Max Purcell

Max Purcell
Country (sports)  Australia
Residence Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Born (1998-04-03) 3 April 1998
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money $132,037
Singles
Career record 0–0
Career titles 0
1 Challenger, 3 Futures
Highest ranking No. 208 (18 June 2018)
Current ranking No. 211 (16 July 2018)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open Q1 (2017, 2018)
Wimbledon Q1 (2018)
US Open Q2 (2018)
Australian Open Junior QF (2016)
Doubles
Career record 1–2
Career titles 0
0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest ranking No. 160 (19 February 2018)
Current ranking No. 160 (26 February 2018)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open 2R (2018)
Australian Open Junior SF (2016)
Last updated on: 3 March 2018.

Max Purcell (born 3 April 1998) is an Australian tennis player.

As a junior, he reached the quarterfinals of the 2016 Australian Open boys' singles event and semifinals of the boys' doubles event.

In July 2016, Purcell qualified for and won the Gimcheon Challenger in South Korea against fellow Australian Andrew Whittington. Purcell was ranked 762 in the world leading into the tournament, making him the second lowest-ranked player to win an ATP Challenger title in 16 years.[1] He finished the season ranked 324 in the world.

In 2017, Purcell received a wildcard into the Australian Open doubles event, where he partnered Alex De Minaur. The duo lost in the opening round to Spanish pairing Guillermo Garcia-Lopez and Pablo Carreno Busta. Purcell made four Futures Tour finals in 2017, claiming three titles. He finished the year ranked 277 in the world.

Tour Finals

Legend (Singles)
Grand Slam (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–0)
ATP Challenger Tour (1–0)
ITF Futures Tour (3–2)

Singles: 6 (4-2)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 24 July 2016 Gimcheon Challenger, South Korea Hard Australia Andrew Whittington 3–6, 7–6 (8–6) , 5–1 retired
Runner-up 2. 20 November 2016 Australia F10 Hard Australia Chris O'Connell 2-6, 2-6
Winner 3. 19 March 2017 Japan F2 Hard Japan Yusuke Takahashi 7-5, 7-6 (10-8)
Runner-up 4. 16 April 2017 Indonesia F6 Hard Chinese Taipei Ti Chen 3-6, 4-6
Winner 5. 14 October 2017 Thailand F8 Hard Latvia Martins Podzus 6-7 (7-9) , 6-2, 7-6 (7-4)
Winner 6. 21 October 2017 Thailand F9 Hard Chinese Taipei Tung-Lin Wu 6-2, 6-2

Doubles: 1 (1-0)

Legend (Singles)
Grand Slam (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–0)
ATP Challenger Tour (1–0)
ITF Futures Tour (0–0)
Titles by Surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0-0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 20. 5 August 2017 Kentucky Challenger Hard Australia Alex Bolt United States Eric Quigley
France Tom Jomby
7-5, 6-4

References

  1. "Purcell scores breakthrough Challenger win - News - Tennis Australia". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 2018-01-08.


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