Stuart Parker (tennis)

Stuart Parker (born 30 July 1997) is a British tennis player.[1]

Stuart Parker
Full nameStuart Parker
Country (sports) Great Britain
ResidenceJersey
Born (1997-07-30) 30 July 1997 (age 26)
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
PlaysRight handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachThomas Enqvist
Prize money$93,579
Singles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 346 (17 October 2022)
Current rankingNo. 425 (26 June 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonQ1 (2021, 2022, 2023)
Doubles
Career record0–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 471 (26 June 2023)
Current rankingNo. 471 (26 June 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon1R (2021)
Last updated on: 27 June 2023.

Career edit

In February and March 2021, Parker won two titles on the ITF circuit, both in Tunisia.[2][3]

He was selected for a wildcard into the 2021 Queen's Club Championships – Doubles main draw partnering James Ward.[4] He was also awarded a wildcard into the qualifying rounds of the singles and lost to Spain's Bernabé Zapata Miralles in straight sets.[5]

He received a wildcard for the main draw of the 2021 Wimbledon Championships men's doubles alongside Ward, and a wildcard into the qualifying for the men's singles.[6]

In September 2022, Parker won his maiden Challenger tournament in Nonthaburi, entering the main draw as a qualifier and defeating Arthur Cazaux by retirement in the final.[7]

Coaching edit

Parker is coached by former world No. 4 Thomas Enqvist at his base in Aix-en-Provence.

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals edit

Singles: 10 (5–5) edit

Legend
ATP Challenger (1–0)
ITF Futures (4–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–4)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Feb 2021 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard   Yannick Mertens 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(7–5)
Win 2–0 Feb 2021 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard   Alexis Gautier 3–6, 7–5, 6–3
Loss 2–1 Nov 2021 M25 Meitar, Israel World Tennis Tour Hard   Yshai Oliel 2–6, 4–6
Win 3–1 Nov 2021 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard   Ugo Blanchet 6-2, 6-4
Loss 3–2 May 2022 M25 Nottingham, England World Tennis Tour Grass   Leandro Riedi 1-6, 7–6(13–11), 1-6
Win 4–2 Sep 2022 Nonthaburi 3, Thailand Challenger Hard   Arthur Cazaux 6–4, 4–1 ret.
Loss 4–3 Oct 2023 M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt World Tennis Tour Hard   Mohamed Safwat 2-6, 6–3, 3-6
Loss 4–4 Oct 2023 M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt World Tennis Tour Hard   Mohamed Safwat 5-7, 5–7
Loss 4–5 Apr 2024 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard   Lukas Pokorny 5-7, 1–6
Win 5–5 May 2024 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard   Max Wiskandt 7-5, 6–2

Doubles: 8 (5–3) edit

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–1)
ITF Futures (5–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–3)
Clay (2–0)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2019 M15 Sintra, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard   Julius Tverijonas   Peter Bothwell
  Maxime Tchoutakian
3–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Nov 2021 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard   Arthur Bouquier   Viktor Jovic
  Aziz Ouakaa
4–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Win 1–2 Dec 2021 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard   Arthur Bouquier   Omar Brigida
  Alessandro Coccioli
7–5, 4–6, [10–7]
Win 2–2 Jul 2022 M25 Nottingham, Great Britain World Tennis Tour Grass   Alastair Gray   Charles Broom
  Luke Johnson
7–6(7–4), 4–6, [10–5]
Loss 2–3 Jan 2023 Nonthaburi, Thailand Challenger Hard   Jan Choinski   Nam Ji-sung
  Song Min-kyu
4–6, 4–6
Win 3–3 May 2023 M25 Prague, Czech Republic World Tennis Tour Clay   Jakub Paul   Martin Damm
  Alex Rybakov
3–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Win 4–3 May 2023 M25 Most, Czech Republic World Tennis Tour Clay   Jakub Paul   Ondrej Horak
  Daniel Siniakov
6–3, 6–2
Win 5–3 Jul 2023 M25 Porto, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard   Arthur Fery   Diego Fernandez Flores
  Duarte Vale
6–1, 6–3

References edit

  1. ^ "Stuart Parker | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  2. ^ Lees, Paul (4 March 2021). "Parker climbs world rankings with ITF title second Futures tennis title". jerseyeveningpost.com.
  3. ^ Fox, Jason (16 December 2020). "'A fantastic year, for me'". jerseyeveningpost.com.
  4. ^ "CINCH CHAMPIONSHIPS 14-20 June 2021" (PDF). LTA.
  5. ^ "Jersey tennis player Stuart Parker beaten in Queen's Club Qualifiers". ITV News. 12 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Initial Wild Cards for The Championships 2021". www.wimbledon.com.
  7. ^ "Bangkok Open 3". ATP Tour.