Jay Clarke (tennis)
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 | $ 955,206 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 2–12 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 153 (22 July 2019) |
| Current ranking | No. 196 (30 June 2025) |
| 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 | 2–6 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 221 (16 April 2018) |
| Current ranking | No. 401 (30 June 2025) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2017) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | SF (2018) |
| Last updated on: 30 June 2025. | |
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 has won twelve Futures titles and four 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
Clarke is from Pear Tree, Derby.[1] He is of Jamaican-British descent. Clarke grew up in a tennis-orientated 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
2012
Playing 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
Clarke was the no 1 ranked British junior, living and training in Stockholm.
Professional career
2016
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.[5]
2017
Clarke received a singles wildcard 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
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 wildcard to the main draw of the 2018 Wimbledon Championship for his grand slam singles debut. Clarke reached the semifinals in the mixed doubles with Harriet Dart beating the first seeds in the third round.[7]
2025
Jay Clarke won his first title in three years and fourth Challenger title overall at the 2025 Macedonian Open.[8]
ATP Challengers and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 25 (16 titles, 11 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2017 | Bangalore, India | Challenger | Hard | Sumit Nagal | 3–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Jul 2018 | Binghamton, United States | Challenger | Hard | Jordan Thompson | 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
| Win | 2–1 | Apr 2019 | Anning, China | Challenger | Clay | Prajnesh Gunneswaran | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Nov 2019 | Pune, India | Challenger | Hard | James Duckworth | 6–4, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Jul 2021 | Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | Challenger | Hard | Max Purcell | 6–3, 4–6, 6–7(6–8) |
| Loss | 2–4 | Jan 2022 | Forlì, Italy | Challenger | Hard (i) | Jack Draper | 3–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 3–4 | May 2022 | Cuernavaca, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Adrián Menéndez Maceiras | 6–1, 4–6, 7–6(7–5) |
| Win | 4–4 | May 2025 | Skopje, North Macedonia | Challenger | Clay | Nerman Fatić | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 1–0 | Dec 2016 | Egypt F35, Cairo | Futures | Clay | Laslo Urrutia Fuentes | 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–0 | Dec 2016 | Egypt F36, Cairo | Futures | Clay | Youssef Hossam | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–0 | Mar 2017 | Turkey F9, Antalya | Futures | Clay | Alexis Musialek | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–1 | Sep 2017 | Italy F29, Santa Margherita di Pula | Futures | Clay | Federico Gaio | 2–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Mar 2018 | Qatar F2, Doha | Futures | Hard | Benjamin Hassan | 6–3, 6–7(1–7), 4–6 |
| Win | 4–2 | Mar 2018 | Qatar F3, Doha | Futures | Hard | Pietro Rondoni | 6–1, 7–5 |
| Win | 5–2 | May 2023 | M25 Reggio Emilia, Italy | World Tour | Clay | Julian Ocleppo | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 6–2 | Nov 2023 | M25 Antalya, Turkey | World Tour | Clay | Nerman Fatic | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Loss | 6–3 | Feb 2024 | M25 Hammamet, Tunisia | World Tour | Clay | Kamil Majchrzak | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 7–3 | Feb 2024 | M25 Hammamet, Tunisia | World Tour | Clay | Sandro Kopp | 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 7–4 | Mar 2024 | M15 Rovinj, Croatia | World Tour | Clay | Matej Dodig | 6–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 8–4 | May 2024 | M25 Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy | World Tour | Clay | Carlos Sánchez Jover | 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 8–5 | Jun 2024 | M25 Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina | World Tour | Clay | Maks Kaśnikowski | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 8–6 | Sep 2024 | M25 Bali, Indonesia | World Tour | Hard | Omar Jasika | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 9–6 | Oct 2024 | M25 Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy | World Tour | Clay | Gianluca Mager | 6–3 ret. |
| Win | 10–6 | Mar 2025 | M15 Chandigarh, India | World Tour | Hard | Woobin Shin | 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–0 |
| Win | 11–6 | Mar 2025 | M15 Ahmedabad, India | World Tour | Hard | Alexandr Binda | 6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
| Loss | 11–7 | Apr 2025 | M25 Bengaluru, India | World Tour | Hard | Oliver Crawford | 2–5 ret. |
| Win | 12–7 | Apr 2025 | M25 Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy | World Tour | Clay | Arthur Gea | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
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 | Curtis Clarke | Chandril Sood Lakshit Sood |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2018 | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Kevin Krawietz | Marcelo Arévalo Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela |
1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Feb 2023 | Chennai, India | Challenger | Hard | Arjun Kadhe | Sebastian Ofner Nino Serdarušić |
6–0, 6–4 |
| Win | 1–1 | Oct 2023 | M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Volodoymyr Uzhylovkyi | Jiri Barnat Jan Hrazdil |
7–5, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–1 | Nov 2023 | M25 Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Josip Simundza | Cengiz Aksu Mert Naci Türker |
1–6, 7–6(10–8), [10–8] |
| Win | 3–1 | Dec 2023 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay | James MacKinlay | Sarp Ağabigün Corentin Denolly |
7–6(7–5), 7–5 |
| Win | 4–1 | Dec 2023 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay | James MacKinlay | Bogdan Bobrov Petr Nesterov |
6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–1 | Jan 2024 | Oeiras, Portugal | Challenger | Hard (i) | Marcus Willis | Théo Arribagé Michael Geerts |
6–4, 6–7(9–11), [10–3] |
| Loss | 4–2 | Jan 2024 | M25 Loughborough, Great Britain | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Millen Hurrion | Charles Broom George Houghton |
5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 5–2 | Feb 2024 | M25 Hammamet, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Sandro Kopp | Corentin Denolly Damien Wenger |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 6–2 | Mar 2024 | M25 Badalona, Spain | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Augusto Virgili | Ryan Nijboer Alejo Sanchez Quilez |
6–3, 4–6, [11–9] |
| Win | 7–2 | Apr 2024 | M25 Hammamet, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Constantin Bittoun Kouzmine | Aleksandr Lobanov Aziz Ouakaa |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 8–2 | May 2024 | M25 Reggio Emilia, Italy | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Kai Wehnelt | Andrea Arnaboldi Federico Arnaboldi |
5–7, 6–2, [10–8] |
| Loss | 2–2 | Jul 2024 | Amersfoort, Netherlands | Challenger | Clay | David Stevenson | Marcelo Demoliner Guillermo Durán |
6–7(2–7), 4–6 |
References
- ^ "Jay Clarke". Derbyshire Sport County Sports Partnerships. 2014.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "ATP Challenger Tour: Jay Clarke wins first title in three years". 16 June 2025.