George Morgan (born 7 February 1993) is a British tennis player. He won the Boys' Doubles title at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships alongside Mate Pavić.
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| Country (sports) |  Great Britain |
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| Residence | Bolton, England |
| Born | 7 February 1993 England[1] |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Turned pro | 2011 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $30,935 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–0 (in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 0 Challengers, 1 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 649 (16 July 2012) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2011, 2012) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–1 (in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 0 Challengers, 3 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 510 (17 September 2012) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2012) |
| Last updated on: 13 October 2021. | |
Tennis career edit
Juniors edit
As a junior Morgan posted a singles win–loss record of 81–41 (74-33 in doubles) and reached a combined ranking of No. 6 in January 2011.
Junior Slam results - Singles:
Australian Open: SF (2011)
French Open: 1R (2011)
Wimbledon: 2R (2011)
US Open: SF (2011)
Junior Slam results - Doubles:
Australian Open: 3R (2011)
French Open: 2R (2011)
Wimbledon: W (2011)
US Open: SF (2011)
Pro tour edit
Morgan has won one ITF Futures title in singles and five in doubles.
Challengers and Futures finals edit
Singles: 1 (1 title) edit
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2011 | Sweden F5, Danderyd | Futures | Hard (i) | Alexander Ward
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4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Doubles: 8 (5 titles, 3 runner-ups) edit
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2011 | Sweden F5, Danderyd | Futures | Hard (i) | Lewis Burton
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 Tobias Blömgren Jesper Brunstrom
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6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–1 | May 2012 | Sweden F1, Karlskrona | Futures | Clay | Lewis Burton
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 Albano Olivetti Hans Podlipnik-Castillo
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3–6, 6–7(3–7) |
| Win | 2–1 | May 2012 | Sweden F3, Båstad | Futures | Hard (i) | Lewis Burton
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Pierre Bonfre Viktor Stjern
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6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Sep 2012 | Turkey F34, Antalya | Futures | Hard |  Marko Danis
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 Tuna Altuna Brydan Klein
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3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–2 | Oct 2012 | Turkey F40, Adana | Futures | Hard | Jack Carpenter
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 Andrei Ciumac Mohamed Safwat
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6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Jun 2013 | Israel F12, Herzliya | Futures | Hard | Ashley Hewitt
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 Sam Barry Elie Rousset
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1–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 4–3 | Nov 2013 | Great Britain F23, Edgbaston | Futures | Hard (i) | Luke Bambridge
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Scott Clayton Jonny O'Mara
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7–5, 4–6, [10–7] |
| Win | 5–3 | Jul 2014 | Great Britain F12, Manchester | Futures | Grass | Oliver Golding
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Edward Corrie Joshua Ward-Hibbert
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7–6(7–4), 4–6, [10–6] |
Junior Grand Slam finals edit
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up) edit
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 2010 | Wimbledon | Grass | Lewis Burton |
Liam Broady Tom Farquharson |
6–7(4–7), 4–6 |
| Win | 2011 | Wimbledon | Grass |  Mate Pavic |
Oliver Golding  Jiri Vesely |
3–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
Retirement edit
Morgan retired from professional tennis in 2014, playing his final game against Lithuanian Laurynas Grigelis and has since become a tennis coach.[2][3][4]
References edit
- ^ "ITF Tennis - Juniors - Player Biography". Archived from the original on 2 January 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
- ^ "George Morgan | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ http://havilandtennisacademy.com/staff-bios
- ^ "'You have to be loaded to play tennis in Britain - or Andy Murray'". 20 December 2014.
