Mark Lajal
Lajal at the 2023 US Open
Country (sports) Estonia
Born (2003-05-12) 12 May 2003
Tallinn, Estonia
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$102,195
Singles
Career record2–3 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 199(6 November 2023)
Current rankingNo. 199 (6 November 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2024)
US OpenQ1 (2023)
French Open Junior1R (2021)
Wimbledon Junior2R (2021)
US Open Junior3R (2021)
Doubles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 1096 (19 June 2023)
Current rankingNo. 1159 (6 November 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open Junior2R (2021)
Wimbledon Junior2R (2021)
US Open Junior1R (2021)
Team competitions
Davis Cup1–3
Last updated on: 6 November 2023.

Mark Lajal (born 12 May 2003) is an Estonian tennis player.

Lajal has a career high ATP singles ranking of 199, achieved on 6 November 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, top 200

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]

As a lucky loser at the Bergamo Challenger, Lajal beat Jelle Sels, Ugo Blanchet and the opponent he lost to in qualifying, Pierre-Hugues Herbert to reach the semifinals, where he lost to David Goffin in 3 sets. As a result, he made his debut in the top 200.

ATP Performance Timelines

Singles

Current through the 2023 Rolex Paris Masters.

Tournament20232024SRW–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A 0 / 0 0–0 0%
Wimbledon A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open Q1 0 / 0 0–0 50%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 
ATP Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Miami Open A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Monte-Carlo Masters A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Madrid Open A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Italian Open A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Canadian Open A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Masters A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Shanghai Masters A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Paris Masters A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Career statistics
20232024Career
Tournaments 1 0 1
Titles 0 0 0
Finals 0 0 0
Overall win–loss 1–1 0–0 2–3
Year-end ranking 206 40%

Challenger and World Tennis Tour Finals

Singles: 6 (4–2)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (1–0)
ITF World Tennis Tour (3–2)
Titles by surface
Hard (3–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 May 2022 M15 Heraklion, Greece World Tennis Tour Hard Czech Republic Dominik Palan 6–4, 6–3
Win 2–0 Aug 2022 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard France Constantin Bittuon Kouzmine 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 2–1 Aug 2022 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard China Te Rigele 3–6, 6–3, 5–7
Loss 2–2 Sep 2022 M25 Bagnères-de-Bigorre, France World Tennis Tour Hard Belgium Joris De Loore 3–6, 0–6
Win 3–2 Dec 2022 M25 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard China Bu Yunchaokete 6–4, 6–1
Win 4–2 Jun 2023 Little Rock, USA Challenger Hard Kazakhstan Beibit Zhukayev 6–4, 7–5

References

  1. ↑ https://www.atptour.com/en/news/lajal-challenger-feature-2023-august
  2. ↑ "Pacific Oceania loses to Estonia in return to Group 2". www.saipantribune.com.
  3. ↑ https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2023/jun/05/lajal-takes-little-rock-open-title/
  4. ↑ https://lastwordonsports.com/tennis/2023/06/05/challenger-tour-weekly-recap-mark-lajal/
  5. ↑ https://www.atptour.com/en/news/lajal-zhukayev-little-rock-challenger-2023-final
  6. ↑ https://www.tennismajors.com/atp/european-open-lajal-moves-into-second-round-721343.html


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