Max Purcell

Max Purcell (born 3 April 1998) is an Australian tennis player. His career-high singles ranking is World No. 175 achieved on 18 October 2021 and his doubles ranking is World No. 28 achieved on 18 October 2021. 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.

Max Purcell
Purcell at the 2021 French Open
Country (sports) Australia
ResidenceSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Born (1998-04-03) 3 April 1998
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$932,158
Singles
Career record6–7
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 175 (18 October 2021)
Current rankingNo. 177 (8 November 2021)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open1R (2020)
French OpenQ2 (2020)
WimbledonQ1 (2018)
US Open1R (2021)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games2R (2021)
Doubles
Career record27–31
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 28 (18 October 2021)
Current rankingNo. 33 (8 November 2021)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenF (2020)
French Open3R (2021)
Wimbledon3R (2021)
US OpenQF (2021)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2021)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian OpenQF (2021)
Wimbledon2R (2021)
US OpenSF (2021)
Last updated on: 30 August 2021.

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.[1] 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 García López and Pablo Carreño 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, Top 40 in doubles

In January, Purcell made his Grand Slam singles debut after qualifying for the 2020 Australian Open.[2] 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 and Top 200 in singles, Olympics debut, top 30 in doubles

Purcell commenced the 2021 season at the 2021 Great Ocean Road Open, where he defeated Norbert Gombos for his first ATP main draw win.[3] Purcell was defeated by Karen Khachanov in the second round.[4]

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[5] and then recorded another win over Andreas Seppi to reach his first semifinal. He lost to another Italian Lorenzo Sonego.[6] 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 Tokyo Olympics, Purcell was entered as a last-minute alternate for Andy Murray, who had withdrawn due to a right quad injury.[7] 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 after he tested positive for COVID-19 in the doubles event,[8] where he partnered John Peers but lost in the first round.[9]

In August 2021, Purcell reached the third round of the 2021 Winston-Salem Open. He re-entered the ATP top 200 in singles as a result.[10]

He reached the quarterfinals in doubles at the 2021 US Open partnering Matthew Ebden where they lost to 4th seeds and eventual champions Joe Salisbury and Rajeev Ram. He was also selected as a wildcard in the singles main draw for his debut at this Major but lost in the first round again to 13th seed Jannik Sinner.

On 20 September 2021, and following a quarterfinal result at Cary Challenger, Purcell achieved a career high singles ranking of World No. 189.[11] He followed this by a final also in singles at the 2021 Columbus Challenger where he lost to Stefan Kozlov. He reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 175 and doubles ranking of No. 28 on 18 October 2021.

Significant 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: 11 (6–5)
Legend (Singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (2–2)
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)
Loss 6–5 Sep 2021 Columbus, United States Challenger Hard Stefan Kozlov 6–4, 2–6, 4–6

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# DNQ A NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (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 2021 US Open.

Tournament20172018201920202021SRW–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 1R 0 / 1 0–1
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 0 / 2 0–2

Doubles

Current through the 2021 US Open

Tournament20172018201920202021SRW–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 QF 0 / 2 3–2
Win–Loss 0–1 1–1 0–2 5–3 8–4 0 / 11 14–11
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A A NH A 0 / 0 0–0
Miami Open A A A NH A 0 / 0 0–0
Monte-Carlo Masters A A A NH A 0 / 0 0–0
Madrid Open A A A NH 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

Record against top 10 players

Purcell's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who are active in boldface. Only ATP Tour main draw matches are considered:

Player Record Win % Hard Clay Grass Last Match
Number 6 ranked players
Gael Monfils 1–0 100% – – 1–0 Won (6–4, 5–7, 6–4) at 2021 Eaastbourne
Number 8 ranked players
Karen Khachanov 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (6–7(5-7), 3–6) at 2021 Melbourne 1
Number 9 ranked players
Jannik Sinner 0–2 0% 0–2 – – Lost (4–6, 2–6, 6–4, 2–6) at 2021 US Open
Number 10 ranked players
Felix Auger-Aliassime 1–0 100% 1–0 – – Won (6–4, 7–6(7-2)) at 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Total 2–3 40% 1–3
(25%)		 0–0
( – )		 1–0
(100%)		 * Statistics correct as of 29 November 2021

References
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  2. "MAX PURCELL QUALIFIES FOR AUSTRALIAN OPEN MAIN DRAW". Tennis Australia. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  3. "Australians Chris O'Connell, Aleksander Vukic and Max Purcell achieved new milestones". Tennis Australia. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  4. "Thompson Advances at Great Ocean Road". Tennis Australia. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
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  7. "Andy Murray Withdraws from Singles at Tokyo Olympics | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  8. "Replacement Max Huge Tennis Upset". ESPN. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
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