Johannus Monday

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Johannus Monday
Monday WMQ23 (53062186073).jpg
Monday at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Born (2002-01-22) 22 January 2002 (age 23)
Hull, England
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
College Tennessee
Prize money$ 141,750
Singles
Career record0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 216 (21 July 2025)
Current rankingNo. 216 (21 July 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon 1R (2025)
US Open Q1 (2025)
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. 317 (30 June 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon 2R (2023)
Last updated on: 30 June 2025.

Johannus Monday (born 22 January 2002) is a British tennis player. He has a career high singles ranking of No. 216, achieved on 21 July 2025. He has a career high doubles ranking of No. 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 the age of 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] Whilst competing on the college circuit he became the number one ranked NCAA player. [6]

Career

After winning the title of the men's doubles of the Nottingham Open alongside Jacob Fearnley, [7] the pair received wildcards for the 2023 Wimbledon Championships. [8] 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. [9] In the doubles, he and Fearnley beat Andre Goransson and Ben McLachlan in the opening round before losing to Matthew Ebden and Rohan Bopanna. [10]

He won three consecutive singles titles on the ITF tennis tour in October 2024. [6] His haul included the singles and doubles titles at the M25 Louisville, a singles victory in Norman, Oklahoma, and a singles victory in Harlingen, Texas. [11] [12] [13]

He began 2025 with another title at that level in Sunderland before adding a fifth in six months in Bakersfield, United States in March 2025, defeating American Alex Rybakov in the final in straight sets to seal the title. [6]

In June 2025, Monday was awarded a wildcard to make his major tournament main-draw singles debut at Wimbledon, [14] where he lost to 13th seed Tommy Paul in the first round. [15]

ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 8 (8–0)

Legend
ITF WTT (8–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Jun 2022USA M15, South Bend WTTHard Flag of the United States.svg Sekou Bangoura 6–3, 7–5
Win2–0Aug 2022USA M25, Decatur WTTHard Flag of the United States.svg Ezekiel Clark6–3, 6–3
Win3–0Jul 2024USA M25, East Lansing WTTHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Aidan McHugh 6–2, 6–2
Win4–0Oct 2024USA M25, Louisville WTTHard Flag of the United States.svg Tyler Zink 6–2, 6–3
Win5–0Oct 2024USA M25, Harlingen WTTHard Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tadeas Paroulek6–0, 6–1
Win6–0Oct 2024USA M25, Norman WTTHard (i) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Juan Carlos Aguilar 6–1, 6–3
Win7–0Jan 2025UK M25, Sunderland WTTHard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ryan Peniston 6–4, 6–2
Win8–0Mar 2025USA M25, Bakersfield WTTHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Alex Rybakov 6–2, 6–4

Doubles: 10 (8–2)

Legend
ATP Challenger (2–0)
ITF World Tennis Tour (6–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (6–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (2–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0 Jun 2023 Nottingham,
United Kingdom		ChallengerGrass 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 2023Great Britain M25,
Roehampton 		World 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 2023Great Britain M25,
Roehampton		World 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 2023Great Britain M25,
Roehampton		World 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 2023Great Britain M25,
Aldershot 		World 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 2023USA M15,
Las Vegas 		World 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 2023USA M25
Columbus 		World 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)
Win6–2Jul 2024USA M25,
Dallas 		World Tennis TourHard Flag of Japan.svg Shunsuke Mitsui Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Kotzen
Flag of the United States.svg Tristan McCormick		6–4, 6–4
Win7–2Oct 2024USA M25,
Louisville 		World Tennis TourHard Flag of the United States.svg JJ Mercer Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Jody Maginley
Flag of the United States.svg Evan Zhu 		7–5, 6–4
Win8–2 Nov 2024 Knoxville,
United States		ChallengerHard (i) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Patrick Harper Flag of the United States.svg Micah Braswell
Flag of the United States.svg Eliot Spizzirri 		6–2, 6–2

References

  1. ↑ "Johannus Monday". ITF. International Tennis Federation . Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "Johannus Monday | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  3. 1 2 Jones, Preston (20 April 2022). "Family-Oriented Monday Excelling on Rocky Top". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Hull tennis player Johannus Monday proving a big hit on the US college tennis circuit". ITV News . 26 February 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  5. ↑ Kemp, Dan (February 21, 2021). "'JoMo' the Cottingham tennis star taking the US by storm". HullLive.
  6. 1 2 3 "Ryan Peniston, Johannus Monday & Oliver Crawford headline a standout week of British singles titles on the ITF Tour". lta.org. 24 March 2025. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  7. ↑ "Rothesay Open Nottingham 2023: Jacob Fearnley & Johannus Monday lift first ATP Challenger title". Lawn Tennis Association. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  8. ↑ Elder, Matthew (1 July 2023). "Andy Murray and the nine Scots competing at Wimbledon 2023 – including son of Rangers coach". Scotsman.com. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  9. ↑ Dickson-Jefford, Oli (29 June 2023). "Monday takes pride from Wimbledon Qualifying campaign". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  10. ↑ Russo, Rick (10 July 2023). "Monday's impressive debut at Wimbledon comes to an end". wvlt.tv. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  11. ↑ "Jay Clarke & Johannus Monday claim ITF singles titles & three British doubles champions". lta.org. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  12. ↑ Furness, Glenys. "MONDAY CLAIMS ITF HARLINGEN TITLE". Britsportswatch. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  13. ↑ "M25 NORMAN". itftennis. 21 October 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  14. ↑ "Johannus Monday and Fran Jones get Wimbledon wild card in nod to Yorkshire tennis". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  15. ↑ "Wimbledon: Paul books spot in second round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
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