Max Purcell
Max Purcell is an Australian tennis player.
As a junior, he reached the quarterfinals of the 2016 Australian Open boys' singles event and semifinals of the boys' doubles event.
In July 2016, Purcell qualified for and won the Gimcheon Challenger in South Korea against fellow Australian Andrew Whittington. Purcell was ranked 762 in the world leading into the tournament, making him the second lowest-ranked player to win an ATP Challenger title in 16 years. He finished the season ranked 324 in the world.
In 2017, Purcell received a wildcard into the Australian Open doubles event, where he partnered Alex De Minaur. The duo lost in the opening round to Spanish pairing Guillermo Garcia-Lopez and Pablo Carreno Busta. Purcell made four Futures Tour finals in 2017, claiming three titles. He finished the year ranked 277 in the world.
In January 2020, Purcell made his grand slam singles debut after qualifying for the 2020 Australian Open – Men's Singles. He lost to Jannik Sinner in the first round in straight sets. At the same tournament, he paired with Luke Saville in the 2020 Australian Open – Men's Doubles, where they reached the final.
Significant finals
Grand Slam tournament finals
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 2020 | Australian Open | Hard |  Luke Saville |  Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury | 4–6, 2–6 |
ATP career finals
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | 2020 Australian Open – Men's Doubles| | Australian Open, Australia | Grand Slam | Hard | Luke Saville | Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury | 4–6, 2–6 |
Challenger and Futures finals
Singles: 9 (5–4)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | 2016 Gimcheon Open ATP Challenger – Singles| | Gimcheon, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | Andrew Whittington | 3–6, 7–6, 5–1 ret. |
| Loss | 1–1 | Australia F10, Blacktown | Futures | Hard | Christopher O'Connell | 2–6, 2–6 | |
| Win | 2–1 | Japan F2, Nishitōkyō | Futures | Hard |  Yusuke Takahashi | 7–5, 7–6 | |
| Loss | 2–2 | Indonesia F6, Jakarta | Futures | Hard |  Chen Ti | 3–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 3–2 | Thailand F8, Nonthaburi | Futures | Hard |  Martins Podzus | 6–7, 6–2, 7–6 | |
| Win | 4–2 | Thailand F9, Pattaya | Futures | Hard | Wu Tung-lin | 6–2, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 4–3 | Australia F3, Mornington | Futures | Clay | Marc Polmans | 6–7, 2–6 | |
| Win | 5–3 | Australia F4, Mornington | Futures | Clay | Marc Polmans | 7–5, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 5–4 | 2019 Seoul Open Challenger – Singles| | Seoul, South Korea | Challenger | Hard |  Kwon Soon-woo | 5–7, 5–7 |
Doubles: 18 (12–6)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Australia F8, Toowoomba | Futures | Hard | Jake Delaney | Steven de Waard Marc Polmans | 4–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | 1–1 | 2017 Kentucky Bank Tennis Championships – Men's Doubles| | Lexington, USA | Challenger | Hard | Alex Bolt |  Tom Jomby Eric Quigley | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–1 | Thailand F9, Pattaya | Futures | Hard | Chen Ti |  Skyler Butts Li Yuanfeng | 6–1, 6–1 | |
| Win | 3–1 | 2017 Dunlop World Challenge – Men's Doubles| | Toyota, Japan | Challenger | Hard | Andrew Whittington |  Ruben Gonzales Christopher Rungkat | 6–3, 2–6, |
| Loss | 3–2 | Australia F3, Mornington | Futures | Clay | Tom Evans | Hsu Yu-hsiou Matthew Romios | 3–6, 3–6 | |
| Loss | 3–3 | 2018 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open – Men's Doubles| | Vancouver, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Marc Polmans | Luke Bambridge Neal Skupski | 6–4, 3–6, |
| Loss | 3–4 | 2018 Latrobe City Traralgon ATP Challenger – Doubles| | Traralgon, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Luke Saville | Jeremy Beale Marc Polmans | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 4–4 | 2018 Bengaluru Open – Doubles| | Bangalore, India | Challenger | Hard | Luke Saville |  Purav Raja Antonio Šančić | 7–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 5–4 | 2019 City of Playford Tennis International – Men's Doubles| | Playford, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Luke Saville |  Ariel Behar Enrique López Pérez | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 6–4 | 2019 Launceston Tennis International – Men's Doubles| | Launceston, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Luke Saville | Hiroki Moriya Mohamed Safwat | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 6–5 | 2019 Keio Challenger – Men's Doubles| | Yokohama, Japan | Challenger | Hard | Luke Saville |  Moez Echargui Skander Mansouri | 6–7, 7–6, |
| Loss | 6–6 | 2019 Zhuhai Open – Doubles| | Zhuhai, China, P.R. | Challenger | Hard | Luke Saville | Gong Maoxin Zhang Ze | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 7–6 | 2019 International Challenger Zhangjiagang – Doubles| | Zhangjiagang, China, P.R. | Challenger | Hard | Luke Saville |  Hans Hach Sriram Balaji | 6–2, 7–6 |
| Win | 8–6 | 2019 Kunming Open – Men's Doubles| | Anning, China, P.R. | Challenger | Hard | Luke Saville |  David Pel Hans Podlipnik Castillo | 4–6, 7–5, |
| Win | 9–6 | 2019 Seoul Open Challenger – Doubles| | Seoul, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | Luke Saville |  Ruben Bemelmans Sergiy Stakhovsky | 6–4, 7–6 |
| Win | 10–6 | 2019 Levene Gouldin & Thompson Tennis Challenger - Doubles| | Binghamton, United States | Challenger | Hard | Luke Saville | Alex Lawson JC Aragone | 6–4, 4–6, |
| Win | 11–6 | 2019 Latrobe City Traralgon ATP Challenger - Doubles| | Traralgon, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Luke Saville | Brydan Klein Scott Puodziunas | 6–7, 6–3, |
| Win | 12–6 | 2019 Canberra Challenger - Doubles| | Bendigo, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Luke Saville |  Jonathan Erlich Andrei Vasilevski | 7-6, 7-6 |