At 17 years and one month, he is the second-youngest player to win multiple Challenger titles, and also is the youngest player to defend one.
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Felix Auger-Aliassime is a professional tennis player from Canada. He is the second-youngest player in the top 20 of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), with a career-high singles ranking of No. 9 on January 10, 2022, and a career-high doubles ranking of No. 60 on November 1, 2021. On the ATP Tour, he has eight runner-up finishes in singles and one doubles title. At a young age, Auger-Aliassime began competing on the professional tour. At 14 years and 11 months old, he is the youngest player to win a main draw match on the ATP Challenger Tour, and he is one of only seven players to win a Challenger title by the age of 16.
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At 17 years and one month, he is the second-youngest player to win multiple Challenger titles, and at 17 years and ten months, he is the youngest player to defend a Challenger title. Auger-Aliassime had a successful junior career, reaching No. 2 in the world and winning the boys’ singles title at the 2016 US Open. With compatriot Denis Shapovalov, he also won the boys’ doubles title at the 2015 US Open. Auger-Aliassime debuted in the top 100 and top 25 on the ATP Tour at the age of 18 in a year that culminated in his first ATP final in February 2019 at the Rio Open, an ATP 500 event.
The Canadian has faced Federer only once in his career and recorded a fine comeback victory. It was in 2021 at Halle when Auger-Aliassime came back after losing one set to win the game. The scoreline was 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.
| Total matches | Matches won by Auger-Aliassime | Matches won by Federer |
| 1 | 1 | 0 |
In his only match against Nadal, Auger-Aliassime had the misfortune of seeing exactly how good the Spaniard can be. In the latter’s home country, Spain, Nadal beat the Canadian in straight sets in an ATP Masters 1000 competition.
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| Total matches | Matches won by Auger-Aliassime | Matches won by Nadal |
| 1 | 0 | 1 |
Auger-Aliassime and Tsitispas are not exactly ‘new’ to one another. The two have faced each other seven times in their respective careers so far. The first couple of times, it was the Canadian who won the spoils. However, it has been Tsitsipas reigning supreme ever since.
| Total matches | Matches won by Auger-Aliassime | Matches won by Tsitispas |
| 7 | 2 | 5 |
The rivalry that exists between Auger-Aliassime and Shapovalov is, quite simply, incredible. The two have faced each other a total of six times so far, and the spoils have been shared. Both have won three games each. Three of the six matches were at Grand Slams, Shapovalov reigning supreme in two.
| Total matches | Matches won by Auger-Aliassime | Matches won by Shapovalov |
| 6 | 3 | 3 |
Despite being over 100 places ahead of Nishioka in the world rankings, Auger-Aliassime has only won one out of the four matches he has played against the Japanese. Nishioka holds an incredible Grand Slam victory over the Canadian which came at the 2020 French Open.
| Total matches | Matches won by Auger-Aliassime | Matches won by Nishioka |
| 4 | 1 | 3 |
