Aidan McHugh (born 9 July 2000) is a British professional tennis player.[1]

Aidan McHugh
Full nameAidan McHugh
Country (sports) Great Britain
ResidenceGlasgow, United Kingdom
Born (2000-07-09) 9 July 2000 (age 24)
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
CoachToby Smith
Prize money$159,730
Singles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 298 (28 February 2022)
Current rankingNo. 351 (27 July 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonQ2 (2022)
Doubles
Career record1–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 285 (3 October 2022)
Current rankingNo. 309 (12 June 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon2R (2021)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon2R (2021)
Last updated on: 18 June 2023.

He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 298 achieved on 28 February 2022. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 285 achieved on 3 October 2022.

Career

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From Bearsden, he attended St Aloysius' College, Glasgow.[2] He became a client of Andy Murray’s 77 Sports Management firm,[3] where he is joined by fellow tennis players Paul Jubb, Harriet Dart, Katie Swan and Jack Pinnington Jones.[4] His usual training facility is the Scotstoun Sports Campus in Glasgow and he is on the Lawn Tennis Association’s Pro Scholarship Programme. McHugh has been described as Murray’s protégé.[5]

He reached the semifinals of the 2018 Australian Open – Boys' singles where he defeated Ondrej Styler, Filip Jianu, Jaimee Floyd Angele and Rinky Hijikata before he lost to Tseng Chun-hsin in three sets.[6][7]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, he took part in the Battle Of The Brits Team Tennis at the National Tennis Centre in London, England. He helped Judy Murray to produce online exercise modules for players of all ages that also involved Andy Murray, Jamie Murray, and Colin Fleming amongst others.[8]

He received a wildcard on to the main draw of 2021 Nottingham Trophy – Men's singles where he defeated world number 105 Mikhail Kukushkin in straight sets for his first win on the ATP Challenger Tour.

He received a wildcard for the main draw of the 2021 Wimbledon Championships men’s doubles alongside Alastair Gray, where he recorded his first Major win against Jiří Veselý and Roman Jebavý and a wildcard into the qualifying for the men’s singles.[9]

Personal life

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He is a fan of Celtic F.C.[10]

Career finals

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Singles: 14 (7–7)

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Legend (singles)
ITF Futures Tour (7–7)
Titles by surface
Hard (7–7)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2018 Great Britain F6, Barnstaple Futures Hard   Mark Whitehouse 4–6, 6–3, 6–7(2–7)
Win 1–1 Oct 2018 Kuwait F1, Mishref Futures Hard   Alec Adamson 6–2, 6–7(3–7), 6–2
Win 2–1 Nov 2018 Kuwait F3, Mishref Futures Hard   Constantin Bittoun Kouzmine 6–1, 6–3
Loss 2–2 Jun 2019 M15 Heraklion Futures Hard   Michail Pervolarakis 1–6, 4–6
Loss 2–3 Jun 2019 M15 Singapore Futures Hard   Dayne Kelly 3–6, 0–6
Win 3–3 Jun 2019 M15 Singapore Futures Hard   Jonathan Gray 6–2, 6–2
Loss 3–4 Mar 2021 M15 Indore Futures Hard   Zane Khan 7–6(10–8), 6–7(6–8), 6–7(4–7)
Win 4–4 Jun 2021 M25 Santo Domingo Futures Hard   Nicolás Kicker 7–5, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 4–5 Aug 2021 M25 Decatur Futures Hard   Eliot Spizzirri 2–6, 5–7
Loss 4–6 Oct 2021 M25 Rodez Futures Hard   Antoine Escoffier 7–5, 5–7, 4–6
Win 5–6 Oct 2022 M25 Glasgow Futures Hard (i)   Filip Peliwo 7–6(7–4), 6–4
Win 6–6 Jul 2023 M25 Champaign Futures Hard   Cannon Kingsley 6–4, 6–3
Loss 6–7 Jul 2023 M25 Edwardsville Futures Hard   Quinn Vandecasteele 3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win 7–7 Sep 2023 M25 Madrid Futures Hard   Peter Heller 6–4, 7–5

Doubles: 10 (3–7)

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Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–1)
ITF Futures Tour (3–6)
Titles by surface
Hard (3–7)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2018 Great Britain F6, Barnstaple Futures Hard   James Story   Elliott Farmer
  Cameron Green
6–4, 6–1
Loss 1–1 Oct 2018 Israel F13, Ashkelon Futures Hard   Jakub Paul   Guy Den Heijer
  Sidane Pontjodikromo
5–7, 4–6
Win 2–1 May 2019 M15 Heraklion Futures Hard   Lloyd Glasspool   Michail Pervolarakis
  Petros Tsitsipas
7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–2)
Loss 2–2 Sep 2019 M15 Kiryat Shmona Futures Hard   Jack Draper   Samuel Beren
  Raheel Manji
4–6, 6–2, [6–10]
Loss 2–3 Nov 2020 M15 Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard   Siddhant Banthia   Aldin Šetkić
  Yaraslav Shyla
6–7(2–7), 3–6
Loss 2–4 Feb 2021 M15 Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard   Arnaud Bovy   Nick Hardt
  Nicolas Moreno de Alboran
3–6, 4–6
Win 3–4 Feb 2022 M25 Glasgow World Tennis Tour Hard   Gijs Brouwer   Charles Broom
  Constantin Frantzen
4–6, 7–6(7–1), [10–4]
Loss 3–5 Aug 2022 Lexington, USA Challenger Hard   Gijs Brouwer   Yuki Bhambri
  Saketh Myneni
6-3, 4-6, [8-10]
Loss 3–6 Mar 2023 M25 Loulé World Tennis Tour Hard   Jesper de Jong   Sidane Pontjodikromo
  Niels Visker
6–4, 2–6, [8–10]
Loss 3–7 Jun 2023 M15 Rancho Santa Fe World Tennis Tour Hard   Keegan Smith   Jack Anthrop
  Bryce Nakashima
1–6, 4–6

References

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  1. ^ "Aidan McHugh | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  2. ^ "Aidan Mchugh: My Green Blazer · St Aloysius' College Independent School Glasgow". www.staloysius.org.
  3. ^ "The heir to Andy Murray? Aidan McHugh out to be next great Scot in tennis". HeraldScotland.
  4. ^ "Andy Murray signs up British junior No 1 Jack Pinnington Jones to his management agency". Sky Sports.
  5. ^ "McHugh explains why tennis shutdown will be a huge challenge". The Independent. 24 March 2020. Archived from the original on 25 March 2020.
  6. ^ Writer, Stuart Fraser, Tennis. "Aidan McHugh, Andy Murray's protégé, reaches last eight of Australian Open boys' singles" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ "McHugh misses out despite Murray advice". BBC Sport. 2 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Judy Murray sees 'opportunity' for tennis". BBC Sport. 11 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Initial Wild Cards for The Championships 2021". www.wimbledon.com.
  10. ^ "The heir to Andy Murray? Aidan McHugh out to be next great Scot in tennis | Glasgow Times". www.glasgowtimes.co.uk.
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