Giles Hussey (tennis)

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Giles Hussey
Country (sports)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
Born (1997-05-26) 26 May 1997 (age 27)
Swindon
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
PlaysLeft-handed, two-handed backhand
Prize money$70,460
Singles
Career record1–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 353 (27 May 2024)
Current rankingNo. 353 (27 May 2024)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 213 (29 May 2023)
Current rankingNo. 459 (24 June 2024)
Last updated on: 25 June 2024.

Giles Hussey (born 26 May 1997) is a British tennis player. [1]

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Early life

From Swindon, he attended Millfield school and the University of Tennessee. [2]

Career

He won his first professional tournament in October 2021 in Cancun on the ITF World Tennis Tour. [3]

He reached the final of an ITF event singled in Roehampton in August 2022, before losing 6–4, 6–4 to France's he Antoine Hoang. At the same event teamed up with Joe Tyler to beat the second seeds, Arthur Fery and Mark Whitehouse 7–6(2), 6–1 in the men's doubles final. [4] In October 2022, he lost to Fery in the final of the ITF event in Sheffield. [5]

He reached the final of the 2023 Edmonton Bank Challenger in singles, losing in the final to Justin Boulais. [6] That month, he also reached the final of the 2023 Challenger Banque Nationale de Drummondville doubles tournament in November 2023 alongside Liam Draxl. [7]

2024: ATP debut

In June, he defeated world No. 98 Arthur Cazaux in qualifying at the 2024 Eastbourne International but lost in the second round to fifth qualifying seed Shang Juncheng. Despite the loss, he made his ATP Tour main draw debut at the event as a lucky loser, against sixth seed Mariano Navone, and won in straight sets, for the biggest win of his career by ranking. He was drafted into the match with just 45 minutes notice following the withdrawal of Kei Nishikori. [8] [9] He lost to Flavio Cobolli in three sets. [10]

Personal life

He began to be based in Bath, Somerset in September 2021. [11]

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