| Mark Lajal | |
| Birth Date: | 2003 5, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Tallinn, Estonia |
| Height: | 191cm |
| Plays: | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach: | Wayne Black, Karl Kiur Saar |
| Careerprizemoney: | $148,301 |
| Singlestitles: | 0 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 191 (20 November 2023) |
| Currentsinglesranking: | No. 224 (9 September 2024) |
| Australianopenresult: | Q1 (2024) |
| Frenchopenresult: | Q1 (2024) |
| Wimbledonresult: | 1R (2024) |
| Usopenresult: | Q1 (2023) |
| Frenchopenjuniorresult: | 1R (2021) |
| Wimbledonjuniorresult: | 2R (2021) |
| Usopenjuniorresult: | 3R (2021)--> |
| Doublestitles: | 0 |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 710 (9 September 2024) |
| Currentdoublesranking: | No. 710 (9 September 2024) |
| Frenchopendoublesjuniorresult: | 2R (2021) |
| Wimbledondoublesjuniorresult: | 2R (2021) |
| Usopendoublesjuniorresult: | 1R (2021)--> |
| Team: | yes |
| Daviscupresult: | 1–3 |
| Updated: | 9 September 2024 |
Mark Lajal (born 12 May 2003) is an Estonian tennis player.He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 191, achieved on 20 November 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 710, achieved on 9 September 2024.He is currently the No. 1 Estonian player.[1]
He has won three ITF singles titles and a Challenger title.[2]
On the junior tour, he had a career high ITF combined ranking of No. 13, achieved on 30 August 2021.
Lajal represents Estonia at the Davis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 1–2.[3]
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.[4] [5] [6]
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.[7] He then lost to 4th seed and eventual finalist Arthur Fils in the second round.
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.
In July, ranked No. 262, Lajal made his Grand Slam debut at Wimbledon after a successful qualifying campaign in which he ousted 25th qualifying seed Francesco Passaro, Henrique Rocha and fourth seed James Duckworth. He became the first Estonian man to reach a Grand Slam main draw since Jürgen Zopp at the 2018 Roland Garros.[8] [9] He lost in straight sets to eventual champion Carlos Alcaraz on his debut.[10] [11]
In August, Lajal reached his second career Challenger final in Zhangjiagang, losing to Yasutaka Uchiyama in the final.[12]
Current through the 2023 Rolex Paris Masters.
| Tournament | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||
| Australian Open | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||
| French Open | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | ||
| US Open | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||
| style=text-align:left | Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
| 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 / 0 | 0–0 | |||
| 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 | |||
| style=text-align:left | Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Career statistics | ||||||
| 2023 | 2024 | Career | ||||
| Tournaments | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| style=text-align:left | Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| style=text-align:left | Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| style=text-align:left | Overall win–loss | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | ||
| Year-end ranking | 206 | |||||
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | bgcolor=moccasin | Little Rock, USA | bgcolor=moccasin | Challenger | Hard |  Beibit Zhukayev | 6–4, 7–5 | ||
| Loss | 1–1 | bgcolor=moccasin | Zhangjiagang, China | bgcolor=moccasin | Challenger | Hard |  Yasutaka Uchiyama | 7–6(7–4), 2–6, 2–6 |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | M15 Heraklion, Greece | WTT | Hard |  Dominik Palan | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 2–0 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | WTT | Hard |  Constantin Bittoun Kouzmine | 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 2–1 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | WTT | Hard |  Te Rigele | 3–6, 6–3, 5–7 | ||
| Loss | 2–2 | M25 Bagnères-de-Bigorre, France | WTT | Hard |  Joris De Loore | 3–6, 0–6 | ||
| Win | 3–2 | M25 Monastir, Tunisia | WTT | Hard | Bu Yunchaokete | 6–4, 6–1 |