Michael Agwi

Michael Agwi
Agwi during the final of the 2025 Irish Open
Country (sports) Ireland
Born (2003-09-04) 4 September 2003 (age 23)
Dublin, Ireland
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize moneyUS $53,245
Singles
Career record4–6 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 407 (24 December 2024)
Current rankingNo. 726 (19 October 2026)
Doubles
Career record0–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 1,139 (18 November 2024)
Current rankingNo. 1,488 (19 October 2026)
Last updated on: 19 October 2026.
Michael Agwi serves during the final of the 2025 Irish Open at Carrickmines CLTC in Dublin.

Michael Agwi (born 4 September 2003) is an Irish tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 407 achieved on 23 December 2024 and a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 1,139 achieved on 18 November 2024.

Career

Agwi made his ATP main draw debut at the 2024 Dubai Tennis Championships after receiving a wildcard into the doubles main draw with Osgar O'Hoisin.[citation needed]

He has won six singles titles on the ITF Men's World Tennis Tour, beginning with an M15 title in Germany in early 2024, becoming the first Irish player in 5 years to win an ITF singles title.

In March 2024, Agwi qualified for his first ATP Challenger Tour main draw at the Tennis Challenger Hamburg, defeating Cem İlkel to claim his first Challenger main draw win. In the second round, he claimed his first win against a top 200 player, defeating the tournament's eighth seed and former top 50 player Marc-Andrea Hüsler to reach his first Challenger quarterfinal.

International representation

Agwi represents Ireland at the Davis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 2–4. In February 2024, he was a member of the Irish team which was defeated by Austria in the World Group I play-offs in Limerick, losing both his matches against Dominic Thiem and Lucas Miedler.

Personal life

Agwi is of Ukrainian and Nigerian descent.

ATP Challenger and ITF World Tour finals

Singles: 9 (6 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challengers (0–0)
ITF WTT (6–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (4–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–2)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jan 2024 M15 Cadolzburg, Germany ITF WTT Carpet Germany Daniel Masur 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 1–1 Feb 2024 M15 Oberhaching, Germany ITF WTT Hard Germany Max Hans Rehberg 7–6(7-3), 6–1
Win 2–1 Apr 2024 M15 Meerbusch, Germany ITF WTT Clay Germany John Sperle 6–4, 6–2
Loss 2–2 May 2024 M15 Wrocław, Poland ITF WTT Clay Netherlands Stijn Slump 6–3, 3–0 Ret.
Win 3–2 Jun 2024 M15 Antalya, Turkey ITF WTT Clay Poland Pawel Juszczak 6-1, 7-6
Win 4–2 Oct 2024 M15 Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland ITF WTT Hard United Kingdom Harry Wendelken 6–0, 6–1
Loss 4–3 Aug 2025 M15 Dublin, Ireland ITF WTT Carpet United Kingdom Alastair Gray 2-6, 6-4, 7-5
Win 5–3 Aug 2025 M15 Trier, Germany ITF WTT Clay Germany Adrian Oetzbach 7-5, 2-6, 6-3
Win 6–3 Aug 2026 M15 Trier, Germany ITF WTT Clay Slovenia Žiga Šeško 6-2, 6-1

References

  1. ↑ "Michael Agwi | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  2. ↑ "Meet Michael Agwi, Ireland's First ITF Singles Champion in Five Years". www.itftennis.com. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  3. ↑ "Ireland's Michael Agwi makes serious strides at ATP Challenger event". RTE. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "Davis Cup - Players". www.daviscup.com.
  5. ↑ Moran, Gary (February 3, 2024). "Agwi battles Thiem but Austria prevail in Davis Cup tie" – via www.rte.ie.
  6. ↑ "DAVIS CUP - THIEM AND OFNER GIVE AUSTRIA 2-0 LEAD AFTER DAY 1". crosscourtview.com. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  7. ↑ "Thiem overcomes raucous Irish crowd as Austria takes lead". Rookie Me Central. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  8. ↑ "Agwi breaking glass ceilings for Ireland". Rookie Me Central. February 23, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Davis Cup - Austria Sweep Tenacious Irish Team". crosscourtview.com. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  10. ↑ "Ireland lose Davis Cup playoff but win big off the court". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  11. ↑ O'Brien, Brendan (Feb 1, 2024). "Agwi looking to enjoy Davis Cup play-offs". Irish Examiner.