Aidan McHugh (born 9 July 2000) is a British professional tennis player.[1]
 McHugh at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Full name | Aidan McHugh |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Great Britain |
| Residence | Glasgow, United Kingdom |
| Born | 9 July 2000 Glasgow, United Kingdom |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Toby Smith |
| Prize money | $159,730 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 298 (28 February 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 351 (27 July 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | Q2 (2022) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 1–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 285 (3 October 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 309 (12 June 2023) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2021) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2021) |
| Last updated on: 18 June 2023. | |
He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 298 achieved on 28 February 2022. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 285 achieved on 3 October 2022.
Career
editFrom Bearsden, he attended St Aloysius' College, Glasgow.[2] He became a client of Andy Murray’s 77 Sports Management firm,[3] where he is joined by fellow tennis players Paul Jubb, Harriet Dart, Katie Swan and Jack Pinnington Jones.[4] His usual training facility is the Scotstoun Sports Campus in Glasgow and he is on the Lawn Tennis Association’s Pro Scholarship Programme. McHugh has been described as Murray’s protégé.[5]
He reached the semifinals of the 2018 Australian Open – Boys' singles where he defeated Ondrej Styler, Filip Jianu, Jaimee Floyd Angele and Rinky Hijikata before he lost to Tseng Chun-hsin in three sets.[6][7]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, he took part in the Battle Of The Brits Team Tennis at the National Tennis Centre in London, England. He helped Judy Murray to produce online exercise modules for players of all ages that also involved Andy Murray, Jamie Murray, and Colin Fleming amongst others.[8]
He received a wildcard on to the main draw of 2021 Nottingham Trophy – Men's singles where he defeated world number 105 Mikhail Kukushkin in straight sets for his first win on the ATP Challenger Tour.
He received a wildcard for the main draw of the 2021 Wimbledon Championships men’s doubles alongside Alastair Gray, where he recorded his first Major win against Jiří Veselý and Roman Jebavý and a wildcard into the qualifying for the men’s singles.[9]
Personal life
editHe is a fan of Celtic F.C.[10]
Career finals
editSingles: 14 (7–7)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2018 | Great Britain F6, Barnstaple | Futures | Hard | 4–6, 6–3, 6–7(2–7) | |
| Win | 1–1 | Oct 2018 | Kuwait F1, Mishref | Futures | Hard | 6–2, 6–7(3–7), 6–2 | |
| Win | 2–1 | Nov 2018 | Kuwait F3, Mishref | Futures | Hard | 6–1, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 2–2 | Jun 2019 | M15 Heraklion | Futures | Hard | 1–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 2–3 | Jun 2019 | M15 Singapore | Futures | Hard | 3–6, 0–6 | |
| Win | 3–3 | Jun 2019 | M15 Singapore | Futures | Hard | 6–2, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 3–4 | Mar 2021 | M15 Indore | Futures | Hard | 7–6(10–8), 6–7(6–8), 6–7(4–7) | |
| Win | 4–4 | Jun 2021 | M25 Santo Domingo | Futures | Hard | 7–5, 3–6, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 4–5 | Aug 2021 | M25 Decatur | Futures | Hard | 2–6, 5–7 | |
| Loss | 4–6 | Oct 2021 | M25 Rodez | Futures | Hard | 7–5, 5–7, 4–6 | |
| Win | 5–6 | Oct 2022 | M25 Glasgow | Futures | Hard (i) | 7–6(7–4), 6–4 | |
| Win | 6–6 | Jul 2023 | M25 Champaign | Futures | Hard | 6–4, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 6–7 | Jul 2023 | M25 Edwardsville | Futures | Hard | 3–6, 6–7(5–7) | |
| Win | 7–7 | Sep 2023 | M25 Madrid | Futures | Hard | 6–4, 7–5 |
Doubles: 10 (3–7)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2018 | Great Britain F6, Barnstaple | Futures | Hard | 6–4, 6–1 | ||
| Loss | 1–1 | Oct 2018 | Israel F13, Ashkelon | Futures | Hard | 5–7, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 2–1 | May 2019 | M15 Heraklion | Futures | Hard | 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–2) | ||
| Loss | 2–2 | Sep 2019 | M15 Kiryat Shmona | Futures | Hard | 4–6, 6–2, [6–10] | ||
| Loss | 2–3 | Nov 2020 | M15 Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | 6–7(2–7), 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 2–4 | Feb 2021 | M15 Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 3–4 | Feb 2022 | M25 Glasgow | World Tennis Tour | Hard | 4–6, 7–6(7–1), [10–4] | ||
| Loss | 3–5 | Aug 2022 | Lexington, USA | Challenger | Hard | 6-3, 4-6, [8-10] | ||
| Loss | 3–6 | Mar 2023 | M25 Loulé | World Tennis Tour | Hard | 6–4, 2–6, [8–10] | ||
| Loss | 3–7 | Jun 2023 | M15 Rancho Santa Fe | World Tennis Tour | Hard | 1–6, 4–6 |
References
edit- ^ "Aidan McHugh | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Aidan Mchugh: My Green Blazer · St Aloysius' College Independent School Glasgow". www.staloysius.org.
- ^ "The heir to Andy Murray? Aidan McHugh out to be next great Scot in tennis". HeraldScotland.
- ^ "Andy Murray signs up British junior No 1 Jack Pinnington Jones to his management agency". Sky Sports.
- ^ "McHugh explains why tennis shutdown will be a huge challenge". The Independent. 24 March 2020. Archived from the original on 25 March 2020.
- ^ Writer, Stuart Fraser, Tennis. "Aidan McHugh, Andy Murray's protégé, reaches last eight of Australian Open boys' singles" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "McHugh misses out despite Murray advice". BBC Sport. 2 May 2018.
- ^ "Judy Murray sees 'opportunity' for tennis". BBC Sport. 11 June 2020.
- ^ "Initial Wild Cards for The Championships 2021". www.wimbledon.com.
- ^ "The heir to Andy Murray? Aidan McHugh out to be next great Scot in tennis | Glasgow Times". www.glasgowtimes.co.uk.
External links
edit- Aidan McHugh at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Aidan McHugh at the International Tennis Federation
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