Cleeve Harper
| Country (sports) | Canada |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 December 2000 |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| College | University of Texas[1] |
| Prize money | $ 112,922 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 1–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 1017 (27 January 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 1117 (3 November 2025) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 3-6 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 6 Challenger, 5 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 83 (8 September 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 89 (3 November 2025) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| US Open | 2R (2025) |
| Last updated on: 4 November 2025. | |
Cleeve Harper (born 24 December 2000) is a Canadian tennis player who specializes in doubles. He has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 83 achieved on 8 September 2025.[2]
Career
Harper made his ATP main draw debut at the 2022 National Bank Open after receiving a wildcard into the doubles main draw with Liam Draxl, but lost in straight sets to Simone Bolelli and Fabio Fognini.[3]
In 2024, he won three Challenger titles with Draxl, starting in September at the 2024 Dobrich Challenger II, his last tournament being in Manzanillo, and reached a then career-high ranking of No. 159 on 2 December 2024.[2][4][5]
In 2025, partnering David Stevenson, he won the doubles title at the 2025 Lugano Challenger, defeating Jakub Paul and David Pel in the final.[6][7] Harper reached the top 100 in the doubles rankings on 21 April 2025, following his sixth Challenger title at the 2025 Tallahassee Tennis Challenger, partnering with Liam Draxl.[2]
September 2025, Harper made his Davis Cup debut winning both his doubles and singles match vs Israel.
College
Harper played collegiate tennis at the University of Texas at Austin. He was a 3-time All American and won the 2022 NCAA Division I Men's Doubles Championship with teammate Richard Ciamarra.[1][8] and repeated as a finalist in 2023 with teammate Eliot Spizzirri. Following his graduation from university, Harper started full time on the professional tour in June 2024.
ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals
Doubles: 20 (11–9)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Dec 2021 | M15 Cancun, Mexico | ITF | Hard | Liam Draxl | Luís Britto Marcelo Zormann |
7–5, 7–6(7–4) |
| Loss | 1–1 | Dec 2021 | M15 Cancun, Mexico | ITF | Hard | Liam Draxl | Tim Handel Yannik Steinegger |
6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Jul 2022 | M15 Pittsburgh, PA | ITF | Clay | Tyler Zink | Nico Mostardi Luke Phillips |
6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–5), [10–6] |
| Loss | 2–2 | Jun 2024 | M25 Wichita, KS | ITF | Hard | Eliot Spizzirri | Pranav Kumar Joshua Sheehy |
7–6(7–4), 3–6, [8–10] |
| Loss | 2–3 | Jun 2024 | M25 Tulsa, OK | ITF | Hard | Govind Nanda | Aidan Kim Cannon Kingsley |
3–6, 7–5, [7–10] |
| Loss | 2–4 | July 2024 | M25 Laval, Canada | ITF | Hard | Liam Draxl | Alexander Bernard JJ Tracy |
6-3, 4-6, [5–10] |
| Win | 3–4 | July 2024 | M25 Champagne, IL | ITF | Hard | Tyler Zink | Cannon Kingsley Preston Stearns |
6-4, 6-4 |
| Win | 4–4 | Aug 2024 | M25 Santander, Spain | ITF | Clay | Iñaki Montes de la Torre | Raul Brancaccio Sergi Perez Contri |
6-3, 6-4 |
| Win | 5–4 | Sep 2024 | Dobrich II, Bulgaria | Challenger | Clay | Liam Draxl | Francesco Maestrelli Filippo Romano |
6–1, 3–6, [12–10] |
| Loss | 5–5 | Sep 2024 | Sibiu, Romania | Challenger | Clay | Liam Draxl | Alexander Merino Christoph Negritu |
2–6, 6–7(2–7) |
| Loss | 5–6 | Sep 2024 | M25 Sabadell, Spain | ITF | Clay | Iñaki Montes de la Torre | Ryan Nijboer Johan Nikles |
4-6, 2-6 |
| Win | 6–6 | Oct 2024 | M25 Edmonton, Canada | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Liam Draxl | Benjamin Thomas George Alvin Nicholas Tudorica |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 7–6 | Oct 2024 | Sioux Falls, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | Liam Draxl | Ryan Seggerman Patrik Trhac |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 7–7 | Nov 2024 | Drummondville, Canada | Challenger | Hard (i) | Liam Draxl | Robert Cash JJ Tracy |
2-6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 7–8 | Nov 2024 | M25 Austin, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Patrick Harper | Pierre Yves Bailly Stefan Dostanic |
5-7, 3–6 |
| Win | 8–8 | Dec 2024 | Manzanillo, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Liam Draxl | Finn Reynolds Benjamin Sigouin |
6–7(4–7), 7–5, [12–10] |
| Win | 9–8 | Jan 2025 | Oeiras III, Portugal | Challenger | Hard | Liam Draxl | Matwé Middelkoop Denys Molchanov |
1–6, 7–5, [10–6] |
| Win | 10–8 | Mar 2025 | Lugano, Switzerland | Challenger | Hard | David Stevenson | Jakub Paul David Pel |
4–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
| Win | 11–8 | Apr 2025 | Tallahassee, USA | Challenger | Clay (green) | Liam Draxl | James Cerretani George Goldhoff |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 11-9 | July 2025 | Iași, Romania | Challenger | Clay | Ryan Seggerman | Szymon Kielan Filip Pieczonka |
5–7, 3–6 |
References
- ^ a b "Cleeve Harper - 2023-24 Men's Tennis Roster - Texas Athletics". texaslonghorns.com.
- ^ a b c "Cleeve Harper Rankings history". ATPTour.
- ^ "Bianca Andreescu advances to 3rd round at National Bank Open in Toronto". 10 August 2022.
- ^ "Liam Draxl looks to follow in Diallo's footsteps". Tennis Canada. 5 December 2024.
- ^ "'Incredible breakthrough': Local tennis star named doubles player of the year". 17 December 2024.
- ^ "Monday Digest: Auger-Aliassime, Shapovalov Arrive in Indian Wells in Form". Tennis Canada. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ^ "Henry Patten & Harri Heliovaara finish runners-up in Dubai as David Stevenson clinches third ATP Challenger title". Lawn Tennis Association. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ^ "NCAA DI Championships: Canadian Cleeve Harper takes home doubles championship crown". Tennis Canada. 1 June 2022.