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Jack Pinnington Jones (born 30 March 2003) is a British tennis player.
Early life
Pinnington Jones is from Ashtead in Surrey. In 2021 he became the top ranked British junior and seventh-ranked junior in the world. He reached the quarter finals of the 2021 Wimbledon boy's singles tournament. He attended Texas Christian University in the a United States.
Career
Given a wildcard into qualifying for the 2021 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles qualifying when he was 18 years-old, Pinnington Jones overcame a deficit of 983 ranking places to win 6-4 6-3 against Brazilian Joao Menezes in the first round. He won his first professional tournament in October 2021 in Antalya on the ITF World Tennis Tour, only dropping two sets in his six matches on the way to the title.
= 2024: Major debut at Wimbledon in doubles
=He was awarded a wildcard alongside Aidan McHugh into the doubles main draw at the 2024 Nottingham Open. He also entered the qualifying for the singles and knocked out Ryan Peniston and Felix Gill to reach the main draw. He then beat Arthur Fery before overcoming British No. 1 player Cameron Norrie, in three sets, to reach the quarterfinals.
In June 2024, on his Major debut, he was awarded a wildcard into the men's doubles event of the 2024 Wimbledon Championships alongside compatriot Jacob Fearnley. At the same tournament he participated in the qualifying competition in singles where he also received a wildcard.
Personal life
A member of the LTA's pro-scholarship programme, Pinnington Jones is part of the JTC coaching Academy and is sponsored by ASICS, and coached by Marina Caiazzo. In 2021, he signed with Andy Murray's management company 77 Sports Management.
References
External Links
Jack Pinnington Jones at the Association of Tennis Professionals
Jack Pinnington Jones at the International Tennis Federation
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Jack Pinnington Jones
- 2024 ATP Challenger Tour
- Aidan McHugh
- 2024 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles
- 2024 Columbus Challenger
- 2024 ITF Men's World Tennis Tour (July–September)
- 2024 Nottingham Open
- August Holmgren (tennis)
- 2024 Lexington Challenger
- Giles Hussey (tennis)