Maxwell Exsted

Maxwell Exsted
Country (sports) United States
Born (2007-03-12) March 12, 2007
Prize moneyUS $32,840
Singles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 1,016 (March 16, 2026)
Current rankingNo. 1,016 (March 16, 2026)
Doubles
Career record1–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 341 (March 16, 2026)
Current rankingNo. 341 (March 16, 2026)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open2R (2025)
Last updated on: March 16, 2026.

Maxwell Exsted (born March 12, 2007) is an American professional tennis player.[1][2] He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 1,016 and a best doubles ranking of No. 341, both achieved on March 16, 2026.

Exsted won the boys' doubles titles at the 2024 and 2025 editions of the Australian Open.

Early and personal life

From Savage, Minnesota, Exsted started taking tennis lessons in his early childhood. He won his first junior tennis tournament at the age of four.[3]

Exsted relocated with his parents, Christian and Jodi, to Miramar, Florida to train with private coach Courtney Scott at the USTA National Campus in Orlando. He has two siblings, Alex and Isabelle, who both played collegiate tennis.[4]

Junior career

With Darwin Blanch and Jagger Leach, Exsted was part of the American team which finished third at the 2023 Junior Davis Cup.[5]

Exsted also had good results on the ITF junior circuit, maintaining a 120–68 singles win-loss record. In January 2024, he won the boys' doubles category at the Australian Open, with compatriot Cooper Woestendick.[6][7] The pair also won the J300 Traralgon International doubles competition together two weeks earlier.[8]

The following season, Exsted earned another major jr. trophy in doubles, and successfully defended his title in Melbourne, this time alongside Czech Jan Kumstát.[9][10][11]

He reached an ITF junior combined ranking of No. 12 on January 20, 2025.[12]

Professional career

In August 2025, Exsted received a wildcard to the men's doubles event at the 2025 US Open, with compatriot and friend Cooper Woestendick. The American pair caused a shock upset win against experienced players David Goffin and Alexandre Muller in the first round.[13] They were defeated in the second round by sixth seeds and eventual runners-up Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski.[14]

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Doubles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
ITF WTT (4–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (2–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2025 M15 Kayseri, Turkey WTT Hard Iván Marrero Curbelo Semen Pankin
Constantin Bittoun Kouzmine
6–2, 4–6, [10–7]
Win 2–0 Oct 2025 M15 Pontevedra, Spain WTT Hard Enzo Wallart Adrien Burdet
William Nolan
7–5, 7–5
Win 3–0 Nov 2025 M15 Orlando, US WTT Clay William Nolan Ryan Colby
Noah Zamora
6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Win 4–0 Nov 2025 M15 Orlando, US (2) WTT Clay Felix Corwin Ryan Cozad
Gavin Goode
6–3, 6–1
Loss 4–1 Feb 2026 M15 Naples, US WTT Clay Miguel Tobón Adam Jones
Toby Martin
4–6, 2–6

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2024 Australian Open Hard Cooper Woestendick Petr Brunclík
Viktor Frydrych
6–3, 7–5
Win 2025 Australian Open Hard Jan Kumstát Ognjen Milić
Egor Pleshivtsev
7–6, 6–3

References

  1. ^ "Maxwell Exsted". ATP Tour. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Maxwell Exsted". ITF. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Minnesota teen at Australian Open wins juniors double grand slam title". Fox9. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  4. ^ Fialkov, Harvey (December 15, 2021). "Local teen Max Exsted makes quick work of first-round opponent at Junior Orange Bowl". Miami Herald. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  5. ^ Raya, Antonio (5 November 2023). "España acaba en una cruel cuarta plaza en la Copa Davis Júnior de Cordoba". Disriocordoba. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Australian Open 2024: Britain's Viktor Frydrych ends as runner-up in boys' doubles". lta. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Smíšenou čtyřhru vyhráli Sie Šu-wej a Zieliňski, junior Kumstát ve finále". Ceskenoviny.cz. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  8. ^ Day (26 January 2024). "Max Exsted of Savage wins junior doubles title at Australian Open". Star Tribune. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Ognjen Milic-Egor Pleshivtsev vs Maxwell Exsted-Jan Kumstat - BD501". Australian Open. 24 January 2025. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  10. ^ "Pár Siniaková, Townsendová nezklamal a v Austrálii bude hrát finále. Zverev vyřadil Djokoviče". ceskatelevize.cz. 24 January 2025. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  11. ^ "Juniors wrap: Double the joy for Penickova twins". Australian Open. 24 January 2025. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  12. ^ "Maxwell Exsted Junior Results".
  13. ^ "Williams/Fernandez sail into Round 3 at the 2025 US Open". usopen. 30 August 2025. Retrieved 1 Sep 2025.
  14. ^ "Brits Salisbury & Skupski reach doubles third round". BBC Sport. 31 August 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.