Christian Harrison

Christian Harrison

Harrison at the 2023 Cary Challenger II
Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Bradenton, Florida, U.S.
Born	(1994-05-29) May 29, 1994 (age 30) Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro	2007
Plays	Right-handed (double-handed backhand)
Coach	Pat Harrison
Prize money	$927,141
Singles
Career record	6–9
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 198 (2 July 2018)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q2 (2018)
Wimbledon	2R (2022)
US Open	1R (2016)
Doubles
Career record	27–21
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	No. 42 (3 March 2025)
Current ranking	No. 42 (3 March 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2025)
US Open	QF (2012)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US Open	SF (2018)
Last updated on: 3 March 2025.

Christian Harrison (born May 29, 1994) is an American professional tennis player. He has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 43 achieved on 3 March 2025 and a singles ranking of No. 198 achieved on 2 July 2018. He has won two ATP Tour doubles titles with Evan King.

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 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]

2024: Top 100 debut

Harrison won his 11th Challenger title in Winnipeg with Cannon Kingsley and fourth of the season, ^[8] and reached the top 100 in the doubles rankings on 15 July 2024. ^[9]

2025: First ATP doubles title, top 50 debut

Partnering with Rajeev Ram, Harrison reached the doubles final at the Auckland Classic, but withdrew before the match against Nikola Mektić and Michael Venus due to Ram suffering an arm injury. ^{[10] [11]}

Alongside Evan King, he won his first ATP Tour doubles title at the Dallas Open, defeating Ariel Behar and Robert Galloway in the final. ^[12]

ATP career finals

Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) ATP Tour 500 Series (2–0) ATP Tour 250 Series (0–3)

Titles by surface Hard (2–3) Clay (0–0)

Titles by setting Outdoor (1–3) Indoor (1–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Jan 2021	Delray Beach Open, United States	250 Series	Hard	Ryan Harrison	Ariel Behar Gonzalo Escobar	7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), [4–10]
Loss	0–2	Jan 2025	Auckland Open, New Zealand	250 Series	Hard	Rajeev Ram	Nikola Mektić Michael Venus	Walkover
Win	1–2	Feb 2025	Dallas Open, United States	500 Series	Hard (i)	Evan King	Ariel Behar Robert Galloway	7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4)
Loss	1–3	Feb 2025	Delray Beach Open, United States	ATP 250	Hard	Evan King	Miomir Kecmanovic Brandon Nakashima	6–7(3–7), 6–1, [3–10]
Win	2-3	Feb 2025	Abierto Mexicano Telcel, Mexico	ATP 500	Hard	Evan King	Sadio Doumbia Fabien Reboul	6–4, 6–0

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour Finals

Singles: 10 (5–5)

Legend ATP Challenger (0–2) ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (5–3)

Finals by surface Hard (4–1) Clay (1–4) Grass (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Jan 2013	Great Britain F2, Preston	Futures	Hard (i)	Edward Corrie	6–2, 3–6, 5–7
Win	1–1	Feb 2013	Great Britain F3, Sheffield	Futures	Hard (i)	Edward Corrie	6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–5)
Loss	1–2	May 2013	USA F13, Tampa	Futures	Clay	Austin Krajicek	w/o
Win	2–2	Aug 2016	USA F27, Champaign	Futures	Hard	Rhyne Williams	6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–4
Win	3–2	Jul 2017	USA F21, Tulsa	Futures	Hard	Tommy Paul	3–6, 6–2, 6–1
Win	4–2	Jul 2017	USA F23, Wichita	Futures	Hard	Michael Mmoh	1–6, 6–2, 7–5
Loss	4–3	May 2018	Savannah, United States	Challenger	Clay	Hugo Dellien	1–6, 6–1, 4–6
Loss	4–4	Feb 2021	M25 Naples, United States	World Tour	Clay	Clément Tabur	1–6, 6–1, 3–6
Win	5–4	Feb 2021	M25 Naples, United States	World Tour	Clay	Corentin Denolly	6–4, 6–2
Loss	5–5	Apr 2022	Savannah, United States	Challenger	Clay	Jack Sock	4–6, 1–6

Doubles: 20 (13–7)

Legend ATP Challenger (13–6) ITF World Tennis Tour (0–1)

Finals by surface Hard (11–3) Clay (2–3) Grass (0–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Jun 2013	Fürth, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Michael Venus	Colin Ebelthite Rameez Junaid	4–6, 5–7
Loss	0–2	Apr 2018	Sarasota, USA	Challenger	Clay	Peter Polansky	Evan King Hunter Reese	1–6, 2–6
Loss	0–3	Oct 2020	M25 Pardubice, Czech Republic	World Tour	Clay	Toby Kodat	Martín Cuevas Agustín Velotti	6–3, 3–6, [6–10]
Loss	0–4	Apr 2021	Orlando, USA	Challenger	Hard	Dennis Novikov	Jack Sock Mitchell Krueger	6–4, 5–7, [11–13]
Win	1–4	Jun 2021	Orlando, USA	Challenger	Hard	Peter Polansky	JC Aragone Nicolás Barrientos	6–2, 6–3
Win	2–4	Jul 2021	Cary, USA	Challenger	Hard	Dennis Novikov	Petros Chrysochos Michail Pervolarakis	6–3, 6–3
Win	3–4	Apr 2022	Tallahassee, USA	Challenger	Clay	Gijs Brouwer	Diego Hidalgo Cristian Rodríguez	4–6, 7–5, [10–6]
Win	4–4	May 2022	Little Rock, USA	Challenger	Hard	Andrew Harris	Robert Galloway Max Schnur	6–3, 6–4
Win	5–4	Feb 2023	Tenerife, Spain	Challenger	Hard	Shintaro Mochizuki	Francesco Passaro Matteo Gigante	6–4, 6–3
Win	6–4	Feb 2023	Tenerife, Spain	Challenger	Hard	Andrew Harris	Luke Johnson Sem Verbeek	7–6(8–6), 6–7(4–7), [10–8]
Win	7–4	Jul 2023	Granby, Canada	Challenger	Hard	Miķelis Lībietis	Tristan Schoolkate Adam Walton	6–4, 6–3
Win	8–4	Feb 2024	Pau, France	Challenger	Hard (i)	Brandon Nakashima	Romain Arneodo Sam Weissborn	7–6(7–5), 6–4
Win	9–4	Feb 2024	Lille, France	Challenger	Hard (i)	Marcus Willis	Titouan Droguet Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard	7–6(8–6), 6–3
Win	10–4	Apr 2024	Savannah, USA	Challenger	Clay	Marcus Willis	Simon Freund Johannes Ingildsen	6–3, 6–3
Loss	10–5	June 2024	Ilkley, UK	Challenger	Grass	Fabrice Martin	Evan King Reese Stalder	3–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Win	11–5	Jul 2024	Winnipeg, Canada	Challenger	Hard	Cannon Kingsley	Yuta Shimizu Kaichi Uchida	6–1, 6–4
Loss	11–6	Sep 2024	Columbus, USA	Challenger	Hard (i)	Ethan Quinn	Hans Hach Verdugo James Trotter	4–6, 7–6(8–6), [9–11]
Win	12–6	Sep 2024	Mouilleron-le-Captif, France	Challenger	Hard (i)	Marcelo Demoliner	August Holmgren Johannes Ingildsen	6–3, 7–5
Loss	12–7	Nov 2024	São Paulo, Brazil	Challenger	Hard	Evan King	Federico Agustin Gomez Luis David Martínez	6–7(4–7), 5-7
Win	13–7	Nov 2024	Temuco, Chile	Challenger	Hard	Evan King	Benjamin Lock Renzo Olivo	7–6(7–5), 7-5

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. ^[13]

References

1. IMG Academy news ^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}
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".
8. "Bonzi Captures Winnipeg National Bank Challenger Title". tennistourtalk.com. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
9. "Mission Elite | Christian Harrison has officially broken into the ATP World Tour Top 💯🔥💯 Congratulations to Christian, Harrison Tennis Academy, and the entire support team👏💪 Fighter‼️😤 #MissionElite #MissionEliteMentality #TeamHarrison #ATPTour #ProTennis". July 16, 2024.
10. "Walkover in ASB Classic final for Venus, Mektic". Tennis New Zealand. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
11. "Michael Venus, Nikola Mektic win ASB Classic doubles final in walkover". Stuff NZ. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
12. "Qualifiers Harrison & King triumph in Dallas for first ATP title". ATPTour. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
13. "2020 San Diego Aviators Roster". sandiegoaviators.com. July 25, 2020.

External links

• Christian Harrison at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Christian Harrison at the International Tennis Federation