Charles Broom
Broom at 2022 Wimbledon qualifying | |
| Country (sports) | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 April 1998 |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed, Two-handed backhand [1] |
| Prize money | $300,063 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 235 (17 June 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 349 (5 May 2025) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 2–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 129 (23 September 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 166 (5 May 2025) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2024) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2024) |
| Last updated on: 5 May 2025. | |
Charles Broom (born 28 April 1998) is a British tennis player. He has a career high singles ranking of world No. 235 achieved on 17 June 2024, and a career high doubles ranking of No. 129 achieved on 23 September 2024.
Early life
From Hertfordshire, Broom attended St Albans School. He went to Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, where he was a member of the Beta Alpha Omega fraternity, followed by Baylor University, where he completed a master's degree in Sports Pedagogy.[2]
Career
2022: Four doubles ITF titles
In January 2022 alongside Alastair Gray, Broom won an ITF doubles title in Bath, England.[3] In April 2022 alongside Constantin Frantzen of Germany, Broom won the title at the ITF M15 Monastir.[4] In May 2022 Broom won another doubles ITF M15 title in Heraklion alongside partner Julian Cash.[5] In June 2022 Broom qualified for the Ilkely Trophy but lost in two tie-break sets to compatriot Daniel Cox.[6] Broom was given a wildcard into qualifying for the Men's singles at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships but lost in straight sets to Bulgarian Dimitar Kuzmanov.[7][8] In August 2022, he won another ITF doubles title alongside Luke Johnson in Nottingham.[9]
2024: Top 250, ATP and Major debuts
Alongside compatriot Ben Jones he won the final of the doubles event at the 2024 Kachreti Challenger on 25 May 2024.[10]
In June 2024, he reached his first singles ATP Challenger final at the 2024 Nottingham Open, where he lost to compatriot Jacob Fearnley.[11][12]
The following week at the 2024 Ilkley Trophy he defeated Mikhail Kukushkin and was awarded a wildcard into the 2024 Wimbledon Championships.[13]
Ranked No. 245, he made his ATP debut at the 2024 Eastbourne International where he entered the main draw as a lucky loser directly into the second round, after the withdrawal of second seed Tommy Paul.[14][15] He lost to compatriot and wildcard Billy Harris in three sets.[16]
Broom won the doubles title at the 2024 Kozerki Open with David Stevenson.[17]
2025: United Cup
He played alongside Harris, and Katie Boulter representing Great Britain in the 2025 United Cup in Australia.[18]
ATP Challenger Tour finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2024 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Jacob Fearnley | 6–4, 4–6, 3–6 |
Doubles: 4 (2 title, 2 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2022 | Columbus, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | Constantin Frantzen | Julian Cash Henry Patten |
2–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Nov 2023 | Calgary, Canada | Challenger | Hard (i) | Ben Jones | Juan Carlos Aguilar Justin Boulais |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | May 2024 | Kachreti, Georgia | Challenger | Hard | Ben Jones | Evgeny Karlovskiy Evgenii Tiurnev |
3–6, 6–1, [10–8] |
| Win | 2–2 | Aug 2024 | Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland | Challenger | Hard | David Stevenson | Daniel Cukierman Johannes Ingildsen |
6–3, 7–6, [7–3] |
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 11 (6–5)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Oct 2021 | M15 Ithaca, United States | WTT | Hard | Henry Patten | 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | Nov 2021 | M15 Heraklion, Greece | WTT | Hard | Kyle Seelig | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Jan 2022 | M25 Bath, United Kingdom | WTT | Hard | Daniel Cox | 4–6, 6–7(5–7) |
| Loss | 2–2 | Mar 2022 | M25 Calabasas, United States | WTT | Hard | Rinky Hijikata | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2–3 | May 2022 | M15 Heraklion, Greece | WTT | Hard | Omar Jasika | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 3–3 | Aug 2022 | M15 Helsinki, Finland | WTT | Hard | Filip Peliwo | 4–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Jan 2023 | M25 Sheffield, United Kingdom | WTT | Hard | Daniel Little | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 4–4 | Oct 2023 | M25 Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada | WTT | Hard | Aziz Dougaz | 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 4–5 | Apr 2024 | M25 Nottingham, United Kingdom | WTT | Hard | Paul Jubb | 6–3, 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 5–5 | Apr 2024 | M25 Nottingham, United Kingdom | WTT | Hard | Henry Searle | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 6–5 | May 2025 | M25 Nottingham, United Kingdom | WTT | Hard | Fabrizio Andaloro | 6–4, 6–3 |
Doubles: 21 (12 titles, 9 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Aug 2017 | Belgium F8 | Futures | Clay | Colin Sinclair | Tom Schonenberg Colin Van Beem |
4–6, 6–1, [10–5] |
| Win | 2–0 | Nov 2020 | M15 Fayetteville, USA | WTT | Hard | Matias Soto | Liam Draxl Aleksandar Kovacevic |
2–6, 6–2, [10–5] |
| Win | 3–0 | Jul 2021 | M15 Novi Sad, Serbia | WTT | Clay | Tadeas Paroulek | Nicolae Frunză Alexandru Jecan |
2–6, 6–3, [10–6] |
| Win | 4–0 | Oct 2021 | M15 Ithaca, USA | WTT | Hard | Henry Patten | Eduardo Nava Nathan Ponwith |
7–6(8–6), 6–3 |
| Loss | 4–1 | Nov 2021 | M15 Fayetteville, USA | WTT | Hard | Henry Patten | George Goldhoff Tadeas Paroulek |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 5–1 | Dec 2021 | M15 Heraklion, Greece | WTT | Hard | Henry Patten | Sidane Pontjodikromo Kai Wehnelt |
5–7, 6–2, [10–8] |
| Win | 6–1 | Jan 2022 | M25 Bath, United Kingdom | WTT | Hard | Alastair Gray | Guy den Ouden Luke Johnson |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 6–2 | Feb 2022 | M25 Glasgow, United Kingdom | WTT | Hard | Constantin Frantzen | Gijs Brouwer Aidan McHugh |
6–4, 6–7(1–7), [4–10] |
| Loss | 6–3 | Mar 2022 | M25 Calabasas, USA | WTT | Hard | Henry Patten | Nam Ji-sung Song Min-kyu |
3–6, 6–7(4–7) |
| Win | 7–3 | April 2022 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | WTT | Hard | Constantin Frantzen | Li Zhe Bu Yunchaokete |
7–5, 2–6, [10–8] |
| Loss | 7–4 | May 2022 | M15 Nottingham, United Kingdom | WTT | Hard | Jan Choinski | Julian Cash Henry Patten |
6–7(5–7), 2–6 |
| Win | 8–4 | May 2022 | M15 Heraklion, Greece | WTT | Hard | Julian Cash | Gabriele Bosio Mark Whitehouse |
7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 8–5 | Jul 2022 | M25 Nottingham, United Kingdom | WTT | Grass | Luke Johnson | Alastair Gray Stuart Parker |
6–7(4–7), 6–4, [5–10] |
| Win | 9–5 | Aug 2022 | M25 Nottingham, United Kingdom | WTT | Grass | Luke Johnson | Ben Jones Joe Tyler |
6–1, 7–6(7–4) |
| Loss | 9–6 | Mar 2023 | M25 Trimbach, Switzerland | WTT | Carpet | Anton Matusevich | Daniel Masur Johannes Härteis |
6-7 7-6 [10-5] |
| Loss | 9–7 | May 2023 | M25 Varnamo, Sweden | WTT | Clay | Mark Whitehouse | Simon Freund Eric Vanshelboim |
3-6 3–6 |
| Win | 10–7 | July 2023 | M25 Roehampton, United Kingdom | WTT | Hard | George Houghton | Emile Hudd Johannus Monday |
6-4 4-6 11–9 |
| Win | 11–7 | July 2023 | M25 Nottingham, United Kingdom | WTT | Grass | Ben Jones | Matthew Howse Joel Pierleoni |
walkover |
| Loss | 11–8 | Oct 2023 | M25 Edgbaston, United Kingdom | WTT | Hard | David Stevenson | Jacob Fearnley Connor Thomson |
6-7 7-6 [10-7] |
| Loss | 11–9 | Oct 2023 | M25 Saint-Augustin, Canada | WTT | Hard | Ben Jones | Max Westphal Theodore Winegar |
6-4 3-6 [9-11] |
| Win | 12–9 | May 2024 | M25 Kachreti, Georgia | WTT | Hard | Hamish Stewart | Denis Istomin Evgeny Karlovskiy |
6-4 6–4 |
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