Jay Alexander Clarke (born 27 July 1998) is a British tennis player. He has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 153 achieved on 22 July 2019.
 Clarke at the 2019 French Open | |
| Full name | Jay Alexander Clarke |
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| Country (sports) |  Great Britain |
| Residence | Derby, United Kingdom |
| Born | 27 July 1998 Derby, United Kingdom |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Turned pro | 2016 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Yasmin Clarke |
| Prize money | $828,378 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 2–11 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 153 (22 July 2019) |
| Current ranking | No. 324 (17 June 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q1 (2019, 2020, 2021) |
| French Open | Q2 (2018) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2019) |
| US Open | Q1 (2018, 2019, 2022) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 2–5 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 221 (16 April 2018) |
| Current ranking | No. 273 (17 June 2024) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2017) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | SF (2018) |
| Last updated on: 17 June 2024. | |
Clarke has won eight Futures titles and three Challenger titles.
In 2017, on a Wimbledon wildcard, Clarke and Marcus Willis beat the defending doubles champions and second seeds, Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert, in the second round, in five sets.
Early and personal life
editClarke is from Pear Tree, Derby.[1] He is of Jamaican-British descent. Clarke grew up in a tennis-oriented family with his two sisters and brother also playing tennis. He attributes his love of tennis to his father Earol who also coached him and his siblings. Clarke’s older sister Yasmin (former 532 WTA) is a big part of his team.
Junior career
edit2012
editPlaying in the Great Britain Under 14 boys team, with Samuel Ferguson, they won the European Winter Cup defeating Sweden in the final.[2][3]
Clarke won two Tennis Europe 14U Grade 1 events to become the 14U No.1 in Europe. Consequently, Clarke gained the May AEGON Junior Player of the Month Award.[4]
2015
editClarke was the no 1 ranked British junior, living and training in Stockholm.
Professional career
edit2016–2017
editClarke has risen from an ATP singles ranking of No. 1,621 in the world in June 2016 to a career high of No. 219 achieved on 4 December 2017. He trained with Andy Murray before the French Open and travelled with the Great Britain Davis Cup team for their tie against France.[5]
Clarke received a singles wild card for the 2017 Wimbledon qualifiers but lost in the final round. Clarke was awarded a wildcard to the doubles main draw with Marcus Willis, where they reached the third round after upsetting the defending champions and second seeds Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert in a five-setter.[6]
2018
editClarke made his ATP main draw debut at the Queen's Club Championships where he was given a wildcard into the singles event, he lost in straight sets to the American fifth seed Sam Querrey. Clarke was awarded a wild card to the main draw of the 2018 Wimbledon Championship for his grand slam singles debut. Clarke reached the semi-finals in the mixed doubles with Harriet Dart beating the first seeds in the third round.[7]
ATP Challengers and ITF Futures finals
editSingles: 20 (11 titles, 9 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Dec 2016 | Egypt F35, Cairo | Futures | Clay | 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–1 | |
| Win | 2–0 | Dec 2016 | Egypt F36, Cairo | Futures | Clay | 6–4, 6–4 | |
| Win | 3–0 | Mar 2017 | Turkey F9, Antalya | Futures | Clay | 6–2, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 3–1 | Sep 2017 | Italy F29, Santa Margherita di Pula | Futures | Clay | 2–6, 5–7 | |
| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2017 | Bangalore, India | Challenger | Hard | 3–6, 6–3, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 3–2 | Mar 2018 | Qatar F2, Doha | Futures | Hard | 6–3, 6–7(1–7), 4–6 | |
| Win | 4–2 | Mar 2018 | Qatar F3, Doha | Futures | Hard | 6–1, 7–5 | |
| Win | 1–1 | Jul 2018 | Binghamton, United States | Challenger | Hard | 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–5), 6–4 | |
| Win | 2–1 | Apr 2019 | Anning, China | Challenger | Clay | 6–4, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 2–2 | Nov 2019 | Pune, India | Challenger | Hard | 6–4, 4–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 2–3 | Jul 2021 | Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | Challenger | Hard | 6–3, 4–6, 6–7(6–8) | |
| Loss | 2–4 | Jan 2022 | Forlì, Italy | Challenger | Hard (i) | 3–6, 0–6 | |
| Win | 3–4 | May 2022 | Cuernavaca, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | 6–1, 4–6, 7–6(7–5) | |
| Win | 5–2 | May 2023 | M25 Reggio Emilia, Italy | World Tour | Clay | 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Win | 6–2 | Nov 2023 | M25 Antalya, Turkey | World Tour | Clay | 6–4, 7–5 | |
| Loss | 6–3 | Feb 2024 | M25 Hammamet, Tunisia | World Tour | Clay | 3–6, 5–7 | |
| Win | 7–3 | Feb 2024 | M25 Hammamet, Tunisia | World Tour | Clay | 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 7–4 | Mar 2024 | M15 Rovinj, Croatia | World Tour | Clay | 6–7, 4–6 | |
| Win | 8–4 | May 2024 | M25 Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy | World Tour | Clay | 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 8–5 | Jun 2024 | M25 Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina | World Tour | Clay | 2–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 14 (10 titles, 4 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Dec 2016 | Egypt F35, Cairo | Futures | Clay | 3–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2018 | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | 1–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 1–1 | Feb 2023 | Chennai, India | Challenger | Hard | 6–0, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 1–1 | Oct 2023 | M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | World Tennis Tour | Hard | 7–5, 7–5 | ||
| Win | 2–1 | Nov 2023 | M25 Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay | 1–6, 7–6(10–8), [10–8] | ||
| Win | 3–1 | Dec 2023 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay | 7–6(7–5), 7–5 | ||
| Win | 4–1 | Dec 2023 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay | 6–1, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 2–1 | Jan 2024 | Oeiras, Portugal | Challenger | Hard (i) | 6–4, 6–7(9–11), [10–3] | ||
| Loss | 4–2 | Jan 2024 | M25 Loughborough, Great Britain | World Tennis Tour | Hard | 5–7, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 5–2 | Feb 2024 | M25 Hammamet, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Clay | 6–2, 7–5 | ||
| Win | 6–2 | Mar 2024 | M25 Badalona, Spain | World Tennis Tour | Clay | 6–3, 4–6, [11–9] | ||
| Win | 7–2 | Apr 2024 | M25 Hammamet, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Clay | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 8–2 | May 2024 | M25 Reggio Emilia, Italy | World Tennis Tour | Clay | 5–7, 6–2, [10–8] | ||
| Loss | 2–2 | Jul 2024 | Amersfoort, Netherlands | Challenger | Clay | 6–7(2–7), 4–6 |
References
edit- ^ "Jay Clarke". Derbyshire Sport County Sports Partnerships. 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "European Winter Cups 14 & Under Boys". Tennis Europe. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ "EUROPEAN WINTER CUPS B14". Tennis Europe. 19 February 2012. Archived from the original on 20 February 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ "May 2012 – Jay Clarke". LTA. May 2012. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ "Jay Clarke: British tennis player says he gets 15 to 20 racist messages a month". BBC Sport. 14 June 2017. Archived from the original on 26 December 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ "Marcus Willis repeating Wimbledon fairytale – alongside doubles partner Jay Clarke". The Telegraph. 8 July 2017. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- ^ "The Championships, Wimbledon 2018 – Official Site by IBM". wimbledon.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.