Christian Harrison Explained

Christian Harrison
Residence:Bradenton, Florida, USA
Birth Date:1994 5, mf=yes
Birth Place:Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
Turnedpro:2007
Plays:Right-handed (double-handed backhand)
Coach:Pat Harrison
Careerprizemoney:$684,464
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 198 (2 July 2018)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 564 (24 June 2024)
Australianopenresult:Q2 (2018)
Wimbledonresult:2R (2022)
Usopenresult:1R (2016)
Doublestitles:0
Highestdoublesranking:No. 102 (24 June 2024)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 102 (24 June 2024)
Usopendoublesresult:QF (2012)
Usopenmixedresult:SF (2018)
Updated:24 June 2024

Christian Harrison (born May 29, 1994) is an American professional tennis player. He has a career-high ranking of world No. 198 achieved on 2 July 2018 and a doubles ranking of world No. 102 achieved on 24 June 2024.

Early life

Christian was coached by his father, Pat Harrison, and attended the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. He is the younger brother of Ryan Harrison.

Professional career

2012: Grand Slam doubles debut and quarterfinal

In July, Christian made it to the quarterfinals of the Lexington, Kentucky Challenger event.[1] Christian was awarded a wildcard into the 2012 US Open to play doubles alongside Ryan Harrison, where they reached the quarterfinals.

2013

Earlier in the year he reached the quarterfinals, semifinals, the final, and won, respectively, the four Futures events in which he participated. He failed to qualify in Indian Wells, losing in the first round of qualifying to Ernests Gulbis, who made a deep run to the fourth round after qualifying. However, he did take a set off Gulbis. Harrison won his first ATP World Tour match against Alejandro Falla at the BB&T Atlanta Open. He then lost in the next round to John Isner in three tight sets.

2014–15

Harrison spent 2014 and 2015 recovering from several surgeries.

2016–2018: Grand Slam singles and Masters 1000 debut

Harrison reached the final round of qualifying at the 2016 US Open after beating Luke Saville and second seed Konstantin Kravchuk in two three-set matches. He made it into main draw after beating Steven Diez also in three-set match. He was one set down at all three matches in qualifying. He lost in the first round to Paul-Henri Mathieu in straight sets.

He made his Masters 1000 debut at the 2017 Miami Open. He received a wildcard to the 2017 US Open where he won his first round match in doubles with partner Christopher Eubanks.

2021: Maiden ATP doubles final

Harrison qualified for the 2021 Delray Beach Open, starting the week ranked No. 789 in the world.[2] He beat number 1 seed Cristian Garín[3] and advanced all the way to the semifinals,[4] where he was defeated by fourth seed Hubert Hurkacz,[5] who would later win the title. As a result, he climbed 444 positions in the rankings to a World No. 345 ranking on 18 January 2021 and he got five ATP Tour match victories thus far, with three of them in Delray Beach, where he also won two matches in qualifying. He also reached his maiden ATP final in doubles with his brother Ryan Harrison where they lost to Ariel Behar and Gonzalo Escobar.[6] As a result, he returned to the top 250 in the doubles rankings at World No. 229.

2022: First Wimbledon qualification since 2018 and win

He qualified for only the second time at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships and his third Major main draw and won his first match at any Major, defeating wildcard Jay Clarke.[7]

2024: Top 100 in doubles

Harrison won his eleventh Challenger title in Winnipeg with Cannon Kingsley and fourth of the season, and reached the top 100 in the doubles rankings on 15 July 2024.

ATP career finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP Tour 250 Series (0–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (0–1)
Indoor (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerwidth=150OpponentsScore
Loss0–1Delray Beach Open, United States250 SeriesHard Ryan Harrison Ariel Behar
Gonzalo Escobar
7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), [4–10]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour Finals

Singles: 10 (5–5)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–2)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (5–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–1)
Clay (1–4)
Grass (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Great Britain F2, PrestonFuturesHard (i) Edward Corrie6–2, 3–6, 5–7
Win1–1Great Britain F3, SheffieldFuturesHard (i) Edward Corrie6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–5)
Loss1–2USA F13, TampaFuturesClay Austin Krajicekw/o
Win2–2USA F27, ChampaignFuturesHard Rhyne Williams6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–4
Win3–2USA F21, TulsaFuturesHard Tommy Paul3–6, 6–2, 6–1
Win4–2USA F23, WichitaFuturesHard Michael Mmoh1–6, 6–2, 7–5
Loss4–3Savannah, United StatesChallengerClay Hugo Dellien1–6, 6–1, 4–6
Loss4–4M25 Naples, United StatesWorld TourClay Clément Tabur1–6, 6–1, 3–6
Win5–4M25 Naples, United StatesWorld TourClay Corentin Denolly6–4, 6–2
Loss5–5Savannah, United StatesChallengerClay Jack Sock4–6, 1–6

Doubles: 14 (10–4)

Legend
ATP Challenger (10–3)
ITF World Tennis Tour (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (8–1)
Clay (2–3)
Grass (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Fürth,
Germany
ChallengerClay Michael Venus Colin Ebelthite
Rameez Junaid
4–6, 5–7
Loss0–2Sarasota,
United States
ChallengerClay Peter Polansky Evan King
Hunter Reese
1–6, 2–6
Loss0–3M25 Pardubice,
Czech Republic
World TourClay Toby Kodat Martín Cuevas
Agustín Velotti
6–3, 3–6, [6–10]
Loss0–4Orlando,
United States
ChallengerHard Dennis Novikov Jack Sock
Mitchell Krueger
6–4, 5–7, [11–13]
Win1–4Orlando,
United States
ChallengerHard Peter Polansky JC Aragone
Nicolás Barrientos
6–2, 6–3
Win2–4Cary,
United States
ChallengerHard Dennis Novikov Petros Chrysochos
Michail Pervolarakis
6–3, 6–3
Win3–4Tallahassee,
United States
ChallengerClay Gijs Brouwer Diego Hidalgo
Cristian Rodríguez
4–6, 7–5, [10–6]
Win4–4Little Rock,
United States
ChallengerHard Andrew Harris Robert Galloway
Max Schnur
6–3, 6–4
Win5–4Tenerife, SpainChallengerHard Shintaro Mochizuki Francesco Passaro
Matteo Gigante
6–4, 6–3
Win6–4Tenerife, SpainChallengerHard Andrew Harris Luke Johnson
Sem Verbeek
7–6(8–6), 6–7(4–7), [10–8]
Win7–4Granby, CanadaChallengerHard Miķelis Lībietis Tristan Schoolkate
Adam Walton
6–4, 6–3
Win8–4Pau, FranceChallengerHard (i) Brandon Nakashima Romain Arneodo
Sam Weissborn
7–6(7–5), 6–4
Win9–4Lille, FranceChallengerHard (i) Marcus Willis Titouan Droguet
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
7–6(8–6), 6–3
Win10–4Savannah,
United States
ChallengerClay Marcus Willis Simon Freund
Johannes Ingildsen
6–3, 6–3

World TeamTennis

Christian has played three seasons with World TeamTennis, making his debut in 2015 with the Boston Lobsters as a substitute. He has since served as a substitute for the Orange County Breakers in 2018 and the San Diego Aviators during the 2020 WTT season played at The Greenbrier.[8]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.imgacademy.com/tags/christian-harrison# IMG Academy news
  2. Web site: After Eight Surgeries, Christian Harrison Shows He's Still Standing. ATP Tour .
  3. Web site: World No. 789 Christian Harrison Stuns Cristian Garín in Delray Beach. ATP Tour .
  4. Web site: American Christian Harrison, ranked No. 789, advances to Delray Beach semis. January 11, 2021.
  5. Web site: Hubert Hurkacz reaches Delray Beach final by beating Christian Harrison . January 13, 2021 .
  6. Web site: Behar/Escobar Claim Delray Beach Doubles Title in Style. ATP Tour .
  7. Web site: Kubler, Sock, 2012 Nadal Conqueror Rosol Among Wimbledon Qualifiers | ATP Tour | Tennis .
  8. News: 2020 San Diego Aviators Roster . sandiegoaviators.com . July 25, 2020 .