Mark Lajal
Mark Lajal (born 12 May 2003) is an Estonian tennis player.
_08_(cropped).jpg.webp) Lajal at the 2023 US Open | |
| Country (sports) |  Estonia |
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| Born | 12 May 2003 Tallinn, Estonia |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $85,869 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 2–3 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 224 (24 July 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 229 (16 October 2023) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| US Open | Q1 (2023) |
| French Open Junior | 1R (2021) |
| Wimbledon Junior | 2R (2021) |
| US Open Junior | 3R (2021) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 1096 (19 June 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 1157 (2 October 2023) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open Junior | 2R (2021) |
| Wimbledon Junior | 2R (2021) |
| US Open Junior | 1R (2021) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | 1–3 |
| Last updated on: 15 October 2023. | |
Lajal has a career high ATP singles ranking of 224, achieved on 24 July 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 1096, achieved on 19 June 2023. He has won three ITF singles titles and a Challenger title.[1] On the junior tour, he had a career high ITF combined ranking of 13, achieved on 30 August 2021.
Lajal represents Estonia at the Davis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 1–2.[2]
Career
2023: Maiden Challenger title, ATP debut and first win
He won his first Challenger title in Little Rock, Arkansas. He became the first Estonian to win a Challenger title before his 21st birthday and Estonia’s second ever Challenger champion.[3][4] [5]
Ranked No. 229 on his ATP debut, he received a wildcard for the main draw of the 2023 European Open and defeated Jaume Munar for his first ATP win.[6]
Challenger and World Tennis Tour Finals
Singles: 6 (4–2)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | May 2022 | M15 Heraklion, Greece | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Dominik Palan |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–0 | Aug 2022 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Constantin Bittuon Kouzmine |
6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Aug 2022 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Te Rigele |
3–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Sep 2022 | M25 Bagnères-de-Bigorre, France | World Tennis Tour | Hard | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Joris De Loore |
3–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 3–2 | Dec 2022 | M25 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Bu Yunchaokete |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 4–2 | Jun 2023 | Little Rock, USA | Challenger | Hard |  Beibit Zhukayev |
6–4, 7–5 |
References
- https://www.atptour.com/en/news/lajal-challenger-feature-2023-august
- "Pacific Oceania loses to Estonia in return to Group 2". www.saipantribune.com.
- https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2023/jun/05/lajal-takes-little-rock-open-title/
- https://lastwordonsports.com/tennis/2023/06/05/challenger-tour-weekly-recap-mark-lajal/
- https://www.atptour.com/en/news/lajal-zhukayev-little-rock-challenger-2023-final
- https://www.tennismajors.com/atp/european-open-lajal-moves-into-second-round-721343.html
External links
- Mark Lajal at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Mark Lajal at the International Tennis Federation
- Mark Lajal at the Davis Cup
Association of Tennis Professionals Top Estonian male singles tennis players | |
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As of Oct 22, 2023 | |
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Association of Tennis Professionals: Top ten male singles tennis players from the Baltic states | |
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as of 16 October 2023 | |
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