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
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
College Texas
Prize money$33,673
Singles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 1081 (14 November 2022)
Current rankingNo. 1135 (2 December 2024)
Doubles
Career record0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles3 Challenger, 5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 159 (2 December 2024)
Current rankingNo. 159 (2 December 2024)
Last updated on: 4 December 2024.

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. 159 achieved on 2 December 2024. [1]

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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. Harper started full time on the professional tour in June, 2024 following his graduation from university.

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. [2] [3] and repeated as a finalist in 2023 with teammate Eliot Spizzirri.

ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals

Doubles: 16 (8-8)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (3–2)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (5-6)
Finals by surface
Hard (5-6)
Clay (3-2)
Grass (0–0)
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 the United States.svg Liam Draxl Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Bernard
Flag of the United States.svg James 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 Inaki 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 Inaki 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 James 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]

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References

  1. ↑ "Cleeve Harper | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  2. ↑ "Cleeve Harper - Men's Tennis". University of Texas Athletics.
  3. ↑ "NCAA DI Championships: Canadian Cleeve Harper takes home doubles championship crown". Tennis Canada. 1 June 2022.


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