American Tennis Star Taylor Fritz’s Family, Tennis Career and Achievements- Here’s Everything You Need to Know

Taylor Fritz is an American professional tennis player with a career-high singles ranking of world no.13 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). He achieved on 21^st March, 2022 after winning a Masters 1000 title at the Indian Wells Masters. He achieved his doubles ranking of world no.104 on 26^th July, 2021.

Fritz has won two ATP Tour singles titles; the first one coming in June of 2019 when he won at the Eastbourne International by defeating Sam Querrey in straight sets. He won his second Eastbourne Internationals title this year by defeating fellow countryman, Maxime Cressy. He triumphed 6-2, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4) over Cressy.

Fritz got his second ATP singles title when he defeated world no.4, Rafael Nadal at the Indian Wells Masters. Fritz also became the second American man to win the title after Andre Agassi in 2001.

Taylor reached the boys’ singles at the 2015 French Open. However, he lost to fellow American Tommy Paul in three sets. He avenged the loss by defeating Paul in the boys’ singles final at the 2015 US Open.

Early life and background of Fritz

Taylor Fritz is the youngest of the three boys of Guy Fritz and Kathy May. Fritz grew up with his brothers in Rancho Santa Fe in the San Diego metropolitan area. Tennis is in his blood, as he comes from a household where his father and mother practice tennis. His mother Kathy was a top-10 tennis player and his father Guy Henry Fritz also played tennis and was named the 2016 US Olympic Development Coach of the Year.

Fritz did not play in any International Tennis Federation (ITF) events until he was 15. Before that he went on to compete in a Grade-4 tournament in March 2013 in Claremont. He then went onto play the 2013 Junior US Open. At this point he began to compete regularly on the ITF Circuit shortly before turning 16. Within the next year, he made it to the semi-finals at the 2014 Junior Wimbledon tournament. He then won his first Grade A tournament at the 2014 Osaka Mayor’s Cup.

Tennis Records of Taylor Fritz

Taylor Fritz became the 9^th player to win back-to-back Challenger Tour titles at the age of 17. Players like Juan Martin del Potro, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic are among the other players to have achieved that feat.

Fritz improved his ATP ranking from 600 to 250. Then, he became the second-fastest American to reach ATP Final in just his third career event.

In 2016, Taylor entered into his first ATP 250 tournament at Memphis as a wildcard. With his victory over Ričardas Berankis in the tournament at the semi-finals, he became the youngest American to reach an ATP final since Michael Chang in 1988. Fritz also became the second-fastest American ever to reach an ATP final by doing so in just his third career ATP tournament.