Matthew Ebden
Australian doubles world No. 1 and Olympic gold medalist.
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Matthew Ebden is an Australian professional tennis player who became world No. 1 in doubles in February 2024. He has won three Grand Slam titles, including the 2022 Wimbledon Championships and 2024 Australian Open in men's doubles, and the 2013 Australian Open in mixed doubles. Ebden won an Olympic gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics with John Peers.
Personal life
Matthew Ebden was born in Durban, South Africa, to parents Charles and Ann. He attended Hale School in Wembley Downs and is currently pursuing a commerce degree alongside his professional tennis career. Ebden represents the Wembley Downs Tennis Club as its top player in the Tennis West State League and also holds membership at the Sorrento Tennis Club in Perth. He married lawyer Kim Doig in Margaret River, Western Australia, in November 2012, and the couple welcomed a son in February 2022.
Career
Ebden spent much of his early career on the futures tour. In January 2007 he competed in Australian Open qualifying, defeating Richard Bloomfield before losing to Ilija Bozoljac. He won his first Futures event at the USA F21 in August 2007, beating Michael Yani. In 2008 he lost in Australian Open qualifying to Flavio Cipolla, then won the Korea F2 Futures in May.
For the 2009 Australian Open qualifying he beat Giancarlo Petrazzuolo then lost to Michael Berrer. In October 2009 he won Australia F8, defeating Jamie Baker, followed by Australia F9 in November, beating John Millman. Later that month he won Australia F11, defeating James Lemke, taking three of his last four tournaments of 2009.
Career statistics and honours
Medals
- Gold Olympic Games — 2024 Paris Men's doubles
- Bronze Commonwealth Games — 2010 Delhi Singles
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Sources
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- Wikipedia: Matthew Ebden (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Statistics, medals and awards: the tables of the source article.
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