Max Purcell

Max Purcell

Purcell at the 2021 French Open
Country (sports)	Australia
Residence	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Born	(1998-04-03) 3 April 1998 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$ 696,852
Singles
Career record	5–5
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 190 (19 July 2021)
Current ranking	No. 190 (19 July 2021)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	1R (2020)
French Open	Q2 (2020)
Wimbledon	Q1 (2018)
US Open	Q2 (2018)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	2R (2021)
Doubles
Career record	22–25
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 38 (2 November 2020)
Current ranking	No. 43 (21 June 2021)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	F (2020)
French Open	3R (2021)
Wimbledon	3R (2021)
US Open	1R (2020)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games	1R (2021)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open	QF (2021)
Wimbledon	2R (2021)
Last updated on: 21 June 2021.

Max Purcell (born 3 April 1998) is an Australian tennis player. His career-high singles ranking is World No. 190 achieved on 19 July 2021 and his doubles ranking is World No. 38 achieved on 2 November 2020. He reached the doubles final at the 2020 Australian Open partnering Luke Saville. As a junior, he reached the quarterfinals of the 2016 Australian Open boys' singles event and semifinals of the Boys' doubles event. Purcell represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in tennis in singles and doubles, partnering John Peers.

Professional career

2016-2019: Early career

In July 2016, Purcell qualified for and won the Gimcheon Challenger in South Korea against fellow Australian Andrew Whittington. Purcell was ranked No. 762 in the world leading into the tournament, making him the second lowest-ranked player to win an ATP Challenger title in 16 years. He finished the season ranked 324 in the world.

In 2017, Purcell received a wildcard into the Australian Open doubles event, where he partnered Alex De Minaur. The duo lost in the opening round to Spanish pairing Guillermo Garcia-Lopez and Pablo Carreno Busta. Purcell made four Futures Tour finals in 2017, claiming three titles. He finished the year ranked No. 277 in the world.

2020: Grand Slam singles debut and doubles final

In January, Purcell made his Grand Slam singles debut after qualifying for the 2020 Australian Open. He lost to Jannik Sinner in the first round in straight sets. At the same tournament, he paired with Luke Saville as a wildcard in the Men’s Doubles, where they reached the final losing to 11th seeded pair American Rajeev Ram and Brit Joe Salisbury. The pair also reached their second final of the season of the 2020 Astana Open where they lost to Belgians Sander Gillé/Joran Vliegen.

2021: First ATP semifinal, top 200 and Olympics

Purcell commenced the 2021 season at the 2021 Great Ocean Road Open, where he defeated Norbert Gombos for his first ATP main draw win. Purcell was defeated by Karen Khachanov in the second round.

Purcell earned his first win against an opponent in the top 20 after beating World No. 16 and top seed Gaël Monfils at the Eastbourne as a Lucky Loser to reach his first ATP singles quarterfinal and then recorded another win over Andreas Seppi to reach his first semifinal. He lost to another Italian Lorenzo Sonego. Following this great run, in July he won his second Challenger singles title, the 2021 President's Cup (tennis) in Nur Sultan. As a result he entered the top 200 at a career-high in singles of No. 190 on 19 July 2021.

At the 2020 Olympics, Purcell was entered as a last-minute alternate for Andy Murray, who had withdrawn due to a right quad injury. Purcell recorded his biggest career win and first over a top 20 player, defeating world no. 15 Félix Auger-Aliassime in straight sets. Purcell also replaced Alex de Minaur in the doubles event after he tested positive for COVID-19. Purcell partnered John Peers but lost in the first round.

Significant finals

Grand Slam tournament finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	2020	Australian Open	Hard	Luke Saville	Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury	4–6, 2–6

ATP career finals

Doubles: 2 (2 runners-up)

Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–1) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0) ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–1)

Finals by surface Hard (0–2) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0)

Finals by setting Outdoor (0–1) Indoor (0–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Feb 2020	Australian Open, Australia	Grand Slam	Hard	Luke Saville	Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury	4–6, 2–6
Loss	0–2	Nov 2020	Astana Open, Kazakhstan	250 Series	Hard (i)	Luke Saville	Sander Gillé Joran Vliegen	5–7, 3–6

Challenger and Futures finals

Singles: 10 (6–4)

Legend (Singles) ATP Challenger Tour (2–1) ITF Futures Tour (4–3)

Titles by Surface Hard (5–3) Clay (1–1) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	May 2016	Gimcheon, South Korea	Challenger	Hard	Andrew Whittington	3–6, 7–6(8–6), 5–1 ret.
Loss	1–1	Nov 2016	Australia F10, Blacktown	Futures	Hard	Christopher O'Connell	2–6, 2–6
Win	2–1	Mar 2017	Japan F2, Nishitōkyō	Futures	Hard	Yusuke Takahashi	7–5, 7–6(10–8)
Loss	2–2	Apr 2017	Indonesia F6, Jakarta	Futures	Hard	Chen Ti	3–6, 4–6
Win	3–2	Oct 2017	Thailand F8, Nonthaburi	Futures	Hard	Martins Podzus	6–7(7–9), 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Win	4–2	Oct 2017	Thailand F9, Pattaya	Futures	Hard (i)	Wu Tung-lin	6–2, 6–2
Loss	4–3	Mar 2018	Australia F3, Mornington	Futures	Clay	Marc Polmans	6–7(5–7), 2–6
Win	5–3	Apr 2018	Australia F4, Mornington	Futures	Clay	Marc Polmans	7–5, 6–4
Loss	5–4	May 2019	Seoul, South Korea	Challenger	Hard	Kwon Soon-woo	5–7, 5–7
Win	6–4	Jul 2021	Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan	Challenger	Hard	Jay Clarke	3–6, 6–4, 7–6(8–6)

Doubles: 18 (12–6)

Legend (Doubles) ATP Challenger Tour (11–4) ITF Futures Tour (1–2)

Titles by Surface Hard (12–5) Clay (0–1) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Oct 2015	Australia F8, Toowoomba	Futures	Hard	Jake Delaney	Steven de Waard Marc Polmans	4–6, 3–6
Win	1–1	Aug 2017	Lexington, USA	Challenger	Hard	Alex Bolt	Tom Jomby Eric Quigley	7–5, 6–4
Win	2–1	Oct 2017	Thailand F9, Pattaya	Futures	Hard (i)	Chen Ti	Skyler Butts Li Yuanfeng	6–1, 6–1
Win	3–1	Nov 2017	Toyota, Japan	Challenger	Hard (i)	Andrew Whittington	Ruben Gonzales Christopher Rungkat	6–3, 2–6, [10–8]
Loss	3–2	Mar 2018	Australia F3, Mornington	Futures	Clay	Tom Evans	Hsu Yu-hsiou Matthew Romios	3–6, 3–6
Loss	3–3	Aug 2018	Vancouver, Canada	Challenger	Hard	Marc Polmans	Luke Bambridge Neal Skupski	6–4, 3–6, [6–10]
Loss	3–4	Oct 2018	Traralgon, Australia	Challenger	Hard	Luke Saville	Jeremy Beale Marc Polmans	2–6, 4–6
Win	4–4	Nov 2018	Bangalore, India	Challenger	Hard	Luke Saville	Purav Raja Antonio Šančić	7–6(7–3), 6–3
Win	5–4	Jan 2019	Playford, Australia	Challenger	Hard	Luke Saville	Ariel Behar Enrique López Pérez	6–4, 7–5
Win	6–4	Feb 2019	Launceston, Australia	Challenger	Hard	Luke Saville	Hiroki Moriya Mohamed Safwat	7–5, 6–4
Loss	6–5	Mar 2019	Yokohama, Japan	Challenger	Hard	Luke Saville	Moez Echargui Skander Mansouri	6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–3), [7–10]
Loss	6–6	Mar 2019	Zhuhai, China, P.R.	Challenger	Hard	Luke Saville	Gong Maoxin Zhang Ze	4–6, 4–6
Win	7–6	Mar 2019	Zhangjiagang, China, P.R.	Challenger	Hard	Luke Saville	Hans Hach Sriram Balaji	6–2, 7–6(7–5)
Win	8–6	Apr 2019	Anning, China, P.R.	Challenger	Hard	Luke Saville	David Pel Hans Podlipnik Castillo	4–6, 7–5, [10–5]
Win	9–6	May 2019	Seoul, South Korea	Challenger	Hard	Luke Saville	Ruben Bemelmans Sergiy Stakhovsky	6–4, 7–6(9–7)
Win	10–6	Jul 2019	Binghamton, United States	Challenger	Hard	Luke Saville	Alex Lawson JC Aragone	6–4, 4–6, [10–5]
Win	11–6	Oct 2019	Traralgon, Australia	Challenger	Hard	Luke Saville	Brydan Klein Scott Puodziunas	6–7(2-7), 6–3, [10-4]
Win	12–6	Jan 2020	Bendigo, Australia	Challenger	Hard	Luke Saville	Jonathan Erlich Andrei Vasilevski	7-6(7-3), 7-6(7-3)

Performance timelines

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

A

NH

(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

Current through the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Tournament	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	SR	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	Q1	Q1	Q1	1R	Q2	0 / 1	0–1
French Open	A	A	A	Q2	A	0 / 0	0–0
Wimbledon	A	Q1	A	NH	A	0 / 0	0–0
US Open	A	Q1	Q2	A		0 / 0	0–0
Win–Loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–1	0–0	0 / 1	0–1

Doubles

Current through the 2021 National Bank Open

Tournament	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	SR	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	1R	2R	1R	F	2R	0 / 5	7–5
French Open	A	A	A	1R	3R	0 / 2	2–2
Wimbledon	A	A	1R	NH	3R	0 / 2	2–2
US Open	A	A	A	1R		0 / 1	0–1
Win–Loss	0–1	1–1	0–2	5–3	5–3	0 / 10	11–10
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters	A	A	A	NH		0 / 0	0–0
Miami Open	A	A	A		A	0 / 0	0–0
Monte-Carlo Masters	A	A	A		A	0 / 0	0–0
Madrid Open	A	A	A		2R	0 / 1	1–1
Italian Open	A	A	A	QF	1R	0 / 2	2–2
Canadian Open	A	A	A	NH	1R	0 / 0	0–1
Cincinnati Masters	A	A	A	1R	A	0 / 1	0–1
Shanghai Masters	A	A	A	NH		0 / 0	0–0
Paris Masters	A	A	A	1R		0 / 1	0–1
Win–Loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	3–3	1–3	0 / 6	4–6
Year-end ranking	226	128	88	38

External links

• Max Purcell at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Max Purcell at the International Tennis Federation
• Max Purcell at Tennis Australia