Cooper Williams

Cooper Williams
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceBoca Raton, Florida
Born (2005-06-17) June 17, 2005 (age 20)
New York City
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Prize moneyUS $25,174
Singles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 688 (8 August 2025)
Current rankingNo. 722 (25 August 2025)
Doubles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 516 (12 June 2023)
Current rankingNo. 1088 (25 August 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open2R (2025)
Last updated on: 25 August 2025.

Cooper Williams (born June 17, 2005) is an American tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 688, achieved on 8 August 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 516, achieved on 12 June 2023.

Williams won the boys' doubles title alongside compatriot Learner Tien at the 2023 Australian Open in January 2023.[1][2]

Early life

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Born and raised in New York City, Williams attended St. Bernard's School on the Upper East Side from Kindergarten to seventh grade. He graduated from Dwight School Global in June 2023. Williams relocated to Boca Raton, Florida during the Covid pandemic, where he works with fitness coach, Richard Woodruff.[3][4]

Career

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Alongside partner Learner Tien, Williams won the junior Australian Open doubles in January 2023, defeating Alexander Blockx and João Fonseca in the final 6–4, 6–4.[5][6]

In August 2025, he made his main draw grand slam debut alongside Theodore Winegar at the 2025 US Open, having received the US collegiate wildcard into the men's doubles having won the inaugural American Collegiate Wildcard Playoff in Orlando.[7] In the first round they defeated Czech pairing Petr Nouza and Patrik Rikl in straight sets before facing previous finalists and the No. 4 seeds Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz.[8][9]

College

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Williams played his Freshman season of college tennis at Harvard, where he earned All-America singles status and 2024 NCAA Rookie of the Year. He led the Crimson to its highest NCAA ranking in program history, #6 in the nation. Williams now plays for Duke University.

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

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Singles: 2 (2 titles)

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Legend
ITF WTT (2–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2025 M15 Monastir, Tunisia WTT Hard United Kingdom Marcus Walters 6–3, 6–1
Win 2–0 Jun 2025 M15 Monastir, Tunisia WTT Hard Italy Luca Potenza 6–3, 7–5

Doubles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)

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Legend
ITF WTT (4–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–2)
Clay (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2022 M25 Edwardsville, US WTT Hard United States Kweisi Kenyatte Japan Makoto Ochi
Japan Seita Watanabe
6–7(1–7), 3–6
Loss 0–2 Aug 2022 M15 Memphis, US WTT Hard United States Alex Michelsen United Kingdom Millen Hurrion
New Zealand Finn Reynolds
0–6, 1–6
Win 1–2 Sep 2022 M15 Fayetteville, US WTT Hard Belgium Alessio Basile Switzerland Adrien Burdet
France Melvin Manuel
6–4, 6–3
Win 2–2 Mar 2023 M25 Calabasas, US WTT Hard Australia Edward Winter United States Rohan Murali
United States Elijah Strode
6–2, 6–3
Win 3–2 Oct 2024 M15 Winston-Salem, US WTT Hard United States Daniel Milavsky United States Ryan Fishback
United States Henry Lieberman
6–1, 6–1
Win 4–2 Jul 2025 M15 Monastir, Tunisia WTT Hard United Kingdom Matthew Rankin Daniil Bogatov
Evgenii Tiurnev
6–3, 5–7, [10–5]

Junior Grand Slam finals

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Doubles: 1 (1 title)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2023 Australian Open Hard United States Learner Tien Belgium Alexander Blockx
Brazil João Fonseca
6–4, 6–4

References

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  1. ^ "Cooper Williams". ATPtour.com.
  2. ^ "Cooper Williams". Itftennis.com.
  3. ^ "Inside Florida Tennis: Australian Open Junior Draw & Pro Update". ustaflorida.com.
  4. ^ "Episode 67 – Cooper Williams & Richard Woodruff". Payers & Players Tennis Podcast.
  5. ^ "Remember the name: Alexander Blockx, 17-year-old Belgian, is in singles and doubles finals at Australian Open". hln.be.
  6. ^ "A.Blockx & J.Fonseca Vs.L.Tien & C.Williams". Ausopen.com.
  7. ^ "Dostanic, Glozman earn US Open wild cards at American Collegiate Wild Card Playoffs". June 18, 2025.
  8. ^ "C. Williams/T. Winegar vs P. Nouza/P. Rikl - US Open". tntsports. August 30, 2025. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  9. ^ "Williams/Fernandez sail into Round 3 at the 2025 US Open". usopen. August 30, 2025. Retrieved September 1, 2025.