Luca Pow

Luca Pow
Pow in 2023 Wimbledon Qualification
Country (sports) United Kingdom
Born (2005-02-01) 1 February 2005 (age 19)
Solihull, England[1]
PlaysLeft-handed, two handed backhand
Prize money$33,909
Singles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonQ1 (2022, 2023)
Doubles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Highest rankingNo. 1284 (19 August 2024)
Current rankingNo. 1284 (19 August 2024)
Last updated on: 19 August 2024.

Luca Pow (born 1 February 2005) is a British tennis player. He has a career high doubles ranking of world No. 1284 achieved on 19 August 2024.[2]

Professional career

In April 2022 Pow won the British national junior tennis title to ensure a wildcard into the 2022 Wimbledon Championship qualifying draw.[3] In the qualifying he lost in the first round to the 26th seed, American Mitchell Krueger.[4]

In 2023 he successfully defended his national U18 title.[5][6] In the qualifying for the 2023 Wimbledon Championship he lost in the first round to Dutchman Gijs Brouwer.[7]

He made his main draw ATP debut in the men’s doubles at the 2024 Winston-Salem Open playing alongside Dhakshineswar Suresh.[8] In the first round the pair defeated sixth seeds Andrés Molteni and Ariel Behar.[9]

College career

He joined Wake Forest University in 2023 to study for a Business degree.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Solihull teen tennis ace has wildcard for Wimbledon after becoming junior national champion". Solihul Onserver. April 13, 2022.
  2. ^ "Luca Pow". ATP. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  3. ^ "Mingge Xu and Luca Pow win LTA 18U Junior National Championships". lta.org.uk.
  4. ^ Mason, Sarah (June 21, 2022). "Solihull teenager heads to Wimbledon for wildcard qualifier". Solihull Observer. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  5. ^ "Isabelle Lacy and Luca Pow crowned 18U Junior National champions". lta.org. 14 April 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  6. ^ Mason, Sarah (April 17, 2023). "Solihull tennis ace ready to take on Wimbledon qualifiers". Solihull Observer. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  7. ^ "LUCA POW KNOCKED OUT BY GIJS BROUWER IN OPENING WIMBLEDON QUALIFIER, TARGETS JUNIORS AT WIMBLEDON". Eurosport. June 21, 2023. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  8. ^ "Two Wake Forest tennis players added to Winston-Salem Open field; Defending Champion Baez is top seed". Journalnow.com. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  9. ^ Chatterjee, Triyasha (Aug 20, 2024). "Dhakshineswar Suresh and Luca Pow claim a hard-fought 2-1 win over Argentina's Andres Molteni and Ariel Behar at Winston-Salem Open 2024". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Alumni". lboro.ac.uk. Retrieved 19 August 2024.