Jagger Leach

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Jagger Leach
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (2007-06-10) 10 June 2007 (age 17)
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open  JuniorSF (2025)
French Open  Junior1R (2024)
Wimbledon  JuniorQF (2024)
US Open  Junior2R (2023)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open  JuniorSF (2024, 2025)
French Open  JuniorQF (2024)
Wimbledon  JuniorSF (2024)
US Open  Junior1R (2024)
Last updated on: 24 January 2024.

Jagger Leach (born June 2007) is an American junior tennis player. [1]

Contents

Early life

Born in June 2007, [2] he started playing tennis at a young age. [3] In August 2020, Leach was in an automobile accident and had to be airlifted to a hospital for emergency surgery which took five hours and he spent over a week in hospital in Hawaii. [4] Leach was not able to bear weight for five months. In 2021, he had surgery on both his legs for growth plate issues and to remove a plate and screws, keeping him away from the sport for another three months. [3] His family moved from Laguna Beach to Sarasota, Florida where he attended the IMG Academy. [5]

In October 2023, he committed to attend Texas Christian University. [6]

Career

2023

He won three ITF junior events in New Zealand at the start of 2023. [7] With Darwin Blanch and Maxwell Exsted, he was part of the American team which finished third at the 2023 Junior Davis Cup. [8] During the 2023 season he achieved a streak of 17 consecutive victories. [9]

2024

In January 2024, he won his first match at a grand slam junior event at the 2024 Australian Open. [3] In the second round he faced home wildcard Hayden Jones. [10] Although he lost to Jones, he reached the semifinals of the Boys doubles competition alongside Kaylan Bigun. He also paired with Bigun at the Boy's doubles at the 2024 French Open. [11] Competing at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships, he reached the quarter finals of the boys singles and teamed up again with Kaylan Bigun in the boys doubles where they reached the semi finals. [12]

2025

He reached the semi finals of the boys' singles at the 2025 Australian Open following wins over Flynn Thomas and William Rejchtman Vinciguerra. [13] [14] Playing alongside Brit Oliver Bonding, he also reached the semi final of the boys' doubles at the Championships. [15]

Personal life

He is the son of Lindsay Davenport and her husband Jon Leach. He has three sisters. [16] His uncle is former number one ATP ranked doubles player Rick Leach and his grandfather was former USC tennis coach Dick Leach. [17] [18]

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