PLAYER PROFILE
Max Purcell
- Age23
- Born 3 April 1998
- Birth PlaceSydney, (New South Wales)
- LivesSydney, (New South Wales)
- Height185 cm
- PlaysRight-handed
- CoachPeter Luczak
“All credit to them -- they played way too good today. And regardless if we played as good as we had all tournament, I don't think we were beating that level today.”
— Max Purcell, 2 Feb 2020
» Purcell and Saville fall in Australian Open final
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
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
| 2020 | 237 |
| 2019 | 221 |
| 2018 | 287 |
| 2017 | 278 |
| 2016 | 324 |
| 2015 | 1431 |
Titles/Finals
Titles
2018 Mornington F4 ITF
2017 Japan F2 ITF, Pattaya F9 ITF
2016 Gimcheon CH
Finals
2019 Seoul CH
2018 Mornington F3 ITF
2017 Indonesia F6 ITF
2016 Blacktown F10 ITF
Max Purcell in the news
Ajla Tomljanovic off to a winning start at Tokyo Olympics
17 hours ago
Ajla Tomljanovic advances to the second round of the Tokyo Olympics with victory over Yaroslava Shvedova.
Read moreAjla Tomljanovic advances to the second round of the Tokyo Olympics with victory over Yaroslava Shvedova.
Purcell scores biggest career win in Olympic debut
20 hours ago
Australian Max Purcell has upset world No.15 Felix Auger-Aliassime to reach the second round in the men's singles competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Read moreAustralian Max Purcell has upset world No.15 Felix Auger-Aliassime to reach the second round in the men's singles competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Duckworth scores hard-fought win in Olympic Games debut
23 hours ago
Australian James Duckworth is through to the second round in the men's singles competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Read moreAustralian James Duckworth is through to the second round in the men's singles competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Pride propelling Australian players at Tokyo Olympics
23 July, 2021
Delighted to be a part of Australia’s Olympics team, players including Ash Barty, John Millman and Sam Stosur are preparing to deliver their best in Tokyo.
Read moreDelighted to be a part of Australia’s Olympics team, players including Ash Barty, John Millman and Sam Stosur are preparing to deliver their best in Tokyo.
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