Connor Thomson

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Connor Thomson
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Thomson at the 2023 Cary Challenger II
Country (sports)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Born (2001-01-16) 16 January 2001 (age 23)
Paisley, Scotland
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
College University of South Carolina
CoachJosh Goffi
Prize money$21,899
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 1,298 (30 October 2023)
Current rankingNo. 1,298 (30 October 2023)
Doubles
Career record1–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 290 (30 October 2023)
Current rankingNo. 290 (30 October 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon 2R (2023)
Wimbledon  JuniorQF (2019)
Last updated on: 30 October 2023.

Connor Thomson (born 16 January 2001) is a British tennis player. He has a career high doubles ranking of 290 achieved on 30 October 2023. [1] [2]

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Early and personal life

The son of former-footballer Malky Thomson, he has a brother called Callum. From Paisley, he attended Gryffe High School in Renfrewshire before attending the University of South Carolina in the United States. [3] [4] In 2023 Thomson received all-American honours for the second consecutive year. [5] In 2023, he and Toby Samuel became the number one ranked doubles team in Collegiate tennis. [6]

Career

A keen footballer in his youth, Thomson was in the football academy of St. Mirren F.C. but opted to concentrate on tennis. In 2019 he reached the quarterfinals of the Boys’ doubles at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships alongside Jacob Fearnley. [7] In 2020 he was included as part of Tennis Scotland’s new national player programme. [8]

In June 2023, Thomson received a wildcard with his partner Toby Samuel for the Men's doubles at the 2023 Surbiton Trophy and the pair beat the second seeds Andre Goransson and Ben McLachlan in straight sets before losing to eventual finalists Alexei Popyrin and Aleksandar Vukic in the quarterfinals. [9] They then reached the semifinals of the 2023 Nottingham Open. [10] He and Samuel were subsequently awarded wildcards into the 2023 Wimbledon Championships. [11] [12] They won their opening match against Pedro Cachin and Yannick Hanfmann. [13]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Connor Thomson". ITF. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "Connor Thomson". Gamecocksonline.com. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  4. ↑ Ramage, Ben (3 March 2021). "Paisley tennis prospect Connor Thomson opens up on chasing professional dream in US in new video series". Daily Record. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "Samuel, Thomson Fall in Doubles Championships". Gamecocksonline. May 24, 2023. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Division I Men's Collegiate Tennis Rankings sponsored by Tennis-Point". wearecollegetennis.com. April 11, 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  7. ↑ Macpherson, Graeme (25 July 2020). "Football's loss is tennis' gain as Connor Thomson looks to follow in Murrays' footsteps". Glasgow Times. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  8. ↑ Ramage, Ben (16 July 2020). "Talented Paisley tennis ace Connor Thomson eyeing up third Wimbledon appearemce". Daily Record.
  9. ↑ "Gordon Reid triumphs at Roland Garros, Scots secure double at Surbiton, Golds at Virtus Global Games". lta.org. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  10. ↑ Gillespie, Mike (June 21, 2023). "Two Gamecocks earn Wimbledon invites". abccolumbia. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Collegians Earn Wild Cards Into Wimbledon". We are College Tennis. 21 June 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  12. ↑ Elder, Matthew (1 July 2023). "Andy Murray and the nine Scots competing at Wimbledon 2023 - including son of Rangers coach". Scotsman.com. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  13. ↑ "Wimbledon 2023: Connor Thomson and Toby Samuel secure 'unreal' Grand Slam debut win". BBC Sport. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
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