Eric Quigley (born January 30, 1989) is an American professional tennis player.

Eric Quigley
Quigley at the 2016 US Open
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceLouisville, Kentucky, USA
Born (1989-01-30) January 30, 1989 (age 35)
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro2012
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$116,455
Singles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 297 (August 17, 2015)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 190 (October 31, 2016)
Current rankingNo. 1293 (April 19, 2021)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open1R (2016)
Last updated on: April 22, 2021.

High school career edit

Quigley was a four-time Kentucky High School Athletic Association tennis champion. He attended South Oldham High School.[1]

College career edit

Quigley was an All-American and NCAA runner-up for the University of Kentucky.[2]

Professional career edit

In 2013, Quigley won his first professional singles tournament, an ITF Men's Circuit tournament in Decatur, Illinois.[3]

In 2016, Quigley entered the US Open and played doubles with fellow American Nicolas Meister but they lost to Poland's Łukasz Kubot & Austria's Alexander Peya in the first round.

Quigley qualified for the main draw at the Delray Beach in 2015, but lost in the first round. This was his first ATP World Tour appearance.[4]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals edit

Singles: 8 (1–7) edit

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (1–7)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–6)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2012 USA F23, Edwardsville Futures Hard   Ante Pavić 6–7(3–7), 5–7
Win 1–1 Aug 2013 USA F21, Decatur Futures Hard   Dimitar Kutrovsky 7–6(7–3), 6–4
Loss 1–2 Feb 2014 USA F6, Boynton Beach Futures Clay   Yannick Maden 6–7(5–7), 1–6
Loss 1–3 Sep 2014 Canada F10, Toronto Futures Hard   Bjorn Fratangelo 4–6, 2–6
Loss 1–4 Apr 2015 USA F12, Harlingen Futures Hard   Alexander Sarkissian 4–6, 4–6
Loss 1–5 May 2015 Nigeria F2, Abuja Futures Hard   Matija Pecotić 5–7, 3–6
Loss 1–6 Jul 2015 Canada F4, Kelowna Futures Hard   Omar Jasika 6–3, 4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 1–7 Apr 2016 USA F13, Little Rock Futures Hard   Stefan Kozlov 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–7(10–12)

Doubles: 15 (9–6) edit

Legend
ATP Challenger (1–3)
ITF Futures (8–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (9–5)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2013 USA F14, Innisbrook Futures Clay   Sekou Bangoura   Marcelo Arévalo
  Roberto Maytín
6–3, 4–6, [7–10]
Win 1–1 Apr 2014 USA F11, Little Rock Futures Hard   Jean-Yves Aubone   Kyle Mcmorrow
  Tucker Vorster
6–2, 6–4
Win 2–1 Jun 2014 USA F15, Tulsa Futures Hard   Dennis Novikov   Jared Donaldson
  Fares Gosea
7–6(7–5), 6–3
Win 3–1 Dec 2014 Mexico F15, Merida Futures Hard   Philip Bester   Dean O'Brien
  Juan Carlos Spir
4–6, 7–6(7–5), [12–10]
Win 4–1 Jan 2015 USA F4, Long Beach Futures Hard   Nicolas Meister   Dennis Novikov
  Dimitar Kutrovsky
6–3, 6–2
Loss 4–2 Apr 2015 USA F13, Little Rock Futures Hard   Matthew Seeberger   Keith-Patrick Crowley
  Hans Hach
3–6, 6–1, [7–10]
Win 5–2 May 2015 Nigeria F1, Abuja Futures Hard   Deiton Baughman   Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan
  Matija Pecotić
6–1, 6–4
Loss 5–3 Sep 2015 Columbus, United States Challenger Hard   Mitchell Krueger   Chase Buchanan
  Blaž Rola
4–6, 6–4, [17–19]
Win 6–3 Oct 2015 USA F29, Mansfield Futures Hard   Hans Hach   Liam Broady
  Ashley Fisher
7–5, 6–3
Win 7–3 Dec 2015 USA F35, Tallahassee Futures Hard   Nicolas Meister   Daniel Gsrza
  Tigre Hank
6–3, 7–5
Win 8–3 Feb 2016 Dallas, United States Challenger Hard   Nicolas Meister   Sekou Bangoura
  Dean O'Brien
6–1, 6–1
Win 9–3 Mar 2016 USA F11, Calabasas Futures Hard   Nicolas Meister   Henri Laaksonen
  Marek Michalička
4–6, 6–2, [10–3]
Loss 9–4 Jul 2016 USA F23, Wichita Futures Hard   Nicolas Meister   Sekou Bangoura
  Darian King
2–6, 3–6
Loss 9–5 Oct 2016 Fairfield, United States Challenger Hard   Sekou Bangoura   Brian Baker
  Mackenzie McDonald
3–6, 4–6
Loss 9–6 Aug 2017 Lexington, United States Challenger Hard   Tom Jomby   Alex Bolt
  Max Purcell
5–7, 4–6

References edit

  1. ^ "Eric Quigley Bio – Kentucky Wildcats Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on February 17, 2015. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
  2. ^ "Ex-Cat Quigley returns to Fifth Third looking to rise in tennis rankings | More Sports | Kentucky.com". Archived from the original on February 17, 2015. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
  3. ^ "Former UK tennis star Eric Quigley wins his first title in a pro event | More Sports | Kentucky.com". Archived from the original on April 21, 2015. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
  4. ^ "Boca Raton resident Denis Kudla rolls in Delray Beach opener". Palmbeachpost.com. Retrieved December 3, 2021.

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