Learner Tien is an exciting, young American tennis player that just finished runner-up at the Next Gen Finals. With a career-high singles ranking of world number 114, this is a player we expect to climb the ranks.
Learner Tien’s Tennis Racquet
Learner Tien’s tennis racquet used to be a Wilson Blade 98, but at the Paris Masters 2025 he has been playing with a blue racquet that looks like a Wilson Ultra 100, but could be a pro stock frame like the P25. He strings it with Solinco Tour Bite 1.25 (he might have switched since his move to the Ultra). I am unsure about the tension, so if you know that or Learner Tien’s racquet specs, feel free to comment below.
Biography and Career
Learner Tien was born on 2nd December 2005 in California, US. Learner started hitting tennis balls very early (won a tournament at the age of 5!) and started the USTA player development program already at the age of around 10-11.
As a junior player, Tien was very successful with two junior Grand Slam finals as the highlights (2023 Australian Open and US Open). With an impressive 76-23 w/l record he reached a ranking of no 4 in singles and the same for doubles with a w/l of 36-18.
Learner is also a talented doubles player and won the 2023 Australian Open junior doubles final with Copper Williams, when they defeated Alexander Blockx and João Fonseca in the final, 6–4, 6–4.
Pro in 2023
The left-handed American turned pro in 2023 and in August he received a wildcard into the US Open but lost to Frances Tiafoe in the first match.
2024 has seen Learner Tien getting his first Challenger titles, the first one at the Cranbrook Tennis Classic in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. The other two titles were at Las Vagas and Fairfield. This year also saw him climb into the top 125 of the ATP rankings.
Stats / Info
- Plays left-handed with a two-handed backhand
- Best shot: backhand
- Favorite surface: hard courts
- Tennis inspiration: Carlos Alcaraz
- Prize money earned: $719,054
- Current ranking: 122
- Career-high ranking: 114
Follow Learner Tien
You can follow Learner Tian on his Instagram account with 7.8K followers.
He actually quit tennis for a year or more as a junior (after already having a lot of success)
Says he mostly played video games during that time off
Curious how many pro tennis players have a story like that where they quit for a while before coming back. Not most of them, probably, but it is a story I have heard a number of times about various pros.