 35, moving 22 spots up in the singles rankings on 10 February 2025.[232]
At the2025 Italian Open Shapovalov was upset by qualifierVilius Gaubas in straight sets in his first match.[233]
In July, Shapovalov reached his secondATP Tour final for the season at theLos Cabos Open, defeating eight seedAdam Walton in the last four. He defeated Aleksandar Kovacevic in the final to lift his fourth title and second of the season, without dropping a set en route, the fourth player to accomplish the feat for the season.[234][235][236] As a result, he returned to the top 30 in the singles rankings on 21 July 2025.[237]
As a left-handed player with asingle-handed backhand, Shapovalov is known for his bold style and high-risk shot making on court, with his leaping backhand considered one of his most memorable shots.[238][239] Australian tennis coach and former playerDarren Cahill drew comparisons between Shapovalov's backhand and that ofStan Wawrinka, specifically noting how both their flexibility and racquet speed were the two main components that drove the power of the shot.[240][241] His all-around ground game has thus been described as "explosive", with a powerful forehand to complement his backhand.[242][243] He also often playsserve-and-volley, particularly on quick surfaces, in a bid to catch his opponent off-guard and quickly close points.[239][240][244][245] Commentators have also noted Shapovalov's big serve,[242] and American tennis coach and former playerBrad Gilbert found similarities between Shapovalov's serve and that ofJohn McEnroe, noticing that Shapovalov's similar angle and spin on the ball both had comparable trajectories, and that it was his athleticism in launching his body into the serve that helped drive the power instead of simply through his positioning.[241]
However, due to the aggressive overall nature of his style of play, in addition to making many winners, Shapovalov is known to produce a similarly high number of unforced errors in matches.[246] Following his breakthrough, he worked with his coaches to rein in his style when necessary to polish his shotmaking,[246] but he has asserted that playing aggressive is how he enjoys his tennis best and he explained at a press conference in 2021: "When I am playing ugly I do not feel comfortable being on court, that is why winning like that is hard for me. I think that when I am feeling good, when everything flows it is very hard to outplay me."[247]
Shapovalov has been coached since he was young by his mother, Tessa Shapovalova. He developed his one-handed backhand at the age of six and his net instincts all under her direction.[241][239] In early 2017,Martin Laurendeau joined Shapovalov to polish his one-handed backhand motion and help him drive through the shot.[241] In the fall of 2018, Shapovalov addedRob Steckley to his coaching team, replacing Laurendeau, who could no longer travel with them due to a back injury. In April 2019, Steckley confirmed that the two ended their association. That same month, Shapovalov reunited with his junior coach, Adriano Fuorivia, who had coached him to his 2016 Wimbledon boys' singles title.[248] Former world No. 8Mikhail Youzhny has been added to the coaching team as Shapovalov's new "shot selection" coach in August 2019 at the2019 Winston-Salem Open.[249] Youzhny helped Shapovalov develop his backhand slice, among other adjustments.[250] In December 2021, it was reportedJamie Delgado had joined Shapovalov's team after five years of working with Andy Murray.[251] Shapovalov ended his association with Delgado after theItalian Open in 2022, opting to go with frequentDavis Cup teammatePeter Polansky as a full-time coach after Polansky initially joined Shapovalov's coaching team on a temporary basis.[252]
Since June 2020, Shapovalov has been represented byIMG.[253] Shapovalov is sponsored byNike for his apparel and footwear and was the face of the company's2018 US Open collection along withSloane Stephens.[254]Yonex has provided him with tennis rackets since signing with him in 2017,[255] and he has used the Yonex VCore 95 racket since January 2021.[256] Shapovalov has also been sponsored byBioSteel Sports Nutrition since 2016[257] and has been a brand ambassador forTAG Heuer since 2017.[258]
Shapovalov has been in a relationship with Swedish tennis playerMirjam Björklund since June 26, 2019.[259][260] They got engaged on July 20, 2023.[261] They then married on September 9, 2025.[262] Shapovalov is fluent in Russian. He gave his first interview in Russian to RussianEurosport commentators in 2018.[263][264] He holds Canadian citizenship and currently resides inNassau, Bahamas.[265]
At the2019 Indian Wells Masters, Shapovalov debuted a sample of a rap he had quickly written before his third-round match after agreeing to the stadium emcee's request that he perform it for the crowd were he to win.[266] Though he later described the spontaneous performance as "awful", Shapovalov said he was able to gain inspiration from the moment to build on and develop his interests in the genre. In 2020, during the suspension of professional tennis caused by theCOVID-19 pandemic, Shapovalov began writing and experimenting with lyrics to record and he constructed his own in-home studio to produce his music. He has creditedG-Eazy with inspiring him to develop his interest in writing rap music beginning in 2017, while also namingDrake andEminem as additional influences, and he attributed them as fundamental to the development of his style, describing it as a mix "between an Eminem aggressive style and the slick, laid-back, raspy voice that G-Eazy has."
In August 2020, Shapovalov debuted his firstrap single, "Night Train", under the name "Shapo." The track honors the life he had lived as an athlete thus far, from developing during his childhood and overcoming those who had doubted him, to becoming a professional, which includes engaging with sponsors and contending with online critics, among other experiences.[267] The following month, Shapovalov released his second single, "Drip", a French-English track that features French tennis playerCorentin Moutet and shares the same themes as his debut track of the continuing work that goes into making his tennis dreams come true.[268]
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Current through the2025 US Open.
| Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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| Australian Open | A | 2R | 3R | 1R | 3R | QF | 3R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 8 | 12–8 | 60% |
| French Open | Q1 | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 0 / 7 | 7–7 | 50% |
| Wimbledon | 1R | 2R | 1R | NH | SF | 2R | 4R | 3R | 1R | 0 / 8 | 11–8 | 58% |
| US Open | 4R | 3R | 3R | QF | 3R | 3R | A | 1R | 3R | 0 / 8 | 17–8 | 68% |
| Win–loss | 3–2 | 5–4 | 4–4 | 5–3 | 8–3 | 7–4 | 7–3 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 0 / 31 | 47–31 | 60% |
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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| Australian Open | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| French Open | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Wimbledon | A | NH | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| US Open | 3R | QF | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | 50% |
| Win–loss | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 5 | 4–5 | 44% |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 2019 | Paris Masters, France | Hard (i) |  Novak Djokovic | 3–6, 4–6 |
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| Preceded by | ATP Star of Tomorrow 2017 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | ATP Most Improved Player 2017 | Succeeded by |
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