PLAYER PROFILE

Max Purcell

6
AUSTRALIAN
RANKING
68
ATP
RANKING
  • Age25
  • Born 3 April 1998
  • Birth PlaceSydney, (New South Wales)
  • LivesSydney, (New South Wales)
  • Height185 cm
  • PlaysRight-handed
  • CoachPeter Luczak
“I guess I've got a little bit nothing to lose out here as well. But in saying that, I still trust that my level is good enough to play with these big guys.”

— Max Purcell, 8 Aug 2023

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On court

  • semifinalist in the 2011 Australian Optus 12s Autumn Nationals
  • won his first professional title with a stunning victory at the Gimcheon ATP Challenger in July 2016; at world No.762 he became the second lowest-ranked winner of a Challenger title since 2000
  • Won first professional title on Australian soil at the Mornington Pro Tour clay-court event in April 2018
  • realised at age 14 or 15 he was good enough to try and play professionally
  • looks up to Lleyton Hewitt and many other Australian pros
  • made Grand Slam main draw debut as a qualifier at Australian Open 2020
  • reached Australian Open 2020 men’s doubles final as a wildcard pairing with Luke Saville
  • also made Australian Open 2022 men’s doubles final alongside fellow Aussie Matt Ebden
  • won first Grand Slam doubles title at Wimbledon 2022 with Ebden. The No.14 seeds saved eight match points (three in first round and five in semifinals) and won five five-set battles during the title-winning run.
  • made his top-100 singles debut in March 2023 after winning three consecutive ATP Challenger titles in India
  • Made his top-50 singles debut in August 2023 after reaching first ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinal at Cincinnati.

Off court

  • favourite city in the world is his hometown Sydney
  • if he wasn’t a tennis player would be a cricketer
  • favourite food is Mexican

Year-end singles ranking history

2023 45
2022 221
2021 176
2020 237
2019 221
2018 287
2017 278
2016 324
2015 1431

Max Purcell in the news

Indian Wells: Vukic scores confidence-boosting win
Aleksandar Vukic [Getty Images]
8 March, 2024

Aleksandar Vukic will take on top seed Novak Djokovic after rebounding from several deficits to score a timely win over Japan’s Shintaro Mochizuki.
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Preston scores major breakthrough with first top-50 win at San Diego
Taylah Preston during her breakthrough win at San Diego. Picture: Getty Images
28 February, 2024

Perth teen Taylah Preston has recorded her first tour-level main-draw win at a WTA 500 tournament in America.
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Saville leads a strong contingent of Aussies in action this week
Daria Saville. Picture: Getty Images
26 February, 2024

Daria Saville storms past Czech teen Linda Fruhvirtova to qualify at a WTA 500 hard-court tournament in San Diego.
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Aussie weekly wrap: 14 Australians contest finals across historic week
Taylah Preston advanced to the biggest singles final of her career this week. Picture: Tennis Australia
26 February, 2024

The fast-rising Taylah Preston was among 14 Australian players to contest finals in professional tournaments this week.
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