Max Purcell

Max Purcell (born 3 April 1998) is an Australian professional tennis player.

He reached his career-high singles ranking of world No. 40 on 16 October 2023.

In doubles, his highest ranking is world No. 25, achieved in April 2022.

He is currently the No. 4 Australian singles player.

He won his first Grand Slam title at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships in doubles alongside Matthew Ebden.

The pair also finished runners-up at the 2022 Australian Open, and Purcell previously reached the final at the 2020 Australian Open with Luke Saville.

Purcell also reached the mixed doubles semifinals at the 2021 US Open with Dayana Yastremska.

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.

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.

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.

In January 2022, Purcell made his debut representing Australia at the 2022 ATP Cup, losing to Jannik Sinner in the round robin stage.

Purcell attempted to qualify for the Australian Open, but was eliminated in the second round.

In the men's doubles, Purcell partnered once again with Ebden.

After defeating Jonathan Erlich and André Göransson in the first round, they went on to topple four seeded teams consecutively en route to Purcell's second men's doubles final and their maiden doubles final as a team overall.

In the second round, Ebden and Purcell beat fourth seeds Juan Sebastián Cabal and Robert Farah from a set down before reaching the third round, where they defeated thirteenth seeds Raven Klaasen and Ben McLachlan in straight sets to make the quarterfinals.

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.

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.

He represented Australia in both disciplines at the 2020 Olympic Games, partnering John Peers in doubles.

In January, Purcell made his Grand Slam singles debut after qualifying for the 2020 Australian Open.

He lost to Jannik Sinner in the first round in straight sets.

The pair also reached their second final of the season of the 2020 Astana Open where they lost to Belgians Sander Gillé/Joran Vliegen.

Purcell commenced the 2021 season at the 2021 Great Ocean Road Open, where he defeated Norbert Gombos for his first ATP main draw win.

Purcell was defeated by Karen Khachanov in the second round.

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 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.

He lost to another Italian Lorenzo Sonego.

Following this great run, in July he won his second Challenger singles title, the 2021 President's Cup 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.

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, where he partnered John Peers but lost in the first round.

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.

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.