Johannus Monday

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Johannus Monday
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Country (sports)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Born (2002-01-22) 22 January 2002 (age 22)
Hull, England
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
College Tennessee
Prize money$74,660
Singles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 531 (10 October 2022)
Current rankingNo. 728 (15 January 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon Q2 (2023)
Doubles
Career record1–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 192 (28 August 2023)
Current rankingNo. 202 (15 January 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon 2R (2023)
Last updated on: 21 January 2024.

Johannus Monday (born 22 January 2002) is a British tennis player. He has a career high singles ranking of 531 achieved on 10 October 2022. He has a career high doubles ranking of 192 achieved on 28 August 2023. [1] [2]

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Early life

Monday was born in Kingston upon Hull and brought up in nearby Cottingham. He began playing tennis at four years old. He attended St Mary's College and, from 2015, boarded at Merchiston Castle School in Edinburgh. [3]

In 2020 he began studying political science at the University of Tennessee on a tennis scholarship. [4] [5] [3]

Career

After winning the title of the men's doubles of the Nottingham Open alongside Jacob Fearnley, the pair received wildcards for the 2023 Wimbledon Championships. [6] He was also given a wildcard into the men's qualifying singles and beat Mili Poljicak before pushing the experienced Radu Albot to three sets. [7] In the doubles, he and Fearnley beat Andre Goransson and Ben McLachlan in the opening round before losing to Matthew Ebden and Rohan Bopanna. [8]

ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 0

Doubles: 7 (5–2)

Legend
ATP Challenger (1–0)
ITF World Tennis Tour (4–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (2–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0 Jun 2023 Nottingham, Great BritainChallengerGrass Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jacob Fearnley Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Liam Broady
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonny O'Mara
6–3, 6–7(6–8), [10–7]
Win2–0Jul 2023M25 Roehampton, Great BritainWorld Tennis TourGrass Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Emile Hudd Flag of France.svg Arthur Bouquier
Flag of France.svg François Musitelli
6–4, 7–5
Loss2–1Jul 2023M25 Roehampton, Great BritainWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Emile Hudd Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charles Broom
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg George Houghton
4–6, 6–4, [9–11]
Win3–1Aug 2023M25 Roehampton, Great BritainWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Emile Hudd Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Millen Hurrion
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Little
7–5(10–8), 7–6(7–4)
Win4–1Aug 2023M25 Aldershot, Great BritainWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Emile Hudd Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Arthur Fery
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anton Matusevich
6–3, 3–6, [10–8]
Win5–1Oct 2023M15 Las Vegas, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Ecuador.svg Ángel Díaz Jalil Flag of the United States.svg William Grant
Flag of Ecuador.svg Andrés Andrade
6–4, 6–4
Loss5–2Oct 2023M25 Columbus, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Japan.svg Shunsuke Mitsui Flag of the United States.svg Robert Cash
Flag of the United States.svg Bryce Nakashima
5–7, 6–7(10–12)

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References

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  2. "Johannus Monday | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
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