Eric Quigley

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Eric Quigley
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Quigley at the 2016 US Open
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg United States
Residence Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Born (1989-01-30) January 30, 1989 (age 35)
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro2012
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$116,455
Singles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 297 (August 17, 2015)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 190 (October 31, 2016)
Current rankingNo. 1293 (April 19, 2021)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open 1R (2016)
Last updated on: April 22, 2021.

Eric Quigley (born January 30, 1989) is an American professional tennis player.

Contents

Early life

Quigley was a four-time Kentucky High School Athletic Association tennis champion. He attended South Oldham High School. [1]

College career

Quigley was an All-American and NCAA runner-up for the University of Kentucky. [2]

Professional career

In 2013, Quigley won his first professional singles tournament, an ITF Men's Circuit tournament in Decatur, Illinois. [3]

In 2016, Quigley entered the US Open and played doubles with fellow American Nicolas Meister but they lost to Poland's Łukasz Kubot & Austria's Alexander Peya in the first round.

Quigley qualified for the main draw at the Delray Beach in 2015, but lost in the first round. This was his first ATP World Tour appearance. [4]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 8 (1–7)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (1–7)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–6)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Aug 2012USA F23, Edwardsville FuturesHard Flag of Croatia.svg Ante Pavić 6–7(3–7), 5–7
Win1–1Aug 2013USA F21, Decatur FuturesHard Flag of Bulgaria.svg Dimitar Kutrovsky 7–6(7–3), 6–4
Loss1–2Feb 2014USA F6, Boynton Beach FuturesClay Flag of Germany.svg Yannick Maden 6–7(5–7), 1–6
Loss1–3Sep 2014Canada F10, Toronto FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Bjorn Fratangelo 4–6, 2–6
Loss1–4Apr 2015USA F12, Harlingen FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Sarkissian 4–6, 4–6
Loss1–5May 2015Nigeria F2, Abuja FuturesHard Flag of Croatia.svg Matija Pecotić 5–7, 3–6
Loss1–6Jul 2015Canada F4, Kelowna FuturesHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Omar Jasika 6–3, 4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss1–7Apr 2016USA F13, Little Rock FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Stefan Kozlov 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–7(10–12)

Doubles: 15 (9–6)

Legend
ATP Challenger (1–3)
ITF Futures (8–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (9–5)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Jun 2013USA F14, Innisbrook FuturesClay Flag of the United States.svg Sekou Bangoura Flag of El Salvador.svg Marcelo Arévalo
Flag of Brazil.svg Roberto Maytín 		6–3, 4–6, [7–10]
Win1–1Apr 2014USA F11, Little Rock FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Jean-Yves Aubone Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Mcmorrow
Flag of South Africa.svg Tucker Vorster 		6–2, 6–4
Win2–1Jun 2014USA F15, Tulsa FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Dennis Novikov Flag of the United States.svg Jared Donaldson
Flag of Libya.svg Fares Gosea		7–6(7–5), 6–3
Win3–1Dec 2014Mexico F15, Merida FuturesHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Philip Bester Flag of South Africa.svg Dean O'Brien
Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Carlos Spir 		4–6, 7–6(7–5), [12–10]
Win4–1Jan 2015USA F4, Long Beach FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Nicolas Meister Flag of the United States.svg Dennis Novikov
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Dimitar Kutrovsky 		6–3, 6–2
Loss4–2Apr 2015USA F13, Little Rock FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Matthew Seeberger Flag of South Africa.svg Keith-Patrick Crowley
Flag of Mexico.svg Hans Hach 		3–6, 6–1, [7–10]
Win5–2May 2015Nigeria F1, Abuja FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Deiton Baughman Flag of India.svg Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan
Flag of Croatia.svg Matija Pecotić 		6–1, 6–4
Loss5–3Sep 2015 Columbus, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Mitchell Krueger Flag of the United States.svg Chase Buchanan
Flag of Slovenia.svg Blaž Rola 		4–6, 6–4, [17–19]
Win6–3Oct 2015USA F29, Mansfield FuturesHard Flag of Mexico.svg Hans Hach Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Liam Broady
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashley Fisher 		7–5, 6–3
Win7–3Dec 2015USA F35, Tallahassee FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Nicolas Meister Flag of Mexico.svg Daniel Gsrza
Flag of Mexico.svg Tigre Hank 		6–3, 7–5
Win8–3Feb 2016 Dallas, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Nicolas Meister Flag of the United States.svg Sekou Bangoura
Flag of South Africa.svg Dean O'Brien 		6–1, 6–1
Win9–3Mar 2016USA F11, Calabasas FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Nicolas Meister Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Henri Laaksonen
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Marek Michalička 		4–6, 6–2, [10–3]
Loss9–4Jul 2016USA F23, Wichita FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Nicolas Meister Flag of the United States.svg Sekou Bangoura
Flag of Barbados.svg Darian King 		2–6, 3–6
Loss9–5Oct 2016 Fairfield, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Sekou Bangoura Flag of the United States.svg Brian Baker
Flag of the United States.svg Mackenzie McDonald 		3–6, 4–6
Loss9–6Aug 2017 Lexington, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of France.svg Tom Jomby Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Bolt
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Max Purcell 		5–7, 4–6

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References

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  2. ↑ "Ex-Cat Quigley returns to Fifth Third looking to rise in tennis rankings | More Sports | Kentucky.com". Archived from the original on February 17, 2015. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
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  4. ↑ "Boca Raton resident Denis Kudla rolls in Delray Beach opener". Palmbeachpost.com. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
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