Maxwell Exsted (born March 12, 2007) is an American tennis player. He won the boys' doubles champions at the

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and

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Early and personal life

From

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, he started playing tennis at one year-old and by four years-old had won his first junior tennis tournament, in Chicago. He relocated with father Chris and mother Jodi, to

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to train with private coach Courtney Scott as well as his USTA development coach Jon Glover at the

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. He has a brother Alex and a sister Isabelle who both played collegiate tennis.

Junior career

With

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and

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, Maxwell was part of the American team which finished third at the 2023 Junior Davis Cup. Maxwell won the final champion of the boys' doubles at the

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alongside compatriot

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. The pair also won the Traralgon Junior International doubles competition together in January 2024. Exsted once again Maxwell won the final champion of the boys' doubles at the

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, this time alongside Czech

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Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

References

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