Christian Harrison

Christian Harrison (born May 29, 1994) is an American professional tennis player. He is the younger brother of Ryan Harrison.

Christian Harrison
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceBradenton, Florida, USA
Born (1994-05-29) May 29, 1994
Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro2012
PlaysRight-handed
CoachPat Harrison
Prize money$412,733
Singles
Career record2–6
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 198 (2 July 2018)
Current rankingNo. 345 (18 January 2021)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2019)
Wimbledon1R (2018)
US Open1R (2016)
Doubles
Career record9–9
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 162 (26 August 2013)
Current rankingNo. 229 (18 January 2021)
Grand Slam Doubles results
US OpenQF (2012)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
US OpenSF (2018)
Last updated on: 13 January 2021.

He was awarded a wild card into the 2012 US Open, where he played doubles alongside his brother and they made it into the quarterfinals.

He played his first grandslam in singles at 2016 US Open as qualifier.

In 2021, Christian was fined $ 3,000 at the Delray Beach Open, for refusing wearing a face mask for an interview, during the Covid-19 pandemic.[1]

Early life

Christian was coached by his father, Pat Harrison, and attended the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.

Professional career

2012

In July, Christian made it to the quarterfinals of the Lexington, Kentucky Challenger event.[2] Christian joined Ryan to play doubles at the 2012 US Open, 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

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.

2021

Harrison qualified for the 2021 Delray Beach Open, starting the week ranked 789th in the world. He beat number 1 seed Cristian Garin and advance all the way to the semi-finals where he was defeated by fourth seed Hubert Hurkacz.

ATP career finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World 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)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jan 2021 Delray Beach Open, United States 250 Series Hard Ryan Harrison Ariel Behar
Gonzalo Escobar		 7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), [4–10]

ITF circuit and ATP Challenger finals

Singles: 6 (4 titles, 3 runner-ups)
Legend (Singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–1)
ITF Futures Tour (4–2)
Titles by Surface
Hard (4–1)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jan 2013 Great Britain F2, Preston Futures Hard (i) Edward Corrie 6–2, 3–6, 5–7
Win 1–1 Feb 2013 Great Britain F3, Sheffield Futures Hard (i) Edward Corrie 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 1–2 May 2013 USA F13, Tampa Futures Clay Austin Krajicek Walkover
Win 2–2 Aug 2016 USA F27, Champaign Futures Hard Rhyne Williams 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–4
Win 3–2 Jul 2017 USA F21, Tulsa Futures Hard Tommy Paul 3–6, 6–2, 6–1
Win 4–2 Jul 2017 USA F23, Wichita Futures Hard Michael Mmoh 1–6, 6–2, 7–5
Loss 4–3 May 2018 Savannah Challenger, Savannah Challenger Clay Hugo Dellien 1–6, 6–1, 4–6

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Legend (Doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–1)
ITF Futures Tour (0–0)
Titles by Surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2013 Fürth, Germany Challenger Clay Michael Venus Colin Ebelthite
Rameez Junaid		 4–6, 5–7

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.[3]

References
  1. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tennis-delray-harrison/tennis-harrison-fined-3000-for-declining-interview-over-wearing-mask-idUSKBN29H0GW
  2. IMG Academy news
  3. "2020 San Diego Aviators Roster". sandiegoaviators.com. July 25, 2020.


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