Charles Broom (born 28 April 1998) is a British tennis player. He has a career high singles ranking of 285 achieved on 20 May 2024, and a career high doubles ranking of 196 achieved on 18 March 2024.[1][2]
_(52190169737).jpg) Broom at 2022 Wimbledon qualifying | |
| Country (sports) |  United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 April 1998 |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed, Two-handed backhand |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Highest ranking | No. 285 (20 May 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 285 (20 May 2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Highest ranking | No. 196 (18 March, 2024) |
| Current ranking | (No. 217 (20 May, 2024) |
| Last updated on: 2 June 2023. | |
Early life edit
From Hertfordshire, Broom attended St Albans School. He went to Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, followed by Baylor University, where he completed a master's degree in Sports Pedagogy.[3]
Career edit
In January 2022 alongside Alistair Gray, Broom won a challenger tour doubles title in Bath, England.[4] In April 2022 alongside Constantin Frantzen of Germany, Broom won the title at the ITF M15 Monastir.[5] In May 2022 Broom won a doubles tournament on the Challenger Tour in Heraklion alongside partner Julian Cash.[6]
In June 2022 Broom qualified for the Ilkely Trophy but lost in two tie-break sets to compatriot Daniel Cox.[7] Broom was given a wildcard into qualifying for the Men’s singles at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships but lost in straight sets to Bulgarian Dimitar Kuzmanov.[8][9]
In August 2022 he won a Challenger Tour doubles title alongside Luke Johnson in Nottingham.[10]
Alongside compatriot Ben Jones he won the final of the doubles event at the 2024 Kachreti Challenger on 25 May 2024.
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals edit
Doubles: 12 titles edit
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Aug 2017 | F8, Belgium | Futures | Clay |  Colin Sinclair
|
 Tom Schonenberg Colin Van Beem
|
4–6, 6–1, [10–5] | |
| Win | Nov 2020 | M15 Fayetteville, United States | World Tour | Hard |  Matias Soto
|
 Liam Draxl Aleksandar Kovacevic
|
2–6, 6–2, [10–5] | |
| Win | Jul 2021 | M15 Novi Sad, Serbia | World Tour | Clay |  Tadeas Paroulek
|
 Nicolae Frunză Alexandru Jecan
|
2–6, 6–3, [10–6] | |
| Win | Oct 2021 | M15 Ithica, United States | World Tour | Hard | Henry Patten
|
Eduardo Nava Nathan Ponwith
|
7–6(8–6), 6–3 | |
| Loss | Nov 2021 | M15 Fayetteville, United States | World Tour | Hard | Henry Patten
|
George Goldhoff Tadeas Paroulek
|
4–6, 2–6 | |
| Win | Dec 2021 | M15 Heraklion, Greece | World Tour | Hard | Henry Patten
|
Sidane Pontjodikromo Kai Wehnelt
|
5–7, 6–2, [10–8] | |
| Win | Jan 2022 | M25 Bath, United Kingdom | World Tour | Hard | Alastair Gray
|
Guy Den Ouden Luke Johnson
|
6–2, 6–2 | |
| Loss | Feb 2022 | M25 Glasgow, United Kingdom |
World Tour | Hard | Constantin Frantzen
|
Gijs Brouwer Aidan McHugh
|
6–4, 6–7(1–7), [4–10] | |
| Loss | Mar 2022 | M25 Calabasas, United States | World Tour | Hard | Henry Patten
|
 Nam Ji-sung Song Min-kyu
|
3–6, 6–7(4–7) | |
| Win | April 2022 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tour | Hard | Constantin Frantzen
|
 Li Zhe Bu Yunchaokete
|
7–5, 2–6, [10–8] | |
| Loss | May 2022 | M15 Nottingham, United Kingdom |
World Tour | Hard | Jan Choinski
|
Julian Cash Henry Patten
|
6–7(5–7), 2–6 | |
| Win | May 2022 | M15 Heraklion, Greece | World Tour | Hard | Julian Cash
|
 Gabriele Bosio Mark Whitehouse
|
7–5, 6–4 | |
| Loss | Jul 2022 | M25 Nottingham, United Kingdom | World Tennis Tour | Grass | Luke Johnson
|
Alastair Gray Stuart Parker
|
6–7(4–7), 6–4, [5–10] | |
| Win | Aug 2022 | M25 Nottingham, United Kingdom | World Tour | Grass | Luke Johnson
|
Ben Jones Joe Tyler
|
6–1, 7–6(7–4) | |
| Loss | Sep 2022 | Columbus, United States |
Challenger | Hard | Constantin Frantzen
|
Julian Cash Henry Patten
|
2–6, 5–7 | |
| Loss | Mar 2023 | M25 Trimbach, Switzerland | World Tour | Carpet | Anton Matusevich
|
Daniel Masur Johannes Härteis
|
6-7 7-6 [10-5] | |
| Loss | May 2023 | M25 Varnamo, Sweden | World Tour | Clay | Mark Whitehouse
|
 Simon Freund Eric Vanshelboim
|
3-6 3-6 | |
| Win | July 2023 | M25 Roehampton, United Kingdom | World Tour | Hard | George Houghton
|
Emile Hudd Johannus Monday
|
6-4 4-6 11-9 | |
| Win | July 2023 | M25 Nottingham, United Kingdom | World Tour | Grass | Ben Jones
|
Matthew Howse Joel Pierleoni
|
Walkover | |
| Loss | Oct 2023 | M25 Edgbaston, United Kingdom | World Tour | Hard | David Stevenson
|
Jacob Fearnley Connor Thomson
|
6-7 7-6 [10-7] | |
| Loss | Oct 2023 | M25 Saint-Augustin, Canada | World Tour | Hard | Ben Jones
|
 Max Westphal Theodore Winegar
|
6-4 3-6 [9-11] | |
| Win | May 2024 | M25 Kachreti, Georgia | World Tour | Hard | Hamish Stewart
|
 Denis Istomin Evgeniy Karlovsky
|
6-4 6-4 |
References edit
- ^ "Charles Broom". ATP. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ "Charles Broom". ITF. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ "C.Broom". Baylor Bears. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ "Daniel Cox wins the Men's Singles title in the opening LTA Performance Competition of 2022". lta. 18 January 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- ^ "Charles Broom wins second Doubles title of the Year whilst Tara Moore loses out in an epic Doubles Final in Bogota". lta. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ "Norrie, Hewett, Cash and Broom bring home titles from across Europe". lta.org. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ "Charles Broom reaches main draw of Ilkley Trophy". Kidderminster Shuttle. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ Metcalfe, Neil (21 June 2022). "Charles Broom looking to build on Wimbledon qualification chance". Herts Advertiser. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ "Broom pleased to gain crucial experience following Wimbledon qualifying defeat". Echo-News. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ "Biggest title win moves Team Bath Tennis ace Alicia Barnett and doubles partner Olivia Nicholls into world's top 90 for first time". Team Bath. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2023.