Jay Clarke (tennis)

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Jay Clarke
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Clarke at the 2019 French Open
Full nameJay Alexander Clarke
Country (sports)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
ResidenceDerby, United Kingdom
Born (1998-07-27) 27 July 1998 (age 26)
Derby, United Kingdom
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro2016
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachYasmin Clarke
Prize money$828,378
Singles
Career record2–11 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 153 (22 July 2019)
Current rankingNo. 324 (17 June 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q1 (2019, 2020, 2021)
French Open Q2 (2018)
Wimbledon 2R (2019)
US Open Q1 (2018, 2019, 2022)
Doubles
Career record2–5
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 221 (16 April 2018)
Current rankingNo. 273 (17 June 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon 3R (2017)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon SF (2018)
Last updated on: 17 June 2024.

Jay Alexander Clarke (born 27 July 1998) is a British tennis player. He has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 153 achieved on 22 July 2019.

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Clarke has won eight Futures titles and three Challenger titles.

In 2017, on a Wimbledon wildcard, Clarke and Marcus Willis beat the defending doubles champions and second seeds, Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert, in the second round, in five sets.

Early and personal life

Clarke is from Pear Tree, Derby. [1] He is of Jamaican-British descent. Clarke grew up in a tennis-oriented family with his two sisters and brother also playing tennis. He attributes his love of tennis to his father Earol who also coached him and his siblings. Clarke’s older sister Yasmin (former 532 WTA) is a big part of his team.

Junior career

2012

Playing in the Great Britain Under 14 boys team, with Samuel Ferguson, they won the European Winter Cup defeating Sweden in the final. [2] [3]

Clarke won two Tennis Europe 14U Grade 1 events to become the 14U No.1 in Europe. Consequently, Clarke gained the May AEGON Junior Player of the Month Award. [4]

2015

Clarke was the no 1 ranked British junior, living and training in Stockholm.

Professional career

2016–2017

Clarke has risen from an ATP singles ranking of No. 1,621 in the world in June 2016 to a career high of No. 219 achieved on 4 December 2017. He trained with Andy Murray before the French Open and travelled with the Great Britain Davis Cup team for their tie against France. [5]

Clarke received a singles wild card for the 2017 Wimbledon qualifiers but lost in the final round. Clarke was awarded a wildcard to the doubles main draw with Marcus Willis, where they reached the third round after upsetting the defending champions and second seeds Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert in a five-setter. [6]

2018

Clarke made his ATP main draw debut at the Queen's Club Championships where he was given a wildcard into the singles event, he lost in straight sets to the American fifth seed Sam Querrey. Clarke was awarded a wild card to the main draw of the 2018 Wimbledon Championship for his grand slam singles debut. Clarke reached the semi-finals in the mixed doubles with Harriet Dart beating the first seeds in the third round. [7]

ATP Challengers and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 20 (11 titles, 9 runner-ups)

Legend
ATP Challenger (3–4)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (8–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–5)
Clay (8–4)
Grass (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Dec 2016Egypt F35, Cairo FuturesClay Flag of Chile.svg Laslo Urrutia Fuentes6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–1
Win2–0Dec 2016Egypt F36, CairoFuturesClay Flag of Egypt.svg Youssef Hossam 6–4, 6–4
Win3–0Mar 2017Turkey F9, Antalya FuturesClay Flag of France.svg Alexis Musialek 6–2, 6–4
Loss3–1Sep 2017Italy F29, Santa Margherita di Pula FuturesClay Flag of Italy.svg Federico Gaio 2–6, 5–7
Loss0–1 Nov 2017 Bangalore, IndiaChallengerHard Flag of India.svg Sumit Nagal 3–6, 6–3, 2–6
Loss3–2Mar 2018Qatar F2, Doha FuturesHard Flag of Germany.svg Benjamin Hassan 6–3, 6–7(1–7), 4–6
Win4–2Mar 2018Qatar F3, DohaFuturesHard Flag of Italy.svg Pietro Rondoni6–1, 7–5
Win1–1 Jul 2018 Binghamton, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Thompson 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Win2–1 Apr 2019 Anning, ChinaChallengerClay Flag of India.svg Prajnesh Gunneswaran 6–4, 6–3
Loss2–2 Nov 2019 Pune, IndiaChallengerHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Duckworth 6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Loss2–3 Jul 2021 Nur-Sultan, KazakhstanChallengerHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Max Purcell 6–3, 4–6, 6–7(6–8)
Loss2–4 Jan 2022 Forlì, ItalyChallengerHard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Draper 3–6, 0–6
Win3–4 May 2022 Cuernavaca, MexicoChallengerHard Flag of Spain.svg Adrián Menéndez Maceiras 6–1, 4–6, 7–6(7–5)
Win5–2May 2023M25 Reggio Emilia, ItalyWorld TourClay Flag of Italy.svg Julian Ocleppo 6–3, 6–4
Win6–2Nov 2023M25 Antalya, TurkeyWorld TourClay Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Nerman Fatic 6–4, 7–5
Loss6–3Feb 2024M25 Hammamet, TunisiaWorld TourClay Flag of Poland.svg Kamil Majchrzak 3–6, 5–7
Win7–3Feb 2024M25 Hammamet, TunisiaWorld TourClay Flag of Austria.svg Sandro Kopp4–6, 6–2, 6–3
Loss7–4Mar 2024M15 Rovinj, CroatiaWorld TourClay Flag of Croatia.svg Matej Dodig 6–7, 4–6
Win8–4May 2024M25 Santa Margherita di Pula, ItalyWorld TourClay Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sánchez Jover 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 6–4
Loss8–5Jun 2024M25 Kiseljak, Bosnia and HerzegovinaWorld TourClay Flag of Poland.svg Maks Kaśnikowski 2–6, 2–6

Doubles: 14 (10 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Legend
ATP Challenger (2–2)
ITF Futures (8–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–1)
Clay (7–3)
Grass (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Dec 2016Egypt F35, Cairo FuturesClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Curtis Clarke Flag of India.svg Chandril Sood
Flag of India.svg Lakshit Sood 		3–6, 2–6
Loss0–1 Apr 2018 San Luis Potosí, MexicoChallengerClay Flag of Germany.svg Kevin Krawietz Flag of El Salvador.svg Marcelo Arévalo
Flag of Mexico.svg Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela 		1–6, 4–6
Win1–1 Feb 2023 Chennai, IndiaChallengerHard Flag of India.svg Arjun Kadhe Flag of Austria.svg Sebastian Ofner
Flag of Croatia.svg Nino Serdarušić 		6–0, 6–4
Win1–1Oct 2023M15 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Ukraine.svg Volodoymyr Uzhylovkyi Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiri Barnat
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Hrazdil		7–5, 7–5
Win2–1Nov 2023M25 Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Croatia.svg Josip Simundza Flag of Turkey.svg Cengiz Aksu
Flag of Turkey.svg Mert Naci Türker 		1–6, 7–6(10–8), [10–8]
Win3–1Dec 2023M15 Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James MacKinlay Flag of Turkey.svg Sarp Ağabigün
Flag of France.svg Corentin Denolly 		7–6(7–5), 7–5
Win4–1Dec 2023M15 Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James MacKinlayFlag placeholder.svg Bogdan Bobrov
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Petr Nesterov 		6–1, 6–2
Win2–1 Jan 2024 Oeiras, PortugalChallengerHard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Marcus Willis Flag of France.svg Théo Arribagé
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Michael Geerts 		6–4, 6–7(9–11), [10–3]
Loss4–2Jan 2024M25 Loughborough, Great BritainWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Millen Hurrion Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charles Broom
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg George Houghton		5–7, 3–6
Win5–2Feb 2024M25 Hammamet, Tunisia World Tennis TourClay Flag of Austria.svg Sandro Kopp Flag of France.svg Corentin Denolly
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Damien Wenger 		6–2, 7–5
Win6–2Mar 2024M25 Badalona, SpainWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Italy.svg Augusto Virgili Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ryan Nijboer
Flag of Spain.svg Alejo Sanchez Quilez		6–3, 4–6, [11–9]
Win7–2Apr 2024M25 Hammamet, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of France.svg Constantin Bittoun KouzmineFlag placeholder.svg Aleksandr Lobanov
Flag of Tunisia.svg Aziz Ouakaa 		6–3, 6–4
Win8–2May 2024M25 Reggio Emilia, ItalyWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Germany.svg Kai Wehnelt Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Arnaboldi
Flag of Italy.svg Federico Arnaboldi 		5–7, 6–2, [10–8]
Loss2–2 Jul 2024 Amersfoort, NetherlandsChallengerClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Stevenson Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Demoliner
Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Durán 		6–7(2–7), 4–6

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