Max Purcell was born on 3 April 1998 and is an Australian professional tennis player.
33 Facts About Max Purcell
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Max Purcell reached his career-high singles ranking of world No 67 in May 2023.
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Max Purcell won his first Grand Slam title at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships in doubles alongside Matthew Ebden.
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Max Purcell reached the mixed doubles semifinals at the 2021 US Open with Dayana Yastremska.
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Max Purcell represented Australia in both disciplines at the 2020 Olympic Games, partnering John Peers in doubles.
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Max 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.
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Max Purcell finished the season ranked 324 in the world.
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In 2017, Max Purcell received a wildcard into the Australian Open doubles event, where he partnered Alex de Minaur.
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Max Purcell made four Futures Tour finals in 2017, claiming three titles.
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Max Purcell finished the year ranked No 277 in the world.
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In January, Max Purcell made his Grand Slam singles debut after qualifying for the 2020 Australian Open.
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Max Purcell lost to Jannik Sinner in the first round in straight sets.
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Max Purcell commenced the 2021 season at the 2021 Great Ocean Road Open, where he defeated Norbert Gombos for his first ATP main draw win.
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Max Purcell earned his first win against an opponent in the top 20 after beating World No 16 and top seed Gael Monfils at the Eastbourne International as a lucky loser to reach his first ATP singles quarterfinal and then recorded another win over Andreas Seppi to reach his first semifinal.
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At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Max Purcell was entered as a last-minute alternate for Andy Murray, who had withdrawn due to a right quad injury.
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Max Purcell replaced Alex de Minaur after he tested positive for COVID-19 in the doubles event, where he partnered John Peers but lost in the first round.
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Max Purcell re-entered the ATP top 200 in singles as a result.
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Max Purcell 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.
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Max Purcell was 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.
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On 20 September 2021, and following a quarterfinal result at Cary Challenger, Max Purcell achieved a career high singles ranking of World No 189.
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Max Purcell followed this by a final in singles at the 2021 Columbus Challenger where he lost to Stefan Kozlov.
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Max Purcell reached a career-high singles ranking of No 175 and doubles ranking of No 28 on 18 October 2021.
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In January 2022, Max Purcell made his debut representing Australia at the 2022 ATP Cup, losing to Jannik Sinner in the round robin stage.
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Max Purcell attempted to qualify for the Australian Open, but was eliminated in the second round.
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Together with Thanasi Kokkinakis and Nick Kyrgios, Ebden and Max Purcell made it the most Australians to reach this stage of the men's doubles tournament in 29 years, since 1993, and the first time since 1985 that two all-Australian pairings contested the semifinals.
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Max Purcell made his debut at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships in singles after qualifying for the main draw for the first time.
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At the US Open, Max Purcell failed to qualify for the singles event.
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Max Purcell finished the year ranked No 220 in the world in singles and No 33 in the world in doubles.
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Max Purcell moved another 40 positions up to No 116 on 27 February 2023 after winning back-to-back titles at the 2023 Bengaluru Open Challenger.
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Max Purcell moved another 20 positions up to reach the top 100 after his third Challenger title in a month in Pune to No 95 on 6 March 2023.
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Max Purcell reached No 86 in the singles rankings after a final showing at the 2023 Play In Challenger in Lille on 3 April 2023.
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In May, Max Purcell reached his sixth Challenger of the season at the 2023 Busan Open in South Korea, where he lost to compatriot seed Aleksandar Vukic after retirement due to right ankle injury.
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Max Purcell had to give a walkover in the doubles final.