Maxwell Exsted (born 22 March 2006) is an American tennis player. He won the
boys' doubles event at the
2024 Australian Open
The 2024 Australian Open was a Grand Slam level tennis tournament held at Melbourne Park, from 14 to 28 January 2024. It was the 112th edition of the Australian Open, the 56th in the Open Era, and the first major of the year. The tournament ...
.
Early and personal life
From
Savage, Minnesota
Savage is a suburban city south-southwest of downtown Minneapolis in Scott County in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city is on the south bank of the Minnesota River in a region commonly called ''South of the River,'' comprising the southern ...
, he started playing tennis at one year-old and by four years-old
had won his first junior tennis tournament, in Chicago. He relocated with father Chris and mother Jodi, to
Miramar, Florida
Miramar is a city in southern Broward County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 134,721. It is a principal city of the Miami metropolitan area, which is home to approximately six million people.
History
Miramar wa ...
to train with private coach Courtney Scott as well as his USTA development coach Jon Glover at the USTA national campus in
Orlando. He has a brother Alex and a sister Isabelle who both played collegiate tennis.
Career
With Darwin Blanch and Jagger Leach, he was part of the American team which finished third at the
2023 Junior Davis Cup.
He won the final of the junior doubles at the
2024 Australian Open alongside compatriot
Cooper Woestendick. The pair also won the won the Traralgon Junior International doubles competition together in January 2024.
Junior Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
References
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Living people
2006 births
Tennis players from Minnesota
Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' doubles
Australian Open (tennis) junior champions