Alastair Gray
.jpg) Alistair Gray playing at the 2025 Wimbledon qualifying tournament | |
| Country (sports) | .svg.png){kind=small} United Kingdom |
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| Born | 22 June 1998 Twickenham, United Kingdom |
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) |
| Turned pro | 2016 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| College | Texas Christian University |
| Coach | Devin Bowen David Roditi |
| Prize money | $244,395 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 1–3 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 14 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 237 (19 September 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 268 (22 June 2026) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2022) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 1–4 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 4 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 304 (20 June 2022) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2021) |
| Last updated on: 22 June 2026. | |
Alastair Gray (born 22 June 1998) is a British tennis player who competes on the ITF Men's Circuit. 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 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 also received a wildcard for the main draw of the 2021 Wimbledon Championships men’s doubles alongside Aidan McHugh, where he recorded his first doubles win at a Major against the Czech pair of Jiří Veselý and Roman Jebavý.[2]
Gray made his Grand Slam tournament debut at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships as a wildcard where he won his first singles match against Tseng Chun-hsin,[3][4] before losing to 11th seed Taylor Fritz in the second round.[5][6]
Early life
Gray attended Parkside School, Cobham, his time there overlapping with fellow British tennis player Jack Draper.[7]
Playing style
Gray plays right-handed with a one-handed backhand.[8] 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.[9]
ITF World Tennis Tour Finals
Singles: 20 (14–6)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2021 | M25 Johannesburg, South Africa | World Tennis Tour | Hard | .svg.png){kind=small} 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) | .svg.png){kind=small} 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 Géa |
6–7(2–7), 3–6 |
| Win | 6–5 | Nov 2023 | M15 Madrid, Spain | World Tennis Tour | Hard | %252C_Flag_of_Syria_(1980%E2%80%932024).svg.png){kind=small} Hazem Naw |
6–1, 6–7(5–7), 6–2 |
| 6–5 | Dec 2023 | M15 Zahra, Kuwait | World Tennis Tour | Hard | .svg.png){kind=small} Emilien Demanet |
not played | |
| Loss | 6–6 | Aug 2024 | M25 Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Adolfo Daniel Vallejo |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 7–6 | Jan 2025 | M25 Indore, India | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Samir Banerjee |
6–3, 1–1 ret. |
| Win | 8–6 | Jan 2025 | M25 Bhopal, India | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Maxim Zhukov |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 9–6 | Jan 2025 | M25 Glasgow, Great Britain | World Tennis Tour | Hard (i) | Millen Hurrion |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 10–6 | Aug 2025 | M15 Dublin, Ireland | World Tennis Tour | Carpet (i) |  Michael Agwi |
2–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 11–6 | Nov 2025 | M25 Vale do Lobo, Portugal | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Georgii Kravchenko |
6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 12–6 | Nov 2025 | M25 Vale do Lobo, Portugal | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Georgii Kravchenko |
6–1, 7–5 |
| Win | 13–6 | Mar 2026 | M25 Ma'anshan, China | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Lee Kuan-yi |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 14–6 | Apr 2026 | M25 Luzhou, China | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Cui Jie |
6–1, 6–4 |
Doubles: 7 (5–2)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| 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
- ↑ "Alastair Gray – Men's Tennis". TCU Athletics.
- ↑ "Initial Wild Cards for The Championships 2021". www.wimbledon.com.
- ↑ "British wild card Alastair Gray in remarkable grand slam singles debut victory". Helensburgh Advertiser. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ↑ "Another Brit through as wild card Gray makes second round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ↑ "Alastair Gray beaten by 11th seed Taylor Fritz in Wimbledon second round". The Independent. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ↑ "Eastbourne champion Fritz through to Wimbledon third round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ↑ "Old Boys Shining at Wimbledon". Parkside School Newsletter. 2 (11). 8 July 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ↑ "Alastair Gray Player Profile". LTA. Lawn Tennis Association. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ↑ Rathborne, Toby (10 June 2022). "Alastair Gray: Ready for the next step". Sports Gazette. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
External links
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