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Neal Skupski
Country (sports) Great Britain
ResidenceLiverpool, England
Born (1989-12-01) 1 December 1989 (age 35)[1]
Liverpool, England
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Turned pro2012
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeLSU
CoachKen Skupski
Louis Cayer
Anthony Hardman
Prize moneyUS$ 4,313,823
Singles
Career record0–0
Highest rankingNo. 932 (8 November 2010)
Doubles
Career record289–189
Career titles17
Highest rankingNo. 1 (14 November 2022)
Current rankingNo. 18 (11 November 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (2022, 2023)
French OpenQF (2020, 2022, 2023)
WimbledonW (2023)
US OpenF (2022)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsSF (2022)
Olympic Games2R (2021)
Mixed doubles
Career record44–23
Career titles2
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenF (2024)
French OpenF (2024)
WimbledonW (2021, 2022)
US OpenQF (2021)
Team competitions
Davis CupSF (2019)
Last updated on: 11 November 2024.

Neal Skupski (born 1 December 1989) is a British professional tennis player who is a former world No. 1 in doubles.

He is a three-time Grand Slam champion, having won the 2023 Wimbledon Championships in men's doubles with Wesley Koolhof, and the 2021 and 2022 Wimbledon Championships in mixed doubles alongside Desirae Krawczyk. Koolhof and Skupski were also runners-up at the 2022 US Open, and Krawczyk and Skupski reached the final at the 2024 Australian Open and 2024 French Open. Skupski has won 17 doubles titles on the ATP Tour, including the Madrid Open, Canadian Open and Paris Masters at Masters 1000 level in 2022.[2] He became world no. 1 for the first time in November 2022, topping the rankings jointly with Koolhof at the end of the year, and became the third British world no. 1 in doubles after Jamie Murray and Joe Salisbury.

Skupski is the younger brother of former tennis player Ken Skupski and the pair regularly competed together until 2021, most notably winning the 2021 Mexican Open. Skupski has represented Great Britain in the Davis Cup since 2019 and competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Early life and college career

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Neal Skupski was born in Liverpool to Mary Skupski and Ken Skupski Sr. and attended King David High School. His father is of Polish descent and a retired police officer. Neal is the younger brother of fellow tennis player Ken Skupski Jr., with whom he has regularly partnered since 2013 until Ken Jr.'s retirement from professional tennis in July 2022.[3]

He competed in a handful of matches in 2010 and 2011, before taking a year out to finish his degree at Louisiana State University, where he studied sports administration as well as playing college tennis.[4][5]

Professional career

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2013: ATP debut, first ATP final, top 100 debut

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He began competing as a professional in 2013, initially playing on the Futures and Challenger Tours. After playing with a number of partners, he started competing more frequently with his brother Ken from March 2013 onwards.[6] The pair reached the final of the Nottingham Trophy on the Challenger Tour, before winning five Challenger titles in 2013, as of 23 September.[7][8] These wins saw Neal move into the world top 200 in July 2013.

At the 2013 Kremlin Cup the Skupski brothers entered their first ATP World Tour tournament, progressing to the final, where they lost on a tie-break.[9] Following the final, Neal moved into the top 100 for the first time, having been unranked at the start of the season. He ended 2013 ranked 86th in the world.

2017–2018: First Grand Slam quarterfinal, first two ATP titles

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At the 2017 Wimbledon Championships he reached the quarterfinals as a wildcard for the first time in his career partnering with his brother Ken where they were defeated by 4th seeded pair Łukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo.

Skupski won his first ATP Tour title at the Open Sud de France, partnering again with his brother Ken, their first ATP title together.[10] He won his second and biggest title of his career thus far at the ATP 500 2018 Vienna Open partnering with fellow Brit Joe Salisbury.

2019–2020: First Major mixed-doubles & doubles semifinals and Masters final

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Skupski and Spanish partner María José Martínez Sánchez were defeated in their mixed doubles semifinal at the 2019 Australian Open by third seeded pair and eventual champions Barbora Krejčíková and Rajeev Ram.

Following the 2019 French Open, Skupski formed a partnership with fellow Briton Jamie Murray.[11] With Murray he reached his first Grand Slam semifinal at the 2019 US Open (tennis) where they lost to the top-seeded Colombian pair and eventual champions Juan Sebastián Cabal and Robert Farah.

He made his first Masters 1000 final at the 2020 Western & Southern Open defeating top seeded pair Cabal/Farah in the first round en route before losing to Pablo Carreno Busta and Alex de Minaur in the final, and won his fourth ATP doubles title at the 2020 Sofia Open by a walkover from Jürgen Melzer and Édouard Roger-Vasselin.

The pair Skupski/Murray also reached the quarterfinals at the French Open, which was Neal's first showing at this level at this Major and third overall and again the quarterfinals at the US Open.

2021: Top 15 debut and Wimbledon mixed-doubles champion, Olympics debut

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In March, Skupski won his fifth ATP title with his brother Ken at the Mexican Open. Two weeks later, he reached his second Masters-1000 final with compatriot Dan Evans at the Miami Open and entered the top 20 in the doubles rankings for the first time. Again two weeks later and partnering with Dan Evans, he reached his third Masters 1000 final at the Monte-Carlo Masters and climbed to a career-high ranking in doubles of world No. 16 on 19 April 2021. On 11 July 2021, partnering with Desirae Krawczyk, he won the Wimbledon mixed-doubles final.[12] He reached the top 15 in doubles on 12 July 2021.

At the 2021 San Diego Open Skupski won his sixth title and second of the season partnering Joe Salisbury.[13]

2022: Partnership with Koolhof, Four ATP & Three Masters & mixed doubles titles, World No. 1

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Skupski (pictured at the 2022 Monte-Carlo Masters) ended 2022 as joint-world No. 1 with new partner Wesley Koolhof

Partnering with Wesley Koolhof he won two ATP 250 titles during the Australian Summer swing, before the 2022 Australian Open. The pair reached the quarterfinals at the first Grand Slam of the year for the first time at this Major. They won their third title at the 2022 Qatar ExxonMobil Open dropping only one set en route to the final where they defeated Rohan Bopanna and Denis Shapovalov in straight sets.[14] He reached the final of the 2022 Miami Open with Koolhof where they lost to John Isner and Hubert Hurkacz.

Seeded seventh, they reached their second Masters 1000 final at the 2022 Mutua Madrid Open after defeating John Isner and Hubert Hurkacz.[15] In the final they defeated fifth seeds Robert Farah and Juan Sebastián Cabal to win their first Masters 1000 title in their career and as a pair.[16]

At the 2022 French Open he reached the quarterfinals with Koolhof for the second time at this Major, defeating unseeded pair of Americans Tommy Paul and Mackenzie McDonald.[17] As a result, Skupski entered the top 10 of the ATP rankings in doubles for the first time on 6 June 2022.

At the 2022 Wimbledon Championships he successfully defended and won his second Major title in mixed doubles again partnering Desirae Krawczyk. They defeated Matthew Ebden and Samantha Stosur in straight sets.[18] He reached the top 5 in the doubles rankings on 18 July 2022.

At the 2022 National Bank Open he reached with Koolhof the semifinals of a Masters 1000 for the third time in the season defeating Lloyd Glasspool/Harri Heliövaara.[19] Next the pair advanced to the eight final of the season defeating Krawietz/Mies.[20] They won their sixth title defeating Dan Evans and John Peers.[21] As a result, he moved to world No. 4 in the doubles rankings on 15 August 2022 and to No. 3 on 22 August 2022.

Seeded 2nd at the US Open the pair reached the quarterfinals defeating Wimbledon champions Australian pair of Ebden/Purcell in three sets.[22] Next they defeated Marcelo Demoliner and Joao Sousa to reach the semifinals.[23] In the semifinals, they defeated Marcelo Arevalo and Jean-Julien Rojer. In the finals, they lost in straight sets to Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury.[24] At the 2022 Rolex Paris Masters the pair Koolhof/Skupski reached the semifinals defeating ninth seeds Rohan Bopanna/Matwe Middelkoop climbing to World No. 1 and World No. 2 and solidifying the No. 1 position as a pair in the doubles race.[25] They reached their 10th final and fourth at a Masters level for the season defeating seventh seeds Lloyd Glasspool /Harri Heliövaara.[26] They won their third Masters title and seventh title for the season defeating eight seeds Ivan Dodig/Austin Krajicek in the final.[27] They also clinched the No. 1 year-end ranking as a team.[28] Skupski became joint world No. 1 with Koolhof in doubles on 14 November 2022.[29]

2023: Wimbledon champion, Indian Wells finalist

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The world No. 1 duo Koolhof and Skupski continued their good form reaching yet another Masters final at the 2023 BNP Paribas Open where they lost to Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden.

At the 2023 French Open he reached the quarterfinals with Wesley Koolhof for the third time in his career. He lost to the 10th seeded team of Horacio Zeballos and Marcel Granollers.

He won his first Grand Slam title at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships with Koolhof and returned to the No. 1 ranking.[30][31]

2024: Two Grand Slam mixed doubles finals

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Skupski and Desirae Krawczyk reached the mixed doubles final at the 2024 Australian Open in January losing to Hsieh Su-wei and Jan Zielinski 6-7 (5-7) 6-4 11-9.[32] The pair also suffered similar disappointment at the 2024 French Open in June, when they lost out in the final 6-4 7-5 to Laura Siegemund and Edouard Roger-Vasselin.[33]

World TeamTennis

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Skupski has played five seasons with World TeamTennis starting in 2015 when he made his league debut with the California Dream. He has since played four seasons (2016-2019) for the New York Empire. Skupski was a part of the New York Empire, who claimed the King Trophy during 2020 WTT season at The Greenbrier.[34]

Personal life

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Skupski is considered Andy Murray's biggest rival in their Fantasy Premier League, "His knowledge isn't that high level, but he spends hours on the apps and websites."[35]

Skupski has stated that he is an avid and lifelong Liverpool F.C. fan; he had on occasion asked for Liverpool's scoreline during his concurrent tennis matches.[36]

Performance timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (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.

Men's doubles

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Current through the 2024 Paris Masters.

Tournament 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A 1R 1R 2R 2R 2R QF QF 3R 0 / 8 11–8
French Open A 1R A A A 2R 2R QF 1R QF QF 1R 0 / 8 11–8
Wimbledon Q1 1R 1R 2R QF 3R 1R NH 2R 3R W SF 1 / 10 19–9
US Open A A A A 1R 1R SF QF 2R F 3R QF 0 / 8 17–7
Win–loss 0–0 0–2 0–1 1–1 3–3 3–4 6–4 6–3 3–3 13–4 14–3 9–4 1 / 33 56–31
Year-end championship
ATP Finals did not qualify SF RR DNQ 0 / 2 3–4
National representation
Summer Olympics not held A not held 2R not held 1R 0 / 2 1–2
Davis Cup A A A A A A SF QF RR QF RR 0 / 5 9–5
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 3–1 2–2 0 / 7 10–7
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A A A A A 1R NH 1R QF F 1R 0 / 5 5–5
Miami Open A A A A A A 1R NH F F QF 1R 0 / 5 10–5
Monte-Carlo Masters A A A A A A 1R NH F 1R QF 1R 0 / 5 5–5
Madrid Open A A A A A A 2R NH 1R W QF 2R 1 / 5 9–4
Italian Open A A A A A A QF 1R 1R QF SF 1R 0 / 6 6–6
Canadian Open A A A A A A 1R NH 2R W 2R 2R 1 / 5 6–4
Cincinnati Masters A A A A A A SF F 1R 2R 2R QF 0 / 6 9–6
Shanghai Masters A A A A A A SF NH QF 1R 0 / 3 6–3
Paris Masters A A A A A QF QF 2R 2R W QF SF 1 / 7 14–6
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 10–9 5–3 10–8 21–5 14–9 7–9 3 / 47 66–44
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 12 4 9 8 18 29 17 23 25 16 27 189
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 7 2 2 17
Finals 1 0 0 0 0 4 4 3 5 10 6 5 38
Overall win–loss 3–1 5–12 2–4 4–9 5–8 28–16 43–30 22–16 29–24 55–17 51–24 40–26 289–189
Win % 75% 29% 33% 31% 38% 64% 59% 58% 55% 76% 68% 61% 60%
Year-end ranking 87 90 103 81 67 33 31 27 20 1 9

Mixed doubles

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Tournament 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L
Australian Open A A A A A SF 2R QF 1R SF F 0 / 6 14–6
French Open A A A A A 2R NH QF QF 2R F 0 / 5 9–5
Wimbledon QF 1R 3R 2R 2R 2R NH W W 1R QF 2 / 10 19–8
US Open A A A A A 1R NH QF 2R A 1R 0 / 4 3–4
Win–loss 3–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 4–4 1–1 10–3 8–3 4–3 10–4 2 / 25 44–23

Significant finals

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Grand Slam tournaments

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Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2022 US Open Hard Netherlands Wesley Koolhof United States Rajeev Ram
United Kingdom Joe Salisbury
6–7(4–7), 5–7
Win 2023 Wimbledon Grass Netherlands Wesley Koolhof Spain Marcel Granollers
Argentina Horacio Zeballos
6–4, 6–4

Mixed doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2021 Wimbledon Grass United States Desirae Krawczyk United Kingdom Harriet Dart
United Kingdom Joe Salisbury
6–2, 7–6(7–1)
Win 2022 Wimbledon (2) Grass United States Desirae Krawczyk Australia Samantha Stosur
Australia Matthew Ebden
6–4, 6–3
Loss 2024 Australian Open Hard United States Desirae Krawczyk Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
Poland Jan Zieliński
7–6(7–5), 4–6, [9–11]
Loss 2024 French Open Clay United States Desirae Krawczyk France Édouard Roger-Vasselin
Germany Laura Siegemund
4–6, 5–7

Masters 1000 tournaments

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Doubles: 8 (3 titles, 5 runner-ups)

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Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2020 Cincinnati Masters Hard United Kingdom Jamie Murray Spain Pablo Carreño Busta
Australia Alex de Minaur
2–6, 5–7
Loss 2021 Miami Open Hard United Kingdom Dan Evans Croatia Nikola Mektić
Croatia Mate Pavić
4–6, 4–6
Loss 2021 Monte-Carlo Masters Clay United Kingdom Dan Evans Croatia Nikola Mektić
Croatia Mate Pavić
3–6, 6–4, [7–10]
Loss 2022 Miami Open Hard Netherlands Wesley Koolhof Poland Hubert Hurkacz
United States John Isner
6–7(5–7), 4–6
Win 2022 Madrid Open Clay Netherlands Wesley Koolhof Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal
Colombia Robert Farah
6–7(4–7), 6–4, [10–5]
Win 2022 Canadian Open Hard Netherlands Wesley Koolhof United Kingdom Dan Evans
Australia John Peers
6–2, 4–6, [10–6]
Win 2022 Paris Masters Hard (i) Netherlands Wesley Koolhof Croatia Ivan Dodig
United States Austin Krajicek
7–6(7–5), 6–4
Loss 2023 Indian Wells Masters Hard Netherlands Wesley Koolhof India Rohan Bopanna
Australia Matthew Ebden
3–6, 6–2, [8–10]

ATP Tour career finals

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Doubles: 38 (17 titles, 21 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (1–1)
ATP Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 (3–5)
ATP 500 (3–7)
ATP 250 (10–8)
Finals by surface
Hard (10–15)
Clay (2–5)
Grass (5–1)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (13–17)
Indoor (4–4)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2013 Kremlin Cup,
Russia
250 Series Hard (i) United Kingdom Ken Skupski Russia Mikhail Elgin
Uzbekistan Denis Istomin
2–6, 6–1, [12–14]
Win 1–1 Feb 2018 Open Sud de France,
France
250 Series Hard (i) United Kingdom Ken Skupski Japan Ben McLachlan
France Hugo Nys
7–6(7–2), 6–4
Loss 1–2 Jun 2018 Eastbourne International,
United Kingdom
250 Series Grass United Kingdom Ken Skupski United Kingdom Luke Bambridge
United Kingdom Jonny O'Mara
5–7, 4–6
Loss 1–3 Sep 2018 Moselle Open,
France
250 Series Hard (i) United Kingdom Ken Skupski France Nicolas Mahut
France Édouard Roger-Vasselin
1–6, 5–7
Win 2–3 Oct 2018 Vienna Open,
Austria
500 Series Hard (i) United Kingdom Joe Salisbury United States Mike Bryan
France Édouard Roger-Vasselin
7–6(7–5), 6–3
Loss 2–4 Feb 2019 Delray Beach Open,
United States
250 Series Hard United Kingdom Ken Skupski United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
6–7(5–7), 4–6
Loss 2–5 Apr 2019 US Clay Court Championships,
United States
250 Series Clay United Kingdom Ken Skupski Mexico Santiago González
Pakistan Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
6–3, 4–6, [6–10]
Win 3–5 Apr 2019 Hungarian Open,
Hungary
250 Series Clay United Kingdom Ken Skupski New Zealand Marcus Daniell
Netherlands Wesley Koolhof
6–3, 6–4
Loss 3–6 May 2019 Lyon Open,
France
250 Series Clay United Kingdom Ken Skupski Croatia Ivan Dodig
France Édouard Roger-Vasselin
4–6, 3–6
Loss 3–7 Aug 2020 Cincinnati Masters,
United States
Masters 1000 Hard United Kingdom Jamie Murray Spain Pablo Carreño Busta
Australia Alex de Minaur
2–6, 5–7
Loss 3–8 Nov 2020 Vienna Open,
Austria
500 Series Hard (i) United Kingdom Jamie Murray Poland Łukasz Kubot
Brazil Marcelo Melo
6–7(5–7), 5–7
Win 4–8 Nov 2020 Sofia Open,
Bulgaria
250 Series Hard (i) United Kingdom Jamie Murray Austria Jürgen Melzer
France Édouard Roger-Vasselin
Walkover
Win 5–8 Mar 2021 Mexican Open,
Mexico
500 Series Hard United Kingdom Ken Skupski Spain Marcel Granollers
Argentina Horacio Zeballos
7–6(7–3), 6–4
Loss 5–9 Apr 2021 Miami Open
United States
Masters 1000 Hard United Kingdom Dan Evans Croatia Nikola Mektić
Croatia Mate Pavić
4–6, 4–6
Loss 5–10 Apr 2021 Monte-Carlo Masters,
Monaco
Masters 1000 Clay United Kingdom Dan Evans Croatia Nikola Mektić
Croatia Mate Pavić
3–6, 6–4, [7–10]
Loss 5–11 Jul 2021 Washington Open
United States
500 Series Hard New Zealand Michael Venus South Africa Raven Klaasen
Japan Ben McLachlan
6–7(4–7), 4–6
Win 6–11 Oct 2021 San Diego Open
United States
250 Series Hard United Kingdom Joe Salisbury Australia John Peers
Slovakia Filip Polášek
7–6(7–2), 3–6, [10–5]
Win 7–11 Jan 2022 Melbourne Summer Set 1,
Australia
250 Series Hard Netherlands Wesley Koolhof Kazakhstan Aleksandr Nedovyesov
Pakistan Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
6–4, 6–4
Win 8–11 Jan 2022 Adelaide International 2,
Australia
250 Series Hard Netherlands Wesley Koolhof Uruguay Ariel Behar
Ecuador Gonzalo Escobar
7–6(7–5), 6–4
Win 9–11 Feb 2022 Qatar Open,
Qatar
250 Series Hard Netherlands Wesley Koolhof India Rohan Bopanna
Canada Denis Shapovalov
7–6(7–4), 6–1
Loss 9–12 Apr 2022 Miami Open
United States
Masters 1000 Hard Netherlands Wesley Koolhof Poland Hubert Hurkacz
United States John Isner
6–7(5–7), 4–6
Loss 9–13 Apr 2022 Barcelona Open,
Spain
500 Series Clay Netherlands Wesley Koolhof Germany Kevin Krawietz
Germany Andreas Mies
7–6(7–3), 6–7(5–7), [6–10]
Win 10–13 May 2022 Madrid Open,
Spain
Masters 1000 Clay Netherlands Wesley Koolhof Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal
Colombia Robert Farah
6–7(4–7), 6–4, [10–5]
Win 11–13 Jun 2022 Rosmalen Championships,
Netherlands
250 Series Grass Netherlands Wesley Koolhof Australia Matthew Ebden
Australia Max Purcell
4–6, 7–5, [10–6]
Win 12–13 Aug 2022 Canadian Open,
Canada
Masters 1000 Hard Netherlands Wesley Koolhof United Kingdom Dan Evans
Australia John Peers
6–2, 4–6, [10–6]
Loss 12–14 Sep 2022 US Open,
United States
Grand Slam Hard Netherlands Wesley Koolhof United States Rajeev Ram
United Kingdom Joe Salisbury
6–7(4–7), 5–7
Win 13–14 Nov 2022 Paris Masters,
France
Masters 1000 Hard (i) Netherlands Wesley Koolhof Croatia Ivan Dodig
United States Austin Krajicek
7–6(7–5), 6–4
Loss 13–15 Mar 2023 Indian Wells Masters,
United States
Masters 1000 Hard Netherlands Wesley Koolhof India Rohan Bopanna
Australia Matthew Ebden
3–6, 6–2, [8–10]
Loss 13–16 Apr 2023 Barcelona Open,
Spain
500 Series Clay Netherlands Wesley Koolhof Argentina Máximo González
Argentina Andrés Molteni
3–6, 7–6(10–8), [4–10]
Win 14–16 Jun 2023 Rosmalen Championships,
Netherlands (2)
250 Series Grass Netherlands Wesley Koolhof Ecuador Gonzalo Escobar
Kazakhstan Aleksandr Nedovyesov
7–6(7–1), 6–2
Win 15–16 Jul 2023 Wimbledon Championships,
United Kingdom
Grand Slam Grass Netherlands Wesley Koolhof Spain Marcel Granollers
Argentina Horacio Zeballos
6–4, 6–4
Loss 15–17 Aug 2023 Winston-Salem Open,
United States
250 Series Hard United Kingdom Lloyd Glasspool United States Nathaniel Lammons
United States Jackson Withrow
3–6, 4–6
Loss 15–18 Oct 2023 China Open,
China
500 Series Hard Netherlands Wesley Koolhof Croatia Ivan Dodig
United States Austin Krajicek
7–6(14–12), 3–6, [5–10]
Loss 15–19 Feb 2024 Delray Beach Open,
United States
250 Series Hard Mexico Santiago González United Kingdom Julian Cash
United States Robert Galloway
7–5, 5–7, [2–10]
Loss 15–20 Mar 2024 Mexican Open,
Mexico
500 Series Hard Mexico Santiago González Monaco Hugo Nys
Poland Jan Zieliński
3–6, 2–6
Win 16–20 Jun 2024 Queen's Club Championships,
United Kingdom
500 Series Grass New Zealand Michael Venus United States Taylor Fritz
Karen Khachanov
4–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–8]
Win 17–20 Jun 2024 Eastbourne International,
United Kingdom
250 Series Grass New Zealand Michael Venus Australia Matthew Ebden
Australia John Peers
4–6, 7–6(7–2), [11–9]
Loss 17–21 Oct 2024 Vienna Open,
Austria
500 Series Hard (i) New Zealand Michael Venus Austria Alexander Erler
Austria Lucas Miedler
6–4, 3–6, [1–10]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Doubles: 45 (30 titles, 15 runner-ups)

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Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (23–13)
ITF Futures (7–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (21–8)
Clay (5–0)
Grass (3–5)
Carpet (1–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2010 Great Britain F12, Roehampton Futures Hard United Kingdom Oliver Golding United States Ashwin Kumar
France Laurent Rochette
2–6, 7–6(10–8), [6–10]
Win 1–1 Jul 2011 Ireland F1, Dublin Futures Carpet France Albano Olivetti Republic of Ireland James Cluskey
Republic of Ireland James McGee
7–6(7–4), 6–3
Win 2–1 Jul 2011 USA F24, Costa Mesa Futures Hard United Kingdom Chris Eaton United Kingdom Daniel Cox
Australia Adam Hubble
6–3, 6–3
Win 3–1 Jan 2013 Great Britain F2, Portsmouth Futures Hard (i) United Kingdom Ken Skupski Republic of Ireland Sam Barry
Republic of Ireland Colin O'Brien
3–6, 6–3, [10–5]
Win 4–1 Feb 2013 Great Britain F4, Birkenhead Futures Hard (i) United Kingdom Lewis Burton Republic of Ireland James Cluskey
United Kingdom Sean Thornley
7–6(7–5), 2–6, [10–7]
Loss 4–2 Mar 2013 Great Britain F5, Cardiff Futures Hard (i) United Kingdom Edward Corrie United Kingdom David Rice
United Kingdom Sean Thornley
1–6, 5–7
Win 5–2 Apr 2013 Great Britain F9, Bournemouth Futures Clay United Kingdom Richard Gabb United Kingdom Jack Carpenter
United Kingdom Ashley Hewitt
6–3, 2–6, [10–3]
Win 6–2 May 2013 Italy F6, Pozzuoli Futures Clay United Kingdom Ken Skupski United Kingdom Oliver Golding
Ukraine Denys Mylokostov
6–3, 6–3
Loss 6–3 Jun 2013 Nottingham, United Kingdom Challenger Grass United Kingdom Ken Skupski United Kingdom Jamie Murray
Australia John Peers
2–6, 7–6(7–3), [6–10]
Win 7–3 Jul 2013 Great Britain F12, Manchester Futures Grass France Albano Olivetti Australia Zach Itzstein
United Kingdom Brydan Klein
7–6(7–4), 6–3
Win 8–3 Jul 2013 Recanati, Italy Challenger Hard United Kingdom Ken Skupski Italy Gianluigi Quinzi
Italy Adelchi Virgili
6–4, 6–3
Win 9–3 Aug 2013 Segovia, Spain Challenger Hard United Kingdom Ken Skupski Russia Mikhail Elgin
Belarus Uladzimir Ignatik
6–3, 6–7(4–7), [10–6]
Win 10–3 Sep 2013 Pétange, Luxembourg Challenger Hard (i) United Kingdom Ken Skupski Germany Benjamin Becker
Germany Tobias Kamke
6–3, 6–7(5–7), [10–7]
Win 11–3 Sep 2013 Szczecin, Poland Challenger Clay United Kingdom Ken Skupski Italy Andrea Arnaboldi
Italy Alessandro Giannessi
6–4, 1–6, [10–7]
Loss 11–4 Jan 2014 Talheim, Germany Challenger Hard (i) United Kingdom Ken Skupski Poland Tomasz Bednarek
Finland Henri Kontinen
6–3, 6–7(3–7), [10–12]
Win 12–4 Sep 2014 İzmir, Turkey Challenger Hard United Kingdom Ken Skupski Turkey Malek Jaziri
Russia Alexander Kudryavtsev
6–1, 6–4
Win 13–4 Nov 2014 Bratislava, Slovakia Challenger Hard (i) United Kingdom Ken Skupski Slovakia Norbert Gombos
Czech Republic Adam Pavlásek
6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Win 14–4 Jun 2015 Surbiton, United Kingdom Challenger Grass United Kingdom Ken Skupski New Zealand Marcus Daniell
Brazil Marcelo Demoliner
6–3, 6–4
Loss 14–5 Jun 2015 Ilkley, United Kingdom Challenger Grass United Kingdom Ken Skupski New Zealand Marcus Daniell
Brazil Marcelo Demoliner
6–7(3–7), 4–6
Win 15–5 Sep 2015 Saint-Rémy, France Challenger Hard United Kingdom Ken Skupski Slovakia Andrej Martin
Slovakia Igor Zelenay
6–4, 6–1
Loss 15–6 Oct 2015 Orléans, France Challenger Hard (i) United Kingdom Ken Skupski France Tristan Lamasine
France Fabrice Martin
4–6, 6–7(2–7)
Loss 15–7 Oct 2015 Brest, France Challenger Hard (i) United Kingdom Ken Skupski Netherlands Wesley Koolhof
Netherlands Matwé Middelkoop
6–3, 4–6, [6–10]
Loss 15–8 Nov 2015 Eckental, Germany Challenger Carpet (i) United Kingdom Ken Skupski Belgium Ruben Bemelmans
Germany Philipp Petzschner
5–7, 2–6
Loss 15–9 Nov 2015 Bratislava, Slovakia Challenger Hard (i) United Kingdom Ken Skupski Serbia Ilija Bozoljac
Slovakia Igor Zelenay
6–7(3–7), 6–4, [5–10]
Win 16–9 Feb 2016 Bergamo, Italy Challenger Hard (i) United Kingdom Ken Skupski Croatia Nikola Mektić
Croatia Antonio Šančić
6–3, 7–5
Win 17–9 Feb 2016 Cherbourg, France Challenger Hard (i) United Kingdom Ken Skupski Japan Yoshihito Nishioka
Bosnia and Herzegovina Aldin Šetkić
4–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Loss 17–10 Jun 2016 Manchester, United Kingdom Challenger Grass United Kingdom Ken Skupski India Purav Raja
India Divij Sharan
3–6, 6–3, [9–11]
Loss 17–11 Jun 2016 Surbiton, United Kingdom Challenger Grass United Kingdom Ken Skupski India Purav Raja
India Divij Sharan
4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win 18–11 Sep 2016 Saint-Rémy, France (2) Challenger Hard United Kingdom Ken Skupski Republic of Ireland David O'Hare
United Kingdom Joe Salisbury
6–7(5–7), 6–4, [10–5]
Win 19–11 Nov 2016 Bratislava, Slovakia (2) Challenger Hard (i) United Kingdom Ken Skupski India Purav Raja
India Divij Sharan
4–6, 6–3, [10–5]
Loss 19–12 Feb 2017 Quimper, France Challenger Hard (i) United Kingdom Ken Skupski Russia Mikhail Elgin
Slovakia Igor Zelenay
6–2, 5–7, [5–10]
Win 20–12 May 2017 Savannah, United States Challenger Clay Canada Peter Polansky United Kingdom Luke Bambridge
United States Mitchell Krueger
4–6, 6–3, [10–1]
Win 21–12 May 2017 Venice, Italy Challenger Clay United Kingdom Ken Skupski Austria Julian Knowle
Slovakia Igor Zelenay
5–7, 6–4, [10–5]
Win 22–12 Jun 2017 Nottingham, United Kingdom Challenger Grass United Kingdom Ken Skupski Australia Matt Reid
Australia John-Patrick Smith
7–6(7–1), 2–6, [10–7]
Win 23–12 Aug 2017 Aptos, United States Challenger Hard Israel Jonathan Erlich Australia Alex Bolt
Australia Jordan Thompson
6–3, 2–6, [10–8]
Win 24–12 Aug 2017 Vancouver, Canada Challenger Hard United States James Cerretani Philippines Treat Huey
Sweden Robert Lindstedt
7–6(8–6), 6–2
Loss 24–13 Nov 2017 Eckental, Germany Challenger Carpet (i) United Kingdom Ken Skupski Netherlands Sander Arends
Czech Republic Roman Jebavý
2–6, 4–6
Win 25–13 Nov 2017 Bratislava, Slovakia (3) Challenger Hard (i) United Kingdom Ken Skupski Netherlands Sander Arends
Croatia Antonio Šančić
5–7, 6–3, [10–8]
Win 26–13 Feb 2018 Quimper, France Challenger Hard (i) United Kingdom Ken Skupski Belgium Sander Gillé
Belgium Joran Vliegen
6–3, 3–6, [10–7]
Win 27–13 Apr 2018 Le Gosier, Guadeloupe Challenger Hard Australia John-Patrick Smith Belgium Ruben Bemelmans
France Jonathan Eysseric
7–6(7–3), 6–4
Loss 27–14 Jun 2018 Surbiton, United Kingdom Challenger Grass United Kingdom Ken Skupski United Kingdom Luke Bambridge
United Kingdom Jonny O'Mara
6–7(11–13), 6–4, [7–10]
Win 28–14 Aug 2018 Vancouver, Canada (2) Challenger Hard United Kingdom Luke Bambridge Australia Marc Polmans
Australia Max Purcell
4–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Win 29–14 Sep 2018 Chicago, United States Challenger Hard United Kingdom Luke Bambridge India Leander Paes
Mexico Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
6–3, 6–4
Win 30–14 Mar 2019 Phoenix, United States Challenger Hard United Kingdom Jamie Murray United States Austin Krajicek
New Zealand Artem Sitak
6–7(2–7), 7–5, [10–6]
Loss 30–15 May 2024 Turin, Italy Challenger Hard (i) Germany Andreas Mies Finland Harri Heliövaara
United Kingdom Henry Patten
3–6, 3–6

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