Marcus Willis

Marcus Willis
Country (sports)United Kingdom Great Britain
Born (1990-10-09) 9 October 1990 (age 34)
Slough, Berkshire, England
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro2007
Retired2021 (singles)
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachMatt Smith
Prize money$285,953
Singles
Career record1–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 322 (16 June 2014)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon2R (2016)
Doubles
Career record2–2
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 81 (28 October 2024)
Current rankingNo. 81 (28 October 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon3R (2017)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
WimbledonQF (2024)
Last updated on: 28 October 2024.

Marcus Willis (born 9 October 1990) is a British professional tennis player who currently specializes in doubles. He has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 81, achieved on 28 October 2024.

Willis made his ATP tour debut at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships after qualifying for the main draw, where he gained recognition after playing against Roger Federer in the second round on Centre Court.

Willis also played touchtennis, in which he has a career-high ranking of No. 1 in singles, having won 13 singles and two doubles titles.[1]

Personal life

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Willis began playing tennis at the age of 9. His mother is a learning support assistant and his father is an accountant.[2] Willis attended St Paul's Primary School, Wokingham and The Forest School, Winnersh.[3] Willis is married to Jennifer Bate, an NHS dental surgeon and former beauty model whom he had met at a concert.[4]

Juniors

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Willis played his first junior match in April 2006 at the age of 15 at a grade 5 tournament in the UK. Throughout his junior career, he reached a high of No. 15 in the combined junior world rankings in September 2008 at posted a win–loss record of 92–36.[5]

Willis was sent home from the 2008 Australian Open by the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) for his "slack attitude" when he missed the bus to a practice session and eventually arrived without rackets, having left them at his hotel.[6][7]

Junior Slam results – Singles:

Australian Open: A (—)
French Open: 2R (2008)
Wimbledon: 3R (2007, 2008)
US Open: 2R (2008)

Junior Slam results – Doubles:

Australian Open: A (—)
French Open: 1R (2008)
Wimbledon: 2R (2007)
US Open: 2R (2008)

Professional career

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2007–2015

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Willis officially turned pro in 2007 at the age of 17. Throughout 2007–2015, he made 14 ITF singles finals and 41 ITF doubles finals (winning 8 singles and 25 doubles). He only made one challenger final, the 2014 Charlottesville Challenger where he made the doubles final partnering Lewis Burton where they lost to top seed Treat Huey and Frederik Nielsen in three sets. He got a wildcard spot into the 2009 Wimbledon Qualifying where he lost in the second round and the 2014 Wimbledon Qualifying where he lost in the first round. He achieved a career-high ranking of 322 on June 16, 2014.

2016: Wimbledon second round

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The only success for Willis in the first five months of 2016 was qualifying for the Tunisia Futures F1 in January, and progressing to the quarterfinals,[8] where he won $356.[7] His failure to defend the previous year's points led to his ranking falling to number 772 by the start of Wimbledon.[9]

Willis was considering his retirement in 2016 as he had just torn his hamstring and was offered a tennis teaching job in Philadelphia. His girlfriend, Jennifer Bate, convinced him to keep playing professional tennis and to give it one more try. He trained heavily throughout February to May to play his next event at Wimbledon qualifying.

Willis was awarded a spot into the qualifying draw after countryman David Rice withdrew. He won three matches to qualify for the main draw of the 2016 Wimbledon Championships, which included wins against future top-ten players Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev.[10] In the first round, Willis upset Ričardas Berankis, a player ranked more than 700 places above him, to set up a clash with seven-time champion Roger Federer.[11] Willis was defeated by Federer 6–0, 6–3, 6–4 on Centre Court in the second round, receiving a standing ovation nevertheless.[12] The BBC later held a vote for the best shot made of the tournament,[13] and Willis's lob over Federer earned him the win.[14]

Injury prevented Willis from playing immediately after Wimbledon 2016, but he was given a wild card into qualifying for the Erste Bank Open 500 in Vienna over the weekend of October 22–23. He has also been invited to play Tie Break Tens at the same venue on Sunday 23 October, against Andy Murray, Dominic Thiem and Jo Wilfried Tsonga.[15]

His second tournament after Wimbledon was a Future in Kuwait which he won both the singles and the doubles.

2017: Wimbledon doubles third round

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Willis played few tournaments in the first half of 2017 due to injuries and becoming a father to his first child (a girl) but played in the Great Britain F1, F2 and F3, reaching the second round, semi-finals and finals respectively, winning $2283 overall. He then reached the quarter-finals of the U.S.A. F15 but lost in the first round of the Spain F14.[16] He then failed to qualify for the Challenger in Surbiton and then reached the second round of the Ilkley Challenger, losing to Sam Groth.[16]

At the 2017 Wimbledon Championships, Willis lost in the final round of qualifying to Illya Marchenko in straight sets, although Willis had been hindered by a knee injury he suffered against fellow Brit Liam Broady in the previous round. Since he failed to defend his points from last years Wimbledon his ranking fell below number 500 in the world.[17]

In the Wimbledon doubles, he and partner Jay Clarke had been awarded a wild card for the main draw. In the opening round, they beat Jared Donaldson and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan after coming back from two sets to love.[18] They caused a big surprise by defeating the defending champions and second seeds Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the next round, also in a five-setter.[19] Their run ended with a loss to Oliver Marach and Mate Pavić in the third round.[20]

2018–2020: Final years in singles

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Willis missed Wimbledon in singles after losing to Dan Evans in the pre-qualifying playoffs.[21] His final professional match was in the qualifying event for the 2018 Wimbledon doubles.[22] After Wimbledon, he played for the San Diego Aviators in the 2018 World TeamTennis league,[23] where the team narrowly missed the WTT finals.

He had continued to play doubles tournaments at Futures events since November 2020.[24]

His most recent participation in touchtennis dated back to September 2020,[25] prior to his return in 2022.

2021: Retirement

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In March 2021, Willis announced he was retiring from the sport.[22]

2022–2023: Doubles comeback, first Challenger title

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WIllis resumed playing doubles on the ITF tour from August 2022. Until May 2023, he won seven ITF 25k tournaments, six of them with partner Scott Duncan.[26] He then mainly plays on the ATP Challenger Tour. On 2 December 2023, he won his first ATP Challenger title in Maspalomas, again with partner Duncan.[27]

2024: Six challenger titles, top 100 in doubles, Wimbledon quarterfinal

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In January, Willis won his second doubles title on the ATP Challenger Tour in Oeiras, partnering Jay Clarke. He reached the top 100 on 17 May 2024. He won five further Challenger titles until June.[28] He reached the top 100 in the doubles rankings on 17 June 2024.

Partnering with Alicia Barnett at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships, Willis reached the mixed doubles quarterfinals.[29]

Performance timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

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Tournament 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Wimbledon A Q2 A A A A Q1 A 2R Q3 A 0 / 1 1–1
Career statistics
Overall win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–1
Year-end ranking 965 606 609 729 962 350 365 474 441 598

Doubles

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Tournament 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Wimbledon Q1 Q1 Q1 A A A Q1 A A 3R Q1 A NH A A A 1R 0 / 2 2–2
Career statistics
Overall win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–2
Year-end ranking 378 489 617 898 325 251 432 1052 230 750 1367 1470 446 166

Mixed doubles

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Tournament 2024 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Wimbledon QF 0 / 1 2–1

ATP Challenger finals

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Doubles: 10 (8 titles, 2 runner-ups)

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Finals by surface
Hard (4–2)
Clay (3–0)
Grass (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2014 Charlottesville,
United States
Hard (i) United Kingdom Lewis Burton Philippines Treat Huey
Denmark Frederik Nielsen
6–3, 3–6, [2–10]
Win 1–1 Dec 2023 Maspalomas,
Spain
Clay United Kingdom Scott Duncan France Théo Arribagé
France Sadio Doumbia
7–6(7–5), 6–4
Win 2–1 Jan 2024 Oeiras,
Portugal
Hard (i) United Kingdom Jay Clarke France Théo Arribagé
Belgium Michael Geerts
6–4, 6–7(9–11), [10–3]
Loss 2–2 Jan 2024 Oeiras,
Portugal
Hard (i) India Arjun Kadhe Poland Karol Drzewiecki
Poland Piotr Matuszewski
3–6, 4–6
Win 3–2 Feb 2024 Glasgow,
United Kingdom
Hard (i) United Kingdom Scott Duncan United Kingdom Kyle Edmund
United Kingdom Henry Searle
6–3, 6–2
Win 4–2 Mar 2024 Lille,
France
Hard (i) United States Christian Harrison France Titouan Droguet
France Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
7–6(8–6), 6–3
Win 5–2 Apr 2024 Savannah,
United States
Clay United States Christian Harrison Sweden Simon Freund
Denmark Johannes Ingildsen
6–3, 6–3
Win 6–2 May 2024 Tunis,
Tunisia
Clay Argentina Federico Agustín Gómez Czech Republic Patrik Rikl
Czech Republic Michael Vrbenský
4–6, 6–1, [10–6]
Win 7–2 Jun 2024 Nottingham,
United Kingdom
Grass Australia John Peers France Harold Mayot
Australia Luke Saville
6–1, 6–7(1–7), [10–7]
Win 8–2 Oct 2024 Taipei,
Taiwan
Hard (i) United Kingdom David Stevenson South Korea Nam Ji-sung
United Kingdom Joshua Paris
6–3, 6–3

ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

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Singles: 16 (9–7)

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Finals by surface
Hard (7–7)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2008 Great Britain F16, Glasgow Hard (i) United Kingdom Dan Evans 2–6, 1–3 ret.
Win 1–1 Jan 2013 Great Britain F1, Glasgow Hard (i) United Kingdom Josh Goodall 6–4, 6–4
Loss 1–2 Mar 2013 Great Britain F6, Shrewsbury Hard (i) United Kingdom Dan Evans 6–7(3–7), 6–7(1–7)
Win 2–2 Jul 2013 Great Britain F14, Felixstowe Grass United Kingdom Neil Pauffley 6–2, 6–4
Loss 2–3 Aug 2013 Great Britain F17, Wrexham Hard United Kingdom Daniel Cox 2–6, 3–6
Loss 2–4 Sep 2013 Kuwait F2, Mishref Hard Slovakia Ivo Klec 6–3, 1–6, 4–6
Win 3–4 Oct 2013 Kuwait F3, Mishref Hard France Tak Khunn Wang 6–3, 6–2
Loss 3–5 Mar 2014 Thailand F3, Nonthaburi Hard South Korea Chung Hyeon 2–6, 4–6
Win 4–5 Mar 2014 Great Britain F8, Tipton Hard (i) Republic of Ireland Sam Barry 7–6(7–4), 6–4
Win 5–5 May 2014 Great Britain F10, Edinburgh Clay United Kingdom Neil Pauffley 6–1, 6–3
Loss 5–6 Sep 2014 Great Britain F15, London Hard Denmark Frederik Nielsen 6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Win 6–6 Sep 2014 Spain F27, Madrid Hard France Mick Lescure 6–3, 6–2
Win 7–6 May 2015 Spain F11, Móstoles Hard Spain Jorge Hernando-Ruano 6–7(14–16), 6–3, 7–6(10–8)
Win 8–6 May 2015 Egypt F20, Sharm El Sheikh Hard Belgium Julien Dubail 7–5, 6–7(8–10), 7–5
Win 9–6 Nov 2016 Kuwait F3, Mishref Hard Germany Daniel Altmaier 6–3, 7–6(10–8)
Loss 9–7 Feb 2017 Great Britain F3, Shrewsbury Hard (i) Germany Oscar Otte 5–7, 6–7(4–7)

Doubles: 58 (37–21)

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Finals by surface
Hard (27–17)
Clay (6–3)
Grass (2–1)
Carpet (2–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2009 France F2,
Feucherolles
Hard (i) United Kingdom Dan Evans France Olivier Charroin
France Nicolas Tourte
3–6, 4–6
Win 1–1 May 2009 Great Britain F6,
Edinburgh
Clay United Kingdom Daniel Smethurst United Kingdom Richard Gabb
United Kingdom Ashley Hewitt
6–7(3–7), 6–3, [14–12]
Loss 1–2 Jul 2009 Great Britain F9,
Frinton
Grass United Kingdom Neil Pauffley Republic of Ireland Tristan Farron-Mahon
Republic of Ireland Colin O'Brien
7–6(7–5), 6–7(3–7), [6–10]
Loss 1–3 Aug 2009 Belgium F2,
Koksijde
Clay United Kingdom Alexander Ward Morocco Rabie Chaki
Belgium Frederic De Fays
3–6, 2–6
Win 2–3 Sep 2009 Italy F28,
Porto Torres
Hard Canada Vasek Pospisil Italy Alessandro Giannessi
Italy Francesco Piccari
4–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Loss 2–4 Sep 2009 Italy F29,
Alghero
Hard Canada Vasek Pospisil Italy Federico Gaio
Italy Alessandro Giannessi
2–6, 5–7
Loss 2–5 May 2010 Great Britain F6,
Edinburgh
Clay Republic of Ireland Barry King Republic of Ireland James Cluskey
Republic of Ireland Colin O'Brien
3–6, 3–6
Loss 2–6 May 2010 Great Britain F7,
Newcastle
Clay United Kingdom Maniel Bains Spain Ignacio Coll Riudavets
Spain Gerard Granollers
1–6, 4–6
Loss 2–7 Sep 2010 Great Britain F14,
Nottingham
Hard United Kingdom Sean Thornley United Kingdom Lewis Burton
United Kingdom Dan Evans
5–7, 6–1, [11–13]
Win 3–7 Oct 2010 Greece F3,
Heraklion
Carpet Republic of Ireland Daniel Glancy Republic of Ireland Sam Barry
Republic of Ireland Colin O'Brien
7–5, 5–7, [10–8]
Loss 3–8 Mar 2011 Great Britain F3,
Tipton
Hard (i) United Kingdom Miles Bugby United Kingdom Chris Eaton
United Kingdom Josh Goodall
2–6, 2–6
Win 4–8 Sep 2011 Great Britain F14,
Roehampton
Hard United Kingdom Josh Goodall United Kingdom Lewis Burton
United Kingdom James Marsalek
6–3, 5–7, [10–5]
Win 5–8 Sep 2011 Great Britain F15,
Nottingham
Hard United Kingdom Josh Goodall United Kingdom David Rice
United Kingdom Sean Thornley
6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Win 6–8 Jul 2012 Great Britain F9,
Manchester
Grass United Kingdom Josh Goodall United Kingdom Tom Burn
United Kingdom Dan Evans
6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Win 7–8 May 2013 Great Britain F10,
Edinburgh
Clay United Kingdom Matthew Short United Kingdom Richard Gabb
United Kingdom Jonny O'Mara
4–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Win 8–8 Aug 2013 Great Britain F17,
Wrexham
Hard United Kingdom George Coupland United Kingdom Liam Broady
United Kingdom Joshua Ward-Hibbert
7–6(8–6), 6–3
Win 9–8 Sep 2013 Great Britain F18,
Sheffield
Hard United Kingdom Lewis Burton United Kingdom Richard Bloomfield
United Kingdom Daniel Cox
6–1, 6–1
Win 10–8 Sep 2013 Great Britain F19,
Roehampton
Hard United Kingdom Lewis Burton United Kingdom Edward Corrie
United Kingdom Joshua Ward-Hibbert
4–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Win 11–8 Sep 2013 Kuwait F1,
Mishref
Hard United Kingdom Lewis Burton United States Patrick Davidson
India Saketh Myneni
6–4, 7–5
Loss 11–9 Sep 2013 Kuwait F2,
Mishref
Hard United Kingdom Lewis Burton South Africa Ruan Roelofse
France Tak Khunn Wang
6–4, 3–6, [6–10]
Win 12–9 Oct 2013 Kuwait F3,
Mishref
Hard United Kingdom Lewis Burton Austria Thomas Statzberger
Austria Sam Weissborn
6–2, 6–2
Win 13–9 Oct 2013 Great Britain F22,
Tipton
Hard (i) United Kingdom Lewis Burton United Kingdom Graeme Dyce
United Kingdom Calum Gee
7–6(7–0), 6–2
Win 14–9 Nov 2013 Greece F20,
Rethymno
Hard United Kingdom Lewis Burton Serbia Nikola Čačić
Greece Alexandros Jakupovic
6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Win 15–9 Jan 2014 Israel F1,
Eilat
Hard United Kingdom Lewis Burton Uzbekistan Shonigmatjon Shofayziyev
Russia Anton Zaitcev
6–3, 6–4
Loss 15–10 Jan 2014 Israel F2,
Eilat
Hard United Kingdom Lewis Burton Chinese Taipei Huang Liang-chi
Israel Amir Weintraub
3–6, 6–7(9–11)
Win 16–10 Jan 2014 Israel F3,
Eilat
Hard United Kingdom Lewis Burton Italy Claudio Grassi
Israel Amir Weintraub
6–3, 7–5
Loss 16–11 Feb 2014 Thailand F1,
Nonthaburi
Hard United Kingdom Lewis Burton Japan Yuichi Ito
Japan Hiroki Kondo
6–3, 3–6, [8–10]
Loss 16–12 Feb 2014 Thailand F2,
Nonthaburi
Hard United Kingdom Lewis Burton South Korea Chung Hyeon
South Korea Nam Ji-sung
4–6, 7–6(7–4), [7–10]
Win 17–12 Mar 2014 Thailand F3,
Nonthaburi
Hard United Kingdom Lewis Burton South Korea Chung Hyeon
South Korea Nam Ji-sung
6–3, 7–5
Win 18–12 Mar 2014 Great Britain F8,
Tipton
Hard (i) United Kingdom Lewis Burton United Kingdom David Rice
United Kingdom Sean Thornley
4–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–6]
Win 19–12 Apr 2014 Great Britain F9,
Bournemouth
Clay United Kingdom Lewis Burton Australia Jake Eames
United Kingdom Brydan Klein
6–1, 7–5
Win 20–12 May 2014 Great Britain F10,
Edinburgh
Clay United Kingdom Jonny O'Mara Australia Maverick Banes
Australia Gavin van Peperzeel
7–6(7–3), 6–1
Win 21–12 May 2014 Great Britain F11,
Newcastle
Clay United Kingdom Jonny O'Mara Australia Maverick Banes
Australia Gavin van Peperzeel
7–6(10–8), 6–1
Loss 21–13 Aug 2014 Spain F24,
Pozoblanco
Hard United Kingdom Lewis Burton United Kingdom Edward Corrie
United Kingdom David Rice
4–6, 5–7
Win 22–13 Jan 2015 Great Britain F2,
Sunderland
Hard (i) United Kingdom Lewis Burton Sweden Isak Arvidsson
Finland Micke Kontinen
6–3, 6–2
Loss 22–14 Mar 2015 Great Britain F5,
Shrewsbury
Hard (i) United Kingdom Sean Thornley United Kingdom Luke Bambridge
United Kingdom Scott Clayton
6–7(3–7), 4–6
Loss 22–15 May 2015 Spain F11,
Móstoles
Hard Spain José Checa Calvo Spain Juan-Samuel Arauzo
Spain Ivan Arenas-Gualda
3–6, 7–5, [5–10]
Win 23–15 May 2015 Egypt F19,
Sharm El Sheikh
Hard United Kingdom Daniel Smethurst Egypt Karim-Mohamed Maamoun
Syria Issam Haitham Taweel
6–4, 6–4
Win 24–15 May 2015 Egypt F20,
Sharm El Sheikh
Hard United Kingdom Daniel Smethurst Egypt Karim Hossam
Syria Issam Haitham Taweel
6–1, 6–3
Win 25–15 Jul 2015 Great Britain F6,
Frinton
Grass United Kingdom Daniel Smethurst United Kingdom Evan Hoyt
Australia Bradley Mousley
6–4, 6–4
Loss 25–16 Sep 2015 Sweden F4,
Falun
Hard (i) United Kingdom James Marsalek Republic of Ireland David O'Hare
United Kingdom Joe Salisbury
3–6, 5–7
Win 26–16 Nov 2016 Kuwait F3,
Mishref
Hard Germany Daniel Altmaier Netherlands Roy Sarut De Valk
France Ronan Joncour
6–1, 6–1
Loss 26–17 Feb 2017 Great Britain F3,
Shrewsbury
Hard (i) United Kingdom Jack Molloy United Kingdom Scott Clayton
United Kingdom Luke Johnson
6–3, 4–6, [6–10]
Win 27–17 Aug 2017 Portugal F17,
Sintra
Hard United Kingdom Edward Corrie France Yanais Laurent
France Maxime Tchoutakian
6–1, 6–4
Loss 27–18 Feb 2018 Great Britain F1,
Glasgow
Hard (i) United Kingdom Neil Pauffley Austria Matthias Haim
Germany Jakob Sude
3–6, 7–6(7–5), [6–10]
Win 28–18 Feb 2018 Great Britain F3,
Shrewsbury
Hard (i) United Kingdom Scott Clayton Finland Harri Heliövaara
Denmark Frederik Nielsen
6–2, 7–5
Loss 28–19 Sep 2022 France M25,
Bagnères-de-Bigorre
Hard United Kingdom James MacKinlay Belgium Joris de Loore
Belgium Yannick Mertens
6–7(3–7), 7–6(8–6), [6–10]
Win 29–19 Sep 2022 Spain M25,
Madrid
Clay United Kingdom Scott Duncan Morocco Lamine Ouahab
Algeria Mohamed Nazim Makhlouf
6–1, 6–3
Loss 29–20 Oct 2022 France M25,
Nevers
Hard (i) Argentina Federico Agustín Gómez France Sascha Gueymard Wayenburg
France Antoine Hoang
7–6(12–10), 6–7(5–7), [7–10]
Win 30–20 Oct 2022 France M25,
Sarreguemines
Carpet (i) United Kingdom Scott Duncan France Grégoire Jacq
France Arthur Bouquier
4–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Win 31–20 Nov 2022 France M15,
Villers-lès-Nancy
Hard (i) United Kingdom Scott Duncan France Grégoire Jacq
France Arthur Bouquier
6–1, 2–0 ret.
Win 32–20 Jan 2023 Great Britain M25,
Sheffield
Hard (i) United Kingdom Scott Duncan France Corentin Denolly
Sweden Simon Freund
6–3, 6–4
Win 33–20 Feb 2023 Great Britain M25,
Bath
Hard (i) United Kingdom Scott Duncan United Kingdom Ben Jones
United Kingdom Daniel Little
6–3, 6–4
Loss 33–21 Mar 2023 Canada M25,
Montreal
Hard (i) United Kingdom Scott Duncan Canada Juan Carlos Aguilar
United Kingdom Joe Tyler
4–6, 7–5, [9–11]
Win 34–21 Apr 2023 Great Britain M25,
Nottingham
Hard Austria Neil Oberleitner Denmark August Holmgren
Denmark Johannes Ingildsen
7–6(7–1), 6–3
Win 35–21 May 2023 Great Britain M25,
Nottingham
Hard United Kingdom Scott Duncan United Kingdom Giles Hussey
United Kingdom Ben Jones
6–3, 6–2
Win 36–21 Nov 2023 Great Britain M25,
Sunderland
Hard (i) United Kingdom David Stevenson United Kingdom James Davis
United Kingdom Joshua Goodger
6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Win 37–21 Jan 2024 Great Britain M25,
Sunderland
Hard (i) United Kingdom David Stevenson France Dan Added
France Clément Chidekh
4–6, 7–6(8–6), [10–8]

Wins over top 10 players

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Doubles

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# Partner Opponents Rank Tournament Surface Rd Score Willis
Rank
2017
1. United Kingdom Jay Clarke France Nicolas Mahut
France Pierre-Hugues Herbert
4
7
Wimbledon, United Kingdom Grass 2R 3–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 6–3 708

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