This year many young tennis players have also made their presence known and in the future they will be ready to fight against the veterans.
Top 5 youngest title holders in 2023:
Holger Rune – 19 years and 359 days
The Dane won the Bavarian International Tennis Championships in Munich by beating Dutchman Botik van de Zandshulp in the final with a score of 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (3). Before that, Rune missed a big chance to win his first Masters 1000 title in Monte Carlo, losing in the final to Andrey Rublev.
Towards the end of the season, Rune appointed Boris Becker as coach, and the German’s experience could prove valuable in the short and long term.
Carlos Alcaraz – 19 years and 291 days
Alcaraz won his first title in 2023, beating Britain’s Cameron Norrie 6-3, 7-5 in the final of the Argentina Open in Buenos Aires. In 2023, he won five more singles titles, including Wimbledon.
However, in the second half of the season his form deteriorated slightly, the Spaniard lost first place in the ATP rankings to Novak Djokovic. However, the 20-year-old Spaniard has the potential to retire and become one of the most successful tennis players in history.
Maria Timofeeva – 19 years and 248 days
Maria Timofeeva is the only Russian woman in this top. Timofeeva defeated Ukrainian Ekaterina Beindl 6-3, 3-6, 6-0 in the final of the tournament in Budapest in July 2023.
Timofeeva also reached a career-high world ranking of 122 in 2023. She still has a long way to go in her career, but this success alone in 2023 should motivate her going forward.
Arthur Fiss – 18 years and 350 days
Fiss won his first ATP singles title at the Lyon Open, beating Argentina’s Francisco Cherundolo 6-3, 7-5 in the final. The young tennis player also reached a career high of 36th in the ATP Rankings in 2023 and won the ATP Next Generation in December.
This makes Fiss the youngest men’s singles tennis title holder in 2023.
Coco Gauff – 18 years and 300 days
Gauff had a fabulous run at the 2023 US Open, winning her first Grand Slam title by beating Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka in the final. She won four titles in 2023 and finished the year ranked third in the world, also her career high.
However, before the US Open, the American, aged 18 years and 300 days, defeated Rebeka Masarova 6.1, 6-1 in the final of the ASB Classic in Auckland.
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