Alastair Gray

Alastair Gray (born 22 June 1998) is a British tennis player.

Alastair Gray
Country (sports) United Kingdom
Born (1998-06-22) 22 June 1998
Twickenham, United Kingdom
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Turned pro2016
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
CollegeTexas Christian University
CoachDevin Bowen
David Roditi
Prize money$212,353
Singles
Career record1–3 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 237 (19 September 2022)
Current rankingNo. 363 (12 June 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon2R (2022)
Doubles
Career record1–4 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 304 (20 June 2022)
Current rankingNo. 814 (12 June 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon2R (2021)
Last updated on: 26 October 2022.

Gray has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 237 achieved on 19 September 2022. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 304 achieved on 20 June 2022.

Gray played college tennis at Texas Christian University.[1]

Career

Gray made his ATP main draw debut at the 2019 Hall of Fame Open after receiving a wildcard for the singles tournament.

He received a wildcard for the main draw of the 2021 Wimbledon Championships men’s doubles alongside Aidan McHugh, where he recorded his first Major win against Jiří Veselý and Roman Jebavý.[2]

He made his Grand Slam debut at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships as a wildcard where he won his first singles match against Tseng Chun-hsin.

Personal

Gray attended Parkside School, Cobham, his time there overlapping with fellow British tennis player Jack Draper.[3]

Playing style

Gray plays right-handed with a one-handed backhand.[4] He prefers hard and grass court surfaces. The standout feature of his game is a highly effective first serve, the sound of which has been compared to a gunshot.[5]

ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour Finals

Singles: 9 (5–4)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF World Tennis Tour (5–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–3)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2021 M25 Johannesburg, South Africa World Tennis Tour Hard Australia Jeremy Beale 7–6(7–4), 6–4
Win 2–0 Sep 2021 M25 Johannesburg, South Africa World Tennis Tour Hard Greece Michail Pervolarakis 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Loss 2–1 Nov 2021 M15, Heraklion, Greece World Tennis Tour Hard Italy Francesco Maestrelli 0–6, 6–3, 5–7
Win 3–1 Feb 2022 M25 Shrewsbury, United Kingdom World Tennis Tour Hard (i) United Kingdom Harry Wendelken 7–5, 6–1
Win 4–1 Feb 2022 M25 Glasgow, United Kingdom World Tennis Tour Hard (i) Germany Henri Squire 6–3, 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–4)
Loss 4–2 Mar 2022 M25 Trimbach, Switzerland World Tennis Tour Carpet (i) Switzerland Leandro Riedi 2–6, 2–6
Win 5–2 Aug 2022 M25 Nottingham, United Kingdom World Tennis Tour Grass United Kingdom Daniel Cox 3–6, 6–4, 7–5
Loss 5–3 Nov 2022 M25 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt World Tennis Tour Hard Poland Kacper Żuk 4–6, 4–6
Loss 5–4 Apr 2023 M25 Trento, Italy World Tennis Tour Hard (i) Switzerland Jérôme Kym 6–7(7–9), 2–6

Doubles: 7 (5–2)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (5–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2016 Great Britain F5, Sheffield Futures Hard United Kingdom Ewan Moore United Kingdom Scott Clayton
United Kingdom Jonny O'Mara
4–6, 4–6
Win 1–1 Aug 2019 M25 Roehampton, United Kingdom World Tennis Tour Hard United Kingdom Ewan Moore United Kingdom Scott Clayton
United Kingdom Luke Johnson
6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Win 2–1 Aug 2021 M25 Bagnères-de-Bigorre, France World Tennis Tour Hard United Kingdom Ryan Storrie France Clément Chidekh
France Luca Sanchez
3–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Win 3–1 Sep 2021 M25 Johannesburg, South Africa World Tennis Tour Hard Israel Daniel Cukierman Brazil Mateus Alves
Brazil Igor Marcondes
7–6(7–5), 6–3
Win 4–1 Jan 2022 M25 Bath, United Kingdom World Tennis Tour Hard United Kingdom Charles Broom Netherlands Guy Den Ouden
United Kingdom Luke Johnson
6–2, 6–2
Win 5–1 Jul 2022 M25 Nottingham, United Kingdom World Tennis Tour Grass United Kingdom Stuart Parker United Kingdom Charles Broom
United Kingdom Luke Johnson
7–6(7–4), 4–6, [10–5]
Loss 5–2 Nov 2022 M25 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard France Kyrian Jacquet China Bu Yunchaokete
Chinese Taipei Ray Ho
2–6, 4–6

References

  1. "Alastair Gray – Men's Tennis". TCU Athletics.
  2. "Initial Wild Cards for The Championships 2021". www.wimbledon.com.
  3. "Old Boys Shining at Wimbledon". Parkside School Newsletter. 2 (11). 8 July 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  4. "Alastair Gray Player Profile". LTA. Lawn Tennis Association. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  5. Rathborne, Toby (10 June 2022). "Alastair Gray: Ready for the next step". Sports Gazette. Retrieved 7 November 2022.


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