Christian Harrison
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. 162 achieved on 26 August 2013. He is the younger brother of Ryan Harrison.
![]() Harrison at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships Qualifying | |
| Country (sports) | |
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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 | $442,368 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 5–7 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 198 (2 July 2018) |
| Current ranking | No. 292 (21 June 2021) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q2 (2018) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2018) |
| US Open | 1R (2016) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 12–10 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 162 (26 August 2013) |
| Current ranking | No. 235 (31 May 2021) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| US Open | QF (2012) |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| US Open | SF (2018) |
| Last updated on: 3 June 2021. | |
Early life
Christian was coached by his father, Pat Harrison, and attended the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.
Professional career
2012: Grand Slam doubles debut
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
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
Harrison spent 2014 and 2015 recovering from several surgeries.
2016: Grand Slam singles debut
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.
2021
Christian Harrison is known for being resilient and a strong competitor, with 2021 starting with great success. He 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.
ATP career finals
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
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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 | 7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), [4–10] |
ATP Challenger and Itf Futures/World Tennis Tour Finals
Singles: 9 (5 titles, 4 runner-ups)
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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) | 6–2, 3–6, 5–7 | |
| Win | 1–1 | Feb 2013 | Great Britain F3, Sheffield | Futures | Hard (i) | 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–5) | |
| Loss | 1–2 | May 2013 | USA F13, Tampa | Futures | Clay | Walkover | |
| Win | 2–2 | Aug 2016 | USA F27, Champaign | Futures | Hard | 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Win | 3–2 | Jul 2017 | USA F21, Tulsa | Futures | Hard | 3–6, 6–2, 6–1 | |
| Win | 4–2 | Jul 2017 | USA F23, Wichita | Futures | Hard | 1–6, 6–2, 7–5 | |
| Loss | 4–3 | May 2018 | Savannah, United States | Challenger | Clay | 1–6, 6–1, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 4–4 | Feb 2021 | M25 Naples, United States | World Tennis Tour | Clay | 1–6, 6–1, 3–6 | |
| Win | 5–4 | Feb 2021 | M25 Naples, United States | World Tennis Tour | Clay | 6–4, 6–2 |
Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2013 | Fürth, Germany | Challenger | Clay | 4–6, 5–7 | ||
| Loss | 0–2 | Apr 2018 | Sarasota, USA | Challenger | Clay | 1–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 0–3 | Oct 2020 | M25 Pardubice, Czech Republic | World Tennis Tour | Clay | 6-3, 3-6, [6-10] | ||
| Loss | 0–4 | Apr 2021 | Orlando, USA | Challenger | Hard | 6-4, 5-7, [11-13] | ||
| Win | 1–4 | Jun 2021 | Orlando, USA | Challenger | Hard | 6-2, 6-3 | ||
| Win | 2-4 | Jul 2021 | Cary, USA | Challenger | Hard | 6-3, 6-3 |
Performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
| Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | SR | W–L | Win % | |||||||||||
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||||
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||||
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | NH | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||||||
| US Open | Q1 | A | A | A | 1R | Q2 | Q2 | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||||||
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |||||||||||
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | NH | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||||
| Miami Open | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | A | A | NH | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||||||
| Canada Masters | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||||
| Cincinnati Masters | Q1 | A | A | A | A | 2R | Q1 | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||||||
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |||||||||||
World TeamTennis
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.[6]
References
- IMG Academy news
- https://www.atptour.com/en/news/harrison-delray-beach-2021-feature
- https://www.atptour.com/en/news/harrison-garin-delray-beach-2021-saturday
- https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/30693928/american-christian-harrison-ranked-no-789-advances-delray-beach-semis
- https://sports.nbcsports.com/2021/01/12/hurkacz-reaches-delray-beach-open-final-by-beating-harrison/
- "2020 San Diego Aviators Roster". sandiegoaviators.com. July 25, 2020.
External links
- Christian Harrison at the Association of Tennis Professionals

- Christian Harrison at the International Tennis Federation

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