Draft:Jagger Leach

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Jagger Leach
Country (sports) United States
Born (2007-06-10) 10 June 2007 (age 16)
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Junior2R (2024)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open JuniorSF (2024)
Last updated on: 24 January 2024.

Jagger Leach (born June 2007) is an American junior tennis player.[1]

Early life[edit]

Born in June 2007,[2] he started playing tennis at a young age. ish.[3] In August 2020, Leach was in an automobile accident and had to be airlifted to a hospital for emergency surgery which took five hours and he spent over a week in hospital in Hawaii.[4] Leach was not able to bear weight for five months. In 2021, he had surgery on both his legs for growth plate issues and to remove a plate and screws, keeping him away from the sport for another three months.[3] His family moved from Laguna Beach to Sarasota, Florida where he attended the IMG Academy.[5]

In October 2023, he committed to attend Texas Christian University.[6]

Career[edit]

He won three ITF junior events in New Zealand at the start of 2023.[7] With Darwin Blanch and Maxwell Exsted, he was part of the American team which finished third at the 2023 Junior Davis Cup.[8] In January 2024, he won his first match at a grand slam junior event at the 2024 Australian Open.[3] In the second round he faced home wildcard Hayden Jones.[9] Although he lost to Jones, he reached the semifinals of the Boys doubles competition alongside Kaylan Bigun.

Personal life[edit]

He is the son of Lindsay Davenport and her husband Jon Leach. He has three sisters.[10] His uncle is former number one ATP ranked doubles player Rick Leach. His grandfather is former USC tennis coach Dick Leach.[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Jagger Leach". ITF. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  2. ^ "September 16, 2007: The day Lindsay Davenport won her comeback tournament after a maternity break". Tennismajors.com. September 16, 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Meet Jagger Leach, son of Lindsay Davenport: 'This was a dream'". atptour.com. 21 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Jagger Leach". Hawaiipacifichealth.org. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Good bloodlines give junior star Jagger Leach a chance to make his mark in tennis". Miami Herald. December 18, 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  6. ^ Potkey, Rhiannon (20 October 2023). "TCU is Perfect-Sized Pond for Blue Chip Leach". Tennisrecruting.net. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Jagger Leach out in 2nd round in Indian Wells amateur event". ESPN. 16 March 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  8. ^ Raya, Antonio (5 November 2023). "España acaba en una cruel cuarta plaza en la Copa Davis Júnior de Cordoba". Disriocordoba. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Hollywood or Court 3? 'Son of gun' Hewitt shines as starstudded box enjoys Aus Open debut". Foxsports.com.au. 21 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Jagger Leach, son of Lindsay Davenport, is upcoming junior tennis player". Tennis.com. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  11. ^ Dillman, Lisa (April 30, 1988). "He's Trying to Match Up : Jonathan Leach, 15, Breaks Through Shadows Cast on Tennis Courts by Father and Brother". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 January 2024.




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