Lloyd Harris

Lloyd Harris is a professional tennis player from South Africa. He has a career-high singles ranking of No. 31, which he reached in September 2021, following a year where he reached the quarter-finals of the US Open. He also had a career-high rank of 108 in doubles, which he achieved in June 2022.

Player Profile

Lloyd George Muirhead Harris was born on February 24, 1997, in Cape Town, South Africa. He stands 193 cm tall and his weight was last listed at 80 kg. He is a right-handed player and has a two-handed backhand. He turned professional in 2015 and is currently coached by Anthony Harris. Since becoming a professional, he has earned $3,114,801 in prize money.

He is the No.1 ranked South African men’s singles player and currently has a couple of ATP Challenger titles to his name. Harris continues to reside in his hometown of Cape Town.

Career

As a juniors player, he won his first ITF junior singles title in 2012. He also went on to represent his country in the Youth Olympic Games. He ended his pro rookie year ranked No.358 and at the start of his career, he mostly played in the ITF Futures Tour.

He got his first ATP match win in 2018 and the same year, he made his first Grand Slam main draw appearance at the 2018 US Open. The following year, he qualified to play at the Australian Open, and in the same year, he broke through the Top 100 for the first time after his win at the Launceston Tennis International. He also made it to the second round of the French Open this year.

2020 saw him back at the second of the US Open. In 2021, he appeared in the main draw of all four Grand Slam events, making it to the third round of the Aussie Open, the 2nd round of the French Open once again, and the 2nd round of Wimbledon. He also made his best Grand Slam finish to date this year, in the quarterfinals of the US Open. This year, he also broke into the Top 40, reaching his career-high singles ranking of 31.

In 2022, he was 30th-seed at the Aussie Open but lost out in the first round.

Career Record

Singles

• Highest Singles Ranking: 31

(September 13, 2021)

• Current Singles Ranking: 48 (July 8,

2022)

Best Grand Slam Singles Performances

• Australian Open - 3R (2021)
• French Open - 2R (2019, 2020, 2021)
• Wimbledon - 2R (2021)
• US Open - QF (2021)

Doubles

• Highest Doubles Ranking: 108 (June

6, 2022)

• Current Doubles Ranking: 123 (July

8, 2022)

Best Grand Slam Doubles Performances

• Australian Open - 1R (2021, 2022)
• French Open - 2R (2021)
• Wimbledon - 2R (2021)
• US Open - 2R (2021)