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Jack Sock (born September 24, 1992) is an American professional
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player. He has won four career ATP singles titles and 17 doubles titles, and has career-high rankings of world No. 8 in singles (on 20 November 2017) and world No. 2 in doubles (on 10 September 2018). Sock has won four
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doubles titles: one in mixed doubles at the 2011 US Open partnering
Melanie Oudin Melanie Jennings Oudin (born September 23, 1991) is an American former professional tennis player. The former world junior No. 2 was a member of the American Fed Cup team from 2009 to 2011 and the winner of the 2011 US Open mixed-doubles title ...
, and three men's doubles titles at the
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partnering
Vasek Pospisil Vasek Pospisil ( ; cs, Vašek Pospíšil, ; known in born June 23, 1990) is a Canadian professional tennis player. Pospisil has a career-high world singles ranking of No. 25, and No. 4 in doubles. Along with partner Jack Sock, he won the 2014 ...
, and the 2018 Wimbledon Championships and 2018 US Open partnering
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. Sock also won the
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men's doubles title partnering Mike Bryan. At the
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, Sock won both a
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in
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partnering
Bethanie Mattek-Sands Bethanie Mattek-Sands ( Bethanie Lynn Mattek; born March 23, 1985) is an American professional tennis player. She has won nine Grand Slam titles (five in women's doubles and four in mixed doubles), and an Olympic gold medal, and is a former ...
, and a
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in men's doubles partnering Steve Johnson. In singles, Sock is a former junior US Open champion, victor at the 2017 Paris Masters, and semifinalist at the
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.


Personal life

Sock moved from
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to
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at the age of 12 with his mother and older brother Eric to train at the Mike Wolf Tennis Academy, while his father stayed in Lincoln to continue working as a financial advisor. He graduated from Blue Valley North High School in
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, and finished his
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6A high school tennis career with an 80–0 record and four consecutive state championships in singles. In high school, he also played doubles with his brother Eric, and they won the team state championship together in Jack's sophomore year. Jack went on to win two more team state championships after Eric graduated and began playing college tennis at the
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. Jack and Eric also played doubles once at the ATP Tour level as a wild card entry in the 2017 BB&T Atlanta Open. Sock previously dated tennis player
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, and was also previously linked to tennis player Katie Boulter. He married Laura Little, Miss North Carolina 2019, on December 12, 2020.


Philanthropy

Sock appeared at the Match for Africa 5 alongside
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,
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and Savannah Guthrie on March 5, 2018 at the
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in
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. The friendly, best-of-three sets, charity exhibition match raised $2.5 million to benefit children's education in Africa, with net proceeds going to the
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. Federer won the singles match 7–6, 6–4 and the doubles match 6–3.


Junior career

As a junior, Sock reached No. 22 in the world combined rankings in October 2010. He played his first ITF junior tournament in October 2008, at age 16, at the Pan American Championships. At the 2009 US Open, his third junior tournament, he reached the semifinals of the junior doubles with Matthew Kandath, and the third round of the junior singles. Sock played relatively infrequently on the junior circuit, however, entering just two further tournaments: the Dunlop Orange Bowl in 2009 and the junior singles at the 2010 U.S. Open. At this tournament, he received a wildcard entry, but proceeded to the final. There, he defeated fellow American
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in three sets, to become the first American winner of the junior championships since
Andy Roddick Andrew Stephen Roddick (born 30 August 1982) is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. He is a major champion, having won the 2003 US Open. Roddick reached four other major finals ( Wimbledon in 2004, 2005, and 2009, and the US Ope ...
in 2000.Sock, Gavrilova win US Open junior titles
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He won the
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in 2010 and 2011, earning a wildcard in both years for the main draw of the US Open.


Professional career


Early career

Sock began playing in
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tournaments in 2009, winning his first senior tournament on that circuit in November 2009. He entered his first qualifying draw for an ATP tournament at the 2010 Miami Masters. His first main-draw match as a professional came at the 2010 US Open, where he lost to
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. Sock finished the 2010 season ranked 878th in the world. In 2011, he reached the final of the USA F3 tournament. He also began to play in a few tournaments at
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level, with his biggest success being a quarterfinal at the Dallas Challenger. He also competed in the main draw of the 2011 Miami Masters. As 2010 US Junior champion, he received a wildcard into the 2011 US Open, winning his first ATP match against
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in four sets. He advanced to play his idol
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, a fellow
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n in the second round; however, he lost in straight sets. Sock's real breakthrough came in the
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, however, where he advanced to the final alongside
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, defeating the defending champions
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and
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in the second round. In the final, Sock and Oudin defeated
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and
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in three sets to win their first Grand Slam title, both individually and together. After winning his first Grand Slam title, Sock returned to competing on the Challenger Tour. His most successful tournament was the Sacramento Challenger, in which he reached the quarterfinals of the singles tournament and, partnering
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, the final of the doubles tournament. Sock finished 2011 ranked No. 381 in singles and No. 370 in the doubles. In 2012, Sock won the Futures tournament at
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, as well as losing in the doubles final. Stepping back up to the Challenger level, he competed at the Honolulu Challenger, making the quarterfinals of the singles tournament and, alongside
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, once again made the final of the doubles tournament. Sock played in the 2012 Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, and lost in the second round to
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. Sock's next tournament was the 2012 BB&T Atlanta Open. He upset the seventh seed, Alex Bogomolov, Jr. He made it to the quarterfinals, where he lost to
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. At the US Open, Sock defeated the 22nd seed,
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, in the first round when Mayer retired. He then went on to defeat world No. 85
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of Italy in straight sets, setting up his first ever Grand Slam third round match against 11th seed
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, but was defeated in four sets. In the final two months of the 2012 season, Sock reached his first two Challenger Tour finals, winning at Tiburon in October and finishing as runner-up in the November Champaign-Urbana Challenger. These finals helped him rise to the top 150 for the first time.


2013: Top 100

Sock had a slow start to 2013, losing in qualifying at the
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and the
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. However, he received a wildcard entry into the U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships, in which he gained his first wins of the season, reaching the quarterfinals for the second time in his career. In the doubles competition at the same tournament, Sock teamed up with James Blake, also a wildcard entry, reaching the final, where the pair lost to the
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. Sock made it through three rounds of qualifying without dropping a set to enter the main draw of the
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. In the first round, he defeated the accomplished player Guillermo García López in only 1 hour and 59 minutes. He then lost to 35-year-old veteran
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in straight sets. He tried to qualify for Wimbledon for the first time, but although seeded second, lost to
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. He returned to the US to win his second career Challenger level title in Winnetka, Illinois on July 6, allowing him to break into the top 100 for the first time in his career. At the US Open, he defeated Philipp Petzschner in the first round, going 5 games to 2 up in the third set before Petzschner retired. Sock then went on to beat
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, However, he lost to 18th seed
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in the third round. Following the US Open, his ranking rose to No. 86.


2014: Major doubles title

Sock began his 2014 campaign in
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against Frenchman
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. His aggressive playing style was too much for his opponent, and he won in straight sets to set up a match with German second seed
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. In a considerable upset, Sock defeated the world No. 12 in straight sets to advance to the quarterfinals. There he faced Spaniard
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, but lost in straight sets. He then gained his first direct entry into the
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main draw, after having failed to qualify the previous year. He started strongly, defeating German
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in four sets in his opening match, before losing to former world No. 7
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in the second round. At Wimbledon, Sock at the last moment teamed up with Canadian
Vasek Pospisil Vasek Pospisil ( ; cs, Vašek Pospíšil, ; known in born June 23, 1990) is a Canadian professional tennis player. Pospisil has a career-high world singles ranking of No. 25, and No. 4 in doubles. Along with partner Jack Sock, he won the 2014 ...
, and they won the men's doubles title in a five-set final against the top seeds,
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. Sock beat
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and world No. 6
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to reach the third round of the 2014 Shanghai Rolex Masters. In December, he underwent hip surgery, sidelining him for the start of the 2015 season.


2015: Top 25, First ATP singles title

After missing the first two months of 2015 ATP season, Sock made his return at
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. He won his first three matches, including victories over seeded players
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and
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. He lost in the fourth round to second seed
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in straight sets. In doubles, he resumed his partnership with Pospisil to win their first Masters level tournament. His second tournament was the 2015 Miami Open, in which he won his first two matches, including beating 21st seed
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, before losing to
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in the third round. He made the doubles final, again partnering with Pospisil, but lost in a third-set tiebreaker to the Bryan brothers. Sock continued his successful start to the year by winning his first ATP tournament, the 2015 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships. En route to the title, he knocked off second seed
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, fifth seed
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, third seed Kevin Anderson, and eighth seed
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in the final. He then competed in the 2015 Mutua Madrid Open in Spain, advancing to the second round by beating wildcard
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in straight sets, before losing to 12th seed
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. At the French Open, Sock upset 10th seeded
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in the first round in straight sets. He continued his run by beating
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in four sets and teenager
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in straight sets. At age 22, he became the youngest American to reach the round of 16 at the French Open since Pete Sampras in 1993. In the fourth round, he lost in four sets to defending champion
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. Sock collapsed at the US Open, and was forced to retire against
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despite being ahead in the match. On November 2, Sock reached the top 25 for the first time in his career. For the second straight year, he and Pospisil finished 9th in the ATP Doubles Race to London rankings, just barely failing to qualify for the year-end championship tournament.


2016: Olympic medals, American singles No. 1

Sock began his season at the 2016 Hopman Cup, representing the USA alongside
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, who was ultimately replaced by
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due to injury. In the round-robin stage, Sock's only singles win was over
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. Sock and Duval recorded wins in the mixed doubles over Ukraine and the Czech Republic. They did not proceed to the final. At the Auckland Open, Sock reached his third career ATP final by beating a top-10 player
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for the second time in his career, despite losing the first set and battling flu-like symptoms. He ended up retiring in the final due to that illness. Sock began the clay-court season by reaching his second consecutive final in
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, but was unable to defend his title after struggling with an injury in the last set of the final. Sock played in all three tennis competitions at the Olympic Games in
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. Despite losing in the first round in
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, he earned a bronze medal in
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with Steve Johnson and a gold medal in
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with
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. At the Shanghai Masters, Sock defeated
Milos Raonic Milos Raonic (; sr, Милош Раонић, Miloš Raonić, ; born December 27, 1990) is a Canadian inactive professional tennis player. He has been ATP rankings, ranked as high as world No. 3 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professio ...
for the first time in their last nine matches to reach his first career Masters quarterfinal. With this run, he became the top-ranked American for the first time in his career.


2017: World No. 8, Masters title, ATP Finals

Once again, Sock opened up the season with the
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and the Auckland Open. He reached the final at the Hopman Cup with
Coco Vandeweghe Colleen "CoCo" Vandeweghe ( ) (born Colleen Mullarkey; December 6, 1991) is an American professional tennis player. A former Junior US Open champion and top 10 singles player, she has also won two WTA titles, both at the Rosmalen Grass Court C ...
while dropping just one set in the three round-robin matches, but lost in the final to the French team of
Richard Gasquet Richard Gabriel Cyr Gasquet (; born 18 June 1986) is a French professional tennis player. His career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 7, attained on 9 July 2007. He has won a total of 15 singles titles on the ATP Tour. His best performances ...
and
Kristina Mladenovic Kristina "Kiki" Mladenovic (; sr, Кристина "Кики" Младеновић, Kristina "Kiki" Mladenović, ; born 14 May 1993) is a French professional tennis player and a former world No. 1 in doubles. She is a nine-time Grand Slam c ...
. Sock then followed this performance with an even better result at the Auckland Open by reaching the final for the second year in a row, this time winning the title against
João Sousa João Pedro Coelho Marinho de Sousa (born 30 March 1989), known as João Sousa (), is a Portuguese professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 28 on 16 May 2016 and a doubles ranking of No. 26 on 13 May 2 ...
. With the win, he moved into the top 20 for the first time. Sock finished his stretch down under by making his first appearance in the third round of the Australian Open, where he lost to
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (; born 17 April 1985) is a French former professional tennis player. He was ranked as high as world No. 5 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), which he achieved in February 2012. Tsonga won 18 singles titles on th ...
. In February, Sock returned home to the United States where he helped the
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team sweep their 1st-round rubber against
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. At the end of the month, he played at the Delray Beach Open and won his second title in two months after
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withdrew from the final with a hamstring injury. This title took Sock to a career high of 18 in the ATP rankings. Sock continued his impressive streak of deep runs in Masters events by reaching his first career Masters semi-final at the
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in Indian Wells. Along the way, he upset No. 13
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and No. 5
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, the latter of which was his first career victory over a Top 5 opponent. After a relatively quiet middle of the season, Sock finished the year strong by winning the biggest tournament of his career at the
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, defeating
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in the final. He became the first American to win a Masters event since
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won the
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in 2010, and the first to win the Paris Masters since
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in 1999. This result was particularly impressive because Sock was a game away from going out in his first match, when he was down 5–1 to
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in the third set. With the win, Sock also made his debut in the Top 10, finished the year as the top-ranked American, and qualified for the
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. He was the first American to qualify for the year-end championships in singles since
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in 2011. In the final tournament of the year, Sock rebounded from an opening match loss to
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to finish second in the
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group. In the round robin, he won matches against World No. 5 Marin Čilić and then World No. 3
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, the latter of which was the first Top 3 opponent he ever defeated. Although Sock would lose to eventual champion
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in the semifinals, the two wins solidified his year-end ranking in the top 10 at No. 8 in the world.


2018: Wimbledon, US Open & Tour Finals doubles titles

Sock was unable to match his success at the
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and the Auckland Open from the previous year. Struggling with fitness issues, he won just one match between those two tournaments and the
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, where he lost in the first round to
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for the third time in the last six months. In particular, the tournament organizers in Auckland criticized Sock for showing a lack of effort in his match against
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and considered withholding the $100,000 appearance fee they promised him for playing in the event. Sock's poor start to the season continued at the
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, where as the top seed and defending champion he lost in the second round to
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ranked number 228. However, he did win the doubles title, partnering with
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. Sock's singles struggles continued into Indian Wells and Miami. In singles at the BNP Paribas Open, Sock recorded a 6–2, 7–5 win over
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in the round of 64, but then fell 6–7, 6–4, 4–6 to
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. However, Sock won the doubles title with his partner, John Isner, after recording impressive victories over
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and
Rajeev Ram Rajeev Ram ( ; born March 18, 1984) is an American professional tennis player who is a former world No. 1 in doubles. Ram is a five-time major champion, having won the 2020 Australian Open, the 2021 US Open, and the 2022 US Open in men's d ...
,
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and
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, and Bob and Mike Bryan. In singles at the Miami Open, Sock recorded a 6–3, 7–6 win over
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the round of 64, but then fell 7–5, 6–7, 3–6 to rising star, Borna Ćorić. Sock and his partner, Nicholas Monroe, failed to record a win in doubles with a 1–6, 6–7 loss to
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and
Horia Tecău Horia Tecău (; born January 19, 1985) is a Romanian former professional tennis player who specialised in doubles. He is a three-time Grand Slam champion, having won the 2015 Wimbledon Championships and 2017 US Open alongside Jean-Julien Roje ...
in the round 32. Sock's struggles in singles continued at the
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and Wimbledon where he recorded first round losses at both events including a loss from two sets up against the Italian
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at the latter event. Both losses were marked by profane outbursts and constant complaining from Sock. For this, Sock was fined $5,000. At Wimbledon, a spectator even shouted at Sock, "Put a sock in it, Jack!" Sock's success in doubles continued as he won Wimbledon along with his doubles partner,
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. During the American Summer, Jack Sock once again lost in the first round at both the Roger's Cup and Western and Southern Open. This was followed by a second-round exit to Nikoloz Basilashvili at the U.S. Open in singles. Continuing his partnership with Mike Bryan, he achieved his first US Open Men's Doubles trophy, defeating
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and
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in straight sets. As with last year, Sock was invited to the 2018 Laver Cup as part of Team World. He was defeated by Kyle Edmund by 6–4, 5–7, 10–6 in the afternoon session of the first day. His partnership with Kevin Anderson was more successful, winning 6–7(5), 6–3, 10–6 against
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and
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. The second evening doubles session saw him partner up with
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, scoring a straight-sets victory over Grigor Dimitrov and David Goffin. The final doubles match of the Laver Cup saw him and countryman
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triumph over Roger Federer and
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over two sets and a tight super-tiebreak. Sock's efforts propelled Team World to a first-ever lead over Team Europe by 8–7, though Team Europe claimed the Cup at (13-8) after winning its next two singles matches. The fall Asian swing started poorly for Sock. He was defeated in his first match of the China Open by Nikoloz Basilashvili. Competing in doubles with countryman
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, he lost in straight sets to
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and Igor Zelenay in the first round. At the Shanghai Masters, Sock was seeded 12th in singles but lost to
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in the first round. Sock and
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were the top seeds in doubles, but lost in the first round to
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and
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. Sock's best singles results in 2018 came at his title defense at the
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. Seeded sixteenth, he defeated
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and Malek Jaziri in straight sets to reach the quarterfinals. There, he was defeated by sixth seed
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. This loss saw him fall 82 ranking places in a single week, to No. 105. Being the only team to win two Grand Slams during the year, Sock and
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qualified on 14 October 2018 as the 5th seeds in doubles for the
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, where they defeated
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and
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to win the title.


2019: Injuries and return to competition

Sock did not participate in any tournaments during the lead up to the
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, an event in which he entered as a wild card and lost in the first round to Australian wild card
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, 6–4, 3–6, 2–6, 2–6. Following the tournament, he suffered an injury during a practice to two ligaments in his thumb, which required operation and left him struggling to complete tasks such as opening bottles or brushing his teeth. After various setbacks in his return to the tour, Sock made his return to competitive tennis in July at the Atlanta Open, where he lost to
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6–7(9), 6–7(5). He partnered with Jackson Withrow in the doubles draw, reaching the semifinal before falling to the pairing of
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and
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. He continued his efforts at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, losing as a wild card in the first round of qualifying to
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. He received a wild card from the
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into the men's singles main draw at the 2019 U.S. Open, extending his streak of participating in the draw to a decade, but lost in the first round. In doubles, partnering
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, he reached the quarterfinals defeating the Bryan Brothers en route but lost to 15th seed
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/
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. Sock dropped out of the singles ATP rankings on November 4 and finished the year without a ranking.


2020: First ATP win since 2018

Sock received a wildcard into the Delray Beach Open. There, he defeated 8th seed and defending champion
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which would be his first ATP match win since the 2019 Laver Cup and before that the 2018 Rolex Paris Masters. He lost in the next round to Steve Johnson in three sets. Because of the win, he re-entered the ATP rankings with a ranking of 767. At the Indian Wells Challenger, Sock reached his first singles final of any kind in close to three years. He lost to Steve Johnson in straight sets. As a result, his ranking improved from No. 768 to No. 384. Sock was forced out of tennis for five months due to the
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suspending competition in March. When competition resumed in August, he returned at the US Open using a protected ranking, where he defeated
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in the first round in five sets. He lost in the next round to 32nd seed
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in straight sets. His ranking would improve to No. 303 due to the result. One month later at the
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, he entered the qualifying draw as a protected ranking where he defeated
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,
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and Andrey Kuznetsov to qualify for the
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. There, he defeated
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in the first round in straight sets but lost in the next round to 3rd seed
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in straight sets. His ranking would improve to No. 249 because of the result. Despite not even being ranked at the beginning of the year, Sock finished the year with a ranking of World No. 253.


2021: Doubles title, US Open third round

Sock started off the year by playing in challenger events from March to June which resulted in a doubles title at the
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partnering
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. At the Little Rock Challenger, Sock won his first singles title of any kind in close to four years defeating 3rd seed Emilio Gómez in the final. Having been given a wildcard into his first ATP tournament of the year at the
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in Newport, Sock made his first ATP tour level quarterfinal since the 2018 Paris Masters. He beat
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and third seed
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before being defeated by eighth seed and eventual champion Kevin Anderson in three sets. At the same tournament he partnered as a wildcard pair with William Blumberg. The unseeded pair reached the finals by defeating fellow Americans
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and
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, third seeds
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and
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, and second seeds
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and Santiago González. In the final they defeated
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and
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. He also received a wildcard into the
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where once again defeated
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in the first round to play world No. 3
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in the second round. The match went to three sets and the third set was decided in a tiebreak but he fell short. Sock received a wildcard into the US Open Singles main draw. He defeated
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in the first round in four sets and followed his victory up with a five-set victory over 31st seed
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in the second round, marking the first time he made the third round of a grand slam since the
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. In the third round, he played 4th seed
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and won the first set but lost the next two sets and retired early in the fourth set due to an upper right leg injury.


2022: Indian Wells title& back to top 50 in doubles & top 100 in singles

Sock partnered with
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in doubles at Indian Wells as a wildcard pair, and they won the doubles title, beating Santiago González and
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in the final. He reached the ATP Challenger final at the 2022 Ilkley Trophy where he lost to qualifier
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. He qualified for the
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in singles after a three year absence and reached the third round. At the same tournament he reached the doubles quarterfinals with
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and the mixed doubles semifinals with
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. He returned to the top 100 in singles and to the top 50 in doubles at world No. 48 on 11 July 2022. At the US Open, Sock retired in the fourth set of his first round match against
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due to back injury.


World TeamTennis

Sock has played three seasons with
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starting in 2017 when he debuted in the league with the Springfield Lasers, where he also played the following year. Sock was a member of the 2020 New York Empire during the 2020 WTT season at
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. The Empire claimed the 2020 WTT Championship with a riveting super-tiebreaker win over the Chicago Smash, and Sock was named the 2020 WTT Finals Male MVP.


Sportsmanship

On two occasions, Sock has conceded points where he believed the linesperson made an incorrect call. One particular instance of this sportsmanship came at the 2016 Hopman Cup. During the match against
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, Hewitt was serving to stay in the first set when his first serve at 30–0 was called out by the chair umpire. Prior to Hewitt hitting his second serve, Sock said: "That was in if you want to challenge it." The review showed the serve to be in, giving Hewitt the point. Later in the year, Sock awarded a point to
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at the
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on an ace that was called out, saving Gasquet the need to use a challenge. The review confirmed that the serve did land in the box on the line.


Playing style

Sock is primarily an aggressive baseliner. He can be considered a complete baseliner with both offensive and defensive abilities. The topspin on his forehand which is generated by his unorthodox take-back and severe Western grip, helps him move his opponents far back behind the baseline to control points. His forehand and serve are his biggest weapons, and he also boasts an impressive second serve. He uses his groundstrokes either to overpower opponents from the baseline or to move them around the court and look for a winner. He can also flatten out both his forehand and his backhand to devastating effect, but Sock prefers to hit with controlled spin instead. He often hits "whiplash" forehands, where he uses his body-rotation and elbow to generate tremendous pace and topspin with a minimal take back. The average topspin rpm (revolutions per minute) on Sock's forehand was once measured to be at 3800 during his 2015 season, more so than that of Rafael Nadal's peak average (3200 rpm), and peaked at 5000rpm. Although the bounce height resulting from this amount of spin is, comparatively speaking, lesser than that of Nadal, the large amount of pace on the ball he imparts nullifies any chances of the ball dropping short into his opponent's strike zone, making his forehand a dangerous offensive and defensive weapon for him. Retired American tennis player
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has remarked that he and young Sock have similar playing styles, saying, " ockkind of has the half take up with the serve. He's got the flailing elbow on the forehand and the backhand." Sock feels that he and Spaniard
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actually have a more similar playing style, stating in an interview in 2012 that "Nadal prefers the forehand to the backhand and hits with incredible spin. I also like to hit with more spin than pace and prefer my forehand." Sock has a very strong service game, being able to hit serves at speeds of up to 227 km/h (141 mph). He is able to also hit very powerful and consistent kick serves. Furthermore, Sock is fast around the court, and is particularly good at running around his backhand to hit powerful inside-in or inside-out forehands. His great court speed allows him to retrieve many shots and use his forehand, his main weapon from the baseline, more frequently. Sock aggressively slides his left foot on the ground when running to his forehand, which wore a hole in his sock and shoe, and drew blood, at the
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. Some commentators have remarked that his technique on the forehand, while quite effective, actually hinders his ability to hit returns well. If Sock has a successful singles career, it will be in spite of, not because of, his technique, according to retired American tennis champion and now commentator
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. At the net, Sock is very effective thanks to extremely fast reflexes, making him very high-rated also as doubles player.


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