Christian Harrison
{{short description|American tennis player (born 1994)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2013}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Christian Harrison
| image = Christian Harrison (2023 Cary 2) 11 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Harrison at the 2023 Cary Challenger II
| country = {{USA}}
| residence = Bradenton, Florida, U.S.
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1994|5|29}}
| birth_place = Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
| height = {{height|m=1.80}}
| turnedpro = 2007
| plays = Right-handed (double-handed backhand)
| coach = Pat Harrison
| careerprizemoney = $1,148,306
| singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=6|lost=9}}
| singlestitles = 0
| highestsinglesranking = No. 198 (2 July 2018)
| currentsinglesranking =
| AustralianOpenresult = Q2 (2018)
| FrenchOpenresult =
| Wimbledonresult = 2R (2022)
| USOpenresult = 1R (2016)
| doublesrecord = {{tennis record|won=27|lost=21}}
| doublestitles = 2
| highestdoublesranking = No. 19 (19 May 2025)
| currentdoublesranking = No. 19 (19 May 2025)
| AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 1R (2025)
| FrenchOpenDoublesresult= SF (2025)
| WimbledonDoublesresult =
| USOpenDoublesresult = QF (2012)
| FrenchOpenMixedresult = 2R (2025)
| USOpenMixedresult = SF (2018)
| updated = 20 May 2025
}}
Christian Harrison (born May 29, 1994) is an American professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. He has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 19 achieved on 19 May 2025 and a singles ranking of No. 198 achieved on 2 July 2018. His best achievements are reaching the semifinals of the 2025 French Open with Evan King and the mixed doubles semifinals of the 2018 US Open, partnering Christina McHale. He has won two ATP Tour doubles titles with King.
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.[http://www.imgacademy.com/tags/christian-harrison# IMG Academy news]{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Christian was awarded a wildcard into the 2012 US Open to play doubles alongside Ryan Harrison, where they reached the quarterfinals.
=2013: First ATP Tour win=
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: Hiatus=
Harrison spent 2014 and 2015 recovering from several surgeries.
=2016–2018: Grand Slam and Masters 1000 debuts=
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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 singles debut at the 2017 Miami Open as a qualifier but lost to Dudi Sela in the first round. 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.{{Cite web | url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/harrison-delray-beach-2021-feature | title=After Eight Surgeries, Christian Harrison Shows He's Still Standing|website=ATP Tour }} He beat number 1 seed Cristian Garín{{Cite web | url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/harrison-garin-delray-beach-2021-saturday | title=World No. 789 Christian Harrison Stuns Cristian Garín in Delray Beach|website=ATP Tour }} and advanced all the way to the semifinals,{{cite web| url = https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/30693928/american-christian-harrison-ranked-no-789-advances-delray-beach-semis| title = American Christian Harrison, ranked No. 789, advances to Delray Beach semis| date = January 11, 2021}} where he was defeated by fourth seed Hubert Hurkacz,{{Cite web | url=https://sports.nbcsports.com/2021/01/12/hurkacz-reaches-delray-beach-open-final-by-beating-harrison/ | title=Hubert Hurkacz reaches Delray Beach final by beating Christian Harrison | date=January 13, 2021 }} 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.{{Cite web | url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/behar-escobar-delray-beach-2021-doubles-final-wednesday | title=Behar/Escobar Claim Delray Beach Doubles Title in Style|website=ATP Tour }} 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.{{cite web | url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/wimbledon-2022-final-round-qualifying | title=Kubler, Sock, 2012 Nadal Conqueror Rosol Among Wimbledon Qualifiers | ATP Tour | Tennis }}
=2024–25: Doubles success: New partnership, first title, Masters semifinals, top 20 =
Harrison won his 11th Challenger title in Winnipeg with Cannon Kingsley and fourth of the season,{{cite web|url=https://www.tennistourtalk.com/112414/bonzi-captures-winnipeg-national-bank-challenger-title|title=Bonzi Captures Winnipeg National Bank Challenger Title|publisher=tennistourtalk.com|accessdate=9 January 2025}} and reached the top 100 in the doubles rankings on 15 July 2024. {{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/missioneliteperformance/p/C9gKFiJAucE/ |title= Mission Elite {{!}} Christian Harrison has officially broken into the ATP World Tour Top 💯🔥💯 Congratulations to Christian, Harrison Tennis Academy, and the entire support team👏💪 Fighter‼️😤 #MissionElite #MissionEliteMentality #TeamHarrison #ATPTour #ProTennis|date=16 July 2024}}
Partnering with Rajeev Ram, Harrison reached the doubles final at the 2025 Auckland Classic, but withdrew before the match against Nikola Mektić and Michael Venus due to Ram suffering an arm injury.{{cite web|url=https://tennis.kiwi/news/walkover-in-asb-classic-final-for-venus-mektic/|title=Walkover in ASB Classic final for Venus, Mektic|publisher=Tennis New Zealand |accessdate=11 January 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360545257/michael-venus-nikola-mektic-win-asb-classic-doubles-final-walkover|title=Michael Venus, Nikola Mektic win ASB Classic doubles final in walkover|publisher=Stuff NZ|accessdate=11 January 2025}}
Alongside Evan King, he won his first ATP Tour doubles title at the 2025 Dallas Open, defeating Ariel Behar and Robert Galloway in the final.{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/dallas-2025-doubles-final|title=Qualifiers Harrison & King triumph in Dallas for first ATP title|publisher=ATPTour|accessdate=11 February 2025}} Within three weeks they lifted their second title, also an ATP 500 in Acapulco, having qualified for the main draw. They defeated fourth seeds Sadio Doumbia and Fabien Reboul 6-4, 6-0 in a 56-minute final. {{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/harrison-king-acapulco-2025-doubles-final |title= Harrison & King win second title in three weeks|date=2 March 2025}} {{cite web|url=https://abiertomexicanodetenis.com/en/2025/03/01/americans-christian-harrison-and-evan-king-doubles-champions-in-acapulco/|title= AMERICANS CHRISTIAN HARRISON AND EVAN KING, DOUBLES CHAMPIONS IN ACAPULCO|date=1 March 2025}}
At the 2025 BNP Paribas Open the pair reached their first Masters semifinal as wildcards with wins over Matthew Ebden and John Peers and seventh-seeded Argentines Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni. As a result Harrison reached a new career-high ranking of world No. 36 on 17 March 2025. {{cite web |url= https://www.atptour.com/en/news/harrison-king-indian-wells-2025-doubles-qf |title= American wild cards Harrison/King advance to Indian Wells doubles SFs|date=13 March 2025}} {{cite web|url=https://bnpparibasopen.com/news/evan-king-christian-harrison-mens-doubles-2025|title= How King and Harrison Are Cashing In On Confidence, Chemistry On The Desert Doubles Court|date=13 March 2025}} At the next Masters in Miami, the pair reached back-to-back quarterfinals upsetting third seeds Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori and as a result he reached the top 30 in the rankings.{{cite web|url= https://www.atptour.com/en/news/miami-2025-doubles-monday| title= Harrison & King upset third seeds, Heliovaara & Patten cruise into Miami QFs|date=25 March 2025}} The pair reached another semifinal at the 2025 Mutua Madrid Open but again lost, this time to the world No. 1 pair Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic. As a result they both reached new career-high rankings in the top 20 in the rankings on 5 May 2025. {{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/granollers-zeballos-madrid-2025-doubles-sfs |title= Crowd favourites Granollers/Zeballos hold firm for Madrid final spot |date=2 May 2025}}
ATP career finals
=Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)=
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|0–1 |2021 Delray Beach Open – Doubles |Delray Beach Open, United States |ATP 250 |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Ryan Harrison |{{flagicon|URU}} Ariel Behar |7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), [4–10] |
| bgcolor=#ffa07a|Loss
|0–2 |Auckland Open, New Zealand |ATP 250 |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Rajeev Ram |{{flagicon|CRO}} Nikola Mektić |Walkover |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|1–2 |style="background:#d4f1c5;"|Dallas Open, United States |style="background:#d4f1c5;"|ATP 500 |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|USA}} Evan King |{{flagicon|URU}} Ariel Behar |7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4) |
| bgcolor=#ffa07a|Loss
|1–3 |2025 Delray Beach Open – Doubles |Delray Beach Open, United States |ATP 250 |Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Evan King |{{flagicon|SRB}} Miomir Kecmanovic |6–7(3–7), 6–1, [3–10] |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|2–3 |2025 Abierto Mexicano Telcel – Doubles |bgcolor=d4f1c5|Mexican Open, Mexico |bgcolor=d4f1c5|ATP 500 |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Evan King |{{flagicon|FRA}} Sadio Doumbia |6–4, 6–0 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour Finals
=Singles: 10 (5–5)=
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|0–1 |{{dts|Jan 2013}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Great Britain F2, Preston |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|GBR}} Edward Corrie |6–2, 3–6, 5–7 |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|1–1 |{{dts|Feb 2013}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Great Britain F3, Sheffield |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|GBR}} Edward Corrie |6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–5) |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|1–2 |{{dts|May 2013}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|USA F13, Tampa |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|USA}} Austin Krajicek |w/o |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|2–2 |{{dts|Aug 2016}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|USA F27, Champaign |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Rhyne Williams |6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–4 |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|3–2 |{{dts|Jul 2017}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|USA F21, Tulsa |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Tommy Paul |3–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|4–2 |{{dts|Jul 2017}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|USA F23, Wichita |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Michael Mmoh |1–6, 6–2, 7–5 |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|4–3 |2018 Savannah Challenger – Singles |style="background:moccasin;"|Savannah, United States |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|BOL}} Hugo Dellien |1–6, 6–1, 4–6 |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|4–4 |{{dts|Feb 2021}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Naples, United States |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tour |Clay |{{flagicon|FRA}} Clément Tabur |1–6, 6–1, 3–6 |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|5–4 |{{dts|Feb 2021}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Naples, United States |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tour |Clay |{{flagicon|FRA}} Corentin Denolly |6–4, 6–2 |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|5–5 |2022 Savannah Challenger – Singles |style="background:moccasin;"|Savannah, United States |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|USA}} Jack Sock |4–6, 1–6 |
=Doubles: 20 (13–7)=
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|0–1 |2013 Franken Challenge – Doubles |style="background:moccasin;"|Fürth, Germany |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|NZL}} Michael Venus |{{flagicon|AUS}} Colin Ebelthite |4–6, 5–7 |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|0–2 |style="background:moccasin;"|Sarasota, USA |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|CAN}} Peter Polansky |{{flagicon|USA}} Evan King |1–6, 2–6 |
| bgcolor=#ffa07a|Loss
|0–3 |{{dts|Oct 2020}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Pardubice, |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tour |Clay |{{flagicon|USA}} Toby Kodat |{{flagicon|URU}} Martín Cuevas |6–3, 3–6, [6–10] |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|0–4 |style="background:moccasin;"|Orlando, USA |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Dennis Novikov |{{flagicon|USA}} Jack Sock |6–4, 5–7, [11–13] |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|1–4 |2021 Orlando Open II – Doubles |style="background:moccasin;"|Orlando, USA |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|CAN}} Peter Polansky |{{flagicon|USA}} JC Aragone |6–2, 6–3 |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|2–4 |2021 Cary Challenger – Doubles |style="background:moccasin;"|Cary, USA |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Dennis Novikov |{{flagicon|CYP}} Petros Chrysochos |6–3, 6–3 |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|3–4 |2022 Tallahassee Tennis Challenger – Doubles |style="background:moccasin;"|Tallahassee, USA |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|NED}} Gijs Brouwer |{{flagicon|ECU}} Diego Hidalgo |4–6, 7–5, [10–6] |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|4–4 |2022 Little Rock Challenger – Doubles |style="background:moccasin;"|Little Rock, USA |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|AUS}} Andrew Harris |{{flagicon|USA}} Robert Galloway |6–3, 6–4 |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|5–4 |2023 Tenerife Challenger II – Doubles |style="background:moccasin;"|Tenerife, Spain |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|JPN}} Shintaro Mochizuki |{{flagicon|ITA}} Francesco Passaro |6–4, 6–3 |
| bgcolor=98fb98|Win
|6–4 |2023 Tenerife Challenger III – Doubles |style="background:moccasin;"|Tenerife, Spain |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|AUS}} Andrew Harris |{{flagicon|GBR}} Luke Johnson |7–6(8–6), 6–7(4–7), [10–8] |
| bgcolor=98fb98|Win
|7–4 |2023 Championnats Banque Nationale de Granby – Men's doubles |style="background:moccasin;"|Granby, Canada |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|LAT}} Miķelis Lībietis |{{flagicon|AUS}} Tristan Schoolkate |6–4, 6–3 |
| bgcolor=98fb98|Win
|8–4 |2024 Teréga Open Pau–Pyrénées – Doubles |style="background:moccasin;"|Pau, France |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|USA}} Brandon Nakashima |{{flagicon|MON}} Romain Arneodo |7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
| bgcolor=98fb98|Win
|9–4 |2024 Play In Challenger – Doubles |style="background:moccasin;"|Lille, France |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|GBR}} Marcus Willis |{{flagicon|FRA}} Titouan Droguet |7–6(8–6), 6–3 |
| bgcolor=98fb98|Win
|10–4 |2024 Savannah Challenger – Doubles |style="background:moccasin;"|Savannah, USA |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|GBR}} Marcus Willis |{{flagicon|SWE}} Simon Freund |6–3, 6–3 |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|10–5 |2024 Ilkley Trophy – Men's doubles |style="background:moccasin;"|Ilkley, UK |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Grass |{{flagicon|FRA}} Fabrice Martin |{{flagicon|USA}} Evan King |3–6, 6–3, [6–10] |
| bgcolor=98fb98|Win
|11–5 |2024 Winnipeg National Bank Challenger – Doubles |style="background:moccasin;"|Winnipeg, Canada |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Cannon Kingsley |{{flagicon|JPN}} Yuta Shimizu |6–1, 6–4 |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|11–6 |2024 Columbus Challenger – Doubles |style="background:moccasin;"|Columbus, USA |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|USA}} Ethan Quinn |{{flagicon|MEX}} Hans Hach Verdugo |4–6, 7–6(8–6), [9–11] |
| bgcolor=98fb98|Win
|12–6 |2024 Open de Vendée – Doubles |style="background:moccasin;"|Mouilleron-le-Captif, France |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|BRA}} Marcelo Demoliner |{{flagicon|DEN}} August Holmgren |6–3, 7–5 |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|12–7 |2024 Torneio Internacional Masculino de Tênis – Doubles |style="background:moccasin;"|São Paulo, Brazil |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Evan King |{{flagicon|ARG}} Federico Agustin Gomez |6–7(4–7), 5-7 |
| bgcolor=98fb98|Win
|13–7 |2024 Challenger Temuco – Doubles |style="background:moccasin;"|Temuco, Chile |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Evan King |{{flagicon|ZIM}} Benjamin Lock |7–6(7–5), 7-5 |
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.{{cite news |url=https://sandiegoaviators.com/player/428/?id |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726033020/https://sandiegoaviators.com/player/428/?id |url-status=usurped |archive-date=July 26, 2020 |title=2020 San Diego Aviators Roster |website=sandiegoaviators.com |date=July 25, 2020 }}
References
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External links
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