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Matthew Ebden
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Ebden at the2022 French Open
Country (sports)	Australia
Residence	Perth,Western Australia, Australia
Born	(1987-11-26)26 November 1987 (age 37) Durban, South Africa
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Turned pro	2006
Retired	2022 (singles)
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach	Omar Hejleh
Prize money	US$ 6,693,080
Singles
Career record	79–129
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 39 (22 October 2018)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (2012,2014,2018,2019)
French Open	1R (2012,2014,2018,2019)
Wimbledon	3R (2018)
US Open	2R (2012,2014,2018)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	1R (2024)
Doubles
Career record	218–177
Career titles	13
Highest ranking	No.1 (26 February 2024)
Current ranking	No. 40 (16 June 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	W (2024)
French Open	SF (2024)
Wimbledon	W (2022)
US Open	F (2023)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour Finals	SF (2023)
Olympic Games	W (2024)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	W (2013)
French Open	QF (2022,2024)
Wimbledon	F (2022)
US Open	QF (2022,2024)
Other mixed doubles tournaments
Olympic Games	QF (2024)
Medal record Olympic Games 2024 Paris Men's doubles Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi Singles
Last updated on: 16 June 2025.

Matthew Ebden (born 26 November 1987) is an Australian professionaltennis player who reached a career high ofworld No. 1 in doubles.Ebden is a three-timeGrand Slam champion, having won the2022 Wimbledon Championships and2024 Australian Open in doubles withMax Purcell andRohan Bopanna respectively, and the2013 Australian Open in mixed doubles alongsideJarmila Gajdošová. Ebden won an Olympic gold medal at the2024 Paris Olympics withJohn Peers.

Ebden also finished runner-up at the2022 Australian Open and2023 US Open in men's doubles with Purcell and Bopanna respectively, and the2021 Australian Open and2022 Wimbledon Championships in mixed doubles partneringSamantha Stosur. He became world No. 1 for the first time in February 2024, the first Australian to top the doubles rankings sinceTodd Woodbridge in 2001, and has won 13 doubles titles on theATP Tour, including the2023 Indian Wells Masters and2024 Miami Open.

In singles, Ebden reached his highest ranking of world No. 39 in October 2018, and finished runner-up at the2017 Hall of Fame Championships. He achieved his best major result at the2018 Wimbledon Championships, reaching the third round. Ebden has represented Australia in theDavis Cup since 2012, and won the bronze medal in singles at the2010 Commonwealth Games.

Ebden was born inDurban, South Africa to Charles and Ann Ebden. He attendedHale School in Wembley Downs. Ebden is currently^[when?] studying for a commerce degree while playing tennis professionally full-time. InPerth, Ebden plays State Grade for Wembley Downs Tennis Club as the number one player in theTennis West State League. He married Kim Doig, a lawyer, on 16 November 2012, inMargaret River, Western Australia. Ebden became a father in February 2022 when his son was born.^{[citation needed]} Ebden is a member of the Sorrento and Wembley Down Tennis Clubs in Perth.

Ebden spent much of his early career on the futures tour attempting to improve his ranking. It was not until the end of 2009 that Ebden had consistent results on the futures tour after making the final of the last four tournaments he entered in 2009, taking out three of the four titles.

In January 2007, Ebden competed in the qualifying tournament for the Australian Open. He defeatedRichard Bloomfield of Great Britain in the first round of qualifying 6–3, 5–7, 8–6. He was defeated in the following round 2–6, 4–6 to Serbian playerIlija Bozoljac. Ebden won his first Futures event at the USA F21 event which began in August 2007. He defeated AmericanMichael Yani in the final 3–6, 6–1, 7–5. Ebden played in the qualifying event for the Australian Open for the second year in a row in January 2008. He lost toFlavio Cipolla of Italy in his first match 3–6, 6–4, 3–6. Ebden won his second Futures tournament at the Korea F2 event beginning in May 2008. He defeatedToshihide Matsui of Japan in the final 6–4, 7–5. For the third year running, Ebden participated in the qualifying event for the Australian Open in January 2009. He won his first match against Italian Giancarlo Petrazzuolo 6–3, 6–3. He lost toMichael Berrer of Germany in his following match 4–6, 6–3, 1–6. In October 2009, Ebden won his third Futures event at Australia F8. He defeated British playerJamie Baker in the final 6–2, 6–4. He was also triumphant in his next tournament, Australia F9, which began in November 2009. He won 6–3, 6–4 in the final against fellow AustralianJohn Millman. At Australia F11, which began in November 2009, Ebden won his fifth Futures title. He defeated fellow AustralianJames Lemke 6–1, 6–1 in the final.

Ebden began 2010 by qualifying for theBrisbane International defeatingMarinko Matosevic, another Australian, 6–2, 6–2. In the main draw, he was drawn against sixth seed and world number 28Jürgen Melzer of Austria in the first round and caused a huge upset by winning in straight sets 7–5, 6–1. He was then defeated in the second round byRichard Gasquet 6–3, 6–4. At theAustralian Open, he qualified defeatingMichał Przysiężny In the final round of qualification 7–5, 6–2,^[2] He lost in the first round to world number 12Gaël Monfils 4–6, 4–6, 4–6. He mainly played in the challenger circuit and reached the final of theJapan Indoor Tennis Championships losing toYūichi Sugita 4–6, 6–4, 6–1. He then entered the qualifying draws ofRoland Garros andWimbledon and lost in the first round toYuri Schukin 4–6, 4–6 and qualifying round toTaylor Dent 6–4, 6–7^(1–8), 6–7^(8–10), 3–6, respectively. At theUS Open he lostNicolas Mahut 3–6, 2–6 in the first round of the qualifying draw. Ebden represented Australia at theCommonwealth Games, he advanced to the semifinals defeating Patrick Ogier,Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi of Pakistan 6–4, 7–5, andJoshua Goodall, but lost to number one seedSomdev Devvarman 3–6, 1–6. Edben ended up winning the bronze medal by beating fellow Australian and second seedPeter Luczak in straight sets 6–3, 6–3 in the third place play-off. Ebden won his sixth Futures event at Great Britain F16, defeating Britain'sDaniel Evans 6–2, 3–6, 6–3. Ebden participated in the Australian Open Playoffs for a chance into the maindraw of the2011 Australian Open. Ebden was the 4th seed. He defeatedBenjamin Mitchell andSamuel Groth. This put Ebden in the final 4 of the tournament. He lost his semi final match toPeter Luczak 6–2, 1–6, 6–7.

Ebden began 2011 in a similar fashion to 2010 by being entered in the qualifying draw for theBrisbane International and qualified. In the first round of the main draw he was drawn against another Australian wildcardJohn Millman and won in three sets 4–6, 6–2, 6–4. His second round match was against world number 40 and eighth seedDenis Istomin and produced a huge upset by winning 6–4, 6–4 despite being 156 places below Istomin in the ATP rankings. He was eventually defeated in the quarterfinals by world number 5 and eventual championRobin Söderling 3–6, 2–6. He was then given a wildcard into the main draw of theMedibank International Sydney. He lost to fifth seed FrenchmanRichard Gasquet in the first round 4–6, 3–6. The next week, he played in theAustralian Open after being given a wildcard into the main draw. He lost in the first round to AmericanMichael Russell 3–6, 2–6, 7–5, 6–7^(7–9). At theBNP Paribas Open was able to qualify to the main draw just to lose toMischa Zverev. He also qualified for theAegon Championships, defeatingSomdev Devvarman in the first round before losing to world no. 1Rafael Nadal in the following round. At theCampbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, Ebden caused a major upset in the first round against 4th seedRyan Sweeting by winning the match 6–4, 6–2. Ebden then followed it up with a three set win overMatthias Bachinger 2–6, 6–4, 6–4. Ebden lost to 6th seedOlivier Rochus 6–7^(5–7), 3–6 in the quarterfinals. Ebden teamed with AmericanRyan Harrison to win the doubles title. He followed it up with another doubles title at theAtlanta Tennis Championships where he partnered with yet another AmericanAlex Bogomolov Jr. He then competed at theCiti Open and qualified. He won his first match againstRajeev Ram, but lost toNikolay Davydenko in the second round. At theRakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships Ebden went through the qualifying stages to get acceptance into the main draw. In the main draw Ebden drew SpaniardPablo Andújar and progressed to win the match 6–7^(4–7), 6–4, 6–4. Ebden's run came to an end at that stage where he lost to the 3rd seedDavid Ferrer 6–4, 2–6, 2–6. At theShanghai Rolex Masters, Ebden was the 14th seed in the qualifying draw and qualified for the main draw. In the first round Ebden won for the 2nd time in a week 6–4, 6–4 againstPablo Andújar of Spain. Ebden then went on to defeatRyan Harrison 6–4, 6–2 and then 8th seed and former World No. 6Gilles Simon 6–2, 2–6, 7–6^(10–8). Ebden eventually lost in straight sets 3–6, 2–6 to the World No. 4, second seed, defending and eventual champion,Andy Murray in the quarterfinals. Because of Ebden's surprise run at the event. he went up to 80 in the world. Ebden ended the year at 86. Ebden also played at a local level in his home stateWestern Australia, playing for Wembley Downs Tennis Club in the 2011-12Tennis West State League season and the Asia-Pacific Tennis League, where he went undefeated winning eight singles and doubles matches.^[3]

Ebden's first tournament of the year was theBrisbane International. In the first round, Ebden lost to seventh seedRadek Štěpánek in three sets 4–6, 6–3, 3–6. Ebden's next event was theApia International Sydney where he competed as a wildcard. In the first round, Ebden upset seventh seeded Spaniard,Marcel Granollers in three sets 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 before losing toMarcos Baghdatis 6–3, 5–7, 6–7^(3–7) in the second round. Ebden reached the final in doubles withJarkko Nieminen but lost to theBryan brothers. Ebden's next event was2012 Australian Open where he lost in the second round toKei Nishikori despite leading two sets to love 6–3, 6–1, 4–6, 1–6, 1–6 after defeatingJoão Souza in straight sets. Ebden made his debut for theAustralia inDavis Cup against China, Ebden replaced Tomic to play Ya-Nan Ma in a dead rubber where he was victorious 6–4, 6–2. He then played at theSAP Open he was victorious in the first round againstDudi Sela 6–7^(7–9), 6–2, 7–6^(7–1), but lost toKevin Anderson in the following round in straight sets. He then fell in the qualifying round of theRegions Morgan Keegan Championships and first round of theDelray Beach International Tennis Championships. At theBNP Paribas Open, Ebden entered the qualifying draw and qualified. In the first round, he faced RussianIgor Kunitsyn and won in three sets 6–1, 4–6, 6–4. He backed it up with another three set win over France'sJulien Benneteau 2–6, 6–3, 6–2. In the third round he faced world no. 8Mardy Fish and produced an upset with a straight set win 6–3, 6–4. He fell in the fourth round toJohn Isner in two tight sets 4–6, 5–7. Ebden then only manage to win one match between Indian Wells and the grass season and this was at the Davis Cup, where he played first live rubber match againstSuk-Young Jeong and won the match 6–3, 6–3, 6–4.

Despite reaching the second round of theQueen's Club Championships losing to eventual championMarin Čilić, Ebden then lost three consecutive first round matches, at theAegon International as a qualifier, atWimbledon, and at theCampbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships. Ebden then bounced back by reached the quarterfinals of theBB&T Atlanta Open defeatingSergey Bubka andJames Blake in three sets, before losing toGilles Müller. He also won the doubles title withRyan Harrison. He then reached the second round of theFarmers Classic falling toXavier Malisse and first round of theCiti Open losing toRubén Ramírez Hidalgo. Ebden qualified for theRogers Cup and defeatedPeter Polansky 0–6, 6–4, 6–3. He then failed to qualify for theWestern & Southern Open andWinston-Salem Open. At the final slam of the year, theUS Open, Ebden defeatedTatsuma Ito in straight sets, before losing toJérémy Chardy in straight sets as well. He reached the second round ofProton Malaysian Open losing to another FrenchmanJulien Benneteau. Ebden qualified for theChina Open, but lost in the first round toRichard Gasquet. At theShanghai Rolex Masters, Ebden was defending a quarterfinal, but lost in the first round of the qualifying draw. This results pushed Ebden from 67 to 120 in the rankings. He then made it to back to back second rounds at theErste Bank Open andSwiss Indoors Basel. Ebden's final match was a loss in the first round of the qualifying draw of theBNP Paribas Masters.

Edben started 2013, ranked at world number 105 and began with three first round losses, at theBrisbane International,Apia International Sydney, and a five set loss at theAustralian Open toMikhail Youzhny despite winning the first two sets.^[4] However, he won themixed doubles title with compatriotJarmila Gajdošová and in doing so, won his firstgrand slam title and first mixed doubles title. This win made Ebden and Gajdošová the third all Australian pairing to win the Australian Open mixed doubles title and the first since 2005 whenSamantha Stosur andScott Draper won that title.^[5] He then competed in tournaments on the American hardcourts. He lost in the second round of theSAP Open, qualifying round of theU.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships, and the first round of theDelray Beach International Tennis Championships. He qualified for theBNP Paribas Open losing toGrigor Dimitrov in the second round and lost in the first round of qualifying at theSony Open Tennis. This results made his ranking dropped to number 137. Ebden then played on the Challenger circuit and made three consecutive quarterfinals. He then won the first Challenger title of his career at theAegon Trophy defeatingBenjamin Becker in the final.^[6] He lost in the first round ofsingles in the main draw ofWimbledon againstKei Nishikori and the second round ofdoubles withJamie Delgado after receiving a wildcard into both events.^[7] He went on to lose in the first round of theHall of Fame Tennis Championships to countrymanLleyton Hewitt.^[8] Ebden then reached the second rounds ofClaro Open Colombia andBB&T Atlanta Open.^[9] At the American Challengers he lost in the finals of theNapa Valley Challenger toDonald Young and at theTiburon Challenger toPeter Polansky. Ebden then played four Challenger events in Australia and Asia. He won three events at theMelbourne Challenger defeatingTatsuma ItoKeio Challenger defeatingGo Soeda and theDunlop World Challenge defeatingYūichi Sugita. Ebden ended the year at number 68, his highest year-end ranking in his career.^[10]

Ebden began his year at the2014 Brisbane International where he won his opening round overAlex Kuznetsov afterNick Kyrgios had to withdraw with a shoulder injury.^[11] Ebden lost in the second round against second seedKei Nishikori.^[12] He was also awarded a wildcard into the2014 Apia International Sydney where he lost againstJulien Benneteau in the first round.^[13][14] Ebden will then take part in the2014 Australian Open as a direct entry. DefeatedNicolas Mahut in R1 of the2014 Australian Open in 5 sets before losing toVasek Pospisil in 4 sets on Rod Laver Arena. Ebden then lost in the first round at ATP tour events inMemphis,Delray Beach,Acapulco andIndian Wells. He had better success in doubles atAcapulco where he partneredKevin Anderson and the pair won the title. It was Ebden's first ATP tour 500 doubles title. Ebden then played at theMiami Masters and defeatedŁukasz Kubot in the first round before losing to world number 6Andy Murray in 3 sets.

Ebden then started his clay court season with a string of first round losses at ATP tournaments. Firstly inHouston where he lost to eventual semi-finalistSantiago Giraldo and inBucharest where he again lost to an eventual semi-finalist which wasRobin Haase. He then contested thePortugal Open where he lost toSomdev Devvarman. Following this, he played inNice where he lost to defending champion and eventual semi-finalistAlbert Montañés. At theFrench Open, Ebden lost in round 1 toPablo Cuevas in straight sets

Ebden played his first tournament on grass inLondon where he lost toLukáš Lacko. Following this he played at theTopshelf Open where he defeatedAdrian Mannarino before losing to 3rd seed and eventual championRoberto Bautista Agut. Ebden then played atWimbledon where he drew World number 9 and eventual semi-finalistMilos Raonic. He lost in straight sets.

He contested theUS Open where he defeatedTobias Kamke in the first round before losing to 26th seedLeonardo Mayer. Following a string of first round losses and injuries, Ebden finished the year ranked No. 231 in the world in singles and No. 89 in doubles.

Ebden commenced the year attempting toqualify for theAustralian Open but lost in round 1 toMatthias Bachinger. Ebden then competed in a series of Challenger events throughout February and March inHong Kong,Burnie,Launceston,Shimadzu,Guangzhou,Shezhen andIsrael with limited success. In April, Ebden made the quarter-finals of theBatman Challenger in Turkey before three consecutive Challenger semi-finals inSantaizi,Karshi andSamarkand in May. These results boasted his ranking from low 300's to 206. In June, Ebden played in the United Kingdom on grass and made quarter final of theManchester Challenger before winning theSurbiton Challenger the following week as an unseeded player and defeating 4 seeds along the way; includingDenis Kudla in the final. The following week, Kudla got revenge, defeating Ebden made the final ofIlkley Challenger. These results were rewarded with a wild card intoWimbledon.^[15] At Wimbleon, Edben won his career-first main draw match defeatingBlaž Rola in straight sets.^[16] Ebden lost toJohn Isner in round 2.^[17]Following this, Ebden continued his good form on the Challenger circuit, winning theLatrobe Challenger in November. Ebden finished the year with a ranking of 105.

Ebden was awarded a wild card into the2016 Australian Open but lost in round one toMarcel Granollers. In February, Ebden lost in round one ofDelray Championships toJérémy Chardy. This was his last match for seven months after which he sought advice and treatment from a multitude of health professionals in different countries.^[18]

Ebden returned to competition at theOEC Kaohsiung Challenger then played qualifying at three Asian ATP events before returning to the Australian Challenger circuit. Due to his injuries and time away from the tour, Ebden finished the year with a ranking of 698, his worst end of season ranking in a decade.

Ebden made the second round of qualifying at the2017 Australian Open. In February, he reached the quarter-finals of2017 Burnie International before travelling the North America where he qualified for and reached the quarter-final of theMemphis Open. Ebden lost in round 1 of qualifying atIndian Wells, before returning to the Challenger Circuit in Asia. In May, Ebden lost in round 1 of qualifying at the2017 French Open. Ebden had a poor run of form in June and early July, which saw him fail to win a main draw singles match at five consecutive tournaments. At theHall of Fame Tennis Championships in Newport, Ebden snapped his losing streak and made a surprise run to his first ATP final, where he lost toJohn Isner in straight sets. At theUS Open, Ebden lost in the first round of qualifying. In October, Ebden qualified for theJapan Open, an ATP 500 event. In the main draw, Ebden won his opening match againstIvo Karlović, before falling to 4th seed and eventual champion,David Goffin in the second round. Ebden then returned to the Challenger tour, where he claimed titles inCanberra andToyota, his first trophies since 2015. With the victories, Ebden's singles ranking improved to No. 80 in the world, his highest world ranking since July 2014.

Ebden commenced 2018 at theBrisbane International, losing toNick Kyrgios in round 2. At the2018 Australian Open, Ebden recorded his first win against a top 20 player at a Grand Slam by defeating 16th seedJohn Isner in round 1.^[19] In March, Ebden lost toGaël Monfils in round 1 ofIndian Wells and round 2 ofMiami Open.^[20] In April, Ebden returned to the AsianChallenger Circuit, winningBusan in May.^[21] At the2018 French Open, Ebden lost in round 1 toThomas Fabbiano. In June, Ebden reached the semifinal ofSurbiton Trophy, semifinal ofRosmalen Grass Court Championships and the quarterfinal ofGerry Weber Open.^[22]

AtWimbledon, Ebden defeated 10th seedDavid Goffin,^[23]Stéphane Robert but lost toGilles Simon in the third round. It was the first time he has reached the third round of a grand slam, and as a result entered into the world's top 50.^[24]

In August, Ebden reached the semifinal ofAtlanta. At theUS Open, Ebden reached the second round. Ebden continued his ranking rise and on 16 October 2018, Ebden broke into the world's top 40 and later reached a career-high in singles of World No. 39 on 22 October 2018, following a quarterfinal result inShanghai Masters.^[25]

Ebden commenced the season representingAustralia at the2019 Hopman Cup alongsideAshleigh Barty. The duo were eliminated in the round-robin stage.

Ebden lost in round 1 ofSydney International. Ebden lost in the second round of theAustralian Open toRafael Nadal.

At the2019 Sofia Open he defeated Bulgarian teenagerAdrian Andreev in a close three sets match^[26] before losing to 2016 champion and fourth seedRoberto Bautista Agut in the second round.

Ebden started his 2021 season at the first edition of theGreat Ocean Road Open. He lost in the second round toThiago Monteiro.^[27] At theAustralian Open, he was defeated in the first round of qualifying by compatriotJason Kubler.^[28] Indoubles, he andJohn-Patrick Smith made it to the quarterfinals where they lost to the ninth-seeded team ofIvan Dodig/Filip Polášek.^[29] In mixed doubles, he teamed up with compatriot,Sam Stosur. They reached the final where they lost toBarbora Krejčíková/Rajeev Ram.^[30]

Playing at the first edition of theSingapore Open as a wildcard, Ebden reached the quarterfinals where he lost to eventual champion Alexei Popyrin.^[31] Indoubles, he and John-Patrick Smith made it to the final where they lost to the top-seeded team ofSander Gillé/Joran Vliegen.^[32] At theSaint Petersburg Challenger, he was defeated in the second round by qualifierLucas Catarina. Getting past qualifying at theOpen 13, he upset third seed Karen Khachanov in the quarterfinals to reach the semifinals of an ATP tournament for the first time since 2018.^[33] He retired during his semifinal match against top seedDaniil Medvedev due to injury.^[34] InDubai, he retired during his second round match against fourth seed Roberto Bautista Agut due to the same injury he suffered from the previous tournament he played in.^[35] In April, he competed at theSardegna Open. He lost in the first round of qualifying toCedrik-Marcel Stebe. At theOrlando Open, he was beaten in the first round by sixth seedPrajnesh Gunneswaran.^[36] He was eliminated in the first round of qualifying at theFrench Open byAlejandro Tabilo.^[37]

Coming through qualifying at theNottingham Open, Ebden lost in the second round to top seedDan Evans.^[38] At theNottingham Trophy, he retired during his second round of qualifying match against compatriot,Alex Bolt, who would end up winning the title. AtWimbledon, he was defeated in the second round of qualifying by British wildcardArthur Fery.^[39]

Getting past the qualifying rounds at theLos Cabos Open, Ebden lost in the first round toElias Ymer.^[40] Competing inAtlanta, he was defeated in the final round of qualifying by Evgeny Donskoy.^[41] At theCiti Open in Washington, D.C., he was eliminated in the first round of qualifying byEmilio Gómez.^[42]

At theUS Open, he was beaten in the first round of qualifying byFederico Gaio.^[43] At the same tournament he reached his second Grand Slam quarterfinal of the year in doubles partneringMax Purcell.

He finished the year ranked World No. 57 in doubles and No. 232 in singles.

Embarking on the2022 Australian Open, Ebden partnered once more with Purcell. After defeatingJonathan Erlich andAndré Göransson in the first round,^[44] they went on to topple four seeded teams consecutively en route to Ebden's first career Grand Slam final and their first-ever doubles final as a pair overall. In the second round, Ebden and Purcell beat fourth seedsJuan Sebastián Cabal andRobert Farah from a set down^[45] before reaching the third round, where they defeated thirteenth seedsRaven Klaasen andBen McLachlan in straight sets to make the quarterfinals. This equaled Ebden's career-best showing at the Australian Open and earned the pair their second Grand Slam quarterfinal appearance together.^[46] In the quarterfinals, they knocked out tenth seedsWesley Koolhof andNeal Skupski from a set down and through the final ten-point deciding set tiebreak to reach the semifinals.^[47] Together withThanasi Kokkinakis andNick Kyrgios, Ebden and Purcell made it the most Australians to reach this stage of the men's doubles tournament since1993 and the first since1985 that two all-Australian pairings contested the semifinals.^[48] Their quarterfinals win set them up for a match against second seedsRajeev Ram andJoe Salisbury, where they saved four set points in the second set to defeat the pair in straight sets to reach the final. Ebden and Purcell faced Kokkinakis and Kyrgios in the final, the first in men's doubles at the Australian Open to feature two all-Australian teams since1980,^[49] where they ultimately lost in straight sets.^[50]

Seeded 14th in doubles at the2022 Wimbledon Championships, he reached the quarterfinals with Purcell for the first time defeating the third seeded pair ofWesley Koolhof andNeal Skupski avenging their loss in the final of the2022 Libéma Open earlier in the grass season.^[51] The pair went on to reach the semifinals defeating 7th seedsFilip Polášek andJohn Peers. Next they defeated the top pair ofJoe Salisbury andRajeev Ram in a five sets close to four hours match saving five match points to reach their second Major final.^[52] They went on to win the title defeating second seeded pair ofNikola Mektić andMate Pavić in a more than a four hours, five set match with a super tiebreak.^[53]At the same tournament, in mixed doubles partneringSam Stosur they reached their second major final as a pair defeatingJack Sock andCoco Gauff. They lost to defending championsDesirae Krawczyk andNeal Skupski.^[54]

InRotterdam he reached the final with his new partnerRohan Bopanna but lost after they held a championship point in the match tiebreak toIvan Dodig andAustin Krajicek.^[55]The pair won their first title inDoha, defeatingConstant Lestienne andBotic van de Zandschulp in the final.^[56] Ebden won his first Masters title atIndian Wells once again partnering Bopanna, defeating defending championsJack Sock andJohn Isner in the semifinals,^[57] and top seeded and world No. 1 pair ofWesley Koolhof andNeal Skupski in the final.^[58] As a result, he reached a new career-high ranking of No. 18 on 20 March 2023 and also became Australia's Number 1 men's doubles player.

He reached the top 15 on 8 May 2023 following the final in2023 Mutua Madrid Open, losing toAndrey Rublev andKaren Khachanov.^[59]Following the2023 Wimbledon Championships where he reached the semifinals, he entered the top 10 in doubles on 17 July 2023. He reached the finals at theUS Open. Continuing with his good form, he also reached the finals of two otherMasters 1000 events at the2023 Rolex Shanghai Masters and at the2023 Rolex Paris Masters.

Ebden alongside Bopanna reached theAdelaide International final in their first outing of the2024 season, where they lost to the pair of Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury in a tight match 5–7, 7–5, [9–11].^[60]The pair continued their good performance in the2024 Australian Open where he was seeded second for the first time in his career. Ebden's straight sets win over the 14th-seeded pair of Wesley Koolhof and Nikola Mektic in the third round assured him of a career high ranking of World No. 3.^[61] They defeated the Argentinian pair ofMáximo González andAndrés Molteni in the quarterfinals and Ebden reached a new career-high ranking of world No. 2.^[62][63] He reached his second Australian Open final with a win in a three sets with a super tiebreaker close match over unseeded pair ofTomáš Macháč andZhizhen Zhang.^[64] Bopanna and Ebden won the Australian Open men's doubles in straight sets defeating the Italian duo ofSimone Bolelli andAndrea Vavassori.^[65]

Ebden attained the World No. 1 doubles ranking on 26 February.^[66][67] However he only held the top ranking for just one week because Bopanna reclaimed the top ranking once again on 4 March 2024 after winning his first round match at theDubai Tennis Championships. Ebden failed to defend to defend his title at the2024 Indian Wells Open. He lost in the first round to the Belgian duo ofSander Gille andJoran Vliegen.^[68]Partnering withStorm Hunter at the same tournament, Ebden won the inaugural eight-teaminvitational mixed doubles title, defeatingCaroline Garcia andÉdouard Roger-Vasselin in the final.^[69] The following week, Ebden played at the2024 Miami Open, where the pair went on to lift the trophy by defeatingIvan Dodig andAustin Krajicek in the final.^[70] It was their second Masters 1000 as a pair, Bopanna's sixth and Ebden's second overall.^[71]

At the2024 Summer Olympics, Ebden entered themen's singles tournament as an alternate, where he was drawn against the top seedNovak Djokovic, and lost 0–6, 1–6. Inmen's doubles, Ebden partneredJohn Peers and won the gold medal, defeating the team from the USA, to win Australia's first tennis gold medal since 1996.^[72] Inmixed doubles, Ebden andEllen Perez were the #2 seed.

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	2022	Australian Open	Hard	Max Purcell	Thanasi Kokkinakis Nick Kyrgios	5–7, 4–6
Win	2022	Wimbledon	Grass	Max Purcell	Nikola Mektić Mate Pavić	7–6(7–5), 6–7(3–7), 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(10–2)
Loss	2023	US Open	Hard	Rohan Bopanna	Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury	6–2, 3–6, 4–6
Win	2024	Australian Open	Hard	Rohan Bopanna	Simone Bolelli Andrea Vavassori	7–6(7–0), 7–5

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	2013	Australian Open	Hard	Jarmila Gajdošová	Lucie Hradecká František Čermák	6–3, 7–5
Loss	2021	Australian Open	Hard	Samantha Stosur	Barbora Krejčíková Rajeev Ram	1–6, 4–6
Loss	2022	Wimbledon	Grass	Samantha Stosur	Desirae Krawczyk Neal Skupski	4–6, 3–6

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Gold	2024	Summer Olympics	Clay	John Peers	Austin Krajicek Rajeev Ram	6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–1), [10–8]

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	2023	Indian Wells Masters	Hard	Rohan Bopanna	Wesley Koolhof Neal Skupski	6–3, 2–6, [10–8]
Loss	2023	Madrid Open	Clay	Rohan Bopanna	Andrey Rublev Karen Khachonov	3–6, 6–3, [3–10]
Loss	2023	Shanghai Masters	Hard	Rohan Bopanna	Marcel Granollers Horacio Zeballos	7–5, 2–6, [7–10]
Loss	2023	Paris Masters	Hard (i)	Rohan Bopanna	Santiago González Édouard Roger-Vasselin	2–6, 7–5, [7–10]
Win	2024	Miami Open	Hard	Rohan Bopanna	Ivan Dodig Austin Krajicek	6–7(3–7), 6–3, [10–6]

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 2017	Hall of Fame Championships, United States	250 Series	Grass	John Isner	3–6, 6–7(4–7)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Jul 2011	Hall of Fame Championships, United States	250 Series	Grass	Ryan Harrison	Johan Brunström Adil Shamasdin	4–6, 6–3, [10–5]
Win	2–0	Jul 2011	Atlanta Open, United States	250 Series	Hard	Alex Bogomolov Jr.	Matthias Bachinger Frank Moser	3–6, 7–5, [10–8]
Loss	2–1	Jan 2012	Sydney International, Australia	250 Series	Hard	Jarkko Nieminen	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	1–6, 4–6
Win	3–1	Jul 2012	Atlanta Open, United States(2)	250 Series	Hard	Ryan Harrison	Xavier Malisse Michael Russell	6–3, 3–6, [10–6]
Win	4–1	Mar 2014	Mexican Open, Mexico	500 Series	Clay	Kevin Anderson	Feliciano López Max Mirnyi	6–3, 6–3
Loss	4–2	May 2019	Geneva Open, Switzerland	250 Series	Clay	Robert Lindstedt	Oliver Marach Mate Pavić	4–6, 4–6
Loss	4–3	Feb 2021	Singapore Open, Singapore	250 Series	Hard (i)	John-Patrick Smith	Sander Gillé Joran Vliegen	2–6, 3–6
Loss	4–4	Jan 2022	Australian Open, Australia	Grand Slam	Hard	Max Purcell	Thanasi Kokkinakis Nick Kyrgios	5–7, 4–6
Win	5–4	Apr 2022	U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, United States	250 Series	Clay	Max Purcell	Ivan Sabanov Matej Sabanov	6–3, 6–3
Loss	5–5	Jun 2022	Rosmalen Championships, Netherlands	250 Series	Grass	Max Purcell	Wesley Koolhof Neal Skupski	6–4, 5–7, [6–10]
Win	6–5	Jul 2022	Wimbledon Championships, United Kingdom	Grand Slam	Grass	Max Purcell	Nikola Mektić Mate Pavić	7–6(7–5), 6–7(3–7), 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(10–2)
Win	7–5	Aug 2022	Winston-Salem Open, United States	250 Series	Hard	Jamie Murray	Hugo Nys Jan Zieliński	6–4, 6–2
Loss	7–6	Oct 2022	Tennis Napoli Cup, Italy	250 Series	Hard	John Peers	Ivan Dodig Austin Krajicek	3–6, 6–1, [8–10]
Loss	7–7	Feb 2023	Rotterdam Open, Netherlands	500 Series	Hard (i)	Rohan Bopanna	Ivan Dodig Austin Krajicek	6–7(5–7), 6–2, [10–12]
Win	8–7	Feb 2023	Qatar Open, Qatar	250 Series	Hard	Rohan Bopanna	Constant Lestienne Botic van de Zandschulp	6–7(5–7), 6–4, [10–6]
Win	9–7	Mar 2023	Indian Wells, United States	Masters 1000	Hard	Rohan Bopanna	Wesley Koolhof Neal Skupski	6–3, 2–6, [10–8]
Loss	9–8	May 2023	Madrid Open, Spain	Masters 1000	Clay	Rohan Bopanna	Andrey Rublev Karen Khachanov	3–6, 6–3, [3–10]
Loss	9–9	Sep 2023	US Open, United States	Grand Slam	Hard	Rohan Bopanna	Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury	6–2, 3–6, 4–6
Loss	9–10	Oct 2023	Shanghai Masters, China	Masters 1000	Hard	Rohan Bopanna	Marcel Granollers Horacio Zeballos	7–5, 2–6, [7–10]
Loss	9–11	Oct 2023	Paris Masters, France	Masters 1000	Hard (i)	Rohan Bopanna	Santiago González Édouard Roger-Vasselin	2–6, 7–5, [7–10]
Loss	9–12	Jan 2024	Adelaide International, Australia	250 Series	Hard	Rohan Bopanna	Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury	5–7, 7–5, [9–11]
Win	10–12	Jan 2024	Australian Open, Australia	Grand Slam	Hard	Rohan Bopanna	Simone Bolelli Andrea Vavassori	7–6(7–0), 7–5
Win	11–12	Mar 2024	Miami Open, United States	Masters 1000	Hard	Rohan Bopanna	Ivan Dodig Austin Krajicek	6–7(3–7), 6–3, [10–6]
Loss	11–13	Jun 2024	Eastbourne International, United Kingdom	250 Series	Grass	John Peers	Neal Skupski Michael Venus	6–4, 6–7(2–7), [9–11]
Win	12–13	Aug 2024	Olympic Games, France	Olympics	Clay	John Peers	Austin Krajicek Rajeev Ram	6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–1), [10–8]
Win	13–13	Jun 2025	Rosmalen Championships, Netherlands	250 Series	Grass	Jordan Thompson	Julian Cash Lloyd Glasspool	6–4, 3–6, [10–7]

Result	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partners	Opponents	Score
Loss	Nov 2022	Davis Cup, Málaga, Spain	Hard (i)	Alex de Minaur Jordan Thompson Thanasi Kokkinakis Max Purcell	Félix Auger-Aliassime Denis Shapovalov Vasek Pospisil Alexis Galarneau Gabriel Diallo	0–2
Loss	Nov 2023	Davis Cup, Málaga, Spain	Hard (i)	Alex de Minaur Alexei Popyrin Jordan Thompson Max Purcell	Jannik Sinner Lorenzo Musetti Matteo Arnaldi Lorenzo Sonego Simone Bolelli	0–2

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Aug 2007	Milwaukee, United States	Futures	Hard	Michael Yani	3–6, 6–1, 7–5
Win	2–0	May 2008	Changwon, South Korea	Futures	Hard	Toshihide Matsui	6–4, 7–5
Loss	2–1	Feb 2009	Mildura, Australia	Futures	Grass	Brydan Klein	0–6, 4–6
Win	3–1	Oct 2009	Port Pirie, Australia	Futures	Hard	Jamie Baker	6–2, 6–4
Win	4–1	Nov 2009	Esperance, Australia	Futures	Hard	John Millman	6–3, 6–4
Loss	4–2	Nov 2009	Kalgoorlie, Australia	Futures	Hard	John Millman	2–6, 6–7(1–7)
Win	5–2	Dec 2009	Bendigo, Australia	Futures	Hard	James Lemke	6–1, 6–1
Loss	0–1	Mar 2010	Kyoto, Japan	Challenger	Carpet (i)	Yūichi Sugita	6–4, 4–6, 1–6
Win	6–2	Oct 2010	Glasgow, United Kingdom	Futures	Hard	Daniel Evans	6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Win	1–1	Jun 2013	Nottingham, United Kingdom	Challenger	Grass	Benjamin Becker	7–5, 4–6, 7–5
Loss	1–2	Sep 2013	Napa, United States	Challenger	Hard	Donald Young	6–4, 4–6, 2–6
Loss	1–3	Oct 2013	Tiburon, United States	Challenger	Hard	Peter Polansky	5–7, 3–6
Win	2–3	Oct 2013	Melbourne, Australia	Challenger	Hard	Tatsuma Ito	6–3, 5–7, 6–3
Win	3–3	Nov 2013	Yokohama, Japan	Challenger	Hard	Go Soeda	2–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–3
Win	4–3	Nov 2013	Toyota, Japan	Challenger	Carpet (i)	Yūichi Sugita	6–3, 6–2
Win	5–3	Jun 2015	Surbiton, United Kingdom	Challenger	Grass	Denis Kudla	6–7(4–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Loss	5–4	Jun 2015	Ilkley, United Kingdom	Challenger	Grass	Denis Kudla	3–6, 4–6
Win	6–4	Nov 2015	Traralgon, Australia	Challenger	Hard	Jordan Thompson	7–5, 6–3
Win	7–4	Nov 2017	Canberra, Australia	Challenger	Hard	Taro Daniel	7–6(7–4), 6–4
Win	8–4	Nov 2017	Toyota, Japan(2)	Challenger	Carpet (i)	Calvin Hemery	7–6(7–3), 6–3
Win	9–4	May 2018	Busan, South Korea	Challenger	Hard	Vasek Pospisil	7–6(7–4), 6–1

Ebden's match record against those who have beenranked in the top 10, with those who have been No. 1 in boldface

* Statistics correct As of 27 July 2024^[update].

• He has a 3–12 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.

#	Player	Rank	Event	Surface	Rd	Score	ME Rank
2012
1.	Mardy Fish	8	Indian Wells, United States	Hard	3R	6–3, 6–4	91
2018
2.	David Goffin	9	Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom	Grass	1R	6–4, 6–3, 6–4	51
3.	Dominic Thiem	7	Shanghai, China	Hard	2R	6–4, 6–7(8–10), 7–6(7–4)	51

* Statistics correct As of 12 March 2021^[update].

Paris 2024 - Men's Doubles (PartnerJohn Peers) Rd Opponent Surface Score 1R Hady Habib &Benjamin Hassan Clay 7–6(7–5), 6–2 2R Pablo Carreño Busta &Marcel Granollers(PR) 6–2, 7–5 QF Dominik Koepfer &Jan-Lennard Struff 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–4) SF Taylor Fritz &Tommy Paul(3) 7–5, 6–2 W Austin Krajicek &Rajeev Ram(4) 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–1), [10–8]

Paris 2024 - Mixed Doubles (PartnerEllen Perez) (Seed: 2) Rd Opponent Surface Score 1R Sara Sorribes Tormo &Marcel Granollers Clay 6–3, 6–4 QF Wang Xinyu &Zhang Zhizhen 7–6(10–8), 6–7(8–10), [5–10]

Paris 2024 - Men's Singles Rd Opponent Surface Score 1R Novak Djokovic(1) Clay 0–6, 1–6

All Davis Cup matches: 16–3 (Singles: 5–0, Doubles: 11–3)
Round	Date	Opponents	Tie score	Venue	Surface	Match	Opponent(s)	Rubber score
2012 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I
1R	10–12 Feb 2012	China	5–0	Geelong	Grass	Singles 4	Ma Yanan	6–2, 6–2
2R	6–8 Apr 2012	South Korea	5–0	Brisbane	Hard	Singles 2	Jeong Suk-young	6–3, 6–3, 6–4
						Singles 5	Cho Min-hyeok	6–2, 2–6, 6–0
2013 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I
1R	1–3 Feb 2013	Chinese Taipei	5–0	Kaohsiung	Hard	Singles 2	Chen Ti	6–3, 6–4, 7–5
						Singles 5	Yang Tsung-hua	6–1, 6–2
2R	5–7 Apr 2013	Uzbekistan	3–1	Namangan	Clay (i)	Doubles (withLleyton Hewitt)	Farrukh Dustov /Denis Istomin	7–5, 6–7, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
2018 Davis Cup World Group
1R	2–4 Feb 2018	Germany	1–3	Brisbane	Hard	Doubles (withJohn Peers	Tim Pütz /Jan-Lennard Struff	4–6, 7–6, 2–6, 7–6, 4–6
2022 Davis Cup Finals
RR	13 Sep 2022	Belgium	3–0	Hamburg	Hard (i)	Doubles (withMax Purcell)	Sander Gillé /Joran Vliegen	6–1, 6–3
	15 Sep 2022	France	2–1				Nicolas Mahut /Arthur Rinderknech	6–4, 6–4
	18 Sep 2022	Germany	1–2				Kevin Krawietz /Tim Pütz	4–6, 4–6
2023 Davis Cup Finals
RR	13 Sep 2023	Great Britain	2–1	Manchester	Hard (i)	Doubles (withMax Purcell)	Dan Evans /Neal Skupski	7–6(7–5), 6–4
	14 Sep 2023	France	2–1				Nicolas Mahut /Édouard Roger-Vasselin	7–5, 6–3
	16 Sep 2023	Switzerland	3–0				Marc-Andrea Hüsler /Dominic Stricker	6–2, 6–4
QF	22 Nov 2023	Czech Republic	2–1	Málaga			Jiří Lehečka /Adam Pavlásek	6–4, 7–5
2024 Davis Cup Finals
RR	10 Sep 2024	France	2–1	Valencia	Hard (i)	Doubles (withMax Purcell)	Pierre-Hugues Herbert /Édouard Roger-Vasselin	7–5, 5–7, 6–3
	12 Sep 2024	Czech Republic	3–0				Jakub Menšík /Adam Pavlásek	6–4, 6–2
	15 Sep 2024	Spain	1–2				Marcel Granollers /Pedro Martínez	7–5, 4–6, 4–6
QF	21 Nov 2024	United States	2–1	Málaga		Doubles (withJordan Thompson	Tommy Paul /Ben Shelton	6–4, 6–4
2025 Davis Cup Qualifiers first round
1R	31 Jan – 1 Feb 2025	Sweden	3–1	Stockholm	Hard (i)	Doubles (withJohn Peers	Filip Bergevi /André Göransson	6–7(7–9), 6–3, 6–2

Rubber outcome	No.	Rubber	Match type (partner if any)	Opponent nation	Opponent player(s)	Score
29 December 2023 – 1 January 2024;Perth Arena,Perth, Australia; group stage; hard surface
Victory	1	III	Mixed Doubles (withStorm Hunter)	Great Britain	Katie Boulter /Neal Skupski	6–3, 7–6(5)
Victory	2	III	Mixed Doubles (with Storm Hunter)	United States	Jessica Pegula /Rajeev Ram	6–3, 6–1
2–1; 3 January 2024;Perth Arena,Perth, Australia; Quarterfinals; hard surface
Victory	3	III	Mixed Doubles (with Storm Hunter)	Serbia	Dejana Radanović /Nikola Ćaćić	6–3, 6–3
1–2; 6 January 2024;Ken Rosewall Arena,Sydney, Australia; Semifinals; hard surface
Defeat	1	III	Mixed Doubles (with Storm Hunter)	Germany	Laura Siegemund /Alexander Zverev	6–7(2), 7–6(2) [13–15]

Rubber outcome	Rubber	Stage	Match type (partner if any)	Opponent nation	Opponent player(s)	Score
2015 Hopman Cup;Perth Arena,Perth, Australia
Defeat	II	Group	Singles	Poland	Jerzy Janowicz	6–3, 5–7 0–6
2017 Hopman Cup;Perth Arena,Perth, Australia
Defeat	III	Group	Mixed Doubles (withDaria Gavrilova)	United States	CoCo Vandeweghe / Jack Sock	1–4, 1–4
2019 Hopman Cup;Perth Arena,Perth, Australia
Victory	II	Group	Singles	France	Lucas Pouille	3–6, 7–6(5), 6–2
Defeat	III	Group	Doubles (withAshleigh Barty)		Alizé Cornet / Lucas Pouille	3–4(4-5), 2–4,
Defeat	II	Group	Singles	Spain	David Ferrer	6–7(1), 5–7
Victory	III	Group	Doubles (with Ashleigh Barty)		Garbiñe Muguruza /David Ferrer	3–4(3-5), 4–3(5-0), 4–3(5-3)
Defeat	II	Group	Singles	Germany	Alexander Zverev	4–6, 3–6
Victory	III	Group	Doubles (with Ashleigh Barty)		Angelique Kerber / Alexander Zverev	4–0, 4–3(5-1)

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