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Max Westphal

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Max Westphal
Country (sports) France
Born (2003-06-04) 4 June 2003 (age 22)
PlaysRight-handed
CollegeColumbia University
Prize moneyUS $15,549
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 1,764 (19 May 2025)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 225 (16 February 2026)
Current rankingNo. 225 (16 February 2026)
Last updated on: 16 February 2026.

Max Westphal (born 4 June 2003) is a French tennis player who specializes in doubles. He has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 225 achieved on 16 February 2026 and a singles ranking of No. 1,764 reached on 19 May 2025.[1]

Westphal plays mostly on the ATP Challenger Tour, where he won one title at the 2025 Monastir Open.

Junior career

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In 2017, Westphal went from 77th to 6th place in the European U-14 Junior Rankings after reaching the final of the Tim Essonne, one of the most prestigious trophies in the U-14 circuit of the Tennis Europe Junior Tour.[2] He later stated: "My good result at the Tim Essonne allowed me to have confidence in my game, and to have a better mentality".[2]

In September 2021, Westphal won the boys' doubles category at the US Open, with Coleman Wong. The pair defeated eight seeds Viacheslav Bielinskyi and Petr Nesterov in the final.[3]

He reached an ITF junior combined ranking of No. 24 on 25 January 2021.[4]

College

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Westphal studied and played tennis at Columbia University.[citation needed]

Professional career

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In October 2025, Westphal reached his first ATP Challenger final, in the doubles category at the Crete Challenger, partnering with David Poljak. Later that month, he earned his first Challenger doubles title, at the Monastir Open, playing alongside compatriot Corentin Denolly.[citation needed]

ATP Challenger Tour finals

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Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (–)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2025 Crete Challenger V, Greece Challenger Hard Czech Republic David Poljak Spain Alberto Barroso Campos
Spain Iñaki Montes de la Torre
5–7, 6–7(3–7)
Win 1–1 Oct 2025 Monastir Open, Tunisia Challenger Hard France Corentin Denolly Serbia Stefan Latinović
Croatia Luka Mikrut
7–5, 2–6, [10–6]

Junior Grand Slam finals

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Doubles: 1 (title)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2021 US Open Hard Hong Kong Coleman Wong Ukraine Viacheslav Bielinskyi
Bulgaria Petr Nesterov
6–3, 5–7, [10–1]

References

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  1. ^ "Max Westphal | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  2. ^ a b "Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois: le tournoi Tim Essonne, une fabrique de champions" [Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois: the Tim Essonne tournament, a factory of champions]. www.leparisien.fr (in French). 4 March 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  3. ^ "US Open Champion! Max Westphal Wins Boys' Doubles Title". Columbia University Athletics. 11 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Max Westphal Junior Results".
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