Cleeve Harper (born 24 December 2000) is a Canadian tennis player who specializes in doubles. He has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 159 achieved on 2 December 2024.[1]

Cleeve Harper
Country (sports) Canada
Born (2000-12-24) 24 December 2000 (age 23)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeTexas
Prize money$33,673
Singles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 1081 (14 November 2022)
Current rankingNo. 1135 (2 December 2024)
Doubles
Career record0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles3 Challenger, 5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 159 (2 December 2024)
Current rankingNo. 159 (2 December 2024)
Last updated on: 4 December 2024.

Career

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Harper made his ATP main draw debut at the 2022 National Bank Open after receiving a wildcard into the doubles main draw with Liam Draxl, but lost in straight sets to Simone Bolelli and Fabio Fognini.

College

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Harper played collegiate tennis at the University of Texas at Austin. He was a 3-time All American and won the 2022 NCAA Division I Men's Doubles Championship with teammate Richard Ciamarra.[2][3] and repeated as a finalist in 2023 with teammate Eliot Spizzirri.

ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals

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Doubles: 10 (6–4)

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Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (3–1)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (3–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–3)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Dec 2021 M15 Cancun, Mexico ITF Hard   Liam Draxl   Luís Britto
  Marcelo Zormann
7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 1–1 Dec 2021 M15 Cancun, Mexico ITF Hard   Liam Draxl   Tim Handel
  Yannik Steinegger
6–7(5–7), 3–6
Win 2–1 Jul 2022 M15 Pittsburgh, PA ITF Clay   Tyler Zink   Nico Mostardi
  Luke Phillips
6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–5), [10–6]
Loss 2–2 Jun 2024 M25 Wichita, KS ITF Hard   Eliot Spizzirri   Pranav Kumar
  Joshua Sheehy
7–6(7–4), 3–6, [8–10]
Loss 2–3 Jun 2024 M25 Tulsa, OK ITF Hard   Govind Nanda   Aidan Kim
  Cannon Kingsley
3–6, 7–5, [7–10]
Win 3–3 Sep 2024 Dobrich II, Bulgaria Challenger Clay   Liam Draxl   Francesco Maestrelli
 Filippo Romano
6–1, 3–6, [12–10]
Loss 3–4 Sep 2024 Sibiu, Romania Challenger Clay   Liam Draxl   Alexander Merino
  Christoph Negritu
2–6, 6–7(2–7)
Win 4–4 Oct 2024 M25 Edmonton, Canada World Tennis Tour Hard   Liam Draxl   Benjamin Thomas George
  Alvin Nicholas Tudorica
6–4, 6–4
Win 5–4 Oct 2024 Sioux Falls, USA Challenger Hard (i)   Liam Draxl   Ryan Seggerman
  Patrik Trhac
7–5, 6–3
Win 6–4 Dec 2024 Manzanillo, Mexico Challenger Hard   Liam Draxl   Finn Reynolds
  Benjamin Sigouin
6–7(4–7), 7–5, [12–10]

References

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  1. ^ "Cleeve Harper | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  2. ^ "Cleeve Harper - Men's Tennis". University of Texas Athletics.
  3. ^ "NCAA DI Championships: Canadian Cleeve Harper takes home doubles championship crown". Tennis Canada. 1 June 2022.
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