Cleeve Harper

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Cleeve Harper
Country (sports)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
Born (2000-12-24) 24 December 2000 (age 24)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
College University of Texas [1]
Prize money$ 83,435
Singles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 1017 (27 January 2025)
Current rankingNo. 1031 (08 Aug 2025)
Doubles
Career record1-5 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles6 Challenger, 5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 87 (18 Aug 2025)
Current rankingNo. 87 (18 Aug 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open 2R ( 2025 )
Last updated on: 19 Aug 2025.

Cleeve Harper (born 24 December 2000) is a Canadian tennis player who specializes in doubles. He has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 87 achieved on 18 Aug 2025. [2]

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Career

Harper made his ATP main draw debut at the 2022 National Bank Open after receiving a wildcard into the doubles main draw with Liam Draxl, but lost in straight sets to Simone Bolelli and Fabio Fognini. [3]

In 2024, he won three Challenger titles with Draxl, starting in September at the 2024 Dobrich Challenger II, his last tournament being in Manzanillo, and reached a new career-high ranking of No. 159 on 2 December 2024. [2] [4] [5]

In 2025, partnering David Stevenson, he won the doubles title at the 2025 Lugano Challenger, defeating Jakub Paul and David Pel in the final. [6] [7] Harper reached the top 100 in the doubles rankings on 21 April 2025, following his sixth Challenger title at the 2025 Tallahassee Tennis Challenger, partnering with Liam Draxl. [2]

College

Harper played collegiate tennis at the University of Texas at Austin. He was a 3-time All American and won the 2022 NCAA Division I Men's Doubles Championship with teammate Richard Ciamarra. [1] [8] and repeated as a finalist in 2023 with teammate Eliot Spizzirri. Following his graduation from university, Harper started full time on the professional tour in June 2024.[ citation needed ]

ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals

Doubles: 20 (11–9)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (6–3)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (5–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (7–6)
Clay (4–3)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Dec 2021M15 Cancun, Mexico ITFHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Liam Draxl Flag of Brazil.svg Luís Britto
Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Zormann 		7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Loss1–1Dec 2021M15 Cancun, Mexico ITFHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Liam Draxl Flag of Germany.svg Tim Handel
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Yannik Steinegger		6–7(5–7), 3–6
Win2–1Jul 2022M15 Pittsburgh, PA ITFClay Flag of the United States.svg Tyler Zink Flag of the United States.svg Nico Mostardi
Flag of the United States.svg Luke Phillips		6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–5), [10–6]
Loss2–2Jun 2024M25 Wichita, KS ITFHard Flag of the United States.svg Eliot Spizzirri Flag of the United States.svg Pranav Kumar
Flag of the United States.svg Joshua Sheehy		7–6(7–4), 3–6, [8–10]
Loss2–3Jun 2024M25 Tulsa, OK ITFHard Flag of the United States.svg Govind Nanda Flag of the United States.svg Aidan Kim
Flag of the United States.svg Cannon Kingsley 		3–6, 7–5, [7–10]
Loss2–4July 2024M25 Laval, Canada ITFHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Liam Draxl Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Bernard
Flag of the United States.svg JJ Tracy 		6-3, 4-6, [5–10]
Win3–4July 2024M25 Champagne, IL ITFHard Flag of the United States.svg Tyler Zink Flag of the United States.svg Cannon Kingsley
Flag of the United States.svg Preston Stearns 		6-4, 6-4
Win4–4Aug 2024M25 Santander, Spain ITFClay Flag of Spain.svg Iñaki Montes de la Torre Flag of Italy.svg Raul Brancaccio
Flag of Spain.svg Sergi Perez Contri 		6-3, 6-4
Win5–4 Sep 2024 Dobrich II, BulgariaChallengerClay Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Liam Draxl Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Maestrelli
Flag of Italy.svg Filippo Romano 		6–1, 3–6, [12–10]
Loss5–5 Sep 2024 Sibiu, RomaniaChallengerClay Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Liam Draxl Flag of Peru.svg Alexander Merino
Flag of Germany.svg Christoph Negritu 		2–6, 6–7(2–7)
Loss5–6Sep 2024M25 Sabadell, Spain ITFClay Flag of Spain.svg Iñaki Montes de la Torre Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ryan Nijboer
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Johan Nikles 		4-6, 2-6
Win6–6Oct 2024M25 Edmonton, CanadaWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Liam Draxl Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Benjamin Thomas George
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alvin Nicholas Tudorica		6–4, 6–4
Win7–6 Oct 2024 Sioux Falls, USAChallengerHard (i) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Liam Draxl Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Seggerman
Flag of the United States.svg Patrik Trhac 		7–5, 6–3
Loss7–7 Nov 2024 Drummondville, CanadaChallengerHard (i) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Liam Draxl Flag of the United States.svg Robert Cash
Flag of the United States.svg JJ Tracy 		2-6, 4-6
Loss7–8Nov 2024M25 Austin, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Patrick Harper Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Pierre Yves Bailly
Flag of the United States.svg Stefan Dostanic 		5-7, 3-6
Win8–8 Dec 2024 Manzanillo, MexicoChallengerHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Liam Draxl Flag of New Zealand.svg Finn Reynolds
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Benjamin Sigouin 		6–7(4–7), 7–5, [12–10]
Win9–8 Jan 2025 Oeiras III, PortugalChallengerHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Liam Draxl Flag of the Netherlands.svg Matwé Middelkoop
Flag of Ukraine.svg Denys Molchanov 		1–6, 7–5, [10–6]
Win10–8 Mar 2025 Lugano, SwitzerlandChallengerHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Stevenson Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jakub Paul
Flag of the Netherlands.svg David Pel 		4–6, 6-3, [10–8]
Win11–8 Apr 2025 Tallahassee, USAChallengerClay (green) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Liam Draxl Flag of the United States.svg James Cerretani
Flag of the United States.svg George Goldhoff 		6–2, 6–3
Loss11-9 July 2025 Iasi, RomaniaChallengerClay Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Seggerman Flag of Poland.svg S Kielan
Flag of Poland.svg F Pieczonka 		5-7, 3-6

References

  1. 1 2 "Cleeve Harper - 2023-24 Men's Tennis Roster - Texas Athletics". texaslonghorns.com.
  2. 1 2 3 "Cleeve Harper Rankings history". ATPTour.
  3. ↑ "Bianca Andreescu advances to 3rd round at National Bank Open in Toronto". 10 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Liam Draxl looks to follow in Diallo's footsteps". Tennis Canada. 5 December 2024.
  5. ↑ "'Incredible breakthrough': Local tennis star named doubles player of the year". 17 December 2024.
  6. ↑ "Monday Digest: Auger-Aliassime, Shapovalov Arrive in Indian Wells in Form". Tennis Canada. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  7. ↑ "Henry Patten & Harri Heliovaara finish runners-up in Dubai as David Stevenson clinches third ATP Challenger title". Lawn Tennis Association. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  8. ↑ "NCAA DI Championships: Canadian Cleeve Harper takes home doubles championship crown". Tennis Canada. 1 June 2022.
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