Aidan McHugh
| Full name | Aidan McHugh |
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| Country (sports) |  Great Britain |
| Residence | Glasgow, United Kingdom |
| Born | 9 July 2000 Glasgow, United Kingdom |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Toby Smith |
| Prize money | $96,487 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 330 (15 November 2021) |
| Current ranking | No. 340 (20 December 2021) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2021) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 1–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 388 (12 July 2021) |
| Current ranking | No. 427 (27 December 2021) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2021) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2021) |
| Last updated on: 27 December 2021. | |
Aidan McHugh (born 9 July 2000) is a British professional tennis player.[1]
From Bearsden, he attended St Aloysius' College, Glasgow.[2] He became of client of Andy Murray’s 77 Sports Management firm,[3] where he is joined 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 semi finals of the 2018 Australian Open – Boys' Singles where he defeated Ondrej Styler, Filip Jianu, Jaimée 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, and 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, and a wildcard into the qualifying for the men’s singles.[9]
Personal life[]
He is a fan of Celtic F.C.[10]
Career finals[]
Singles: 8 (4–4)[]
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2018 | Great Britain F6, Barnstaple | Futures | Hard | Mark Whitehouse
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4–6, 6–3, 6–7(2–7) |
| Win | 1–1 | Oct 2018 | Kuwait F1, Mishref | Futures | Hard |  Alec Adamson
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6–2, 6–7(3–7), 6–2 |
| Win | 2–1 | Nov 2018 | Kuwait F3, Mishref | Futures | Hard |  Constantin Bittoun Kouzmine
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6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Jun 2019 | M15 Heraklion | Futures | Hard |  Michail Pervolarakis
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1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Jun 2019 | M15 Singapore | Futures | Hard |  Dayne Kelly
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3–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 3–3 | Jun 2019 | M15 Singapore | Futures | Hard | Jonathan Gray
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6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Mar 2021 | M15 Indore | Futures | Hard | Zane Khan
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7–6(10–8), 6–7(6–8), 6–7(4–7) |
| Win | 4–4 | Jun 2021 | M25 Santo Domingo | Futures | Hard |  Nicolás Kicker
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7–5, 3–6, 6–3 |
Doubles: 6 (2–4)[]
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2018 | Great Britain F6, Barnstaple | Futures | Hard | James Story
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Elliott Farmer Cameron Green
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6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Oct 2018 | Israel F13, Ashkelon | Futures | Hard |  Jakub Paul
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 Guy Den Heijer Sidane Pontjodikromo
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5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | May 2019 | M15 Heraklion | Futures | Hard | Lloyd Glasspool
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Michail Pervolarakis Petros Tsitsipas
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7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–2) |
| Loss | 2–2 | Sep 2019 | M15 Kiryat Shmona | Futures | Hard | Jack Draper
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Samuel Beren Raheel Manji
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4–6, 6–2, [6–10] |
| Loss | 2–3 | Nov 2020 | M15 Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard |  Siddhant Banthia
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 Aldin Šetkić Yaraslav Shyla
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6–7(2–7), 3–6 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Feb 2021 | M15 Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard |  Arnaud Bovy
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 Nick Hardt Nicolas Moreno De Alboran
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3–6, 4–6 |
References[]
- ^ "Aidan McHugh | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Aidan Mchugh: My Green Blazer · St Aloysius' College Independent School Glasgow". www.staloysius.org.
- ^ "The heir to Andy Murray? Aidan McHugh out to be next great Scot in tennis". HeraldScotland.
- ^ "Andy Murray signs up British junior No 1 Jack Pinnington Jones to his management agency". Sky Sports.
- ^ "McHugh explains why tennis shutdown will be a huge challenge". The Independent. March 24, 2020.
- ^ Writer, Stuart Fraser, Tennis. "Aidan McHugh, Andy Murray's protégé, reaches last eight of Australian Open boys' singles" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
- ^ "McHugh misses out despite Murray advice". BBC Sport. May 2, 2018.
- ^ "Judy Murray sees 'opportunity' for tennis". BBC Sport. June 11, 2020.
- ^ "Initial Wild Cards for The Championships 2021". www.wimbledon.com.
- ^ "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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