Dominic Thiem has won 17 career titles and this includes one major Grand Slam title in the US Open in 2020 along with other notable achievements.
Dominic Thiem, one of the best Tennis players from Austria, has won many career titles in the last five to six years. In the US Open 2020, Dominic Thiem became the first Austrian to win the title at Flushing Meadows. Importantly, he became the second Austrian since Thomas Muster in 1995 to win a Grand Slam. Along with Muster, Dominic Thiem has ensured Austria is put on the world map when it comes to Tennis. Thiem, along with Alexander Zverev, Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas are one of the emerging crop of players who are set to rule the world of Tennis.
Dominic Thiem also has a good record against the ‘Fab 3’ of Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal. Although he has lost more games to Djokovic and Nadal, he has managed to close the gap with them. In 15 matches against Rafael Nadal, Thiem has won six. In contests against Novak Djokovic, Thiem has won 5 out of 12 encounters against the world’s number one-ranked player. But, it is against Roger Federer that he has a superb record. In eight games against Federer, Thiem has won five and lost just three.
With the US Open triumph, Dominic Thiem is now a superstar on the court. His net worth is just over USD 15 million while his career prize money has zoomed to USD 28 million. Here is a breakdown on the number of career titles that Dominic Thiem has won.
Dominic Thiem has won a total of 17 titles in his playing career. After turning professional in the year 2011, the Austrian struggled and did not win a title for nearly four years. All that changed in 2015 when he won his first-ever ATP title. In Nice, he defeated Leonardo Mayer in three-tough sets to create a mark in the world of Tennis.
They say winning should be a habit and Dominic Thiem followed it brilliantly. He won yet another title after Nice in Umag, Croatia and followed it up with yet another win in Gstaad. The exploits in 2015 laid the foundation for Thiem to springboard himself into excellence. In 2016, he won four ATP titles which were in Argentina, Acapulco, Nice and Stuttgart. During the 2017 period, he won the title in Rio de Janeiro and reached the semi-final of the French Open.
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The years 2018, 2019 and 2020 were fabulous years for Dominic Thiem. After winning in Buenos Aires for the second time in 2018, he won in Lyon and St Petersburg. Thiem reached the French Open final for the first time but he lost to Rafael Nadal in straight sets. 2019 was a fabulous year for Thiem as he won five ATP titles.
The biggest win for Dominic Thiem was securing the Indian Wells title by beating Roger Federer in the final. Thiem won in Barcelona and he secured a big win over Nadal in the semifinal to cement his reputation as one of the best. He reached the French Open final again but had to taste defeat yet again to Nadal who was in top form. Dominic Thiem gave home fans plenty to cheer as he won two titles in Kitzbuhel and Vienna. In between, he won the Beijing Open by beating Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Dominic Thiem’s Grand Slam drought would end in 2020 as he won the US Open by beating Alexander Zverev in five, pulsating sets. Thiem was down two sets but he staged a remarkable comeback to win the US Open.
Year | Number of Titles won | Tournament titles won | Singles W/L |
2015 | 3 | Nice, Umag, Gstaad | 36-28 |
2016 | 4 | Buenos Aires, Acapulco, Nice, Stuttgart | 58-24 |
2017 | 1 | Rio de Janeiro | 49-27 |
2018 | 3 | Buenos Aires, Lyon, St Petersburg | 54-20 |
2019 | 5 | Indian Wells, Barcelona, Kitzbuhel, Beijing, Vienna | 49-19 |
2020 | 1 | US Open | 22-7 |
2021 | 0 | No titles | 9-9 |
Dominic Thiem achieved his breakthrough by winning the US Open in 2020. But, it was actually the French Open where he achieved superstardom. He reached the French Open final on two occasions but each time, he had to face heartbreak from Rafael Nadal. In 2019, Thiem pushed Nadal to the limit but it was the Spaniard who once again prevailed. The rivalry that Dominic Thiem and Rafael Nadal had in the first two years of the French Open captivated audiences in the world of Tennis.
Here is the record of Dominic Thiem in the French Open. Ever since he started participating in the French Open in 2014, he has regularly made it to the last eight stages. The only years where he failed to reach the quarterfinals were in 2014, 2015, and 2021. From 2016 to 2019, he reached the semi-finals and finals on four different occasions.
Year | Tournament stage |
2014 | 2R |
2015 | 2R |
2016 | Semi-final |
2017 | Semi-final |
2018 | Final |
2019 | Final |
2020 | Quarterfinal |
2021 | 1R |
Total | 28-8 |
Dominic Thiem has also had great success in the year-ending ATP Finals. He reached the final on two consecutive occasions, making him the first player to achieve this feat. On one occasion, he defeated Novak Djokovic in the 2020 semi-finals but he ended up losing to Daniil Medvedev in the final. In 2019, he had reached the final for the first time but he ended up losing to Stefanos Tsitsipas. Here is the record for Dominic Thiem in the season-ending ATP Finals.
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score |
2019 | Nitto ATP Finals | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 7-6 (6), 2-6, 6-7 (4) |
2020 | Nitto ATP Finals | Daniil Medvedev | 6-4, 6-7 (2), 4-6 |
Apart from Grand Slams and Nitto ATP Finals, Dominic Thiem has achieved success even in the ATP 1000 tournament circuit as well. The Austrian’s first major win was in Indian Wells in 2019. At that time, he secured the biggest win of his career by beating Roger Federer in the final. This was the start of his dominance against Federer in the world of Tennis.
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score |
2019 | Indian Wells | Roger Federer | 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 |
Dominic Thiem turned professional in 2011 but he struggled in his first four years. He has won 309 titles and lost 166 matches. Thiem’s most notable achievement was the finals of the French Open on two consecutive occasions in 2018 and 2019. Each time, he lost to Rafael Nadal. In 2020, Thiem won the US Open in grand style as he rallied from two sets down to beat Alexander Zverev in five sets. Apart from the US Open win, his other major accomplishment was the victory over Roger Federer in Indian Wells in 2019. Here is the career break-up of Thiem and his victories.
Tournament | Final Opponent | Score |
Buenos Aires | Nicholas Almagro | 7-6 (2), 3-6, 7-6 (4) |
Acapulco | Bernard Tomic | 7-6 (6), 4-6, 6-3 |
Nice | Alexander Zverev | 6-4, 3-6, 6-0 |
Stuttgart | Philipp Kohlschreiber | 6-7 (2), 6-4, 6-4 |
Rio de Janeiro
Tournament | Final Opponent | Score |
Rio de Janeiro | Pablo Carreno Busta | 7-5, 6-4 |
Tournament | Final Opponent | Score |
Buenos Aires | Aljaz Bedene | 6-2, 6-4 |
Lyon | Gilles Simon | 3-6, 7-6 (1), 6-1 |
St Petersburg | Martin Klizan | 6-3, 6-1 |
Tournament | Final Opponent | Score |
Indian Wells | Roger Federer | 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 |
Barcelona | Daniil Medvedev | 6-4, 6-0 |
Kitzbuhel | Albert Ramos-Vinolas | 7-6 (0), 6-1 |
Beijing | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 |
Vienna | Diego Schwartzman | 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 |
US Open
Tournament | Final Opponent | Score |
US Open | Alexander Zverev | 2-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (6) |
Thiem did not win any titles in 2021 as he suffered a wrist injury towards the middle of the season.
Here is the full list of Dominic Thiem’s titles and finals appearances in his playing career
Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
Australian Open | 3R | 4R | 4R | 2R | F | 4R |
French Open | SF | SF | F | F | QF | 1R |
Wimbledon | 2R | 4R | 1R | 1R | NH | A |
US Open | 4R | 4R | QF | 1R | W | A |
ATP Tour Final | 1R | 1R | 1R | F | F | A |
The steady performance of Dominic Thiem from 2017 to 2020 has seen an exponential rise in his prize money. When Thiem won three ATP titles in 2015, his prize money went past one million. That number tripled to three million in 2016 as he added four more titles to his kitty. The year 2017 saw him win just one title but in 2019, his prize money surged. In that year, he earned over USD 8 million which included five titles. As is the norm in Tennis, the more titles one individual wins in that year is directly proportional to the increase in prize money.
Thiem won only one title in 2020 but that was a major one in the US Open. That was enough to earn him a USD of 5 million despite the disruption caused due to the coronavirus pandemic. 2021 saw Thiem plagued with injuries and that saw a drastic drop in his prize money earnings. Yet, he is on course to surpass USD 30 million in 2022. Here is the season-wise break-up of Dominic Thiem and his career prize money
Year | Prize Money | Singles Titles | Doubles Titles | Singles W/L |
2016 | 4 | 0 | 58-24 | |
2017 | 1 | 0 | 49-27 | |
2018 | 3 | 0 | 54-20 | |
2019 | 5 | 0 | 49-19 | |
2020 | 1 | 0 | 22-7 | |
2021 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |