Lloyd Harris is a talented tennis player with an incredible and outstanding career record in the world of tennis. One of the best in South Africa, he has won 3 ATP Challenger singles titles and 2 challenger doubles titles, 13 ITF Singles and 4 Doubles Titles.
Harris began playing tennis at a very tender age together with his mother, Cecelia, and sister Monique. His family used to live next to a tennis court which made it quite easy for them to play and master the game.
Who is Lloyd Harris?
The player’s full names are Lloyd George Muirhead Harris. He was born in Cape Town, South African February 24, 1997. He trained at the Anthony Harris Tennis Academy in Sea Point, South Africa.
His mother, Cecilia has been very instrumental in his career as the moment she realized he loved hitting since he was a little child. Although she guided him towards the sports, his mother gave him the chance to explore the game on his own.
The tennis star is nicknamed King and his favourite dream job is lying on a beach. When he was still in school, his favourite subject was computer studies.
His Tennis Career
The athlete won his first ITF Junior singles title at the G5 in Windhoek, Namibia in November 2012. He later represented South Africa at the Youth Olympic Games in August 2014 but he was knocked out in the second round. He reached a career-high combined ranking of 38 in the international tennis federation’s world junior ranking. He also had a compiled singles win/loss record of 73-44 as a junior.
He made his professional career debut in 2015 and he played mainly in the ITF Futures tour throughout the 2015 and 2016 seasons. He won his first ITF Futures singles title in June 2015 in Mozambique F2, he also won his first ITF Futures Doubles title that same month. He reached 5 ITF Futures tour singles finals and won 4 out of them. He won 6 out of the 8 ITF Futures tour finals he reached in2016.
In 2017, he competed on the ATP Challenger tour and reached his first challenger tour semi-finals in japan. He also reached the challenger semi-finals in Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei, and the quarter-finals in Vancouver, Canada. And later in June, he qualified for his first ATP World Tour event in Antalya, turkey but unfortunately lost in the first round to world No.61 Janko Tipsarevic. Then in August, he had his first experience of an ATP Masters 1000 event.
In 2018, Harris reached 4 ITF Futures tour finals and won 3. He later reached the ATP Challenger quarter-finals at the Kunming Open in china and the Samarkand challenger in Uzbekistan. The rest of the year was quite successful for the player especially during the American hard-court summer season where he had his first ATO Challenger title in Lexington and also reached the Nordic Naturals Challenger Final in Aptos, CA, U.S.A.
Harris qualified for his first Grand Slam main-draw in the senior men’s level and defeated JC Aragone in the third qualifying round for the US Open. He also defeated Roberto Quiroz in the first round of the qualifying draw and also Sebastian Ofner of Austria in the second round but lost in the main draw first round against Gilles Simon the world No. 40. He had his major break when he defeated Gael Monfils during the first round of the Chengdu Open in China. It was his first win over a top 40 player.
He won his second ATP Challenger title of the year on 7 October 2018 when he defeated Marc Polmans at Stockton Challenger, CA, USA, and was also named as an alternate for the Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan, Italy. At the beginning of 2019, he reached the quarter-finals of the City of Playford Tennis International on the ATP Challenger Tour. He qualified for his second Grand Slam main draw at a senior men’s singles level in January 2019 after he defeated Dustin brown in the third qualifying round for the Australian Open. Harris reached his 100th spot in the ATP Ranking due to his victory at the Launceston tennis international in February. At that point, he made the top 100 for the first time in his career history.
Harris won the first set against Roger Federer in July at Wimbledon before he, unfortunately, lost in 4 sets in the opening round. He went further to climb the success ladder by marking his first-ever ATP 250 semi-final in September and eventually reached the semi-final of the Chengdu Open in China.
Earlier in 2021, he reached the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time at the Australian Open and moved to reach the first ATP 500 while clinging to several victories that saw him becoming No. 52 in the world of tennis singles. He later exceeded and reached the top 40 in the world in the sport.
What is His Net Worth?
As of the year 2021, Harris has estimated earnings of $214,732. His prize money is $1.2 million while his Prize money singles and doubles combined is 2.5 million. Currently, there are different reviews on his net worth with sources claiming that he is worth between $1-5 million.
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Unknown Facts About Lloyd Harris
1. He began his career when he was only 3
Harris started playing tennis at the age of three and played his first world cup at the age of ten in Croatia. He became the first-ever South African to represent South Africa at the Youth Olympics, he participated in all 4 junior Grand Slams.
2. Harris loves football
Aside from playing tennis energetically and skillfully, he enjoys football and supports Tottenham hotspur. He also likes spending time with his family and friends.
3. Favorite entertainers
His favourite actress is Mila Kunis while his favourite musician is Post Malone. Harris’s favourite superhero is Iron Man while breaking bad and the fast and the furious are his ufavorite TV Show and movie respectively.
4. The tennis star has a good body build
The player has an athletic height of six feet five inches. He plays right-hand (two handed-backhand). His favourite shot is forehand and he likes the hard surface.
5. Lloyd Harris is in a relationship with Biance Van zyl
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The tennis star is in a relationship with 21 years old South African beauty, Biance Van Zyl. The Cape Town blonde is also a tennis player who is in the early chapters of her career.
6. He is a Roger fan
While growing up, Harris idolized Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka. The former had some good words for the young South African tennis star in 2020 after he played Rafer Nadal. The older player described Harris as a great guy with great character.
7. He is coached by Eitan Adams
Adams is a South African professional tennis coach with 13 years of experience as a personal trainer and group training coach. As of April 20, 2020, the tennis player is ranked 98 on the ATP Rankings with a career-high of 72 achieved on January 20, 2020. He is a player that strives to show sportsmanship on and out of the court at all times.
Complete profile of Lloyd George
| Lloyd Harris | |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Lloyd George Muirhead Harris |
| Date of Birth | 24 February 1997 |
| Age | 23 years |
| Zodiac Sign | Pisces |
| Nationality | South African |
| Birth place | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Ethnicity | Afrikaan |
| Profession | Professional tennis player |
| Education | King Edward VII School of Houghton, South Africa |
| Father | NA |
| Mother | Cecilia |
| Siblings | Sister- Monique |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Spouse/Partner | Na |
| Girlfriend | NA |
| Kids | NA |
| Religion | NA |
| Estimated Net Worth: | NA |
| Source of net worth | Playing Tennis (career) |
| Height | Feet – 6 ft 5 in Meters- 1.96 m |
| Weight | 75 Kg (165 Lbs) |
| Eye color | NA |
| Hair color | NA |
| Social media | Instagram |
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