Alexander Ward
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| Full name | Alexander Ward |
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| Country (sports) |  United Kingdom |
| Born | 30 April 1990 Northampton, England |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Turned pro | 2008 |
| Retired | 2018 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two handed-backhand) |
| Prize money | $279,019 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–4 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 242 (6 June 2016) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2016, 2017) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–1 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 379 (9 September 2013) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2016) |
| Last updated on: 10 September 2018. | |
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Alexander Ward (born 30 April 1990) is a retired British tennis player.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Ward was born on 30 April 1990 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England.[1] He was educated at Northampton School for Boys.[2]
Tennis career
[edit | edit source]Ward has a career high ATP singles ranking of 242 achieved on 6 June 2016. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 379 achieved on 9 September 2013.
Ward made his ATP main draw debut at the 2013 MercedesCup after defeating Sandro Ehrat, Dustin Brown and Ivo Minář in the qualifying rounds. In the main draw he drew fifth seed Fabio Fognini, but lost 3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Having come through qualifying as the world No. 855, Ward competed at the 2017 Wimbledon Championships,[3] where he lost to compatriot Kyle Edmund in four sets in the first round.
In September 2018, Ward announced his retirement from professional tennis.[4]
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
[edit | edit source]Singles: 27 (16–10)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | May 2008 | Spain F19, Balaguer | Futures | Clay | Spain David Diaz-Ventura | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Sep 2011 | Great Britain F15, Nottingham | Futures | Hard | Richard Bloomfield
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7–6(8–6), 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Sep 2011 | Sweden F5, Danderyd | Futures | Hard (i) | George Morgan
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6–4, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–3 | Oct 2011 | Sweden F6, Falun | Futures | Hard (i) | Sweden Carl Bergman | 2–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–3 | Nov 2011 | Czech Republic F4, Rožnov pod Radhoštěm | Futures | Carpet (i) | Josh Goodall
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6–1, 1–0 ret. |
| Win | 3–3 | Nov 2012 | Thailand F6, Phuket | Futures | Hard (i) | Russia Mikhail Fufygin | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Dec 2012 | Cambodia F2, Phnom Penh | Futures | Hard | New Zealand Artem Sitak | 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–7(4–7) |
| Loss | 3–5 | Mar 2014 | Greece F3, Heraklion | Futures | Hard | France Martin Vaïsse | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–6 | Apr 2014 | Greece F6, Heraklion | Futures | Hard | France Tristan Lamasine | Walkover |
| Win | 4–6 | Apr 2014 | Greece F7, Heraklion | Futures | Hard | Venezuela Ricardo Rodríguez | 6–0, 6–3 |
| Win | 5–6 | Jun 2014 | Portugal F6, Caldas da Rainha | Futures | Clay | Brazil Thales Turini | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 6–6 | Jun 2014 | Belgium F2, Binche | Futures | Clay | Portugal Frederico Ferreira Silva | 2–6, 6–3, 7–6(9–7) |
| Win | 7–6 | Jul 2014 | Belgium F5, De Haan | Futures | Clay | Belgium Yannick Vandenbulcke | 7–6(7–3), 6–1 |
| Win | 8–6 | Sep 2014 | Portugal F7, Castelo Branco | Futures | Hard | France Calvin Hemery | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 8–7 | Jan 2015 | Great Britain F2, Sunderland | Futures | Hard (i) | Daniel Cox
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6–7(8–10), 3–6 |
| Loss | 8–8 | May 2015 | Spain F14, Vic | Futures | Clay | France Maxime Chazal | 7–6(9–7), 6–7(4–7), 2–6 |
| Win | 9–8 | Jul 2015 | Spain F20, Getxo | Futures | Hard | Spain Pedro Martínez | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 10–8 | Aug 2015 | Egypt F25, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | Italy Alessandro Bega | 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 10–9 | Aug 2015 | Egypt F26, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | Serbia Marko Tepavac | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 11–9 | Sep 2015 | Croatia F14, Bol | Futures | Clay | Serbia Miki Janković | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 12–9 | Oct 2015 | Spain F34, Melilla | Futures | Hard | Spain Roberto Ortega Olmedo | 7–6(7–4), 5–7, 6–2 |
| Win | 13–9 | Mar 2016 | Turkey F10, Antalya | Futures | Clay | Germany Demian Raab | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 14–9 | Apr 2016 | Tunisia F12, Hammamet | Futures | Clay | Portugal Pedro Sousa | 7–6(8–6), 6–0 |
| Loss | 14–9 | Sep 2017 | Columbus, United States | Challenger | Hard (i) | Croatia Ante Pavić | 7–6(13–11), 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 15–10 | Nov 2017 | USA F38, Columbus | Futures | Hard (i) | Luke Bambridge
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6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 16–10 | Dec 2017 | USA F39, Waco | Futures | Hard (i) | United States Danny Thomas | 6–1, 6–1 |
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Doubles: 12 (4–8)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2009 | Belgium F2, Koksijde | Futures | Clay | Marcus Willis
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Morocco Rabie Chaki Belgium Frederic De Fays |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jan 2011 | USA F1, Plantation | Futures | Clay | Daniel Smethurst
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Moldova Roman Borvanov United States Denis Zivkovic |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Oct 2012 | Germany F19, Essen | Futures | Hard (i) | Netherlands Romano Frantzen | Germany Kevin Deden Germany Sascha Klör |
3–6, 6–3, [10–6] |
| Loss | 1–3 | Nov 2012 | Thailand F5, Phuket | Futures | Hard (i) | France Antoine Escoffier | Australia Brydan Klein Australia Dane Propoggia |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Nov 2012 | Thailand F6, Phuket | Futures | Hard (i) | France Antoine Escoffier | Australia Ryan Agar Austria Sebastian Bader |
6–7(2–7), 6–2, [8–10] |
| Win | 2–4 | Mar 2013 | Great Britain F8, Sunderland | Futures | Hard (i) | Daniel Smethurst
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Lewis Burton Dan Evans
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7–5, 7–6(7–4) |
| Loss | 2–5 | Apr 2013 | France F8, Ajaccio | Futures | Clay | Daniel Smethurst
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Belgium Niels Desein Belgium Yannick Mertens |
2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 3–5 | Jun 2013 | Spain F15, Madrid | Futures | Clay | Oliver Golding
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Germany Richard Becker Italy Lorenzo Giustino |
6–3, 2–6, [10–5] |
| Win | 4–5 | Aug 2015 | Egypt F24, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Clay | Australia Dan Dowson | Ukraine Olexiy Kolisnyk Ukraine Anatoliy Petrenko |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 4–6 | Aug 2015 | Egypt F26, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Clay | Australia Dan Dowson | Ukraine Olexiy Kolisnyk Ukraine Anatoliy Petrenko |
4–6, 6–2, [8–10] |
| Loss | 4–7 | Apr 2016 | Tunisia F12, Hammamet | Futures | Clay | Australia Dan Dowson | Spain Oriol Roca Batalla Spain David Vega Hernández |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 4–8 | Apr 2017 | Spain F9, Madrid | Futures | Clay | Spain Álvaro López San Martín | Argentina Hernán Casanova Bolivia Federico Zeballos |
6–7(4–7), 1–6 |
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Alexander Ward at the Association of Tennis ProfessionalsLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Alexander Ward at the International Tennis FederationLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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