George Morgan (tennis)

George Morgan (born 7 February 1993) is a British tennis player. He won the Boys' Doubles title at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships alongside Mate Pavić.

George Morgan
Country (sports) Great Britain
ResidenceBolton, England
Born (1993-02-07) 7 February 1993
England[1]
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro2011
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$30,935
Singles
Career record0–0 (in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
0 Challengers, 1 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 649 (16 July 2012)
Grand Slam Singles results
WimbledonQ1 (2011, 2012)
Doubles
Career record0–1 (in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
0 Challengers, 3 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 510 (17 September 2012)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Wimbledon1R (2012)
Last updated on: 27 June 2016.

Tennis career

Juniors

As a junior Morgan posted a singles win/loss record of 81-41 (74-33 in doubles) and reached a combined ranking of No. 6 in January 2011.

Junior Slam results - Singles:

Australian Open: SF (2011)
French Open: 1R (2011)
Wimbledon: 2R (2011)
US Open: SF (2011)

Junior Slam results - Doubles:

Australian Open: 3R (2011)
French Open: 2R (2011)
Wimbledon: W (2011)
US Open: SF (2011)

Pro tour

Morgan has won one ITF Futures title in singles and five in doubles.

Challengers and Futures finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

Legend (Singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures Tour (1–0)
Titles by Surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2011 Sweden F5, Danderyd Futures Hard (i) Alexander Ward 4–6, 6–4, 6–4

Doubles: 8 (5 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Legend (Doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures Tour (5–3)
Titles by Surface
Hard (4–2)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2011 Sweden F5, Danderyd Futures Hard (i) Lewis Burton Tobias Blömgren
Jesper Brunstrom
6–3, 6–2
Loss 1–1 May 2012 Sweden F1, Karlskrona Futures Clay Lewis Burton Albano Olivetti
Hans Podlipnik-Castillo
3–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win 2–1 May 2012 Sweden F3, Båstad Futures Hard (i) Lewis Burton Pierre Bonfre
Viktor Stjern
6–3, 6–1
Loss 2–2 Sep 2012 Turkey F34, Antalya Futures Hard Marko Danis Tuna Altuna
Brydan Klein
3–6, 4–6
Win 3–2 Oct 2012 Turkey F40, Adana Futures Hard Jack Carpenter Andrei Ciumac
Mohamed Safwat
6–3, 6–4
Loss 3–3 Jun 2013 Israel F12, Herzliya Futures Hard Ashley Hewitt Sam Barry
Elie Rousset
1–6, 1–6
Win 4–3 Nov 2013 Great Britain F23, Edgbaston Futures Hard (i) Luke Bambridge Scott Clayton
Jonny O'Mara
7–5, 4–6, [10–7]
Win 5–3 Jul 2014 Great Britain F12, Manchester Futures Grass Oliver Golding Edward Corrie
Joshua Ward-Hibbert
7–6(7–4), 4–6, [10–6]

Retirement

Morgan retired from professional tennis in 2014, playing his final game against Lithuanian Laurynas Grigelis and has since become a tennis coach.[2][3][4]

References

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