British tennis player (born 1998)
Alastair Gray (born 22 June 1998) is a British tennis player.
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: 11 (6–5)
| Legend
|
| ATP Challenger (0–0)
|
| ITF World Tennis Tour (6–5)
|
|
| Finals by surface
|
| Hard (5–4)
|
| 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
|
 Jeremy Beale
|
7–6(7–4), 6–4
|
| Win
|
2–0
|
Sep 2021
|
M25 Johannesburg, South Africa
|
World Tennis Tour
|
Hard
|
 Michail Pervolarakis
|
4–6, 6–3, 6–2
|
| Loss
|
2–1
|
Nov 2021
|
M15, Heraklion, Greece
|
World Tennis Tour
|
Hard
|
 Francesco Maestrelli
|
0–6, 6–3, 5–7
|
| Win
|
3–1
|
Feb 2022
|
M25 Shrewsbury, United Kingdom
|
World Tennis Tour
|
Hard (i)
|
 Harry Wendelken
|
7–5, 6–1
|
| Win
|
4–1
|
Feb 2022
|
M25 Glasgow, United Kingdom
|
World Tennis Tour
|
Hard (i)
|
 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)
|
 Leandro Riedi
|
2–6, 2–6
|
| Win
|
5–2
|
Aug 2022
|
M25 Nottingham, United Kingdom
|
World Tennis Tour
|
Grass
|
Daniel Cox
|
3–6, 6–4, 7–5
|
| Loss
|
5–3
|
Nov 2022
|
M25 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
|
World Tennis Tour
|
Hard
|
 Kacper Żuk
|
4–6, 4–6
|
| Loss
|
5–4
|
Apr 2023
|
M25 Trento, Italy
|
World Tennis Tour
|
Hard (i)
|
Jérôme Kym
|
6–7(7–9), 2–6
|
| Loss
|
5–5
|
Nov 2023
|
M15 Heraklion, Greece
|
World Tennis Tour
|
Hard
|
 Arthur Gea
|
6–7(2–7), 3–6
|
| Win
|
6–5
|
Nov 2023
|
M15 Madrid, Spain
|
World Tennis Tour
|
Hard
|
 Hazem Naw
|
6–1, 6–7(5–7), 6–2
|
Doubles: 7 (5–2)
| Legend
|
| ATP Challenger (0–0)
|
| ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (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
|
Ewan Moore
|
Scott Clayton
Jonny O'Mara
|
4–6, 4–6
|
| Win
|
1–1
|
Aug 2019
|
M25 Roehampton, United Kingdom
|
World Tennis Tour
|
Hard
|
Ewan Moore
|
Scott Clayton
Luke Johnson
|
6–3, 7–6(7–5)
|
| Win
|
2–1
|
Aug 2021
|
M25 Bagnères-de-Bigorre, France
|
World Tennis Tour
|
Hard
|
Ryan Storrie
|
Clément Chidekh
Luca Sanchez
|
3–6, 6–4, [10–8]
|
| Win
|
3–1
|
Sep 2021
|
M25 Johannesburg, South Africa
|
World Tennis Tour
|
Hard
|
 Daniel Cukierman
|
 Mateus Alves
Igor Marcondes
|
7–6(7–5), 6–3
|
| Win
|
4–1
|
Jan 2022
|
M25 Bath, United Kingdom
|
World Tennis Tour
|
Hard
|
Charles Broom
|
 Guy den Ouden
Luke Johnson
|
6–2, 6–2
|
| Win
|
5–1
|
Jul 2022
|
M25 Nottingham, United Kingdom
|
World Tennis Tour
|
Grass
|
Stuart Parker
|
Charles Broom
Luke Johnson
|
7–6(7–4), 4–6, [10–5]
|
| Loss
|
5–2
|
Nov 2022
|
M25 Monastir, Tunisia
|
World Tennis Tour
|
Hard
|
Kyrian Jacquet
|
 Bu Yunchaokete
 Ray Ho
|
2–6, 4–6
|
References
External links
