Jack Pinnington Jones

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Jack Pinnington Jones
Country (sports)Great Britain
Born (2003-03-30) 30 March 2003 (age 21)
Kingston upon Thames
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
PlaysRight-handed, two handed backhand
CoachMorgan Phillips [1]
Prize money$49,862
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 489 (16 May 2022)
Current rankingNo. 639 (24 June 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon Q2 (2021)
Wimbledon  JuniorQF (2021)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 1157 (17 June 2024)
Current rankingNo. 1157 (17 June 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon 1R (2024)
Last updated on: 30 June 2024.

Jack Pinnington Jones (born 30 March 2003) is a British tennis player.

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Early life

Pinnington Jones is from Ashtead in Surrey. In 2021 he became the top ranked British junior and seventh-ranked junior in the world. He reached the quarter finals of the 2021 Wimbledon boy's singles tournament. [2] He attended Texas Christian University in the a United States. [3]

Career

Given a wildcard into qualifying for the 2021 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles qualifying when he was 18 years-old, Pinnington Jones overcame a deficit of 983 ranking places to win 6-4 6-3 against Brazilian Joao Menezes in the first round. [4] He won his first professional tournament in October 2021 in Antalya on the ITF World Tennis Tour, only dropping two sets in his six matches on the way to the title. [5]

2024: Major debut at Wimbledon in doubles

He was awarded a wildcard alongside Aidan McHugh into the doubles main draw at the 2024 Nottingham Open. He also entered the qualifying for the singles and knocked out Ryan Peniston and Felix Gill to reach the main draw. [6] He then beat Arthur Fery before overcoming British No. 1 player Cameron Norrie, in three sets, to reach the quarterfinals. [7]

In June 2024, on his Major debut, he was awarded a wildcard into the men's doubles event of the 2024 Wimbledon Championships alongside compatriot Jacob Fearnley. [8] At the same tournament he participated in the qualifying competition in singles where he also received a wildcard.

Personal life

A member of the LTA's pro-scholarship programme, Pinnington Jones is part of the JTC coaching Academy and is sponsored by ASICS, and coached by Marina Caiazzo. [9] In 2021, he signed with Andy Murray's management company 77 Sports Management. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Jack Pinnington Jones". ATP. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  2. ↑ Hinks, Michael (9 July 2021). "Who is Jack Pinnington-Jones? Andy Murray has already signed teenager who is eyeing Wimbledon junior glory". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "Finalists Determined At The ITA National Fall Championships". wearecollegetennis. November 4, 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  4. ↑ "Wimbledon qualifying: British teens Gill, Pennington Jones and Fery advance". BBC Sport. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "Jack Pinnington Jones and Giles Hussey win first professional tour titles". LTA.org. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  6. ↑ "Rothesay Open Nottingham 2024: College teammates Jack Pinnington Jones & Jacob Fearnley shining in Nottingham". lta. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  7. ↑ "Norrie shocked by Pinnington Jones in Nottingham". BBC Sport. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  8. ↑ "Initial Wild Card Announcement" (PDF). Wimbledon.com. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  9. ↑ Mann, Robert (9 July 2021). "Who Is British Tennis Sensation Jack Pinnington-Jones?". Sport Bible. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  10. ↑ Mirza, Raz (21 May 2021). "Andy Murray signs up British junior No 1 Jack Pinnington Jones to his management agency". Sky Sports. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
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