Dominic Thiem is about to face his dear friend Alexander Zverev in the US Open final. This will be the 4th slam final for the Austrian champion that is still chasing his first major. Here a bio and some info about the world no.3.
Dominic was born in Wiener Neustadt (Austria) on 3 September 1993 to his father Wolfgang and his mother Karin Thiem. Dominic was blessed with the fact that both parents were tennis coaches and therefore they found the best way to introduce him to tennis. Thiem also has a younger brother called Moritz that is also a tennis player, but he didn’t reach the heights of Dominic.
One of the key moments of Thiem career was when his father started to work as a coach in Vienna at the Günter Bresnik’s academy back in 1997 when Dominic was just 3. Thiem started to play tennis at the age of 6 and Bresnik became his coach at the age of 9.
Thiem has 16 titles so far and he reached the slam finals in Paris (2018 and 2019) and Melbourne (2020).
Thiem Net Worth, prize money and girlfriend
The estimated net worth of Dominic Thiem is $16 million and so far he has won $23,873,943 in prize money. Dominic will add $3,000,000 to his wealth if he wins the US Open. Regarding his girlfriend, according to reports, Dominic has not been dating anyone recently. He had a long relationship with fellow tennis player Kristina Mladenovic, but they split by the end of last year.
Thiem at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2020
Currently the world no.3 (career-high), Dominic has a 15-5 win-loss record in 2020. Thiem is currently playing at the U.S. Open where he beat Jaume Antoni Munar Clar 7-66 6-3 ret., Sumit Nagal 6-3 6-3 6-2, Marin Cilic 6-2 6-2 3-6 6-3, Felix Auger Aliassime 7-64 6-1 6-1, Alex De Minaur 6-1 6-2 6-4 and Daniil Medvedev 6-2 7-67 7-65.
The Austrian reached the final at the Australian Open. The Austrian won 16 titles in his career: 3 on hard courts, 10 on clay courts, 2 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Zverev at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2020
Now the world no.7, Alexander has a 12-6 win-loss record in 2020. The German is currently competing at the U.S. Open where he overcame Kevin Anderson 7-62 5-7 6-3 7-5, Brandon Nakashima 7-5 6-78 6-3 6-1, Adrian Mannarino 6-74 6-4 6-2 6-2, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-2 6-2 6-1, Borna Coric 1-6 7-65 7-61 6-3 and Pablo Carreno-Busta 3-6 2-6 6-3 6-4 6-3.
Alexander won 11 titles in his career: 3 on hard courts, 5 on clay courts and 3 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
H2H Dominic Thiem vs. Sascha Zverev
Dominic Thiem and Alexander Zverev played each other 9 times. The head to head is 7-2 for Thiem. The last time that they fought against each other, Dominic Thiem won 3-6 6-4 7-63 7-64 in the semifinal in Melbourne (Australian Open) on the 31st of January 2020.
Here the highlights.
