Mark Lajal

Mark Lajal

Lajal at the 2023 US Open
Country (sports)	Estonia
Born	(2003-05-12) 12 May 2003 (age 22) Tallinn, Estonia
Height	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach	Wayne Black, Karl Kiur Saar [1]
Prize money	$ 465,198
Singles
Career record	5–6
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 147 (28 July 2025)
Current ranking	No. 147 (28 July 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q3 (2025)
French Open	Q1 (2024, 2025)
Wimbledon	1R (2024)
US Open	Q1 (2023, 2025)
Doubles
Career record	1–0
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 703 (25 November 2024)
Current ranking	No. 1405 (30 June 2025)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	4–4
Last updated on: 30 June 2025.

Mark Lajal (born 12 May 2003) is an Estonian tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 147, achieved on 28 July 2025. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 703, achieved on 25 November 2024. He is currently the No. 1 Estonian player. ^[2] He has won an ATP Challenger and three ITF titles. ^[3]

Lajal represents Estonia at the Davis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 4–4. ^[4]

Career

2021: Juniors

On the junior tour, he had a career high ITF combined ranking of No. 13, achieved on 30 August 2021.

2023: Maiden Challenger title, ATP debut and first win, top 200

He won his first Challenger title in Little Rock, Arkansas. He became the first Estonian to win a Challenger title before his 21st birthday and Estonia’s second ever Challenger champion. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Ranked No. 229 on his ATP debut, he received a wildcard for the main draw of the 2023 European Open and defeated Jaume Munar for his first ATP win. ^[8] He then lost to fourth seed and eventual finalist Arthur Fils in the second round.

As a lucky loser at the Bergamo Challenger, Lajal beat Jelle Sels, Ugo Blanchet and the opponent he lost to in qualifying, Pierre-Hugues Herbert to reach the semifinals, where he lost to David Goffin in 3 sets. As a result, he made his debut in the top 200.

2024: Grand Slam debut

In July, ranked No. 262, Lajal made his Grand Slam debut at Wimbledon after a successful qualifying campaign in which he ousted 25th qualifying seed Francesco Passaro, Henrique Rocha and fourth seed James Duckworth. He became the first Estonian man to reach a Grand Slam main draw since Jürgen Zopp at the 2018 Roland Garros. ^{[9] [10]} He lost in straight sets to eventual champion Carlos Alcaraz on his debut. ^{[11] [12]}

In August, Lajal reached his second career Challenger final in Zhangjiagang, losing to Yasutaka Uchiyama in the final. ^[13]

2025: First ATP quarterfinal, top 150 debut

In June, Lajal entered the main draw at the 2025 Libéma Open as a qualifier. He reached the second round by defeating world No. 64 Laslo Djere, for his biggest win, the first on grass and only his second ATP win. ^[14] He reached his first ATP Tour quarterfinal by getting a walkover from fifth seed Hubert Hurkacz. ^[15] He lost to Zizou Bergs in the quarterfinals. ^[16]

In July, Lajal won his second Challenger at the Cranbrook Tennis Classic, defeating Andres Martin in the final. He entered the top 150 as a result. ^[17]

Performance timeline

Singles

Current through the 2023 Rolex Paris Masters.

Tournament	2023	2024	2025	SR	W–L	Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	Q1	Q3	0 / 0	0–0	–
French Open	A	Q1	Q1	0 / 0	0–0	–
Wimbledon	A	1R	Q2	0 / 1	0–1	0%
US Open	Q1	A	Q1	0 / 0	0–0	–
Win–loss	0–0	0–1	0–0	0 / 1	0–1	0%
ATP Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Miami Open	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Monte-Carlo Masters	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Madrid Open	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Italian Open	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Canadian Open	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Cincinnati Masters	A	A	Q1	0 / 0	0–0	–
Shanghai Masters	A	A		0 / 0	0–0	–
Paris Masters	A	A		0 / 0	0–0	–
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0 / 0	0–0	–
Career statistics
	2023	2024	2025	Career
Tournaments	1	0	1	2
Titles	0	0	0	0
Finals	0	0	0	0
Overall win–loss	1–1	0–0	0–0	2–3
Year-end ranking	206	229		40%

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend ATP Challenger Tour (2–1)

Titles by surface Hard (2–1) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Jun 2023	Little Rock, USA	Challenger	Hard	Beibit Zhukayev	6–4, 7–5
Loss	1–1	Aug 2024	Zhangjiagang, China	Challenger	Hard	Yasutaka Uchiyama	7–6(7–4), 2–6, 2–6
Win	2–1	Jul 2025	Bloomfield Hills, United States	Challenger	Hard	Andres Martin	6–7(7–9), 7–5, 7–6(11–9)

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

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

Legend ITF WTT (3–2)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	May 2022	M15 Heraklion, Greece	WTT	Hard	Dominik Palan	6–4, 6–3
Win	2–0	Aug 2022	M15 Monastir, Tunisia	WTT	Hard	Constantin Bittoun Kouzmine	6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Loss	2–1	Aug 2022	M15 Monastir, Tunisia	WTT	Hard	Te Rigele	3–6, 6–3, 5–7
Loss	2–2	Sep 2022	M25 Bagnères-de-Bigorre, France	WTT	Hard	Joris De Loore	3–6, 0–6
Win	3–2	Dec 2022	M25 Monastir, Tunisia	WTT	Hard	Bu Yunchaokete	6–4, 6–1

References

1. "Lajali treener Wayne Black avaldas, mis peaks paranema, et Eesti esireket muutuks tennisetuuril veelgi kardetavamaks vastaseks" (in Estonian). 8 January 2025.
2. "Estonia | PIF ATP Rankings (Singles) | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
3. "Mark Lajal: 'I Wasn't Supposed To Be A Tennis Player' | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
4. "Pacific Oceania loses to Estonia in return to Group 2". www.saipantribune.com.
5. "Lajal takes Little Rock Open title | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette". www.nwaonline.com. 2023-06-05. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
6. Kust, Damian (2023-06-05). "Challenger Tour Weekly Recap: Mark Lajal Becomes Estonia's Second-Ever Challenger Champion". Last Word On Tennis. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
7. "Mark Lajal, 20, Wins Maiden Challenger Title In Just 6th Outing | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
8. "European Open: 20-year-old Lajal makes dream debut, defeating Munar in first match". Tennis Majors. 2023-10-16. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
9. "Pouille headlines quartet of French qualifiers at Wimbledon". ATPtour.com. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
10. "Estonia's Mark Lajal to make first career Grand Slam appearance at Wimbledon". 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
11. "Alcaraz, Wimbledon, Estonia: Everything you always wanted to know about Mark Lajal (but never had time to find out)". 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
12. "Wimbledon results 2024: Carlos Alcaraz opens Wimbledon defence with win over Mark Lajal". BBC Sport. July 1, 2024.
13. "#NextGenATP Debru joins Gasquet, Monfils in French Challenger history | ATP Tour | Tennis". 2 September 2024.
14. @TennisTV (June 11, 2025). "First win on the grass 👏Mark Lajal defeats Djere 6-2 6-4 for the biggest win of his career!#LibemaOpen" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
15. "Hubert Hurkacz withdraws from 's-Hertogenbosch due to injury | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
16. "ATP Rosmalen : Zizou Bergs file en demi-finale et connaît déjà son adversaire" (in French).
17. "#NextGenATP Budkov Kjaer returns to Challenger winner's circle; Lajal saves 5 MPs to triumph". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2025-07-28.

External links

• Mark Lajal at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Mark Lajal at the International Tennis Federation
• Mark Lajal at the Davis Cup
• Mark Lajal at ESPN.com