Alastair Gray

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Alastair Gray
Country (sports)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Born (1998-06-22) 22 June 1998 (age 25)
Twickenham, United Kingdom
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Turned pro2016
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
College Texas Christian University
Coach Devin Bowen
David Roditi
Prize money$216,805
Singles
Career record1–3 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 237 (19 September 2022)
Current rankingNo. 635 (4 December 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon 2R (2022)
Doubles
Career record1–4 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 304 (20 June 2022)
Current rankingNo. 1755 (4 December 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon 2R (2021)
Last updated on: 4 December 2023.

Alastair Gray (born 22 June 1998) is a British tennis player.

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Gray has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 237 achieved on 19 September 2022. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 304 achieved on 20 June 2022.

Gray played college tennis at Texas Christian University. [1]

Career

Gray made his ATP main draw debut at the 2019 Hall of Fame Open after receiving a wildcard for the singles tournament.

He received a wildcard for the main draw of the 2021 Wimbledon Championships men’s doubles alongside Aidan McHugh, where he recorded his first Major win against Jiří Veselý and Roman Jebavý. [2]

He made his Grand Slam debut at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships as a wildcard where he won his first singles match against Tseng Chun-hsin.

Personal

Gray attended Parkside School, Cobham, his time there overlapping with fellow British tennis player Jack Draper. [3]

Playing style

Gray plays right-handed with a one-handed backhand. [4] He prefers hard and grass court surfaces. The standout feature of his game is a highly effective first serve, the sound of which has been compared to a gunshot. [5]

ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour Finals

Singles: 11 (6–5)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF World Tennis Tour (6–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–4)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Sep 2021M25 Johannesburg, South AfricaWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jeremy Beale7–6(7–4), 6–4
Win2–0Sep 2021M25 Johannesburg, South AfricaWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Greece.svg Michail Pervolarakis 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Loss2–1Nov 2021M15, Heraklion, GreeceWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Maestrelli 0–6, 6–3, 5–7
Win3–1Feb 2022M25 Shrewsbury, United KingdomWorld Tennis TourHard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harry Wendelken7–5, 6–1
Win4–1Feb 2022M25 Glasgow, United KingdomWorld Tennis TourHard (i) Flag of Germany.svg Henri Squire 6–3, 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–4)
Loss4–2Mar 2022M25 Trimbach, SwitzerlandWorld Tennis TourCarpet (i) Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Leandro Riedi 2–6, 2–6
Win5–2Aug 2022M25 Nottingham, United KingdomWorld Tennis TourGrass Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Cox 3–6, 6–4, 7–5
Loss5–3Nov 2022M25 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Poland.svg Kacper Żuk 4–6, 4–6
Loss5–4Apr 2023M25 Trento, ItalyWorld Tennis TourHard (i) Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jérôme Kym 6–7(7–9), 2–6
Loss5–5Nov 2023M15 Heraklion, GreeceWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of France.svg Arthur Gea6–7(2–7), 3–6
Win6–5Nov 2023M15 Madrid, SpainWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Syria.svg Hazem Naw 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 6–2

Doubles: 7 (5–2)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (5–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Nov 2016Great Britain F5, Sheffield FuturesHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ewan Moore Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Clayton
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonny O'Mara 		4–6, 4–6
Win1–1Aug 2019M25 Roehampton, United KingdomWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ewan Moore Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Clayton
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Luke Johnson 		6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Win2–1Aug 2021M25 Bagnères-de-Bigorre, FranceWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ryan Storrie Flag of France.svg Clément Chidekh
Flag of France.svg Luca Sanchez 		3–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Win3–1Sep 2021M25 Johannesburg, South AfricaWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Israel.svg Daniel Cukierman Flag of Brazil.svg Mateus Alves
Flag of Brazil.svg Igor Marcondes 		7–6(7–5), 6–3
Win4–1Jan 2022M25 Bath, United KingdomWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charles Broom Flag of the Netherlands.svg Guy Den Ouden
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Luke Johnson 		6–2, 6–2
Win5–1Jul 2022M25 Nottingham, United KingdomWorld Tennis TourGrass Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stuart Parker Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charles Broom
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Luke Johnson 		7–6(7–4), 4–6, [10–5]
Loss5–2Nov 2022M25 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of France.svg Kyrian Jacquet Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Bu Yunchaokete
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Ray Ho 		2–6, 4–6

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References

  1. ↑ "Alastair Gray – Men's Tennis". TCU Athletics.
  2. ↑ "Initial Wild Cards for The Championships 2021". www.wimbledon.com.
  3. ↑ "Old Boys Shining at Wimbledon". Parkside School Newsletter. 2 (11). 8 July 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "Alastair Gray Player Profile". LTA. Lawn Tennis Association . Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  5. ↑ Rathborne, Toby (10 June 2022). "Alastair Gray: Ready for the next step". Sports Gazette. Retrieved 7 November 2022.


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