US Open final, Kathy May, Turin race: Everything you always wanted to know about Taylor Fritz (but never had time to find out) – updated during 2026 Paris Masters

Who is Taylor Fritz?

Taylor Fritz is an American player who has won 11 ATP titles, including the Masters 1000 in Indian Wells in 2022. He reached his first Grand Slam final at the 2024 US Open and finished runner-up at the ATP Finals the same year, before reaching a career-high No. 4 in November 2024.

At the 2026 Rolex Paris Masters, the 11th seed beat Arthur Fils 6-3, 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals, where he faces Carlos Alcaraz on Friday night with a place in Turin at stake.

How is Taylor Fritz doing at the 2026 Rolex Paris Masters?

He has won three matches. He came from a set down to beat French qualifier Benjamin Bonzi 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, then hit 37 aces to beat qualifier Alex Molcan 6-7 (6), 7-5, 7-6 (5), before beating Fils, a week after the Frenchman had retired against him in Basel.

Frances Tiafoe has taken one of the last two places at the ATP Finals. Fritz must beat Alcaraz to take the other one: a place in the semi-finals would lift him to 3,250 points in the Race, above Rafael Jodar’s 3,234.

What has Taylor Fritz done in 2026?

He has reached five finals and won one. In Dallas in February, Ben Shelton saved three match points to beat him 3-6, 6-3, 7-5. On grass, Shelton beat him again in the Stuttgart final, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4, when Fritz was defending his title.

A week later in Halle, Fritz beat Shelton in the quarter-finals and top seed Alexander Zverev 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-5 in the semi-finals, his seventh straight win over the German. Tiafoe then beat him 6-4, 6-4 in the final, his first win over Fritz in 10 years.

His title came in Washington in August, where he beat Jodar 7-6 (2), 6-4 on his fifth match point. It was his first title above ATP 250 level since Tokyo in 2022.

In October, Lorenzo Musetti beat him 6-3, 6-4 in the Lyon final, his fifth defeat in five indoor finals. In Basel, Valentin Vacherot beat him 7-6 (5), 6-3 in the semi-finals, a costly defeat in the race for Turin.

What are Taylor Fritz’s best Grand Slam results?

His best result is the final of the 2024 US Open. He beat Zverev in four sets in the quarter-finals, then compatriot Tiafoe in five sets in the semi-finals, becoming the first American man in a Grand Slam final since Andy Roddick at Wimbledon in 2009. World No. 1 Jannik Sinner beat him 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 in the final.

He reached the US Open quarter-finals again in 2025, where Novak Djokovic beat him 6-3, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4, his 11th defeat in 11 matches against the Serb.

In 2026, he reached a third straight Wimbledon quarter-final, where Zverev beat him 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 as he felt his right knee after three games. His other two majors were harder: wild card Nishesh Basavareddy beat him 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5), 6-7 (9), 6-1 in the first round at Roland-Garros, and Francisco Cerundolo came back from two sets and a break down to win 3-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 in the third round of the US Open.

He has reached the quarter-finals of every Grand Slam except Roland-Garros.

How many ATP titles has Taylor Fritz won?

Eleven. He won his first title on grass in Eastbourne in 2019, beating Sam Querrey in the final, and has won there four times, in 2019, 2022, 2024 and 2025. His biggest title came in Indian Wells in 2022, when he beat Rafael Nadal in the final.

He also won in Tokyo in 2022, in Delray Beach in 2023 and 2024, in Atlanta in 2023, in Stuttgart in 2025 and in Washington in 2026. His first final on tour came in Memphis in 2016, against Kei Nishikori.

How has Taylor Fritz done at the ATP Finals?

He has played three editions. On his debut in 2022, he qualified in eighth place and reached the semi-finals, beating Nadal and Felix Auger-Aliassime before Djokovic beat him in two tight sets. He was an alternate in 2023 but did not play a match.

In 2024, he reached the final, beating Zverev 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (3) in the semi-finals, before Sinner beat him 6-4, 6-4.

In 2025, he beat Musetti 6-3, 6-4 in his opening match, then lost to Alcaraz 6-7, 7-5, 6-3 and to Alex de Minaur 7-6, 6-3, and did not get out of his group.

Has Taylor Fritz ever beaten Carlos Alcaraz?

Only at the Laver Cup. In San Francisco in 2025, he beat him 6-3, 6-2, his first win over a world No. 1, then beat Zverev 6-3, 7-6 to clinch the title for Team World.

On the tour, Alcaraz beat him 6-4, 6-4 in the Tokyo final a week later, and again at the ATP Finals in Turin. “At Laver Cup, I was able to beat him to the punch,” Fritz said before that match.

At the 2026 Laver Cup, coached from the bench by Andre Agassi, he lost to Alcaraz again, and Team Europe won the trophy back. He still rejected on-court coaching on the tour: “Tennis is an individual sport.”

What did Taylor Fritz do at the 2024 Paris Olympics?

He won the bronze medal in men’s doubles with Tommy Paul. The American pair beat Tomas Machac and Adam Pavlasek of the Czech Republic in the bronze medal match, after losing to the eventual champions Matthew Ebden and John Peers in the semi-finals.

In singles, Lorenzo Musetti knocked him out in the third round. In mixed doubles, he played with Coco Gauff, and they lost in the second round to the eventual bronze medallists, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Gabriela Dabrowski of Canada.

Why was Taylor Fritz called “Claylor”?

After reaching the quarter-finals in Rome in 2024, he became the first American to reach the quarter-finals of all three clay-court Masters 1000 events since the format was introduced in 1990, after Monte-Carlo in 2022 and 2023 and Madrid in 2024. He signed the camera lens “Claylor” after his fourth-round win in Rome.

How old is Taylor Fritz and who are his parents?

Taylor Fritz was born on October 28, 1997, in Rancho Santa Fe, in San Diego County, California. He is 29.

He is the son of two former players, Kathy May, ranked 10th in the world in 1977, and Guy Fritz, 301st in 1978. He is also the nephew of Harry Fritz, a finalist in Lagos in 1980.

What did Taylor Fritz do as a junior?

He was the world No. 1 junior in 2015, when he won the US Open boys’ title against Tommy Paul 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-2. A few months earlier, Paul had beaten him 7-6, 2-6, 6-2 in the Roland-Garros boys’ final. The two met again in the Lyon semi-finals in 2026, where Fritz won 6-3, 7-5.

Who is Taylor Fritz’s coach?

Taylor Fritz has worked with Michael Russell and Paul Annacone, a former world No. 12 and former coach of Pete Sampras, Roger Federer, Tim Henman and Sloane Stephens.

Is Taylor Fritz a father?

Yes. He has a son, Jordan, born in 2017, when he was married to former player Raquel Pedraza. The couple split in 2019.

Who is Taylor Fritz’s girlfriend?

His partner is Morgan Riddle, a social media influencer.

Has Taylor Fritz played UTS?

Yes. Nicknamed “The Hotshot”, he reached the semi-finals of UTS3, then the final of UTS4 in May 2021, where Corentin Moutet beat him. In Los Angeles in 2023, he won his three group matches and beat Gael Monfils before losing the Grand Final to Wu Yibing from 2-0 up.

How tall is Taylor Fritz and where can I follow him?

He is 1.96m (6ft 5in). His current ranking, career prize money and results are on his ATP Tour profile, and he is on Instagram as taylor_fritz.