Jay Clarke (tennis)
_(36016694612).jpg) Clarke at the 2017 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Country (sports) |
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| Residence | Derby, United Kingdom |
| Born |
27 July 1998 Derby, United Kingdom |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Turned pro | 2016 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Curtis Clarke and Yasmin Clarke |
| Prize money | $222,988 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 1–3 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 173 (10 September 2018) |
| Current ranking | No. 173 (10 September 2018) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| French Open | Q2 (2018) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2018) |
| US Open | Q1 (2018) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 2–2 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 221 (16 April 2018) |
| Current ranking | No. 550 (10 September 2018) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2017) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | SF (2018) |
| Last updated on: 10 September 2018. | |
Jay Alexander Clarke (born 27 July 1998) is a British tennis player. In 2017, on a Wimbledon wildcard, Clarke and Marcus Willis beat the defending champions and second seeds Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert in a five-setter, to progress to the third round. Clarke has won four Futures titles.
Early and personal life
Clarke has an older brother Curtis by four years and older sister Yasmin by nine years, who are both professional tennis players, and all were coached by their father Earol. He has several cousins who are highly supportive and proud of him.[1][2][3][4] Clarke is from Pear Tree, Derby and trained at the CURC tennis club.[5][6]
Junior career
2012
Playing in the Great Britain Under 14 boys team, with Samuel Ferguson, they won the European Winter Cup defeating Sweden in the final.[7][8]
Clarke won two Tennis Europe 14U Grade 1 events to become the 14U No.1 in Europe. Consequently, Clarke gained the May AEGON Junior Player of the Month Award.[9]
2015
Clarke was the no 1 ranked British junior, living and training in Stockholm.
Senior career
2016–2017
Clarke has risen from an ATP singles ranking of No. 1,621 in the world in June 2016 to a career high of No. 219 achieved on 4 December 2017. He trained with Andy Murray before the French Open and travelled with the Great Britain Davis Cup team for their tie against France.[10]
Clarke received a singles wild card for the 2017 Wimbledon qualifiers but lost in the final round. Clarke was awarded a wildcard to the doubles main draw with Marcus Willis, where they reached the third round after upsetting the defending champions and second seeds Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert in a five-setter.[11]
2018
Clarke made his ATP main draw debut at the Queen's Club Championships where he was given a wildcard into the singles event, he lost in straight sets to the American fifth seed Sam Querrey. Clarke was awarded a wild card to the main draw of the 2018 Wimbledon Championship for his grand slam singles debut. Clarke reached the semi-finals in the mixed doubles with Harriet Dart beating the first seeds in the third round.[12].
ATP Challengers and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 9 (5 titles, 3 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Dec 2016 | Egypt F35, Cairo | Futures | Clay |  |
6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–0 | Dec 2016 | Egypt F36, Cairo | Futures | Clay |  |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–0 | Mar 2017 | Turkey F9, Antalya | Futures | Clay |  |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–1 | Sep 2017 | Italy F29, Santa Margherita di Pula | Futures | Clay |  |
2–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2017 | Bangalore, India | Challenger | Hard |  |
3–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Mar 2018 | Qatar F2, Doha | Futures | Hard |  |
6–3, 6–7(1–7), 4–6 |
| Win | 4–2 | Mar 2018 | Qatar F3, Doha | Futures | Hard | |
6–1, 7–5 |
| Win | 1–1 | Jul 2018 | Binghamton, United States | Challenger | Hard |  |
6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Dec 2016 | Egypt F35, Cairo | Futures | Clay | |
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3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2018 | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | |
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1–6, 4–6 |
References
- ↑ "Curtis Clarke". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ↑ "Quartet test themselves at festival of tennis". Derby Telegraph. 18 June 2013.
- ↑ "David Lloyd sued by junior tennis player". Telegraph. 12 April 2011.
- ↑ "LTA ACCUSED OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION IN CHALLENGE TO DECISIONS ON FUNDING AND SUPPORT". Littleton Barristers. 20 June 2014.
- ↑ "Jay Clarke". Derbyshire Sport County Sports Partnerships. 2014.
- ↑ "Tennis club holds open day for budding players". Derby Telegraph. 11 May 2013.
- ↑ "European Winter Cups 14 & Under Boys". Tennis Europe. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ↑ "EUROPEAN WINTER CUPS B14". Tennis Europe. 19 February 2012.
- ↑ "May 2012 - Jay Clarke". LTA. May 2012.
- ↑ "Jay Clarke: British tennis player says he gets 15 to 20 racist messages a month". BBC Sport. 14 June 2017.
- ↑ "Marcus Willis repeating Wimbledon fairytale - alongside doubles partner Jay Clarke". The Telegraph. 2017-07-08.
- ↑ "The Championships, Wimbledon 2018 - Official Site by IBM". www.wimbledon.com.
External links
- Jay Clarke at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Jay Clarke at the International Tennis Federation
- Jay Clarke at the Davis Cup
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