Best resultFinal2021, 2022, 2024
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Daniil Medvedev
RUS30 yrs6' 6" (1.98 m)
Best ATP ranking No. 1
US Open champion, former world No. 1 and a Mouratoglou Academy regular since 2020.
- Plays
- Right-handed, two-handed backhand
- Coach
- Gilles Cervara
Figures as of 30 September 2026.
Profile & career
The prototype of the modern player.
Daniil Medvedev is one of the best and most consistent players of the 2020s, winner of the 2021 US Open and the 2020 ATP Finals. With his coach Gilles Cervara and his technical staff, he has trained at the Mouratoglou Academy between tournaments since autumn 2020.
Tall but very mobile for his size, he has an unusual technique, yet it has not stopped him from having one of the best returns and one of the best backhands in the world.
He started playing tennis at the age of nine, developed in Russia and moved to France in 2014. He burst into the spotlight in the summer of 2019 with a run through the North American hard-court season that ended in a five-set US Open final lost to Rafael Nadal. He became world No. 1 in 2022 and has remained a fixture near the top of the rankings, beating Carlos Alcaraz at the 2023 US Open and Jannik Sinner at Wimbledon in 2024.
Did you know?He returns serve from one of the deepest positions in the history of tennis, his feet often almost touching the back canvas.
GRAND SLAMS
Daniil & the Grand Slams.
US Open champion in 2021 and at least a quarter-finalist at all four majors.
Best resultFinal2021, 2022, 2024
Best resultQuarter-final2021
Best resultSemi-final2023, 2024
Best resultChampion2021CAREER
Major titles, year by year.
Medvedev broke into the top 50 for the first time in 2017 after a promising grass-court season that included a semi-final in Eastbourne. In 2019 he reached four consecutive finals in North America, winning the Cincinnati Masters 1000 and losing the US Open final to Nadal in five sets, then ended the season with another Masters 1000 title in Shanghai, beating Alexander Zverev in the final. He won the ATP Finals in 2020, then the 2021 US Open, denying Novak Djokovic a calendar Grand Slam in the final (6-4, 6-4, 6-4). He became world No. 1 a few months later, after reaching the semi-finals in Acapulco, and finished every season from 2019 to 2024 in the top 10. Twice he came within a few games of winning the Australian Open, in 2022 against Nadal and in 2024 against Sinner, and his Rome Masters 1000 title in 2023 put an end to his reputation as a player allergic to clay. By the end of 2024 he had won 20 titles and lost 18 other finals, five of them at Grand Slams.
Junior career
- 2010
Won his third junior tournament after coming through qualifying.
- 2012–2013
Six junior titles, including four in a row.
- 2014
Reached 13th in the junior world rankings, although he never went beyond the third round of a junior Grand Slam.
Major ATP titles
- 2019
Cincinnati (Masters 1000) · Shanghai (Masters 1000)
- 2020
Paris-Bercy (Masters 1000) · ATP Finals
- 2021
US Open · Canada (Masters 1000)
- 2023
Miami (Masters 1000) · Rome (Masters 1000)
STATISTICS & RECORDS
Records that set him apart.
1st
No. 1 outside the Big Four
The first player outside the Big Four to become world No. 1 since 2004.
6th
Six different Masters 1000
Only the sixth player to win six different Masters 1000 tournaments.
20
ATP titles
Titles won by the end of the 2024 season, including the US Open and the ATP Finals.
MOURATOGLOU ACADEMY
His link with the Mouratoglou Academy.
Daniil Medvedev has trained on the courts of the Mouratoglou Academy since the end of 2020, with his coach Gilles Cervara, his fitness coach Eric Hernandez and, since 2024, former world No. 6 Gilles Simon. He does all his physical and tennis training there between Grand Slams.
In 2021 he also played in the only UTS event ever held on clay.
DISCOVER THE ACADEMYGALLERY
Daniil at the Academy.
VIDEO
Watch Daniil Medvedev at the Mouratoglou Academy
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Medvedev vs Sinner, Indian Wells final: live with the coach
GAME & EQUIPMENT
How Daniil plays.
His game
Daniil Medvedev is the perfect counter-puncher. Rather than imposing himself through power or outright winners, he relies on consistency, tactical intelligence and natural competitive instinct to draw errors from his opponents. He can take control of a point within two or three shots after a return often struck several metres behind the baseline. His backhand is one of the best in the world, and even his volley, his relative weakness, is at a solid tour level and not a vulnerable part of his game.
Train in the gear of the Academy: rackets, apparel and accessories.
SHOP MOURATOGLOUOFF THE COURT
Personal life & interests.
Daniil Medvedev is married to Daria Chernyshkova, a former junior tennis player, and they have a daughter, Alisa, born in Nice. He enjoys reading and chess, and has even taken part in e-sports competitions. He studied physics and mathematics at secondary school and holds a coaching diploma. A big Bayern Munich fan, he also speaks near-perfect French.
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Train where Daniil trains.
The same courts, coaches and methodology, on the French Riviera: camps for juniors and adults, all year round.
