While Felix Auger-Aliassime suffered a quick defeat earlier this week against world No. 1 Jannik Sinner in the Cincinnati Open quarterfinals, he’s maintained strong momentum throughout the 2025 season. He started the year strong, claiming the Adelaide crown—his sixth ATP Tour title and the first on outdoor hard courts—and soon followed it up with an indoor trophy in Montpellier. The Canadian will hope to carry that momentum into the 2025 US Open, where he’s set to compete in the singles main draw for the eighth straight year.
Ahead of the exciting fortnight at Flushing Meadows, here are a few interesting facts about the world No. 28:
An impressive 2022
Since his ATP Tour debut in 2018, Auger-Aliassime has made some splashes. However, he had a remarkable breakout season in 2022, when he achieved a career-high ranking of No. 6, snapping up a personal-best 60 wins throughout the season.
His 2022 run also included his first four tour-level singles trophies and team titles at the ATP Cup, Laver Cup and Davis Cup. He also moved on to his third-straight Grand Slam quarterfinal at the Australian Open. That year also held notable victories for Auger-Aliassime over then-No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz and former No. 1s Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal.
A Canadian superstar
Born in Montreal and raised in a suburb of Quebec City, Auger-Aliassime has furthered Canadian representation on the tour.
After then-18-year-old Alcaraz retired in the quarterfinals of the 2021 US Open, it pushed Auger-Aliassime into his first career Grand Slam semifinal, making him the first Canadian man to reach the US Open semifinals in the Open Era. He had some company, with compatriot Leylah Fernandez also advancing to the 2021 US Open final, marking the first time Canada had two singles semifinalists at the US Open in the Open Era.
“It’s great for Canada, great for Quebec,” Auger-Aliassime said, referencing the historic showing by him and his compatriot at the 2021 US Open. “I never thought a day like this would come: a little girl and a little boy from Montreal both at the same time in the semifinals of the US Open. It’s special for us. I hope the people back home appreciate the moment also. We do a lot.”
Then, at Madrid in 2024, he became the first Canadian ATP Masters 1000 finalist on clay, and only the third Canadian finalist at that level since the Masters 1000 series began in 1990.
Young talent
Auger-Aliassime first made a name for himself as a junior and reached as high as world No. 2, nabbing pivotal junior Grand Slam titles at the US Open in doubles (2015) and singles (2016). When he hit the pro scene in 2018, it didn’t take long for him to bloom.
In 2019, as an 18-year-old, he became the youngest Top 25 player since Lleyton Hewitt in 1999. Also at 18, he was the youngest ATP 500 finalist in series history at Rio de Janeiro, as well as the youngest semifinalist in Miami tournament history.
In New York, Auger-Aliassime will be hoping to add to the recent success of compatriot Victoria Mboko, who won her first WTA title last week in Montreal.
