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James Duckworth (tennis)

James Duckworth (born 21 January 1992) is an Australian professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 46 achieved on 31 January 2022 and No. 185 in doubles achieved on 10 February 2020. Duckworth represented Australia in tennis at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 ATP Cup.

James Duckworth
Duckworth at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports) Australia
ResidenceSydney
Born (1992-01-21) 21 January 1992 (age 32)[1]
Sydney, Australia
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro2010
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachWayne Arthurs
Prize moneyUS $4,001,391
Singles
Career record65–108
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 46 (31 January 2022)
Current rankingNo. 68 (14 October 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2012, 2013, 2015, 2021)
French Open2R (2021)
Wimbledon3R (2021)
US Open2R (2016, 2022)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games2R (2021)
Doubles
Career record12–32
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 185 (10 February 2020)
Current rankingNo. 1253 (14 October 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (2020)
French Open1R (2015, 2020, 2022)
Wimbledon1R (2022)
US Open1R (2021)
Last updated on: 14 October 2024.

As a junior, Duckworth enjoyed a successful career which included winning three titles and reaching the semifinals of the 2010 French Open.

Personal life

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Duckworth was born in Sydney. He attended Sydney Church of England Grammar School, where he was on the school tennis first team from Year 7 and went on to win several AAGPS Premierships. He was offered a scholarship to the Australian Institute of Sport, where he was able to further develop his tennis. Duckworth is a keen supporter of the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League.[2]

Junior career

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Duckworth played his first ITF under-18 tournament in December 2005 as a 13-year-old, the event was held in Perth and Duckworth lost in the first round to Sebastian Bell. Duckworth's first big result came in December 2007 when he made his first final in Manila, Philippines but had to retire in the third set against Francis Casey Alcantara. Duckworth's first title came in August 2010 at the Oceania Closed Championship held in Fiji, he beat fellow Australian Maverick Banes in the final. Out of the nine junior tournaments Duckworth entered in 2010 he managed to reach three finals that resulted in two titles won in Kuching, Malaysia and Manila, Philippines respectively. Duckworth's best junior result came at 2010 Roland Garros Junior Championships where he reached the semi-finals. He reached as high as No. 7 in the combined world rankings in July 2010.

Junior singles titles (3)

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Legend (singles)
Grand Slam (0)
Grade A (0)
Grade B (1)
Grade 1–5 (2)
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
1. 21 August 2010 Lautoka Hard   Maverick Banes 6–4, 6–4
2. 21 March 2011 Kuching Hard   Andrew Whittington 6–4, 4–6, 6–4
3. 28 March 2011 Manila Hard   Tobias Blomgren 6–3, 6–2

Professional career

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2006–2009

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Duckworth entered his first professional tournament in September 2006 as a 14-year-old in Happy Valley, South Australia where he was defeated in the first round of qualifying. He entered his second pro tournament in September 2007; the event was held in Sawtell, New South Wales, and Duckworth made it to the final round of qualifying, but fell at the last hurdle. In November 2008, Duckworth received a wildcard into a Futures tournament held in Perth and made the most of his opportunity; he recorded his first main draw victory in the first round. He followed up the victory with a surprise win over the fifth seed. In the quarterfinals, he fell to fourth seed and eventual champion Andrew Coelho. The following week, Duckworth received another wildcard into an event held in Sorrento, Western Australia, but could not keep the form going as he fell in the first round to James Lemke. Despite entering four Australian Futures toward the end of 2009, Duckworth only won one match and finished 2009 ranked no. 1712.[3]

2010: Turned Professional

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The 2010 season began for Duckworth with a qualifying wildcard into his hometown ATP event in Sydney where he lost in the first round to fellow Australian Marinko Matosevic 1–6, 3–6. He also received a wildcard into the qualifying tournament of the 2010 Australian Open but fell in the first round to Somdev Devvarman 2–6, 1–6. While not competing in junior tournaments Duckworth played several futures tournaments held in Australia, Netherlands, USA and New Zealand. His best result came in November when he reached the semi-finals of a futures tournament held in New Zealand. Duckworth finished the year ranked 742 in the ATP rankings.

2011: Top 300 debut

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Duckworth began the year playing in the 2011 Brisbane International and the 2011 Australian Open qualifying tournaments after receiving wildcards into each event. Following the Australian summer series of tournaments Duckworth headed to Europe in hopes of boosting his ranking. Duckworth's choice of tournaments would prove successful with four titles and two runners-up in tournaments held across Poland and Italy.[1]

His latest futures title was in Este Padova where he defeated Australian Jason Kubler en route to the final against Daniele Giorgini. These results enabled him to enter the top 300 on 29 August 2011 and he became one of Australia's top 10 players.[4] Duckworth capped off the year by reaching the final of the 2012 Australian Open Men's Wildcard Playoff, falling to Marinko Matosevic 6–4, 6–1, 6–2.[5]

2012: ATP and Grand Slam debut

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Following a successful 2011 season Duckworth was granted main draw wildcards into the Brisbane International, Apia International Sydney and the Australian Open. in January 2012, in the first round of his first ATP main-draw event at the 2012 Brisbane International Duckworth drew Frenchman Nicolas Mahut. After trailing 0–4 in the first set Duckworth came back and won his first ever ATP match 6–4, 6–4. In the second round of Brisbane Duckworth fell to world no. 12 Gilles Simon 3–6, 5–7 on Pat Rafter Arena. In the 2012 Apia International Sydney Duckworth fell to qualifier and eventual champion Jarkko Nieminen 2–6, 2–6.

On his Grand Slam debut at the 2012 Australian Open, Duckworth drew Estonian Jürgen Zopp in the first round and came out victorious in straight sets 6–3, 6–4, 6–4. In the second round Duckworth faced world number 9 Janko Tipsarević and got off to a quick start taking the first set. Duckworth would eventually lose in four sets 6–3, 2–6, 6–7, 4–6. Following the Australian Open Duckworth entered the Burnie Challenger where he was a first round casualty to Ben Mitchell 6–4, 3–6, 4–6. A week later Duckworth was seeded third in the Caloundra challenger and lived up to his seeding by reaching his first ever challenger semi-final. He was defeated by eventual champion Marinko Matosevic in the semi-finals 6–7, 3–6.

 
Duckworth at the 2013 Apia International in Sydney

2013: Top 150 debut

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Duckworth started his year at the 2013 Brisbane International where he lost in the second round of qualifying. He then played in the 2013 Apia International Sydney, where as a wildcard he almost made an upset against world No. 46 Denis Istomin 7–6(4), 4–6, 6–7(3). Duckworth then played in the 2013 Australian Open after receiving a wildcard. He defeated fellow Australian and good friend Ben Mitchell in the first round 6–4, 7–6(8), 4–6, 5–7, 8–6. He then played another long five set match in the second round, losing to world number 93 player Blaž Kavčič 6–3, 3–6, 4–6, 7–6(3), 8–10.[6] After two first round losses against James Ward at the 2013 McDonald's Burnie International and the Charles Sturt Adelaide International, Duckworth reached the final of the Australia F1 Futures in Melbourne going down against Stéphane Robert 6–7(3), 3–6. Duckworth then competed in the 2013 Nature's Way Sydney Tennis International losing to compatriot Samuel Groth in the quarterfinals 6–7(2), 6–7(5).

Duckworth reached the second round at the 2013 All Japan Indoor Tennis Championships after defeating Jose Rubin Statham 6–4, 4–6, 6–3. He went down to second seed Marco Chiudinelli 6–7(5), 7–6(7), 2–6. Duckworth returned to Australia to compete in the Australia F5 tournament in Bundaberg. He reached the final and won it defeating Jason Kubler 7–6(9), 6–2. This was his fifth ITF title and his first in Australia.

After qualifying, Duckworth lost to Blaž Kavčič in the first round of the 2013 French Open. At Wimbledon, Duckworth progressed through qualifying again, but lost in the first round to fellow qualifier Denis Kudla in 5 sets. He made his top 150 debut on 12 August 2013. In October, Duckworth made the semi-finals of Melbourne Challenger, which improved his ranking to a career high of No. 132.

2014: First and Second Challenger titles

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Duckworth at the 2014 Wimbledon qualifying tournament

Duckworth started his year at the 2014 Brisbane International after being awarded a wildcard. He was defeated in round 1 by Jarkko Nieminen[7]

On 8 January, Duckworth was awarded a wild card into the 2014 Australian Open. His first round opponent was Roger Federer. He lost in straight sets.[8]

In April, Duckworth reached the final of the Cachantún Cup. This was his second Challenger final, but lost to Thiemo de Bakker. Duckworth qualified for the 2014 French Open but lost in round one to Leonardo Mayer. In June, Duckworth qualified for the 2014 Aegon Championships and made round 2, where he lost in a close three-set match against the No. 2 seed, Tomáš Berdych, 4–6 in the third set. Duckworth qualified for 2014 Wimbledon Championships and in the first round led Richard Gasquet 2 sets to 1, before ultimately losing in five sets.

In July, Duckworth competed in the Lexington Challenger where he defeated countrymen Jordan Thompson in the second round and Thanasi Kokkinakis in the semifinal. He defeated Brit James Ward, 6–3, 6–4 in the final to win his first Challenger Title.

Duckworth was beaten in second round of qualifying at the US Open. In November, Duckworth made the final of the 2014 Charlottesville Challenger. He defeated Brit Liam Broady in the final on 2 November, this was his second career Challenger tour title. Duckworth finished 2014 with a career-high ranking of No.127.

2015: Top 100 debut

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As with the previous three years, Duckworth commenced his season at the 2015 Brisbane International after being awarded a wild card. In round 1, he caused an upset, defeating world no.21 Gilles Simon, 6–2, 6–2. He then defeated Jarkko Nieminen reaching the quarter-finals in an ATP Tour event for the first time in his career.[9] But then he lost to Roger Federer in straight sets 0–6, 1–6.[10] Duckworth was given a wild card into the 2015 Australian Open, where he defeated Blaž Kavčič in round 1 but lost to the 24th seed Richard Gasquet in the second round. In February, Duckworth was the no.1 seed at the Delhi Challenger and Kolkata Challenger. He lost in round 2 at Delhi and lost in the final of Kolkata to Radu Albot. At Indian Wells, Duckworth qualified and defeated Dominic Thiem in round 1 before losing to Fernando Verdasco, as a result of his performance, he secured a top 100 ATP ranking for the first time in his career on 23 March 2015.[11] Duckworth then qualified for the 2015 Miami Open and reached the second round where he again lost to Verdasco. He then returned to the challenger tour playing in San Luis, Anning and Bordeaux where he lost in the semi-finals, quarter-finals and second round respectively. Duckworth then played in the Tour 250 event in Nice where he defeated lucky losers Frances Tiafoe and Quentin Halys to reach his second ATP tour quarterfinal of 2015 and his career. He then lost to Borna Ćorić in straight sets. At Wimbledon, Duckworth came back from 2 sets to 0 down again Malek Jaziri to win in five sets, posting his first win at Wimbledon.[12] He lost to compatriot Sam Groth in round 2.[13] At the US Open, Duckworth lost in round 1 to Hyeon Chung in straight sets. He played a number of challenger events to finish the season making the quarter finals in Ho Chi Minh, Ningbo and Knoxville. Duckworth ended the year with a ranking of World No. 120.

2016: First ATP doubles final, Elbow injury and ranking drop

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Duckworth at the 2016 US Open

Duckworth again commenced the year at the 2016 Brisbane International, but lost in the first round to Dominic Thiem.[14] He played doubles with Chris Guccione where they made the final losing to Henri Kontinen and John Peers. Duckworth was awarded a wild card into Sydney, where he defeated Íñigo Cervantes and lost to Jérémy Chardy in round 2. At the 2016 Australian Open, Duckwork lost to Lleyton Hewitt in the first round as a wildcard. Duckworth tore a flexor tendon in his right elbow after the Australian Open, he then broke his left wrist doing sprints and sidelined Duckworth for four months. His ranking dropped to outside the top 200.[15]

He returned to play in May and won the China F6 in Wuhan and Bangkok Challenger. Duckworth's grass season was unsuccessful, winning just one match in qualifying. In July, Duckworth qualified for the main draw at the 2016 Citi Open, losing in the second round to the top seed, John Isner. Duckworth lost in the final round of qualifying for Rogers Cup and again in Atlanta Open, both in final set tie-breaks. At the US Open, Duckworth was awarded a wildcard. He defeated Robin Haase in the first round. In November, Duckworth won his second and third Challenger titles of the year, defeating compatriot and maiden finalist Marc Polmans in Canberra and Tatsuma Ito in Japan.[16] Duckworth ended the year with a ranking of World No. 103.

2017: Foot surgery

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Duckworth commenced the season at the 2017 Australian Open where he received direct entry for the first time in his career. He lost to Paolo Lorenzi in round 1.[17] Shortly after the loss, Duckworth underwent a foot surgery.[18] Duckworth didn't play again in 2017, ending the year with a ranking of 992.

2018: Return

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Duckworth at the 2018 US Open

In January, Duckworth attempted to play the Brisbane International and Australian Open, falling in qualifying in both. Duckworth next played the French Open losing to Marin Čilić in round 1. In June, Duckworth reached and retired in the final of the ITF Turkey F22.

Duckworth lost to Alexander Zverev in the first round of Wimbledon. In July Duckworth won his first match on the ATP World Tour in over 18 months at the 2018 Citi Open.[19] Duckworth lost to Andy Murray in the first round of the US Open.[20] Immediately after the US Open, Duckworth qualified for and won the Cary Challenger. This was his first title in 2 years.[21] Duckworth ended 2018 with an ATP singles rank of 234.

2019: Four Challenger titles, Sixth Australian Open wildcard, Return to Top 100

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In January, Duckworth lost in the first round of the Brisbane International, Sydney International and Australian Open after getting a sixth wildcard, before returning to the Asian challenger tour, winning the 2019 Bangkok Challenger II.

In May, Duckworth lost in the first round of qualifying for the 2019 French Open and in June, the second round of qualifying at Wimbledon. In July, Duckworth returned to the challenger tour in Asian challenger tour reaching the final of the Yokkaichi Challenger and winning Baotou. At year-end he returned to the top 100 on 18 November 2019.

2020: First ATP semifinal, Australian Open doubles quarterfinal, out of top 100

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In February 2020, Duckworth reached his first ATP Tour semi-final in Pune, India, losing to Egor Gerasimov in straight sets.[22] Also in February, Duckworth won the 2020 Bengaluru Challenger; his eleventh singles Challenger title.[23] As a result, he reached a career-high ranking of No. 71 on 17 February 2020.

Following the tennis shutdown, due to the Covid pandemic, Duckworth lost in the first round of the US Open and French Open. Duckworth ended 2020 with an ATP singles rank of No. 103.

2021: Olympics debut, first ATP final, Masters quarterfinal & top 50

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Duckworth at the 2021 French Open

Duckworth commenced the 2021 season at the 2021 Murray River Open where he defeated Ugo Humbert his first win over a top-50 opponent in more than four years.[24] He also reached the second round at the 2021 Australian Open for a fourth time defeating lucky loser Damir Džumhur. In March, at the 2021 Miami Open he reached the third round of a Masters 1000 for the first time in his career defeating 8th seed David Goffin for his first top-20 win. In May, at the 2021 French Open, he reached the second round for the first time in his career in six attempts defeating Salvatore Caruso.

In June, Duckworth scored his first top-50 win on grass, against Adrian Mannarino at the Stuttgart Open.[25] At the 2021 Wimbledon Championships Duckworth reached the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career defeating Sam Querrey, which came in his 25th Grand Slam main draw.[26][27]

In July, Duckworth represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics, where he recorded his first win against Lukáš Klein. He was defeated by 12th seed Karen Khachanov in the second round.[28] In August, Duckworth qualified for the Canada Open and defeated world number 15 Jannik Sinner to reach the third round. It was the second top-20 win of Duckworth's career.[29][30] As a result, he entered the top 70. In September, Duckworth won the 2021 Amex-Istanbul Challenger II and achieved a career high singles ranking of World No. 65 on 20 September 2021.[31]

Duckworth also reached his first ATP final at the Astana Open after beating Mikhail Kukushkin, 4th seed Filip Krajinović, 5th seed and defending champion John Millman and 8th seed Ilya Ivashka. He lost to Kwon Soon-woo in straight sets after holding 3 set points, leading 6–3 in the first set tie-break. As a result, he reached a career-high of World No. 56 on 27 September 2021.[32] At the 2021 Rolex Paris Masters he reached the quarterfinals of a Masters 1000 for the first time having never passed beyond the third round at this level. He defeated 14th seed Roberto Bautista Agut, his third top-20 win for the season and in his career,[33] Lorenzo Musetti and fellow Australian Alexei Popyrin en route. As a result, he reached the top 50 in the singles rankings at World No. 47 on 8 November for the first time in his career. Duckworth ended 2021 with a ranking of No. 49.

2022–2023: ATP Cup debut, Out of top 100, historic 13th Challenger title

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Although he reached the quarterfinals at the 2022 San Diego Open defeating compatriot Alexei Popyrin and Mitchell Krueger, he fell out of the top 100 on 26 September 2022 to No. 109.[34]

He qualified for his first Masters of 2023 in Shanghai. He won his 13th title at the new 2023 Shenzhen Luohu Challenger making him the Australian singles player with the most titles in ATP Challenger Tour history.[35]

2024: Australian Open wildcard, back to top 100

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Following his good results in the 2023 season, he received a wildcard for his home Slam, the 2024 Australian Open.[36] He reached the quarterfinals of his home warm-up AO tournament at the 2024 Brisbane International as a qualifier and returned to the top 100 on 8 January 2024.[37]

Ranked No. 78, he entered the main draw of the 2024 Wimbledon Championships as a lucky loser.

Performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

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Current through the 2024 Rolex Shanghai Masters.

Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q1 Q1 2R 2R 1R 2R 1R 1R Q2 1R 1R 2R 1R Q1 1R 4–11
French Open A A Q1 1R 1R 1R A A 1R Q1 1R 2R 1R Q1 Q1 1–7
Wimbledon A A Q2 1R 1R 2R Q1 A 1R Q2 NH 3R 1R Q2 1R 3–7
US Open A A Q2 1R Q2 1R 2R A 1R Q1 1R 1R 2R 1R 1R 2–9
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–4 0–3 2–4 1–2 0–1 0–3 0–1 0–3 4–4 1–4 0–1 0–3 10–34
ATP Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A A A A 2R A A A A NH 1R A A A 1–2
Miami Open A A A A A 2R A A A A NH 3R A Q1 A 3–2
Monte-Carlo Masters A A A A A A A A A A NH A A A A 0–0
Madrid Open A A A A A A A A A A NH A A A A 0–0
Italian Open A A A A A A A A A A Q2 A A A A 0–0
Canadian Open A A A A Q2 Q2 Q2 A A A NH 3R Q1 Q1 2R 3–2
Cincinnati Masters A A A A A Q1 A A A A A A A A A 0–0
Shanghai Masters A A A Q2 Q2 A A A A A NH 1R 1R 0–2
Paris Masters A A A A A A A A A A A QF A A 3–1
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 7–4 0–0 0–1 1–2 10–12
National representation
Davis Cup A A A A A A A A A A RR A 0–0
Summer Olympics NH A NH A NH 2R NH 1–1
ATP Cup Not Held A A RR NH 0–2
Year-end ranking 742 275 209 136 127 120 103 990 234 100 103 49 172 116

Doubles

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Tournament 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R A A 1R QF 3R 1R A 1R 5–11
French Open A A A A 1R A A A A 1R A 1R A A 0–3
Wimbledon A A A A A A A A A NH A 1R A A 0–1
US Open A A A A A A A A A A 1R A A A 0–1
Win–loss 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 3–2 2–2 0–3 0–0 0–1 5–16

ATP Tour career finals

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Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Legend (singles)
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Finals (0–0)
ATP Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP Tour 250 Series (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–0)
Indoor (0–1)
Result Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss Sep 2021 Astana Open, Kazakhstan 250 Series Hard (i)   Kwon Soon-woo 6–7(6–8), 3–6

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Legend (doubles)
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Finals (0–0)
ATP Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP Tour 250 Series (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–1)
Indoor (0–0)
Result Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss Jan 2016 Brisbane International, Australia 250 Series Hard   Chris Guccione   Henri Kontinen
  John Peers 		6–7(4–7), 1–6

ATP Challenger and Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour finals

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Singles: 38 (22 titles, 16 runner-ups)

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Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (15–12)
Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour (7–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (14–12)
Clay (7–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 May 2011 Poland F1, Kraków Futures Clay   Grzegorz Panfil 6–3, 6–4
Loss 1–1 May 2011 Poland F2, Katowice Futures Clay   Marcin Gawron 4–6, 2–6
Win 2–1 Jun 2011 Poland F4, Bytom Futures Clay   Peter Torebko 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Loss 2–2 Jul 2011 Italy F16, Bologna Futures Clay   Daniele Giorgini 6–7(4–7), 6–7(3–7)
Win 3–2 Jul 2011 Italy F17, Sassuolo Futures Clay   Thomas Fabbiano 6–1, 6–2
Win 4–2 Aug 2011 Italy F23, Este Futures Clay   Daniele Giorgini 6–2, 6–3
Loss 4–3 Feb 2013 Australia F1, Melbourne Futures Hard   Stéphane Robert 6–7(3–7), 3–6
Win 5–3 Mar 2013 Australia F5, Bundaberg Futures Clay   Jason Kubler 7–6(11–9), 6–2
Win 6–3 May 2013 Chile F3, Santiago Futures Clay   Cristian Garín 6–1, 6–3
Loss 6–4 Jul 2013 Lexington, USA Challenger Hard   James Ward 6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 6–5 Apr 2014 Santiago, Chile Challenger Clay   Thiemo de Bakker 6–4, 6–7(10–12), 1–6
Win 7–5 Jul 2014 Lexington, USA Challenger Hard   James Ward 6–3, 6–4
Win 8–5 Nov 2014 Charlottesville, USA Challenger Hard (i)   Liam Broady 5–7, 6–3, 6–2
Loss 8–6 Feb 2015 Kolkata, India Challenger Hard   Radu Albot 6–7(0–7), 1–6
Win 9–6 May 2016 China F6, Wuhan Futures Hard   Yusuke Takahashi 6–3, 6–2
Win 10–6 May 2016 Bangkok, Thailand Challenger Hard   Sam Barry 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Win 11–6 Nov 2016 Canberra, Australia Challenger Hard   Marc Polmans 7–5, 6–3
Loss 11–7 Nov 2016 Kobe, Japan Challenger Hard (i)   Chung Hyeon 4–6, 6–7(2–7)
Win 12–7 Nov 2016 Toyota, Japan Challenger Carpet (i)   Tatsuma Ito 7–5, 4–6, 6–1
Loss 12–8 Jun 2018 Turkey F22, Antalya Futures Clay   Thomas Statzberger 3–6, 0–1 ret.
Win 13–8 Sep 2018 Cary, USA Challenger Hard   Reilly Opelka 7–6(7–4), 6–3
Win 14–8 Feb 2019 Bangkok, Thailand Challenger Hard   Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6–4, 6–3
Loss 14–9 Aug 2019 Yokkaichi, Japan Challenger Hard   Yūichi Sugita 6–3, 3–6, 6–7(1–7)
Win 15–9 Aug 2019 Baotou, China Challenger Clay (i)   Sasikumar Mukund 6–4, 6–3
Loss 15–10 Oct 2019 Las Vegas, USA Challenger Hard   Vasek Pospisil 5–7, 7–6(13–11), 3–6
Win 16–10 Nov 2019 Playford, Australia Challenger Hard   Yasutaka Uchiyama 7–6(7–2), 6–4
Win 17–10 Nov 2019 Pune, India Challenger Hard   Jay Clarke 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win 18–10 Feb 2020 Bangalore, India Challenger Hard   Benjamin Bonzi 6–4, 6–4
Win 19–10 Sep 2021 Istanbul, Turkey Challenger Hard   Wu Tung-lin 6–4, 6–2
Loss 19–11 Sep 2022 Cassis, France Challenger Hard   Hugo Grenier 5–7, 4–6
Loss 19–12 Feb 2023 Burnie, Australia Challenger Hard   Rinky Hijikata 3–6, 3–6
Loss 19–13 Feb 2023 Bangalore, India Challenger Hard   Max Purcell 6–3, 5–7, 6–7(5–7)
Loss 19–14 Apr 2023 Cuernavaca, Mexico Challenger Hard   Thiago Agustín Tirante 5–7, 0–6
Win 20–14 Oct 2023 Shenzhen, China Challenger Hard   Coleman Wong 6–0, 6–1
Win 21–14 Oct 2023 Playford, Australia Challenger Hard   Coleman Wong 7–5, 7–5
Loss 21–15 Nov 2023 Drummondville, Canada Challenger Hard (i)   Zizou Bergs 4–6, 5–7
Loss 21–16 Apr 2024 Shenzhen, China Challenger Hard   Lloyd Harris 3–6, 3–6
Win 22–16 Oct 2024 Hangzhou, China Challenger Hard   Mackenzie McDonald 2–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4

Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

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Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (1–2)
Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2013 West Lakes, Australia Challenger Hard   Greg Jones   Sam Groth
  Matt Reid 		2–6, 4–6
Win 1–1 Apr 2013 Itajaí, Brazil Challenger Clay   Pierre-Hugues Herbert   Guilherme Clezar
  Fabrício Neis 		7–5, 6–2
Loss 1–2 Feb 2015 Kolkata, India Challenger Hard   Luke Saville   Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan
  Somdev Devvarman 		walkover

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