Ben Jones (tennis)

Ben Jones

Jones competing at the 2024 Irish Open.
Full name	Ben Jones
Country (sports)	United Kingdom
Born	(1998-05-19) 19 May 1998 (age 27) London
Height	193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Plays	Right-handed, two handed backhand
Prize money	$76,299
Singles
Career record	0–0
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 620 (19 May 2025)
Current ranking	No. 620 (19 May 2025)
Doubles
Highest ranking	No. 184 (29 July 2024)
Current ranking	No. 222 (28 April 2025)
Last updated on: 3 May 2025.

Ben Jones (born 19 May 1998) is a British tennis player. He has a career high singles ranking of No. 620, achieved on 19 May 2025 and a career high doubles ranking of No. 184 achieved on 29 July 2024. ^[1] He has won one professional singles title on the ITF World Tennis Tour and 21 doubles professional doubles titles - 20 ITFs and one ATP Challenger Tour event. ^[2]

Career

He won his first professional doubles title in June 2019 at the $15k ITF World Tour event in Netanya, Israel, with Ukrainian partner Vladyslav Orlov defeating home pair Yannai Barkai and Jordan Hasson 7–6(4) 6–2 in the final. ^[3] Partnering Daniel Little, he won successive tournaments at M15 events in Sharm El Sheikh in 2021. He teamed up with Little again to win an M25 title in Toulouse in March 2022. ^[4]

In August 2023, he won back-to-back doubles titles on the ITF tour in Israel alongside James Davis, defeating David Poljak and Hamish Stewart in the final of the second week at the M25 Herzlia event. ^[5]

Alongside Charles Broom he won the final of the Kachreti Challenger in Georgia on 25 May 2024 against Evgeny Karlovskiy and Evgenii Tiurnev 3–6, 6–1, 10–8. This was his first title at ATP Challenger level.

In August 2024, Jones won his first professional singles title at the AIG Irish Open, an M15 event, defeating Polish player Filip Pieczonka in the final 6-4 7-6. He also won the doubles event here with Australian partner Joshua Charlton. ^[6]

Playing with Marvin Möller, Jones won the doubles title at the ITF M15 tournament in Växjö, Sweden, in September 2024. ^[7]

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Legend ATP Challenger Tour (1–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Nov 2023	Calgary, Canada	Challenger	Hard (i)	Charles Broom	Juan Carlos Aguilar Justin Boulais	3–6, 2–6
Win	1–1	May 2024	Kachreti, Georgia	Challenger	Hard	Charles Broom	Evgeny Karlovskiy Evgenii Tiurnev	3–6, 6–1, [10–8]

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

Legend ITF WTT (1–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Aug 2024	Dublin	M15	Carpet	Filip Pieczonka	6–4, 7-6(5)

Personal life

From Suffolk, ^[8] he helped the county win the national county title in 2018. ^[9] He also attended the University of Bath ^[10] where he studied Chemistry and won the Men's Doubles title at the BUCS Individual Championships alongside partner Tiarnan Brady in March 2018. ^[11] While attending Bath, Jones represented the Great Britain students' team on three occasions (2018, 2019 and 2022) at the Master'U BNP Paribas event hosted in France - he played a pivotal role in securing a silver medal for the team in each of his three appearances. ^[12] Ben also suffers from ulcerative colitis and has completed fundraisers to raise money for Crohn's and Colitis UK. ^[13]

References

1. "Ben Jones". atp. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
2. "Ben Jones player profile". ITF Tennis. 3 May 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
3. "First pro title for student Ben Jones as Team Bath Tennis aces earn Wimbledon wildcard places". Team Bath. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
4. "Jubb claims first Challenger title while Jones, Little & Maloney lift ITF doubles trophies". LTA. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
5. Furness, Glenys (15 August 2023). "TENNIS DOUBLES ROUND UP – SALISBURY AND RAM RUNNERS UP IN TORONTO". Britwatchaports. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
6. "2024 Irish Open. Jones, Gillan make it British double". CrossCourt View. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
7. "Jodie Burrage continues comeback with doubles title while Luke Johnson lifts 10th Challenger crown". Lawn Tennis Association. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
8. "Suffolk's tennis squad finish as third best in country". Stowmarket Mercury. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
9. "Suffolk win historic national county tennis title". East Anglia Daily Times. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
10. "Super six selected for GB student tennis team". LTA. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
11. "Doubles delight as ace Bath students win four medals at BUCS Individual Tennis Championships". TeamBath. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
12. "Student-athlete Ben Jones proud to fly the flag for GB and Team Bath once again at world's biggest student tennis team tournament". TeamBath. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
13. "Ben Jones". LinkedIn. 3 May 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.