Jay Alexander Clarke (born 27 July 1998) is a British tennis player. 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 five sets, to progress to the third round. Clarke has won four Futures titles and two Challenger titles.
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Full name | Jay Alexander Clarke |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Residence | Derby, United Kingdom |
Born | (1998-07-27) 27 July 1998 (age 24) Derby, United Kingdom |
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Turned pro | 2016 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Curtis Clarke and Yasmin Clarke |
Prize money | $745,386 |
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. 160 (11 July 2022) |
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. 503 (11 July 2022) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 3R (2017) |
Mixed doubles | |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Wimbledon | SF (2018) |
Last updated on: 11 July 2022. |
Clarke has an older brother Curtis (by four years) and an older sister Yasmin (by nine years), who are both former professional tennis players, and all were coached by their father Earol. Clarke is from Pear Tree, Derby.[1][2]
Playing in the Great Britain Under 14 boys team, with Samuel Ferguson, they won the European Winter Cup defeating Sweden in the final.[3][4]
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.[5]
Clarke was the no 1 ranked British junior, living and training in Stockholm.
Clarke 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.[6]
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.[7]
Clarke 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.[8]
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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) |
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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 | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2018 | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 4–6 |
Association of Tennis Professionals: ![]() | |
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as of 19 September 2022 | |
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