Federico Cinà
ITA · Age 19 · Career-high No. 168
Beat Reilly Opelka in the first Grand Slam match of his career, then won his maiden Challenger title in Pune.
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Michael Zheng
USA · Age 22 · Career-high No. 88
Won three Challenger titles in 2025, then broke into the ATP top 100 for the first time this September — about three weeks after sitting at No. 107.
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Nicolai Budkov Kjær
NOR · Age 20 · Career-high No. 118
First Norwegian man to win a Grand Slam singles title at any level (2024 Wimbledon boys'). Four Challenger titles since.
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Elmer Møller
DEN · Age 23 · Career-high No. 102
Reached the third round of the 2026 Madrid Masters before running into Jannik Sinner. Four Challenger titles.
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Teodora Kostović
SRB · Age 19 · Career-high No. 146
Won an ITF W100 title without dropping a set, then upset 9th seed Darja Semeņistaja for her first WTA quarterfinal.
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Mia Ristić
SRB · Age 20 · Career-high No. 182
Became the youngest Serbian woman ever to win an ITF W60 title at 17. Four ITF titles and counting.
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Kristina Liutova
Age 16 · Career-high No. 114
Won a WTA 250 title in Memphis at 16 — months after cracking the top 300 for the first time on the ITF circuit.
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