Christian Harrison
_11_(cropped).jpg) Harrison at the 2023 Cary Challenger II | |
| Country (sports) |  United States |
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| Residence | Bradenton, Florida, USA |
| Born | May 29, 1994 Shreveport, Louisiana, USA |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Turned pro | 2007 |
| Plays | Right-handed (double-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Pat Harrison |
| Prize money | $665,843 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 6–9 (40.0%) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 198 (2 July 2018) |
| Current ranking | No. 525 (15 January 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q2 (2018) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2022) |
| US Open | 1R (2016) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 12–12 (50.0%) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 145 (15 January 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 145 (15 January 2024) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| US Open | QF (2012) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| US Open | SF (2018) |
| Last updated on: 19 January 2024. | |
Christian Harrison (born May 29, 1994) is an American professional tennis player. He has a career-high ranking of world No. 198 achieved on 2 July 2018 and a doubles ranking of world No. 145 achieved on 15 January 2024.
Early life[edit]
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[edit]
2012: Grand Slam doubles debut and quarterfinal[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
Harrison spent 2014 and 2015 recovering from several surgeries.
2016–2018: Grand Slam singles and Masters 1000 debut[edit]
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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[edit]
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[edit]
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]
ATP career finals[edit]
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)[edit]
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jan 2021 | Delray Beach Open, United States | 250 Series | Hard | Ryan Harrison
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 Ariel Behar Gonzalo Escobar
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7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), [4–10] |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour Finals[edit]
Singles: 10 (5–5)[edit]
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jan 2013 | Great Britain F2, Preston | Futures | Hard (i) |  Edward Corrie
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6–2, 3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 1–1 | Feb 2013 | Great Britain F3, Sheffield | Futures | Hard (i) | Edward Corrie
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6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–5) |
| Loss | 1–2 | May 2013 | USA F13, Tampa | Futures | Clay | Austin Krajicek
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Walkover |
| Win | 2–2 | Aug 2016 | USA F27, Champaign | Futures | Hard | Rhyne Williams
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6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–2 | Jul 2017 | USA F21, Tulsa | Futures | Hard | Tommy Paul
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3–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 4–2 | Jul 2017 | USA F23, Wichita | Futures | Hard | Michael Mmoh
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1–6, 6–2, 7–5 |
| Loss | 4–3 | May 2018 | Savannah, USA | Challenger | Clay |  Hugo Dellien
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1–6, 6–1, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4–4 | Feb 2021 | M25 Naples, USA | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Clément Tabur
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1–6, 6–1, 3–6 |
| Win | 5–4 | Feb 2021 | M25 Naples, USA | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Corentin Denolly
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6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 5–5 | Apr 2022 | Savannah, USA | Challenger | Clay | Jack Sock
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4–6, 1–6 |
Doubles: 13 (9–4)[edit]
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World TeamTennis[edit]
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.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ IMG Academy news[permanent dead link]
- ^ "After Eight Surgeries, Christian Harrison Shows He's Still Standing". ATP Tour.
- ^ "World No. 789 Christian Harrison Stuns Cristian Garín in Delray Beach". ATP Tour.
- ^ "American Christian Harrison, ranked No. 789, advances to Delray Beach semis". January 11, 2021.
- ^ "Hubert Hurkacz reaches Delray Beach final by beating Christian Harrison". January 13, 2021.
- ^ "Behar/Escobar Claim Delray Beach Doubles Title in Style". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Kubler, Sock, 2012 Nadal Conqueror Rosol Among Wimbledon Qualifiers | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "2020 San Diego Aviators Roster". sandiegoaviators.com. July 25, 2020.
