Marcus Willis

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Marcus Willis
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Country (sports) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
Born (1990-10-09) 9 October 1990 (age 34)
Slough, Berkshire, England
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro2007
Retired2021 (singles)
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachMatt Smith
Prize money $285,953
Singles
Career record1–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 322 (16 June 2014)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon 2R (2016)
Doubles
Career record2–2
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 81 (28 October 2024)
Current rankingNo. 81 (28 October 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon 3R (2017)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon QF (2024)
Last updated on: 28 October 2024.

Marcus Willis (born 9 October 1990) is a British professional tennis player who currently specializes in doubles. He has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 81, achieved on 28 October 2024.

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Willis made his ATP tour debut at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships after qualifying for the main draw, where he gained recognition after playing against Roger Federer in the second round on Centre Court.

Willis also played touchtennis, in which he has a career-high ranking of No. 1 in singles, having won 13 singles and two doubles titles. [1]

Personal life

Willis began playing tennis at the age of 9. His mother is a learning support assistant and his father is an accountant. [2] Willis attended St Paul's Primary School, Wokingham and The Forest School, Winnersh. [3] Willis is married to Jennifer Bate, an NHS dental surgeon and former beauty model whom he had met at a concert. [4]

Juniors

Willis played his first junior match in April 2006 at the age of 15 at a grade 5 tournament in the UK. Throughout his junior career, he reached a high of No. 15 in the combined junior world rankings in September 2008 at posted a win–loss record of 92–36. [5]

Willis was sent home from the 2008 Australian Open by the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) for his "slack attitude" when he missed the bus to a practice session and eventually arrived without rackets, having left them at his hotel. [6] [7]

Junior Slam results – Singles:

Australian Open: A (—)
French Open: 2R (2008)
Wimbledon: 3R (2007, 2008)
US Open: 2R (2008)

Junior Slam results – Doubles:

Australian Open: A (—)
French Open: 1R (2008)
Wimbledon: 2R (2007)
US Open: 2R (2008)

Professional career

2007–2015

Willis officially turned pro in 2007 at the age of 17. Throughout 2007–2015, he made 14 ITF singles finals and 41 ITF doubles finals (winning 8 singles and 25 doubles). He only made one challenger final, the 2014 Charlottesville Challenger where he made the doubles final partnering Lewis Burton where they lost to top seed Treat Huey and Frederik Nielsen in three sets. He got a wildcard spot into the 2009 Wimbledon Qualifying where he lost in the second round and the 2014 Wimbledon Qualifying where he lost in the first round. He achieved a career-high ranking of 322 on June 16, 2014.

2016: Wimbledon second round

The only success for Willis in the first five months of 2016 was qualifying for the Tunisia Futures F1 in January, and progressing to the quarterfinals, [8] where he won $356. [7] His failure to defend the previous year's points led to his ranking falling to number 772 by the start of Wimbledon. [9]

Willis was considering his retirement in 2016 as he had just torn his hamstring and was offered a tennis teaching job in Philadelphia. His girlfriend, Jennifer Bate, convinced him to keep playing professional tennis and to give it one more try. He trained heavily throughout February to May to play his next event at Wimbledon qualifying.

Willis was awarded a spot into the qualifying draw after countryman David Rice withdrew. He won three matches to qualify for the main draw of the 2016 Wimbledon Championships, which included wins against future top-ten players Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev. [10] In the first round, Willis upset Ričardas Berankis, a player ranked more than 700 places above him, to set up a clash with seven-time champion Roger Federer. [11] Willis was defeated by Federer 60, 63, 64 on Centre Court in the second round, receiving a standing ovation nevertheless. [12] The BBC later held a vote for the best shot made of the tournament, [13] and Willis's lob over Federer earned him the win. [14]

Injury prevented Willis from playing immediately after Wimbledon 2016, but he was given a wild card into qualifying for the Erste Bank Open 500 in Vienna over the weekend of October 22–23. He has also been invited to play Tie Break Tens at the same venue on Sunday 23 October, against Andy Murray, Dominic Thiem and Jo Wilfried Tsonga. [15]

His second tournament after Wimbledon was a Future in Kuwait which he won both the singles and the doubles.

2017: Wimbledon doubles third round

Willis played few tournaments in the first half of 2017 due to injuries and becoming a father to his first child (a girl) but played in the Great Britain F1, F2 and F3, reaching the second round, semi-finals and finals respectively, winning $2283 overall. He then reached the quarter-finals of the U.S.A. F15 but lost in the first round of the Spain F14. [16] He then failed to qualify for the Challenger in Surbiton and then reached the second round of the Ilkley Challenger, losing to Sam Groth. [16]

At the 2017 Wimbledon Championships, Willis lost in the final round of qualifying to Illya Marchenko in straight sets, although Willis had been hindered by a knee injury he suffered against fellow Brit Liam Broady in the previous round. Since he failed to defend his points from last years Wimbledon his ranking fell below number 500 in the world. [17]

In the Wimbledon doubles, he and partner Jay Clarke had been awarded a wild card for the main draw. In the opening round, they beat Jared Donaldson and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan after coming back from two sets to love. [18] They caused a big surprise by defeating the defending champions and second seeds Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the next round, also in a five-setter. [19] Their run ended with a loss to Oliver Marach and Mate Pavić in the third round. [20]

2018–2020: Final years in singles

Willis missed Wimbledon in singles after losing to Dan Evans in the pre-qualifying playoffs. [21] His final professional match was in the qualifying event for the 2018 Wimbledon doubles. [22] After Wimbledon, he played for the San Diego Aviators in the 2018 World TeamTennis league, [23] where the team narrowly missed the WTT finals.

He had continued to play doubles tournaments at Futures events since November 2020. [24]

His most recent participation in touchtennis dated back to September 2020, [25] prior to his return in 2022.

2021: Retirement

In March 2021, Willis announced he was retiring from the sport. [22]

2022–2023: Doubles comeback, first Challenger title

WIllis resumed playing doubles on the ITF tour from August 2022. Until May 2023, he won seven ITF 25k tournaments, six of them with partner Scott Duncan. [26] He then mainly plays on the ATP Challenger Tour. On 2 December 2023, he won his first ATP Challenger title in Maspalomas, again with partner Duncan. [27]

2024: Six challenger titles, top 100 in doubles, Wimbledon quarterfinal

In January, Willis won his second doubles title on the ATP Challenger Tour in Oeiras, partnering Jay Clarke. He reached the top 100 on 17 May 2024. He won five further Challenger titles until June. [28] He reached the top 100 in the doubles rankings on 17 June 2024.

Partnering with Alicia Barnett at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships, Willis reached the mixed doubles quarterfinals. [29]

Performance timelines

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

Tournament 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Wimbledon A Q2 AAAA Q1 A 2R Q3 A0 / 11–1
Career statistics
Overall win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–01–10–00–01–1
Year-end ranking965606609729962350365474441598

Doubles

Tournament 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Wimbledon Q1 Q1 Q1 AAA Q1 AA 3R Q1 ANHAAA 1R 0 / 22–2
Career statistics
Overall win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–02–10–00–00–00–00–00–00–12–2
Year-end ranking378489617898325251432105223075013671470446166

Mixed doubles

Tournament 2024 SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Wimbledon QF 0 / 12–1

ATP Challenger finals

Doubles: 10 (8 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Finals by surface
Hard (4–2)
Clay (3–0)
Grass (1–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1 Nov 2014 Charlottesville,
United States
Hard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Burton Flag of the Philippines.svg Treat Huey
Flag of Denmark.svg Frederik Nielsen
6–3, 3–6, [2–10]
Win1–1 Dec 2023 Maspalomas,
Spain
Clay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Duncan Flag of France.svg Théo Arribagé
Flag of France.svg Sadio Doumbia
7–6(7–5), 6–4
Win2–1 Jan 2024 Oeiras,
Portugal
Hard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jay Clarke Flag of France.svg Théo Arribagé
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Michael Geerts
6–4, 6–7(9–11), [10–3]
Loss2–2 Jan 2024 Oeiras,
Portugal
Hard (i) Flag of India.svg Arjun Kadhe Flag of Poland.svg Karol Drzewiecki
Flag of Poland.svg Piotr Matuszewski
3–6, 4–6
Win3–2 Feb 2024 Glasgow,
United Kingdom
Hard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Duncan Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kyle Edmund
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Henry Searle
6–3, 6–2
Win4–2 Mar 2024 Lille,
France
Hard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Christian Harrison Flag of France.svg Titouan Droguet
Flag of France.svg Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
7–6(8–6), 6–3
Win5–2 Apr 2024 Savannah,
United States
Clay Flag of the United States.svg Christian Harrison Flag of Sweden.svg Simon Freund
Flag of Denmark.svg Johannes Ingildsen
6–3, 6–3
Win6–2 May 2024 Tunis,
Tunisia
Clay Flag of Argentina.svg Federico Agustín Gómez Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Patrik Rikl
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Michael Vrbenský
4–6, 6–1, [10–6]
Win7–2 Jun 2024 Nottingham,
United Kingdom
Grass Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Peers Flag of France.svg Harold Mayot
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke Saville
6–1, 6–7(1–7), [10–7]
Win8–2 Oct 2024 Taipei,
Taiwan
Hard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Stevenson Flag of South Korea.svg Nam Ji-sung
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joshua Paris
6–3, 6–3

ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 16 (9–7)

Finals by surface
Hard (7–7)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (1–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Oct 2008Great Britain F16, Glasgow Hard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Evans 2–6, 1–3 ret.
Win1–1Jan 2013Great Britain F1, GlasgowHard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Goodall 6–4, 6–4
Loss1–2Mar 2013Great Britain F6, Shrewsbury Hard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Evans6–7(3–7), 6–7(1–7)
Win2–2Jul 2013Great Britain F14, Felixstowe Grass Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neil Pauffley 6–2, 6–4
Loss2–3Aug 2013Great Britain F17, Wrexham Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Cox 2–6, 3–6
Loss2–4Sep 2013Kuwait F2, Mishref Hard Flag of Slovakia.svg Ivo Klec 6–3, 1–6, 4–6
Win3–4Oct 2013Kuwait F3, MishrefHard Flag of France.svg Tak Khunn Wang 6–3, 6–2
Loss3–5Mar 2014Thailand F3, Nonthaburi Hard Flag of South Korea.svg Chung Hyeon 2–6, 4–6
Win4–5Mar 2014Great Britain F8, Tipton Hard (i) Flag of Ireland.svg Sam Barry 7–6(7–4), 6–4
Win5–5May 2014Great Britain F10, Edinburgh Clay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neil Pauffley6–1, 6–3
Loss5–6Sep 2014Great Britain F15, London Hard Flag of Denmark.svg Frederik Nielsen 6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Win6–6Sep 2014Spain F27, Madrid Hard Flag of France.svg Mick Lescure6–3, 6–2
Win7–6May 2015Spain F11, Móstoles Hard Flag of Spain.svg Jorge Hernando-Ruano6–7(14–16), 6–3, 7–6(10–8)
Win8–6May 2015Egypt F20, Sharm El Sheikh Hard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Julien Dubail7–5, 6–7(8–10), 7–5
Win9–6Nov 2016Kuwait F3, MishrefHard Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Altmaier 6–3, 7–6(10–8)
Loss9–7Feb 2017Great Britain F3, ShrewsburyHard (i) Flag of Germany.svg Oscar Otte 5–7, 6–7(4–7)

Doubles: 58 (37–21)

Finals by surface
Hard (27–17)
Clay (6–3)
Grass (2–1)
Carpet (2–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Feb 2009France F2,
Feucherolles
Hard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Evans Flag of France.svg Olivier Charroin
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Tourte
3–6, 4–6
Win1–1May 2009Great Britain F6,
Edinburgh
Clay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Smethurst Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Gabb
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ashley Hewitt
6–7(3–7), 6–3, [14–12]
Loss1–2Jul 2009Great Britain F9,
Frinton
Grass Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neil Pauffley Flag of Ireland.svg Tristan Farron-Mahon
Flag of Ireland.svg Colin O'Brien
7–6(7–5), 6–7(3–7), [6–10]
Loss1–3Aug 2009Belgium F2,
Koksijde
Clay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alexander Ward Flag of Morocco.svg Rabie Chaki
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Frederic De Fays
3–6, 2–6
Win2–3Sep 2009Italy F28,
Porto Torres
Hard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vasek Pospisil Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Giannessi
Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Piccari
4–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Loss2–4Sep 2009Italy F29,
Alghero
Hard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vasek Pospisil Flag of Italy.svg Federico Gaio
Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Giannessi
2–6, 5–7
Loss2–5May 2010Great Britain F6,
Edinburgh
Clay Flag of Ireland.svg Barry King Flag of Ireland.svg James Cluskey
Flag of Ireland.svg Colin O'Brien
3–6, 3–6
Loss2–6May 2010Great Britain F7,
Newcastle
Clay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Maniel Bains Flag of Spain.svg Ignacio Coll Riudavets
Flag of Spain.svg Gerard Granollers
1–6, 4–6
Loss2–7Sep 2010Great Britain F14,
Nottingham
Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sean Thornley Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Burton
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Evans
5–7, 6–1, [11–13]
Win3–7Oct 2010Greece F3,
Heraklion
Carpet Flag of Ireland.svg Daniel Glancy Flag of Ireland.svg Sam Barry
Flag of Ireland.svg Colin O'Brien
7–5, 5–7, [10–8]
Loss3–8Mar 2011Great Britain F3,
Tipton
Hard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Miles Bugby Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Eaton
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Goodall
2–6, 2–6
Win4–8Sep 2011Great Britain F14,
Roehampton
Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Goodall Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Burton
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Marsalek
6–3, 5–7, [10–5]
Win5–8Sep 2011Great Britain F15,
Nottingham
Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Goodall Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Rice
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sean Thornley
6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Win6–8Jul 2012Great Britain F9,
Manchester
Grass Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Goodall Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Burn
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Evans
6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Win7–8May 2013Great Britain F10,
Edinburgh
Clay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matthew Short Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Gabb
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonny O'Mara
4–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Win8–8Aug 2013Great Britain F17,
Wrexham
Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg George Coupland Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Liam Broady
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joshua Ward-Hibbert
7–6(8–6), 6–3
Win9–8Sep 2013Great Britain F18,
Sheffield
Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Burton Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Bloomfield
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Cox
6–1, 6–1
Win10–8Sep 2013Great Britain F19,
Roehampton
Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Burton Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Edward Corrie
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joshua Ward-Hibbert
4–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Win11–8Sep 2013Kuwait F1,
Mishref
Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Burton Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Davidson
Flag of India.svg Saketh Myneni
6–4, 7–5
Loss11–9Sep 2013Kuwait F2,
Mishref
Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Burton Flag of South Africa.svg Ruan Roelofse
Flag of France.svg Tak Khunn Wang
6–4, 3–6, [6–10]
Win12–9Oct 2013Kuwait F3,
Mishref
Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Burton Flag of Austria.svg Thomas Statzberger
Flag of Austria.svg Sam Weissborn
6–2, 6–2
Win13–9Oct 2013Great Britain F22,
Tipton
Hard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Burton Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graeme Dyce
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Calum Gee
7–6(7–0), 6–2
Win14–9Nov 2013Greece F20,
Rethymno
Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Burton Flag of Serbia.svg Nikola Čačić
Flag of Greece.svg Alexandros Jakupovic
6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Win15–9Jan 2014Israel F1,
Eilat
Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Burton Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Shonigmatjon Shofayziyev
Flag of Russia.svg Anton Zaitcev
6–3, 6–4
Loss15–10Jan 2014Israel F2,
Eilat
Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Burton Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Huang Liang-chi
Flag of Israel.svg Amir Weintraub
3–6, 6–7(9–11)
Win16–10Jan 2014Israel F3,
Eilat
Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Burton Flag of Italy.svg Claudio Grassi
Flag of Israel.svg Amir Weintraub
6–3, 7–5
Loss16–11Feb 2014Thailand F1,
Nonthaburi
Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Burton Flag of Japan.svg Yuichi Ito
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Kondo
6–3, 3–6, [8–10]
Loss16–12Feb 2014Thailand F2,
Nonthaburi
Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Burton Flag of South Korea.svg Chung Hyeon
Flag of South Korea.svg Nam Ji-sung
4–6, 7–6(7–4), [7–10]
Win17–12Mar 2014Thailand F3,
Nonthaburi
Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Burton Flag of South Korea.svg Chung Hyeon
Flag of South Korea.svg Nam Ji-sung
6–3, 7–5
Win18–12Mar 2014Great Britain F8,
Tipton
Hard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Burton Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Rice
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sean Thornley
4–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–6]
Win19–12Apr 2014Great Britain F9,
Bournemouth
Clay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Burton Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jake Eames
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brydan Klein
6–1, 7–5
Win20–12May 2014Great Britain F10,
Edinburgh
Clay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonny O'Mara Flag of Australia (converted).svg Maverick Banes
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gavin van Peperzeel
7–6(7–3), 6–1
Win21–12May 2014Great Britain F11,
Newcastle
Clay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonny O'Mara Flag of Australia (converted).svg Maverick Banes
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gavin van Peperzeel
7–6(10–8), 6–1
Loss21–13Aug 2014Spain F24,
Pozoblanco
Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Burton Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Edward Corrie
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Rice
4–6, 5–7
Win22–13Jan 2015Great Britain F2,
Sunderland
Hard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Burton Flag of Sweden.svg Isak Arvidsson
Flag of Finland.svg Micke Kontinen
6–3, 6–2
Loss22–14Mar 2015Great Britain F5,
Shrewsbury
Hard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sean Thornley Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Luke Bambridge
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Clayton
6–7(3–7), 4–6
Loss22–15May 2015Spain F11,
Móstoles
Hard Flag of Spain.svg José Checa Calvo Flag of Spain.svg Juan-Samuel Arauzo
Flag of Spain.svg Ivan Arenas-Gualda
3–6, 7–5, [5–10]
Win23–15May 2015Egypt F19,
Sharm El Sheikh
Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Smethurst Flag of Egypt.svg Karim-Mohamed Maamoun
Flag of Syria.svg Issam Haitham Taweel
6–4, 6–4
Win24–15May 2015Egypt F20,
Sharm El Sheikh
Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Smethurst Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Hossam
Flag of Syria.svg Issam Haitham Taweel
6–1, 6–3
Win25–15Jul 2015Great Britain F6,
Frinton
Grass Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Smethurst Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Evan Hoyt
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bradley Mousley
6–4, 6–4
Loss25–16Sep 2015Sweden F4,
Falun
Hard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Marsalek Flag of Ireland.svg David O'Hare
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joe Salisbury
3–6, 5–7
Win26–16Nov 2016Kuwait F3,
Mishref
Hard Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Altmaier Flag of the Netherlands.svg Roy Sarut De Valk
Flag of France.svg Ronan Joncour
6–1, 6–1
Loss26–17Feb 2017Great Britain F3,
Shrewsbury
Hard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Molloy Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Clayton
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Luke Johnson
6–3, 4–6, [6–10]
Win27–17Aug 2017Portugal F17,
Sintra
Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Edward Corrie Flag of France.svg Yanais Laurent
Flag of France.svg Maxime Tchoutakian
6–1, 6–4
Loss27–18Feb 2018Great Britain F1,
Glasgow
Hard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neil Pauffley Flag of Austria.svg Matthias Haim
Flag of Germany.svg Jakob Sude
3–6, 7–6(7–5), [6–10]
Win28–18Feb 2018Great Britain F3,
Shrewsbury
Hard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Clayton Flag of Finland.svg Harri Heliövaara
Flag of Denmark.svg Frederik Nielsen
6–2, 7–5
Loss28–19Sep 2022France M25,
Bagnères-de-Bigorre
Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James MacKinlay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Joris de Loore
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yannick Mertens
6–7(3–7), 7–6(8–6), [6–10]
Win29–19Sep 2022Spain M25,
Madrid
Clay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Duncan Flag of Morocco.svg Lamine Ouahab
Flag of Algeria.svg Mohamed Nazim Makhlouf
6–1, 6–3
Loss29–20Oct 2022France M25,
Nevers
Hard (i) Flag of Argentina.svg Federico Agustín Gómez Flag of France.svg Sascha Gueymard Wayenburg
Flag of France.svg Antoine Hoang
7–6(12–10), 6–7(5–7), [7–10]
Win30–20Oct 2022France M25,
Sarreguemines
Carpet (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Duncan Flag of France.svg Grégoire Jacq
Flag of France.svg Arthur Bouquier
4–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Win31–20Nov 2022France M15,
Villers-lès-Nancy
Hard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Duncan Flag of France.svg Grégoire Jacq
Flag of France.svg Arthur Bouquier
6–1, 2–0 ret.
Win32–20Jan 2023Great Britain M25,
Sheffield
Hard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Duncan Flag of France.svg Corentin Denolly
Flag of Sweden.svg Simon Freund
6–3, 6–4
Win33–20Feb 2023Great Britain M25,
Bath
Hard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Duncan Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Jones
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Little
6–3, 6–4
Loss33–21Mar 2023Canada M25,
Montreal
Hard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Duncan Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Juan Carlos Aguilar
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joe Tyler
4–6, 7–5, [9–11]
Win34–21Apr 2023Great Britain M25,
Nottingham
Hard Flag of Austria.svg Neil Oberleitner Flag of Denmark.svg August Holmgren
Flag of Denmark.svg Johannes Ingildsen
7–6(7–1), 6–3
Win35–21May 2023Great Britain M25,
Nottingham
Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Duncan Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Giles Hussey
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Jones
6–3, 6–2
Win36–21Nov 2023Great Britain M25,
Sunderland
Hard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Stevenson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Davis
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joshua Goodger
6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Win37–21Jan 2024Great Britain M25,
Sunderland
Hard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Stevenson Flag of France.svg Dan Added
Flag of France.svg Clément Chidekh
4–6, 7–6(8–6), [10–8]

Wins over top 10 players

Doubles

#PartnerOpponentsRankTournamentSurfaceRdScoreWillis
Rank
2017
1. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jay Clarke Flag of France.svg Nicolas Mahut
Flag of France.svg Pierre-Hugues Herbert
4
7
Wimbledon, United KingdomGrass2R3–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 6–3708

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