Christian Harrison

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Christian Harrison
Christian Harrison (2023 Cary 2) 11 (cropped).jpg
Harrison at the 2023 Cary Challenger II
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg United States
Residence Bradenton, Florida, USA
Born (1994-05-29) May 29, 1994 (age 29)
Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro2007
PlaysRight-handed (double-handed backhand)
CoachPat Harrison
Prize money$665,843
Singles
Career record6–9 (40.0%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 198 (2 July 2018)
Current rankingNo. 525 (15 January 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q2 (2018)
Wimbledon 2R (2022)
US Open 1R (2016)
Doubles
Career record12–12 (50.0%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 145 (15 January 2024)
Current rankingNo. 145 (15 January 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open QF (2012)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US Open SF (2018)
Last updated on: 19 January 2024.

Christian Harrison (born May 29, 1994) is an American professional tennis player. He has a career-high ranking of world No. 198 achieved on 2 July 2018 and a doubles ranking of world No. 145 achieved on 15 January 2024.

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Early life

Christian was coached by his father, Pat Harrison, and attended the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. He is the younger brother of Ryan Harrison.

Professional career

2012: Grand Slam doubles debut and quarterfinal

In July, Christian made it to the quarterfinals of the Lexington, Kentucky Challenger event. [1] Christian was awarded a wildcard into the 2012 US Open to play doubles alongside Ryan Harrison, where they reached the quarterfinals.

2013

Earlier in the year he reached the quarterfinals, semifinals, the final, and won, respectively, the four Futures events in which he participated. He failed to qualify in Indian Wells, losing in the first round of qualifying to Ernests Gulbis, who made a deep run to the fourth round after qualifying. However, he did take a set off Gulbis. Harrison won his first ATP World Tour match against Alejandro Falla at the BB&T Atlanta Open. He then lost in the next round to John Isner in three tight sets.

2014–15

Harrison spent 2014 and 2015 recovering from several surgeries.

2016–2018: Grand Slam singles and Masters 1000 debut

Harrison at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships Qualifying Harrison C. WMQ18 (10) (43553049931).jpg
Harrison at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships Qualifying

Harrison reached the final round of qualifying at the 2016 US Open after beating Luke Saville and second seed Konstantin Kravchuk in two three-set matches. He made it into main draw after beating Steven Diez also in three-set match. He was one set down at all three matches in qualifying. He lost in the first round to Paul-Henri Mathieu in straight sets.

He made his Masters 1000 debut at the 2017 Miami Open. He received a wildcard to the 2017 US Open where he won his first round match in doubles with partner Christopher Eubanks.

2021: Maiden ATP doubles final

Harrison qualified for the 2021 Delray Beach Open, starting the week ranked No. 789 in the world. [2] He beat number 1 seed Cristian Garín [3] and advanced all the way to the semifinals, [4] where he was defeated by fourth seed Hubert Hurkacz, [5] who would later win the title. As a result, he climbed 444 positions in the rankings to a World No. 345 ranking on 18 January 2021 and he got five ATP Tour match victories thus far, with three of them in Delray Beach, where he also won two matches in qualifying. He also reached his maiden ATP final in doubles with his brother Ryan Harrison where they lost to Ariel Behar and Gonzalo Escobar. [6] As a result, he returned to the top 250 in the doubles rankings at World No. 229.

2022: First Wimbledon qualification since 2018 and win

He qualified for only the second time at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships and his third Major main draw and won his first match at any Major, defeating wildcard Jay Clarke. [7]

ATP career finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP Tour 250 Series (0–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (0–1)
Indoor (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1 Jan 2021 Delray Beach Open, United States250 SeriesHard Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Harrison Flag of Uruguay.svg Ariel Behar
Flag of Ecuador.svg Gonzalo Escobar 		7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), [4–10]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour Finals

Singles: 10 (5–5)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–2)
ITF Futures Tour/World Tennis Tour (5–3)
Titles by surface
Hard (4–1)
Clay (1–4)
Grass (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Jan 2013Great Britain F2, Preston FuturesHard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Edward Corrie 6–2, 3–6, 5–7
Win1–1Feb 2013Great Britain F3, Sheffield FuturesHard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Edward Corrie6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–5)
Loss1–2May 2013USA F13, Tampa FuturesClay Flag of the United States.svg Austin Krajicek Walkover
Win2–2Aug 2016USA F27, Champaign FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Rhyne Williams 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–4
Win3–2Jul 2017USA F21, Tulsa FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Paul 3–6, 6–2, 6–1
Win4–2Jul 2017USA F23, Wichita FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Michael Mmoh 1–6, 6–2, 7–5
Loss4–3 May 2018 Savannah, USAChallengerClay Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Hugo Dellien 1–6, 6–1, 4–6
Loss4–4Feb 2021M25 Naples, USAWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of France.svg Clément Tabur 1–6, 6–1, 3–6
Win5–4Feb 2021M25 Naples, USAWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of France.svg Corentin Denolly 6–4, 6–2
Loss5–5 Apr 2022 Savannah, USAChallengerClay Flag of the United States.svg Jack Sock 4–6, 1–6

Doubles: 12 (8–4)

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (8–3)
ITF Futures Tour (0–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (7–1)
Clay (1–3)
Grass (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1 Jun 2013 Fürth, GermanyChallengerClay Flag of New Zealand.svg Michael Venus Flag of Australia (converted).svg Colin Ebelthite
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rameez Junaid 		4–6, 5–7
Loss0–2 Apr 2018 Sarasota, USAChallengerClay Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Peter Polansky Flag of the United States.svg Evan King
Flag of the United States.svg Hunter Reese 		1–6, 2–6
Loss0–3Oct 2020M25 Pardubice, Czech RepublicWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of the United States.svg Toby Kodat Flag of Uruguay.svg Martín Cuevas
Flag of Argentina.svg Agustín Velotti 		6–3, 3–6, [6–10]
Loss0–4 Apr 2021 Orlando, USAChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Dennis Novikov Flag of the United States.svg Jack Sock
Flag of the United States.svg Mitchell Krueger 		6–4, 5–7, [11–13]
Win1–4 Jun 2021 Orlando, USAChallengerHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Peter Polansky Flag of the United States.svg JC Aragone
Flag of Colombia.svg Nicolás Barrientos 		6–2, 6–3
Win2–4 Jul 2021 Cary, USAChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Dennis Novikov Flag of Cyprus.svg Petros Chrysochos
Flag of Greece.svg Michail Pervolarakis 		6–3, 6–3
Win3–4 Apr 2022 Tallahassee, USAChallengerClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gijs Brouwer Flag of Ecuador.svg Diego Hidalgo
Flag of Colombia.svg Cristian Rodríguez 		4–6, 7–5, [10–6]
Win4–4 May 2022 Little Rock, USAChallengerHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Harris Flag of the United States.svg Robert Galloway
Flag of the United States.svg Max Schnur 		6–3, 6–4
Win5–4 Feb 2023 Tenerife, SpainChallengerHard Flag of Japan.svg Shintaro Mochizuki Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Passaro
Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Gigante 		6–4, 6–3
Win6–4 Feb 2023 Tenerife, SpainChallengerHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Harris Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Luke Johnson
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sem Verbeek 		7–6(8–6), 6–7(4–7), [10–8]
Win7–4 Jul 2023 Granby, CanadaChallengerHard Flag of Latvia.svg Miķelis Lībietis Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tristan Schoolkate
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Walton 		6–4, 6–3
Win8–4 Feb 2024 Pau, FranceChallengerHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Nakashima Flag of Monaco.svg Romain Arneodo
Flag of Austria.svg Sam Weissborn 		7–6(7–5), 6–4

World TeamTennis

Christian has played three seasons with World TeamTennis, making his debut in 2015 with the Boston Lobsters as a substitute. He has since served as a substitute for the Orange County Breakers in 2018 and the San Diego Aviators during the 2020 WTT season played at The Greenbrier. [8]

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  2. ↑ "After Eight Surgeries, Christian Harrison Shows He's Still Standing". ATP Tour.
  3. ↑ "World No. 789 Christian Harrison Stuns Cristian Garín in Delray Beach". ATP Tour.
  4. ↑ "American Christian Harrison, ranked No. 789, advances to Delray Beach semis". January 11, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Hubert Hurkacz reaches Delray Beach final by beating Christian Harrison". January 13, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Behar/Escobar Claim Delray Beach Doubles Title in Style". ATP Tour.
  7. ↑ "Kubler, Sock, 2012 Nadal Conqueror Rosol Among Wimbledon Qualifiers | ATP Tour | Tennis".
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