jack sock

Biography

Overview  

With his versatility to excel in both singles and doubles, Jack Sock has proven a Laver Cup standout. He amassed the most points for Team World across three editions of the Laver Cup and has only dropped two doubles matches from nine appearances. At Chicago 2018, ranked 210 and returning from a thumb injury, he stunned Team Europe’s Fabio Fognini on Day 1 of the competition. Sock is a four-time Grand Slam doubles champion.

Off Court

After finding his mother’s racket as an eight-year-old, Sock quickly fell in love with the sport. Growing up in Kansas, Sock won four state championships in high school before claiming the US Open boys’ singles title in 2010. His nickname is ‘Showtime’ – reflective of his extroverted personality. He is close to older brother Eric, a college player who he has teamed with in tour-level double and married Laura Little in December 2020.

Career   

Sock soared to a career-high singles ranking of No.8 after a stellar end to his 2017 season, winning his first Masters 1000 title in Paris to qualify for the ATP Finals. His doubles ranking peaked at No.2 in 2018 after teaming with Mike Bryan to win Wimbledon and US Open titles. Sock is a two-time Olympic medalist, winning mixed doubles gold alongside Bethanie Mattek-Sands and doubles bronze with Steve Johnson at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Sock rebuilt his ranking in 2020 and remains one of the Tour’s top doubles players, winning the ATP Masters 1000 at Indian Wells in 2022 with John Isner, for his 16^th career doubles title.

2022 highlights:

Winner: Savannah (Challenger), Indian Wells (doubles/Isner)
Runner-up: Ilkley (Challenger)
Semi-finals: Nottingham (Challenger)
R3: Wimbledon (as a qualifier)