George Morgan (tennis)

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George Morgan
Country (sports)United Kingdom Great Britain
ResidenceBolton, England
Born (1993-02-07) 7 February 1993 (age 31)
England[1]
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro2011
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$30,935
Singles
Career record0–0 (in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
0 Challengers, 1 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 649 (16 July 2012)
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonQ1 (2011, 2012)
Doubles
Career record0–1 (in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
0 Challengers, 3 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 510 (17 September 2012)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon1R (2012)
Last updated on: 13 October 2021.

George Morgan (born 7 February 1993) is a British tennis player. He won the Boys' Doubles title at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships alongside Mate Pavić.

Tennis career[edit]

Juniors[edit]

As a junior Morgan posted a singles win–loss record of 81–41 (74-33 in doubles) and reached a combined ranking of No. 6 in January 2011.

Junior Slam results - Singles:

Australian Open: SF (2011)
French Open: 1R (2011)
Wimbledon: 2R (2011)
US Open: SF (2011)

Junior Slam results - Doubles:

Australian Open: 3R (2011)
French Open: 2R (2011)
Wimbledon: W (2011)
US Open: SF (2011)

Pro tour[edit]

Morgan has won one ITF Futures title in singles and five in doubles.

Challengers and Futures finals[edit]

Singles: 1 (1 title)[edit]

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures Tour (1–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2011 Sweden F5, Danderyd Futures Hard (i) United Kingdom Alexander Ward 4–6, 6–4, 6–4

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

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures Tour (5–3)
Titles by surface
Hard (4–2)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2011 Sweden F5, Danderyd Futures Hard (i) United Kingdom Lewis Burton Sweden Tobias Blömgren
Sweden Jesper Brunstrom
6–3, 6–2
Loss 1–1 May 2012 Sweden F1, Karlskrona Futures Clay United Kingdom Lewis Burton France Albano Olivetti
Chile Hans Podlipnik-Castillo
3–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win 2–1 May 2012 Sweden F3, Båstad Futures Hard (i) United Kingdom Lewis Burton Sweden Pierre Bonfre
Sweden Viktor Stjern
6–3, 6–1
Loss 2–2 Sep 2012 Turkey F34, Antalya Futures Hard Slovakia Marko Danis Turkey Tuna Altuna
United Kingdom Brydan Klein
3–6, 4–6
Win 3–2 Oct 2012 Turkey F40, Adana Futures Hard United Kingdom Jack Carpenter Moldova Andrei Ciumac
Egypt Mohamed Safwat
6–3, 6–4
Loss 3–3 Jun 2013 Israel F12, Herzliya Futures Hard United Kingdom Ashley Hewitt Republic of Ireland Sam Barry
France Elie Rousset
1–6, 1–6
Win 4–3 Nov 2013 Great Britain F23, Edgbaston Futures Hard (i) United Kingdom Luke Bambridge United Kingdom Scott Clayton
United Kingdom Jonny O'Mara
7–5, 4–6, [10–7]
Win 5–3 Jul 2014 Great Britain F12, Manchester Futures Grass United Kingdom Oliver Golding United Kingdom Edward Corrie
United Kingdom Joshua Ward-Hibbert
7–6(7–4), 4–6, [10–6]

Junior Grand Slam finals[edit]

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)[edit]

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2010 Wimbledon Grass United Kingdom Lewis Burton United Kingdom Liam Broady
United Kingdom Tom Farquharson
6–7(4–7), 4–6
Win 2011 Wimbledon Grass Croatia Mate Pavic United Kingdom Oliver Golding
Czech Republic Jiri Vesely
3–6, 6–4, 7–5

Retirement[edit]

Morgan retired from professional tennis in 2014, playing his final game against Lithuanian Laurynas Grigelis and has since become a tennis coach.[2][3][4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "ITF Tennis - Juniors - Player Biography". Archived from the original on 2 January 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  2. ^ "George Morgan | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  3. ^ http://havilandtennisacademy.com/staff-bios
  4. ^ "'You have to be loaded to play tennis in Britain - or Andy Murray'". 20 December 2014.

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