Isaac Becroft

Isaac Becroft
Country (sports) New Zealand
Born (2000-10-29) 29 October 2000 (age 24)
Wanganui
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
PlaysRight-handed
CollegeOklahoma State University
Prize money$17,010
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 845 (6 November 2023)
Current rankingNo. 978 (30 December 2024)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 938 (23 December 2024)
Current rankingNo. 939 (30 December 2024)
Team competitions
Last updated on: 6 January 2025.

Isaac Becroft (born 29 October 2000) is a New Zealand tennis player. He has a career high singles ranking of No. 845 achieved on 6 November 2023.[1]

Career

He won the 2020 men's singles title at the Wellington Tennis Open before moving to the United States to attend Oklahoma State University.[2]

He made his debut playing singles for the New Zealand Davis Cup team against Finland in September 2022, and continued to be selected for the team in 2023.[3][4] In July 2023, playing alongside James Watt, he won the men’s doubles title at the Caloundra International (M15) event on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland.[5]

In September 2024, he won the doubles title at the ITF $15,000 tournament in Fayetteville, Arkansas, with his French partner Timo Legout.[6]

He won a wildcard into the main draw of the 2025 ASB Classic in Auckland in January 2025 for his ATP Tour debut, after winning Tennis New Zealand’s wildcard playoff event in Te Anau.[7] In the first round he was drawn against Zizou Bergs of Belgium.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Isaac Becroft". ATP. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Wellington Tennis Open: US-based Becroft seeking another title at home". Newstalkzb.co.nz. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  3. ^ "New Zealand team for Davis Cup in Invercargill". Tennis.Kiwi. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Evernden in upbeat mood as team assembles in Helsinki for Davis Cup tie against Finland". Tennis.Kiwi. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Becroft and Watt win their first pro title". Tennis.Kiwi. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Kiwi Isaac Becroft claims doubles title in Arkansas". Tennis.Kiwi. 21 September 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  7. ^ Long, David (4 January 2025). "Isaac Becroft gets chance of a lifetime to play Jan Leonard Struff at ASB Classic". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  8. ^ "ASB Classic day one results: Men's tournament begins at Stanley Street". NZ Herald. 5 January 2025.