Top 20 Tennis Player celebrities in Australia
Here is the latest list of the world's top 20 Tennis Player celebrities [Updated September 27, 2022].
Lleyton Hewitt was born
on February 24, 1981
in Adelaide, Australia.
He turned pro in 1998 and by 2013, had competed in three Olympic games.
Net Worth 2020: $20 Million
Rod Laver was born
on August 9, 1938
in Australia.
The site of the Australian Open each year is in Melbourne, and the arena was named after him.
Net Worth 2020: $20 Million
Nick Kyrgios was born
on April 27, 1995
in Canberra, Australia.
Australian tennis player most famous for upsetting Rafael Nadal on his way to the quarterfinals at the 2014 Wimbledon Championships. He was also the singles champion at the 2013 Australian Open.
He earned a scholarship to the Australian Institute of Sport as a basketball player and is a huge Boston Celtics fan.
Net Worth 2020: $8 Million
Johanna Konta was born
on May 17, 1991
in Sydney, Australia.
She represented Australia from 2004 to 2012, but changed her allegiance after gaining British citizenship, citing the fact that she largely grew up in the country.
Net Worth 2020: $4 Million
Bernard Tomic was born
on October 21, 1992
in Australia.
He competed in the 2012 London Olympics but lost in the first round to Japan's
Kei Nishikori.
Net Worth 2020: $4 Million
Mark Philippoussis was born
on November 7, 1976
in Melbourne, Australia.
He agreed to go on the dating show 'Age of Love' without realizing some of the women competing for him were much older.
Net Worth 2020: $500 Thousand
John Newcombe was born
on May 23, 1944
in Sydney, Australia.
He became the president of the Association of Tennis Professionals.
Ashleigh Barty was born
on April 24, 1996
in Australia.
In 2013 she was a member of Australia's Fed Cup team, despite being just 16 years old.
Sara Tomic was born
on February 5, 1998
in Gold Coast, Australia.
After her first professional victory in 2015, she found her way into the top 500 of the WTA singles rankings.
Thanasi Kokkinakis was born
on April 10, 1996
in Adelaide, Australia.
He represented Australia at the Davis Cup in 2014.
Pat Rafter was born
on December 28, 1972
in Mount Isa, Australia.
Roy Emerson was born
on November 3, 1936
in Blackbutt, Queensland, Australia.
Ken Rosewall was born
on November 2, 1934
in Sydney, Australia.
He earned recognition as one of the best tennis players of all time.
John Alexander was born
on July 4, 1951
in Sydney, Australia.
He won the Liberal preselection for the seat of Bennelong in 2009.
Benjamin Mitchell was born
on November 30, 1992
in Australia.
He reached the finals of the junior Wimbledon tournament in 2010.
Priscilla Hon was born
on October 21, 1992
in Brisbane, Australia.
She is known for winning multiple ITF Finals and tournaments including the March 2015 match at Mornington, Australia and the the May of 2016 match in Pula, Italy.
Sam Groth was born
on October 19, 1987
in Australia.
He took a break from professional tennis in 2011, opting instead to play Australian rules football for Vermont Football Club.
John Millman was born
on June 14, 1989
in Brisbane, Australia.
He represented Australia at the 2017 Davis Cup, where he led the group to a semi-final finish. He won the 2018 Open du Pays d'Aix tournament.
Alex de Minaur was born
on February 17, 1999
in Sydney, Australia.
He was the youngest player to play in two consecutive ATP semi-finals since 2005 when
Rafael Nadal did it.
Lizette Cabrera was born
on December 19, 1997
in Townsville, Australia.
She is known for having won multiple ITF finals including in October of 2016 in Brisbane and again in July of 2019 in Granby, Australia.
