Johannus Monday (born 22 January 2002) is a British tennis player. He has a career high singles ranking of 531 achieved on 10 October 2022. He has a career high doubles ranking of 192 achieved on 28 August 2023.[1][2]

Johannus Monday
Country (sports) United Kingdom
Born (2002-01-22) 22 January 2002 (age 22)
Hull, England
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeTennessee
Prize money$74,660
Singles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 531 (10 October 2022)
Current rankingNo. 728 (15 January 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonQ2 (2023)
Doubles
Career record1–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 192 (28 August 2023)
Current rankingNo. 202 (15 January 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon2R (2023)
Last updated on: 21 January 2024.

Early life

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Monday was born in Kingston upon Hull and brought up in nearby Cottingham. He began playing tennis at four years old. He attended St Mary's College and, from 2015, boarded at Merchiston Castle School in Edinburgh.[3]

In 2020 he began studying political science at the University of Tennessee on a tennis scholarship.[4][5][3]

Career

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After winning the title of the men's doubles of the Nottingham Open alongside Jacob Fearnley,[6] the pair received wildcards for the 2023 Wimbledon Championships.[7] He was also given a wildcard into the men's qualifying singles and beat Mili Poljicak before pushing the experienced Radu Albot to three sets.[8] In the doubles, he and Fearnley beat Andre Goransson and Ben McLachlan in the opening round before losing to Matthew Ebden and Rohan Bopanna.[9]

ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals

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Singles: 6 (6–0)

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Legend
ITF WTT (6–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2022 USA M15, South Bend WTT Hard   Sekou Bangoura 6–3, 7–5
Win 2–0 Aug 2022 USA M25, Decatur WTT Hard   Ezekiel Clark 6–3, 6–3
Win 3–0 Jul 2024 USA M25, East Lansing WTT Hard   Aidan McHugh 6–2, 6–2
Win 4–0 Oct 2024 USA M25, Louisville WTT Hard   Tyler Zink 6–2, 6–3
Win 5–0 Oct 2024 USA M25, Harlingen WTT Hard   Tadeas Paroulek 6–0, 6–1
Win 6–0 Oct 2024 USA M25, Norman WTT Hard (i)   Juan Carlos Aguilar 6–1, 6–3

Doubles: 10 (7–2)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (1–0)
ITF World Tennis Tour (6–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (2–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2023 Nottingham,
United Kingdom
Challenger Grass   Jacob Fearnley   Liam Broady
  Jonny O'Mara
6–3, 6–7(6–8), [10–7]
Win 2–0 Jul 2023 Great Britain M25,
Roehampton
World Tennis Tour Grass   Emile Hudd   Arthur Bouquier
  François Musitelli
6–4, 7–5
Loss 2–1 Jul 2023 Great Britain M25,
Roehampton
World Tennis Tour Hard   Emile Hudd   Charles Broom
  George Houghton
4–6, 6–4, [9–11]
Win 3–1 Aug 2023 Great Britain M25,
Roehampton
World Tennis Tour Hard   Emile Hudd   Millen Hurrion
  Daniel Little
7–5(10–8), 7–6(7–4)
Win 4–1 Aug 2023 Great Britain M25,
Aldershot
World Tennis Tour Hard   Emile Hudd   Arthur Fery
  Anton Matusevich
6–3, 3–6, [10–8]
Win 5–1 Oct 2023 USA M15,
Las Vegas
World Tennis Tour Hard   Ángel Díaz Jalil   William Grant
  Andrés Andrade
6–4, 6–4
Loss 5–2 Oct 2023 USA M25
Columbus
World Tennis Tour Hard   Shunsuke Mitsui   Robert Cash
  Bryce Nakashima
5–7, 6–7(10–12)
Win 6–2 Jul 2024 USA M25,
Dallas
World Tennis Tour Hard   Shunsuke Mitsui   Alexander Kotzen
  Tristan McCormick
6–4, 6–4
Win 7–2 Oct 2024 USA M25,
Louisville
World Tennis Tour Hard   JJ Mercer   Jody Maginley
  Evan Zhu
7–5, 6–4
Pending Nov 2024 Knoxville,
United States
Challenger Hard (i)   Patrick Harper   Micah Braswell
  Eliot Spizzirri

References

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  1. ^ "Johannus Monday". ITF. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Johannus Monday | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  3. ^ a b Jones, Preston (20 April 2022). "Family-Oriented Monday Excelling on Rocky Top". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Hull tennis player Johannus Monday proving a big hit on the US college tennis circuit". ITV News. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  5. ^ Kemp, Dan (February 21, 2021). "'JoMo' the Cottingham tennis star taking the US by storm". HullLive.
  6. ^ "Rothesay Open Nottingham 2023: Jacob Fearnley & Johannus Monday lift first ATP Challenger title". Lawn Tennis Association. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  7. ^ Elder, Matthew (1 July 2023). "Andy Murray and the nine Scots competing at Wimbledon 2023 – including son of Rangers coach". Scotsman.com. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  8. ^ Dickson-Jefford, Oli (29 June 2023). "Monday takes pride from Wimbledon Qualifying campaign". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  9. ^ Russo, Rick (10 July 2023). "Monday's impressive debut at Wimbledon comes to an end". wvlt.tv. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
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