Jagger Leach (born 10 June 2007) is an American junior
tennis
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player.
Early life
Born in June 2007, he started playing tennis at a young age.
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
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. 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.
His family moved from
Laguna Beach to
Sarasota, Florida where he attended the
IMG Academy
IMG Academy is a University-preparatory school, preparatory boarding school and sports training destination in Bradenton, Florida, United States. The organization is set across over 600 acres (243 ha) and features programs consisting of sport ca ...
.
In October 2023, he committed to attend
Texas Christian University.
Career
2023
He won three ITF junior events in New Zealand at the start of 2023. With
Darwin Blanch and
Maxwell Exsted
Maxwell Exsted (born March 12, 2007) is an American tennis player. He won the List of Australian Open champions#Junior, boys' doubles champions at the 2024 Australian Open – Boys' doubles, 2024 and 2025 Australian Open – Boys' doubles, 2025 A ...
, he was part of the American team which finished third at the
2023 Junior Davis Cup. During the 2023 season he achieved a streak of 17 consecutive victories.
2024
In January 2024, he won his first match at a grand slam junior event at the
2024 Australian Open.
In the second round he faced home wildcard Hayden Jones. Although he lost to Jones, he reached the semifinals of the Boys doubles competition alongside
Kaylan Bigun. He also paired with Bigun at the
Boys' doubles at the
2024 French Open. Competing at the
2024 Wimbledon Championships, he reached the quarter finals of the boys singles and teamed up again with
Kaylan Bigun in the boys doubles where they reached the semi finals.
2025
He reached the semi-final of the boys' singles at the
2025 Australian Open following wins over Flynn Thomas and
William Rejchtman Vinciguerra. In the semi-final he lost in three sets to compatriot Benjamin Willwerth. Playing alongside Brit Oliver Bonding, he also reached the semi-final of the
boys' doubles at the Championships.
Personal life
He is the son of
Lindsay Davenport
Lindsay Ann Davenport Leach (born June 8, 1976) is an American former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 98 weeks (including as the year-end No. 1 four ...
and her husband
Jon Leach. He has three sisters. His uncle is former number one ATP ranked doubles player
Rick Leach
Rick Leach (born December 28, 1964) is a former professional tennis player and coach from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won five Grand Slam doubles titles (three at the Australian Open, one at Wimbledon, and one at the US Open) ...
and his grandfather was former USC tennis coach
Dick Leach.
References
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2007 births
Living people
American male tennis players
Tennis players from California
Tennis players from Florida