Luke Saville
Saville at the 2015 Wimbledon
qualifying tournament |
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| Country (sports) |
 Australia
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|---|---|
| Residence | Cobdogla, Australia |
| Born |
1 February 1994 Berri, Australia |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Turned pro | 2012 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $428,612 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 2–6 |
| Career titles | 0 0 Challengers, 6 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 152 (23 February 2015) |
| Current ranking | No. 252 (16 January 2017) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2013, 2015) |
| French Open | Q2 (2015) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2014) |
| US Open | Q1 (2015, 2016) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–5 |
| Career titles | 0 0 Challengers, 4 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 139 (7 November 2016) |
| Current ranking | No. 144 (16 January 2017) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2012, 2014, 2016, 2017) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2015) |
| Last updated on: 24 January 2016. | |
Luke Saville (born 1 February 1994) is an Australian professional tennis player who as of 23 February 2015 is ranked World No. 157 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) being his career highest singles ranking. As a junior, Saville enjoyed a successful career in which he won two junior grand slam singles titles at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships and 2012 Australian Open respectively. Saville is also a former junior World No. 1 and an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder. In January 2013, he competed in his first ATP main draw event at the 2013 Australian Open. Highlights of Saville's career include qualifying and reaching the second round of the 2014 Wimbledon Championships and winning seven Futures titles.
Saville was born in Berri, South Australia. He is a keen supporter of the Carlton Blues in the Australian Football League. He has a brother Troy and a sister Katie, who also play club tennis. He is currently dating Russian-born Australian tennis player, Daria Gavrilova and was an influencing factor for her becoming an Australian citizen.
Saville began to compete in big junior events at the start of 2009, when he was given wildcards into G1 tournaments in Australia. He only managed to reach the round of 16 in the both tournaments, being taken out by James Duckworth and Nikala Sholtz. Saville had no titles at the start of the Australian Open 2009. He beat Greivis Valadziemer, but lost to Dino Marcan in three sets. Later in 2009, Saville was a part of the victorious Australian Junior Davis Cup Team with teammates Jason Kubler and Joey Swaysland.
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