Max Purcell
 Purcell at the 2021 French Open | |
| Country (sports) |  Australia |
|---|---|
| Residence | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Born | 3 April 1998 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Turned pro | 2016 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $1,114,819 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 6–8 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 173 (17 January 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 173 (17 January 2022) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2020) |
| French Open | Q2 (2020) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2018) |
| US Open | 1R (2021) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 2R (2021) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 32–32 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 28 (18 October 2021) |
| Current ranking | No. 31 (31 January 2022) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | F (2020, 2022) |
| French Open | 3R (2021) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2021) |
| US Open | QF (2021) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 1R (2021) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2021) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2021) |
| US Open | SF (2021) |
| Last updated on: 31 January 2022. | |
Max Purcell (born 3 April 1998) is an Australian professional tennis player. His career-high singles ranking is world No. 173, achieved on 17 January 2022, and his doubles ranking is world No. 28 achieved on 18 October 2021. He reached the men's doubles final at the 2020 Australian Open partnering Luke Saville, and the 2022 Australian Open partnering Matthew Ebden. As a junior, he reached the quarterfinals of the 2016 Australian Open boys' singles event and semifinals of the boys' doubles. Purcell represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in tennis in singles and doubles, partnering John Peers.
Professional career[]
2016–2019: Early career[]
In July 2016, Purcell qualified for and won the Gimcheon Challenger in South Korea against fellow Australian Andrew Whittington. Purcell was ranked No. 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 García López and Pablo Carreño Busta. Purcell made four Futures Tour finals in 2017, claiming three titles. He finished the year ranked No. 277 in the world.
2020: Grand Slam singles debut and doubles final, Top 40 in doubles[]
In January, Purcell made his Grand Slam singles debut after qualifying for the 2020 Australian Open.[2] He lost to Jannik Sinner in the first round in straight sets. At the same tournament, he paired with Luke Saville as a wildcard in the Men's Doubles, where they reached the final losing to 11th seeded pair American Rajeev Ram and Brit Joe Salisbury. The pair also reached their second final of the season of the 2020 Astana Open where they lost to Belgians Sander Gillé/Joran Vliegen.
2021: First ATP semifinal & Top 200 in singles, Olympics singles and doubles debut, Top 30 in doubles[]
Purcell commenced the 2021 season at the 2021 Great Ocean Road Open, where he defeated Norbert Gombos for his first ATP main draw win.[3] Purcell was defeated by Karen Khachanov in the second round.[4]
Purcell earned his first win against an opponent in the top 20 after beating World No. 16 and top seed Gaël Monfils at the Eastbourne as a lucky loser to reach his first ATP singles quarterfinal[5] and then recorded another win over Andreas Seppi to reach his first semifinal. He lost to another Italian Lorenzo Sonego.[6] Following this great run, in July he won his second Challenger singles title, the 2021 President's Cup (tennis) in Nur Sultan. As a result, he entered the top 200 at a career-high in singles of No. 190 on 19 July 2021.
At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Purcell was entered as a last-minute alternate for Andy Murray, who had withdrawn due to a right quad injury.[7] Purcell recorded his biggest career win and first over a top 20 player, defeating world no. 15 Félix Auger-Aliassime in straight sets. Purcell also replaced Alex de Minaur after he tested positive for COVID-19 in the doubles event,[8] where he partnered John Peers but lost in the first round.[9]
In August 2021, Purcell reached the third round of the 2021 Winston-Salem Open. He re-entered the ATP top 200 in singles as a result.[10]
He reached the quarterfinals in doubles at the 2021 US Open partnering Matthew Ebden where they lost to 4th seeds and eventual champions Joe Salisbury and Rajeev Ram. He was also selected as a wildcard in the singles main draw for his debut at this Major but lost in the first round again to 13th seed Jannik Sinner.
On 20 September 2021, and following a quarterfinal result at Cary Challenger, Purcell achieved a career high singles ranking of World No. 189.[11] He followed this by a final also in singles at the 2021 Columbus Challenger where he lost to Stefan Kozlov. He reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 175 and doubles ranking of No. 28 on 18 October 2021.
2022: ATP Cup debut, Second Australian Open doubles final[]
In January 2022, Purcell made his debut representing Australia at the 2022 ATP Cup, losing to Jannik Sinner in the round robin stage. Purcell reached the second round of Australian Open Men's single qualifying.[12]
In the men's doubles, Purcell partnered once more with Ebden. After defeating Jonathan Erlich and André Göransson in the first round,[13] they went on to topple four seeded teams consecutively en route to Purcell's second men's doubles final and their first-ever doubles final as a pair overall. In the second round, Ebden and Purcell beat fourth seeds Juan Sebastián Cabal and Robert Farah from a set down[14] before reaching the third round, where they defeated thirteenth seeds Raven Klaasen and Ben McLachlan in straight sets to make the quarterfinals. This showing earned the pair their second Grand Slam quarterfinal appearance together.[15] In the quarterfinals, they knocked out tenth seeds Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski from a set down and through the final ten-point deciding set tiebreak to reach the semifinals.[16] Together with Thanasi Kokkinakis and Nick Kyrgios, Ebden and Purcell made it the most Australians to reach this stage of the men's doubles tournament in 29 years, since 1993, and the first time since 1985 that two all-Australian pairings contested the semifinals.[17] Their quarterfinals win set them up for a match against second seeds Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury, where they saved four set points in the second set to defeat the pair in straight sets to reach the final. Ebden and Purcell faced Kokkinakis and Kyrgios in the final, the first in men's doubles at the Australian Open to feature two all-Australian teams since 1980,[18] where they ultimately lost in straight sets.[19]
Significant finals[]
Grand Slam tournament finals[]
Doubles: 2 (2 runners-up)[]
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2020 | Australian Open | Hard | Luke Saville
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 Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury
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4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2022 | Australian Open | Hard | Matthew Ebden
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Thanasi Kokkinakis Nick Kyrgios
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5–7, 4–6 |
ATP career finals[]
Doubles: 3 (3 runners-up)[]
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2020 | Australian Open, Australia | Grand Slam | Hard | Luke Saville
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Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury
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4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Nov 2020 | Astana Open, Kazakhstan | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Luke Saville
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 Sander Gillé Joran Vliegen
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5–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Jan 2022 | Australian Open, Australia | Grand Slam | Hard | Matthew Ebden
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Thanasi Kokkinakis Nick Kyrgios
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5–7, 4–6 |
Challenger and Futures finals[]
Singles: 11 (6–5)[]
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | May 2016 | Gimcheon, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | Andrew Whittington
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3–6, 7–6(8–6), 5–1 ret. |
| Loss | 1–1 | Nov 2016 | Australia F10, Blacktown | Futures | Hard | Christopher O'Connell
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2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Mar 2017 | Japan F2, Nishitōkyō | Futures | Hard |  Yusuke Takahashi
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7–5, 7–6(10–8) |
| Loss | 2–2 | Apr 2017 | Indonesia F6, Jakarta | Futures | Hard |  Chen Ti
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3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–2 | Oct 2017 | Thailand F8, Nonthaburi | Futures | Hard |  Martins Podzus
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6–7(7–9), 6–2, 7–6(7–4) |
| Win | 4–2 | Oct 2017 | Thailand F9, Pattaya | Futures | Hard (i) | Wu Tung-lin
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6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 4–3 | Mar 2018 | Australia F3, Mornington | Futures | Clay | Marc Polmans
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6–7(5–7), 2–6 |
| Win | 5–3 | Apr 2018 | Australia F4, Mornington | Futures | Clay | Marc Polmans
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7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5–4 | May 2019 | Seoul, South Korea | Challenger | Hard |  Kwon Soon-woo
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5–7, 5–7 |
| Win | 6–4 | Jul 2021 | Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | Challenger | Hard | Jay Clarke
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3–6, 6–4, 7–6(8–6) |
| Loss | 6–5 | Sep 2021 | Columbus, United States | Challenger | Hard | Stefan Kozlov
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6–4, 2–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 18 (12–6)[]
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2015 | Australia F8, Toowoomba | Futures | Hard | Jake Delaney
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Steven de Waard Marc Polmans
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4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Aug 2017 | Lexington, USA | Challenger | Hard | Alex Bolt
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 Tom Jomby Eric Quigley
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7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–1 | Oct 2017 | Thailand F9, Pattaya | Futures | Hard (i) | Chen Ti
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 Skyler Butts Li Yuanfeng
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6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 3–1 | Nov 2017 | Toyota, Japan | Challenger | Hard (i) | Andrew Whittington
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 Ruben Gonzales Christopher Rungkat
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6–3, 2–6, [10–8] |
| Loss | 3–2 | Mar 2018 | Australia F3, Mornington | Futures | Clay | Tom Evans
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Hsu Yu-hsiou Matthew Romios
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3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Aug 2018 | Vancouver, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Marc Polmans
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Luke Bambridge Neal Skupski
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6–4, 3–6, [6–10] |
| Loss | 3–4 | Oct 2018 | Traralgon, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Luke Saville
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Jeremy Beale Marc Polmans
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2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 4–4 | Nov 2018 | Bangalore, India | Challenger | Hard | Luke Saville
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 Purav Raja Antonio Šančić
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7–6(7–3), 6–3 |
| Win | 5–4 | Jan 2019 | Playford, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Luke Saville
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 Ariel Behar Enrique López Pérez
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6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 6–4 | Feb 2019 | Launceston, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Luke Saville
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Hiroki Moriya Mohamed Safwat
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7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 6–5 | Mar 2019 | Yokohama, Japan | Challenger | Hard | Luke Saville
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 Moez Echargui Skander Mansouri
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6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–3), [7–10] |
| Loss | 6–6 | Mar 2019 | Zhuhai, China, P.R. | Challenger | Hard | Luke Saville
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Gong Maoxin Zhang Ze
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4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 7–6 | Mar 2019 | Zhangjiagang, China, P.R. | Challenger | Hard | Luke Saville
|
 Hans Hach Sriram Balaji
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6–2, 7–6(7–5) |
| Win | 8–6 | Apr 2019 | Anning, China, P.R. | Challenger | Hard | Luke Saville
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 David Pel Hans Podlipnik Castillo
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4–6, 7–5, [10–5] |
| Win | 9–6 | May 2019 | Seoul, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | Luke Saville
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Ruben Bemelmans Sergiy Stakhovsky
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6–4, 7–6(9–7) |
| Win | 10–6 | Jul 2019 | Binghamton, United States | Challenger | Hard | Luke Saville
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Alex Lawson JC Aragone
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6–4, 4–6, [10–5] |
| Win | 11–6 | Oct 2019 | Traralgon, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Luke Saville
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Brydan Klein Scott Puodziunas
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6–7(2–7), 6–3, [10–4] |
| Win | 12–6 | Jan 2020 | Bendigo, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Luke Saville
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 Jonathan Erlich Andrei Vasilevski
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7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–3) |
Performance timelines[]
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles[]
Current after the 2022 Australian Open
| Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||
| Australian Open | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | Q2 | Q2 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| French Open | A | A | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Wimbledon | A | Q1 | A | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| US Open | A | Q1 | Q2 | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 2 | 0–2 |
Doubles[]
Current through the 2022 Australian Open.
| Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||
| Australian Open | 1R | 2R | 1R | F | 2R | F | 0 / 6 | 12–6 |
| French Open | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | NH | 3R | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | |
| US Open | A | A | A | 1R | QF | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | |
| Win–Loss | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 5–3 | 8–4 | 5–1 | 0 / 12 | 19–12 |
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | NH | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | QF | 1R | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | NH | 1R | 0 / 0 | 0–1 | |
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
| Shanghai Masters | A | A | A | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0 / 6 | 4–6 |
| Year-end ranking | 226 | 128 | 88 | 38 | 33 | |||
Record against top 10 players[]
Purcell's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who are active in boldface. Only ATP Tour main draw matches are considered:
| Player | Record | Win % | Hard | Clay | Grass | Last Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number 6 ranked players | ||||||
| Gael Monfils
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1–0 | 100% | – | – | 1–0 | Won (6–4, 5–7, 6–4) at 2021 Eastbourne |
| Number 8 ranked players | ||||||
 Karen Khachanov
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (6–7(5-7), 3–6) at 2021 Melbourne 1 |
| Number 9 ranked players | ||||||
 Jannik Sinner
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0–2 | 0% | 0–2 | – | – | Lost (4–6, 2–6, 6–4, 2–6) at 2021 US Open |
| Number 10 ranked players | ||||||
 Felix Auger-Aliassime
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1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (6–4, 7–6(7-2)) at 2020 Tokyo Olympics |
| Total | 2–3 | 40% | 1–3 (25%) |
0–0 ( – ) |
1–0 (100%) |
* Statistics correct as of 29 November 2021 |
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