Billy Harris (tennis)
British tennis player
Billy Harris![]() | Country (sports) | United Kingdom |
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Residence | Isle of Man |
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Born | (1995-01-25) 25 January 1995 (age 29) Nottingham, England |
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Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
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Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
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Coach | Geoff Harris, Leon Smith[1] |
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Prize money | $359,910 |
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Career record | 6–3 (66.7%) |
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Career titles | 0 |
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Highest ranking | No. 116 (1 July 2024) |
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Current ranking | No. 116 (1 July 2024) |
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Australian Open | Q2 (2024) |
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French Open | Q3 (2024) |
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Wimbledon | 1R (2024) |
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Career record | 0–0 |
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Career titles | 0 |
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Highest ranking | No. 265 (12 February 2024) |
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Current ranking | No. 325 (17 June 2024) |
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Last updated on: 30 June 2024. |
Billy Harris (born 25 January 1995) is a British tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 116 achieved on 1 July 2024. He also has a career-high doubles ranking of No. 265 achieved on 12 February 2024.[2]
Career
2022
Harris won the ATP Challenger doubles title at the 2022 Winnipeg National Bank Challenger with Kelsey Stevenson.
2023: ATP debut and first win
He reached his first singles Challenger final at the inaugural edition of the 2023 Challenger Club Els Gorchs in Las Franquesas del Valles, Spain as a qualifier where he lost to second seed Hugo Grenier.[3]
He made his ATP debut at the 2023 Sofia Open where as a qualifier he reached the main draw and defeated defending champion Marc-Andrea Huesler in the first round.[4][5]
2024: Consecutive quarterfinals & first ATP semifinal on grass, top 125 and Major debuts
Ranked No. 162, he received a wildcard for the main draw at the 2024 Queen's Club Championships and reached his first ATP career quarterfinal. En route, he defeated Tomás Martín Etcheverry and qualifier Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in the second round, for his second and third wins at the ATP tour level. As a result he reached the top 150 in the rankings on 24 June 2024.[1][6] His good form continued at the next grass court tournament, the 2024 Eastbourne International where ranked No. 139, he defeated compatriot and fellow wildcard Jacob Fearnley in the first round[7] and another compatriot, lucky loser Charles Broom in the second to reach back-to-back quarterfinals.[8][9][10] He reached his first ATP career semifinal with a win over Flavio Cobolli in three sets.[11][12] He then lost to Max Purcell in a tight three-set match.[13][14] As a result, he reached the Top 125 in the rankings.
For his Grand Slam debut, he received a wildcard for the 2024 Wimbledon Championships.[15][1][16]
Challenger and World Tennis Tour Finals
Singles: 12 (5–7)
Legend
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ATP Challengers (0–1)
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ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (5–6)
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Titles by surface
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Hard (2–2)
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Clay (3–4)
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Grass (0–1)
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Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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Loss
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0–1
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Dec 2020
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M15 Antalya, Turkey
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World Tennis Tour
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Clay
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Georgii Kravchenko
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2–6, 3–6
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Win
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1–1
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Oct 2021
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M15 Sozopol, Bulgaria
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World Tennis Tour
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Hard
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Kai Wehnelt
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6–4, 6–1
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Loss
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1–2
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Oct 2021
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M15 Sozopol, Bulgaria
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World Tennis Tour
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Hard
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Yan Bondarevskiy
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2–6, 3–6
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Win
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2–2
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Oct 2021
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M15 Antalya, Turkey
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World Tennis Tour
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Clay
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Felix Gill
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6–3, 1–6, 7–5
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Loss
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2–3
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Nov 2021
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M15 Antalya, Turkey
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World Tennis Tour
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Clay
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Daniel Michalski
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6–2, 1–6, 3–6
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Win
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3–3
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Dec 2021
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M15 Antalya, Turkey
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World Tennis Tour
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Clay
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Arthur Fils
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6–2, 1–6, 6–4
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Win
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4–3
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Dec 2021
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M15 Antalya, Turkey
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World Tennis Tour
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Clay
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Cayetano March
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6–1, 6–4
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Loss
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4–4
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Dec 2021
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M15 Antalya, Turkey
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World Tennis Tour
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Clay
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Dragoș Nicolae Mădăraș
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5–7, 1–6
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Loss
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4–5
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Mar 2022
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M25 Antalya, Turkey
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World Tennis Tour
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Clay
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Oleksii Krutykh
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4–6, 6–4, 2–6
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Win
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5–5
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May 2022
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M25 Nottingham, United Kingdom
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World Tennis Tour
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Hard
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Edan Leshem
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6–4, 6–3
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Loss
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5–6
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Mar 2023
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Les Franqueses del Vallès, Spain
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Challenger
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Hard
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Hugo Grenier
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6–3, 1–6, 6–7(3–7)
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Loss
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5–7
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Jul 2023
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M25 Nottingham, United Kingdom
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World Tennis Tour
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Grass
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Toby Samuel
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3–6, 3–6
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Doubles: 14 (8–6)
Legend
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ATP Challengers (1–0)
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ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (7–6)
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Titles by surface
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Hard (4–3)
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Clay (4–3)
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Grass (0–0)
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Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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Win
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1–0
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Aug 2015
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Belgium F9, Eupen
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Futures
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Clay
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Evan Hoyt
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Sander Gillé
Joran Vliegen
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7–6(7–5), 6–3
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Win
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2–0
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Nov 2015
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Great Britain F10, Tipton
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Futures
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Hard
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Evan Hoyt
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Lloyd Glasspool
Joshua Ward-Hibbert
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4–6, 6–3, [11–9]
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Loss
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2–1
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Sep 2016
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Belgium F12, Middelkerke
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Futures
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Clay
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Jakob Sude
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Adam Taylor
Jason Taylor
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0–6, 2–6
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Loss
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2–2
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Oct 2016
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Great Britain F4, Loughborough
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Futures
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Hard
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Mateusz Terczyński
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Scott Clayton
Jonny O'Mara
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3–6, 2–6
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Win
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3–2
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Sep 2017
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Belgium F12, Middelkerke
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Futures
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Clay
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Patrik Niklas-Salminen
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Michiel de Krom
Stephan Fransen
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6–7(7–9), 7–5, [10–3]
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Loss
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3–3
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Mar 2018
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Italy F2, Santa Margherita di Pula
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Futures
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Clay
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Maciej Rajski
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Gianluca Di Nicola
Walter Trusendi
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5–7, 3–6
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Loss
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3–4
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Oct 2019
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M25 Tây Ninh, Vietnam
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World Tennis Tour
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Hard
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Samuel Beren
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Rio Noguchi
Alexey Zakharov
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7–6(7–5), 4–6, [4–10]
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Win
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4–4
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Mar 2020
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M15 Vale Do Lobo, Portugal
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World Tennis Tour
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Hard
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Peter Bothwell
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Albert Roglan
Benjamín Winter López
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6–3, 6–4
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Win
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5–4
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Jan 2021
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M15 Antalya, Turkey
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World Tennis Tour
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Clay
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Yan Sabanin
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Plamen Milushev
Simeon Terziev
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7–6(7–5), 6–0
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Loss
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5–5
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May 2021
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M15 Heraklion, Greece
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World Tennis Tour
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Hard
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George Houghton
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Julian Cash
Reese Stalder
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7–6(8–6), 0–6, [8–10]
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Loss
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5–6
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Jul 2021
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M15 L'Aquila, Italy
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World Tennis Tour
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Clay
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Luciano Darderi
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Juan Ignacio Galarza
Tomás Lipovšek Puches
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3–6, 1–6
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Win
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6–6
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Jul 2021
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M15 Perugia, Italy
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World Tennis Tour
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Clay
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Luciano Darderi
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Juan Ignacio Galarza
Tomás Lipovšek Puches
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Walkover
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Win
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7–6
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Oct 2021
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M15 Sozopol, Bulgaria
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World Tennis Tour
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Hard
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Alexander Donski
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Yan Bondarevskiy
Kai Wehnelt
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6–1, 6–4
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Win
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8–6
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Jul 2022
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Winnipeg, Canada
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Challenger
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Hard
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Kelsey Stevenson
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Max Schnur
John-Patrick Smith
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2–6, 7–6(11–9), [10–8]
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References
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