Matt's Story
Matt Ebden was born in Durban, South Africa, where he lived until he was 12 years old before moving with his family to Western Australia.
He competed in his first tennis tournament at just five years old, demonstrating his early passion for the sport.
His professional career began in 2007 when he competed in the qualifying tournament for the Australian Open, defeating Richard Bloomfield of Great Britain in the first round, but being defeated by Serbian player Ilija Bozoljac in the following round.
Matt competed at the 2010 Commonwealth Games where he advanced to the semi-finals but lost to no.1 seed Somdev Devvarman 3–6, 1–6, before finishing with a bronze medal.
Matt has showcased his prowess in doubles, claiming grand slam titles in the mixed doubles at the 2013 Australian Open alongside Jarmila Gajdošová (SLO), in the 2022 men's doubles at Wimbledon with Max Purcell (AUS) and at the 2024 Australian Open with Rohan Bopanna (IND).
In singles he was runner-up at the 2017 Hall of Fame Championships and reached the third round of the 2018 Wimbledon Championships, peaking at world no.39 in singles ranking in October 2018.
Matt also reached the men’s doubles finals at the 2022 Australian Open and the 2023 US Open with Max and Rohan respectively.
February 2024 marked a monumental achievement in Matt's career as he ascended to the pinnacle of the doubles rankings, becoming the first Australian since Todd Woodbridge in 2001 to achieve this feat.
Alongside his grand slam conquests, Matt has clinched 11 doubles titles on the ATP Tour, including notable victories at the 2023 Indian Wells Masters and the 2024 Miami Open.
Matt made his highly anticipated Olympic debut at Paris 2024, playing exclusively in the men's doubles, men's singles and mixed doubles.
Matt and John Peers ended a 28-year Olympic gold medal drought for Australian tennis by clinching the men’s doubles title.
The Australian duo triumphed on the clay courts of Roland-Garros, overcoming third seeds Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram of the USA in a thrilling final, 6-7(6) 7-6(1) [10-8].
The win marked the first gold medal for Australian Olympic tennis since Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde at Atlanta 1996.
In the men's singles he was drawn Novak Djokovic (SRB) in the first round, losing 6-0 6-1. Playing with Ellen Perez in the mixed doubles, they advanced to the quarter-finals before a tight 6-7(8) 7-6(8) [10-5] loss to Xinyu Wang and Zhizhen Zhang (CHN) ended their campaign.
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