Dominic Thiem (German pronunciation: ['d?m?n?k 'ti?m]; born 3 September 1993) is an Austrian professional tennis player.
His career-high ATP ranking is world No.
4, which he first achieved on 6 November 2017.
He is the second highest-ranked Austrian player in history, behind Thomas Muster (#1, 1996).
He has won sixteen ATP singles titles and reached twenty-four finals.
As a junior, Thiem was ranked World No.
2.
He qualified for the 2011 French Open Boys' final, and won the 2011 Orange Bowl.
As a professional, he made it to the final at the 2018 and 2019 French Open, losing to Rafael Nadal on both occasions.
In 2019, he beat Roger Federer to win his first ATP Masters 1000 title at Indian Wells.Thiem is primarily an aggressive baseline player, and uses a single-handed backhand.
The Roland Garros website described him as an "heir to the throne."