Jagger Leach (born June 10, 2007) is an American tennis player.
Early life Born in June 2007, he started playing tennis at a young age. In August 2020, Leach was in an automobile accident and had to be airlifted to a hospital for emergency surgery which took five hours and he spent over a week in hospital in Hawaii. Leach was not able to bear weight for five months. In 2021, he had surgery on both his legs for growth plate issues and to remove a plate and screws, keeping him away from the sport for another three months. His family moved from Laguna Beach to Sarasota, Florida where he attended the IMG Academy.
In July 2025, he decommitted from Texas Christian University to Stanford University.
Career 2023 He won three ITF junior events in New Zealand at the start of 2023. With Darwin Blanch and Maxwell Exsted, he was part of the American team which finished third at the 2023 Junior Davis Cup. During the 2023 season he achieved a streak of 17 consecutive victories.
2024 In January 2024, he won his first match at a grand slam junior event at the 2024 Australian Open. In the second round he faced home wildcard Hayden Jones. Although he lost to Jones, he reached the semifinals of the Boys doubles competition alongside Kaylan Bigun. He also paired with Bigun at the Boys' doubles at the 2024 French Open. Competing at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships, he reached the quarter finals of the boys singles and teamed up again with Kaylan Bigun in the boys doubles where they reached the semi finals.
2025 He reached the semi-final of the boys' singles at the 2025 Australian Open following wins over Flynn Thomas and William Rejchtman Vinciguerra. In the semi-final he lost in three sets to compatriot Benjamin Willwerth. Playing alongside Brit Oliver Bonding, he also reached the semi-final of the boys' doubles at the Championships. Alongside Bonding he reached the final of the Boys' doubles at the 2025 Wimbledon Championships with a semi-final win over Dutch pair Mees Rottgering and Hidde Schoenmakers.
2026 Leach began his collegiate career with Stanford University in the 2025–26 season. He finished the season with a 16–9 singles record and an 11–11 doubles record in dual matches, including an 8–5 singles record against ACC opponents. He earned three ACC Freshman of the Week awards during the season. In March, he recorded a 6–1, 7–6^(3) victory over then-No. 118 Gerard Planelles Ripoll of Duke University and in April clinched Stanford's 4–3 victory over No. 3 Wake Forest University after recovering from a 5–2 deficit in the deciding set. Stanford finished 19–9 and reached the NCAA Championship Super Regionals for the fifth consecutive season. Leach was subsequently named the ITA Northwest Region Rookie of the Year.
In March 2026, Leach received a wild card into qualifying for the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, his first ATP Tour qualifying event at an ATP Masters 1000 tournament. He lost his opening qualifying match to Tomás Barrios Vera, 6–3, 6–3.
After completing his freshman season, Leach returned to professional competition at the ITF World Tennis Tour M15 tournament in Claremont, California, in June. The tournament marked his return after a serious elbow injury that had kept him out for approximately six months. Entering the tournament as a wild card, he defeated Alex Petrov in the first round, Lucas Pow in the second round and qualifier Oliver Ojakaar in the quarterfinals before losing to Spencer Johnson in the semifinals, 7–6^(4), 6–4.
At the end of 2025, Leach was ranked 18th in the ITF World Tennis Tour boys' year-end rankings. His ranking earned him eligibility for eight 2026 Accelerator places at ATP Challenger 50 or 75 tournaments, as well as up to two places at ITF M15 or M25 events under the ITF Junior Accelerator Programme.
Personal life He is the son of Lindsay Davenport and her husband Jon Leach. He has three sisters. His uncle is former number one ATP ranked doubles player Rick Leach and his grandfather was former USC tennis coach Dick Leach.
Junior Grand Slam finals Doubles: 0 (1) ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss2025 Wimbledon ChampionshipsGrass Oliver Bonding Alan Ważny Oskari Paldanius 7-5, 6-7(6-8), [5-10]
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