Neal Skupski
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Liverpool, England |
Born | Liverpool | 1 December 1989
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
Turned pro | 2013 |
Plays | Right-handed |
College | LSU |
Prize money | US$ 1,301,715 |
Singles | |
Career record | 0–0 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 932 (8 November 2010) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 132–112 (54.1% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 6 |
Highest ranking | No. 14 (9 August 2021) |
Current ranking | No. 14 (9 August 2021) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2019, 2020, 2021) |
French Open | QF (2020) |
Wimbledon | QF (2017) |
US Open | SF (2019) |
Other doubles tournaments | |
Olympic Games | 2R (2021) |
Mixed doubles | |
Career titles | 1 |
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
Australian Open | SF (2019) |
French Open | QF (2021) |
Wimbledon | W (2021) |
US Open | QF (2021) |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup | SF (2019) |
Last updated on: 9 August 2021. |
Neal Skupski (born 1 December 1989)[1] is a British professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP ranking of world No. 14 in doubles, achieved on 9 August 2021, and is currently the British No. 3 in doubles. He is best known for having played college tennis at the Louisiana State University, where he studied for a degree in sports administration. He turned professional in 2013.[2]
Early life and professional career[]
Skupski was born in Liverpool and went to King David High School. His father, Ken Sr. of Polish descent, is a retired police officer, his mother Mary is a golfer. Neal is the younger brother of Ken Skupski Jr., with whom he has regularly partnered since 2013.[3] He competed in handful of matches in 2010 and 2011, before taking a full year out to finish his degree at Louisiana State University.[4]
2013: ATP debut, first ATP final, top 100 debut[]
He began competing as a professional in 2013, initially playing on the Futures and Challenger Tours. After playing with a number of partners, he started competing more frequently with his brother Ken from March 2013 onwards.[5] The pair reached the final of the Nottingham Trophy on the Challenger Tour, before winning five Challenger titles in 2013, as of 23 September.[6][7] These wins saw Neal move into the world top 200 in July 2013.
At the 2013 Kremlin Cup the Skupski brothers entered their first ATP World Tour tournament, progressing to the final, where they lost on a tie-break.[8] Following the final, Neal moved into the top 100 for the first time, having been unranked at the start of the season. He ended 2013 ranked 86th in the world.
2017–2018: First Grand Slam quarterfinal, first two ATP titles[]
At the 2017 Wimbledon Championships he reached the quarterfinals as a wildcard for the first time in his career partnering with his brother Ken where they were defeated by 4th seeded pair Łukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo.
Skupski won his first ATP Tour title at the Open Sud de France, partnering again with his brother Ken, their first ATP title together.[9] He won his second and biggest title of his career thus far at the ATP 500 2018 Vienna Open partnering with fellow Brit Joe Salisbury.
2019–2020: First Grand Slam mixed-doubles and doubles semifinals, first Masters-1000 final, two ATP titles[]
Skupski and Spanish partner María José Martínez Sánchez were defeated in their mixed doubles semifinal at the 2019 Australian Open by third seeded pair and eventual champions Barbora Krejčíková and Rajeev Ram.
Following the 2019 French Open, Skupski formed a partnership with fellow Briton Jamie Murray.[10] With Murray he reached his first Grand Slam semifinal at the 2019 US Open (tennis) where they lost to the top-seeded Colombian pair and eventual champions Juan Sebastián Cabal and Robert Farah.
He made his first Masters 1000 final at the 2020 Western & Southern Open defeating top seeded pair Cabal/Farah in the first round en-route before losing to Pablo Carreno Busta and Alex de Minaur in the final, and won his fourth ATP doubles title at the 2020 Sofia Open by a walkover.
The pair Skupski/Murray also reached the quarterfinals at the French Open, which was Neal’s first showing at this level at this Major and third overall and again the quarterfinals at the US Open.
2021: 5th and 6th ATP titles, two Masters-1000 finals, top 15 debut and Wimbledon mixed-doubles champion[]
In March, Skupski won his fifth ATP title with his brother Ken at the Mexican Open. Two weeks later, he reached his second Masters-1000 final with compatriot Dan Evans at the Miami Open and entered the top 20 in the doubles rankings for the first time. Again two weeks later and partnering with Dan Evans, he reached his third Masters 1000 final at the Monte-Carlo Masters and climbed to a career-high ranking in doubles of world No. 16 on 19 April 2021. On 11 July 2021, partnering with Desirae Krawczyk, he won the Wimbledon mixed-doubles final.[11] He reached the top 15 in doubles on 12 July 2021.
At the 2021 San Diego Open Skupski won his sixth title and second of the season partnering Joe Salisbury.[12]
World TeamTennis[]
Skupski has played five seasons with World TeamTennis starting in 2015 when he made his league debut with the California Dream. He has since played four seasons (2016-2019) for the New York Empire. Skupski was a part of the New York Empire, who claimed the King Trophy during 2020 WTT season at The Greenbrier.[13]
Significant finals[]
Grand Slam tournament finals[]
Mixed doubles: 1 (1 title)[]
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 2021 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–6(7–1) |
Masters 1000 finals[]
Doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups)[]
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 2020 | Cincinnati Masters | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 2021 | Miami Open | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 2021 | Monte-Carlo Masters | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–4, [7–10] |
ATP career finals[]
Doubles: 17 (6 titles, 11 runner-ups)[]
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2013 | Kremlin Cup, Russia |
250 Series | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–1, [12–14] |
Win | 1–1 | Feb 2018 | Open Sud de France, France |
250 Series | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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7–6(7–2), 6–4 |
Loss | 1–2 | Jun 2018 | Eastbourne International, United Kingdom |
250 Series | Grass | ![]() |
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5–7, 4–6 |
Loss | 1–3 | Sep 2018 | Moselle Open, France |
250 Series | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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1–6, 5–7 |
Win | 2–3 | Oct 2018 | Vienna Open, Austria |
500 Series | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
Loss | 2–4 | Feb 2019 | Delray Beach Open, United States |
250 Series | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
Loss | 2–5 | Apr 2019 | U.S. Clay Court Championships, United States |
250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 4–6, [6–10] |
Win | 3–5 | Apr 2019 | Hungarian Open, Hungary |
250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 3–6 | May 2019 | Lyon Open, France |
250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 3–7 | Aug 2020 | Cincinnati Masters, United States |
Masters 1000 | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 3–8 | Nov 2020 | Vienna Open, Austria (2) |
500 Series | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–7(5–7), 5–7 |
Win | 4–8 | Nov 2020 | Sofia Open, Bulgaria |
250 Series | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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Walkover |
Win | 5–8 | Mar 2021 | Mexican Open, Mexico |
500 Series | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–3), 6–4 |
Loss | 5–9 | Apr 2021 | Miami Open, United States |
Masters 1000 | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 5–10 | Apr 2021 | Monte-Carlo Masters, Monaco |
Masters 1000 | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–4, [7–10] |
Loss | 5–11 | Jul 2021 | Washington Open, United States |
500 Series | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(4–7), 4–6 |
Win | 6–12 | Oct 2021 | San Diego Open, United States |
250 Series | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–2), 3–6, [10–5] |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals[]
Doubles: 44 (30 titles, 14 runner-ups)[]
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2010 | Great Britain F12, Roehampton | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 7–6(10–8), [6–10] |
Win | 1–1 | Jul 2011 | Ireland F1, Dublin | Futures | Carpet | ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
Win | 2–1 | Jul 2011 | USA F24, Costa Mesa | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 3–1 | Jan 2013 | Great Britain F2, Portsmouth | Futures | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, [10–5] |
Win | 4–1 | Feb 2013 | Great Britain F4, Birkenhead | Futures | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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7–6(7–5), 2–6, [10–7] |
Loss | 4–2 | Mar 2013 | Great Britain F5, Cardiff | Futures | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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1–6, 5–7 |
Win | 5–2 | Apr 2013 | Great Britain F9, Bournemouth | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 2–6, [10–3] |
Win | 6–2 | May 2013 | Italy F6, Pozzuoli | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 6–3 | Jun 2013 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | ![]() |
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2–6, 7–6(7–3), [6–10] |
Win | 7–3 | Jul 2013 | Great Britain F12, Manchester | Futures | Grass | ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
Win | 8–3 | Jul 2013 | Recanati, Italy | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 9–3 | Aug 2013 | Segovia, Spain | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–7(4–7), [10–6] |
Win | 10–3 | Sep 2013 | Pétange, Luxembourg | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–7(5–7), [10–7] |
Win | 11–3 | Sep 2013 | Szczecin, Poland | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 1–6, [10–7] |
Loss | 11–4 | Jan 2014 | Talheim, Germany | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–7(3–7), [10–12] |
Win | 12–4 | Sep 2014 | İzmir, Turkey | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 13–4 | Nov 2014 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–6(7–3) |
Win | 14–4 | Jun 2015 | Surbiton, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 14–5 | Jun 2015 | Ilkley, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | ![]() |
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6–7(3–7), 4–6 |
Win | 15–5 | Sep 2015 | Saint-Rémy, France | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–1 |
Loss | 15–6 | Oct 2015 | Orléans, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–7(2–7) |
Loss | 15–7 | Oct 2015 | Brest, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 4–6, [6–10] |
Loss | 15–8 | Nov 2015 | Eckental, Germany | Challenger | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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5–7, 2–6 |
Loss | 15–9 | Nov 2015 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–7(3–7), 6–4, [5–10] |
Win | 16–9 | Feb 2016 | Bergamo, Italy | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–5 |
Win | 17–9 | Feb 2016 | Cherbourg, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, [10–6] |
Loss | 17–10 | Jun 2016 | Manchester, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, [9–11] |
Loss | 17–11 | Jun 2016 | Surbiton, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–7(3–7) |
Win | 18–11 | Sep 2016 | Saint-Rémy, France (2) | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(5–7), 6–4, [10–5] |
Win | 19–11 | Nov 2016 | Bratislava, Slovakia (2) | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, [10–5] |
Loss | 19–12 | Feb 2017 | Quimper, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–2, 5–7, [5–10] |
Win | 20–12 | May 2017 | Savannah, United States | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, [10–1] |
Win | 21–12 | May 2017 | Venice, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–4, [10–5] |
Win | 22–12 | Jun 2017 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | ![]() |
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7–6(7–1), 2–6, [10–7] |
Win | 23–12 | Aug 2017 | Aptos, United States | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 2–6, [10–8] |
Win | 24–12 | Aug 2017 | Vancouver, Canada | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(8–6), 6–2 |
Loss | 24–13 | Nov 2017 | Eckental, Germany | Challenger | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 25–13 | Nov 2017 | Bratislava, Slovakia (3) | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–3, [10–8] |
Win | 26–13 | Feb 2018 | Quimper, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, [10–7] |
Win | 27–13 | Apr 2018 | Le Gosier, Guadeloupe | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–3), 6–4 |
Loss | 27–14 | Jun 2018 | Surbiton, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | ![]() |
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6–7(11–13), 6–4, [7–10] |
Win | 28–14 | Aug 2018 | Vancouver, Canada (2) | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, [10–6] |
Win | 29–14 | Sep 2018 | Chicago, United States | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 30–14 | Mar 2019 | Phoenix, United States | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(2–7), 7–5, [10–6] |
Doubles performance timeline[]
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | F-S | SF-B | NMS | P | NH |
Current through the 2021 Davis Cup Finals.
Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | SR | W–L |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 5 | 3–5 |
French Open | A | 1R | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | QF | 1R | 0 / 5 | 5–5 |
Wimbledon | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 2R | QF | 3R | 1R | NH | 2R | 0 / 7 | 7–7 |
US Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | SF | QF | 2R | 0 / 5 | 7–5 |
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 6–4 | 6–3 | 3–3 | 0 / 22 | 22–21 |
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||||||
Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | NH | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 |
Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | F | 0 / 2 | 4–2 | |
Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | F | 0 / 2 | 4–2 | |
Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | |
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | 1R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 1–3 |
Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | NH | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 |
Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | SF | F | 1R | 0 / 3 | 7–3 |
Shanghai Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | SF | NH | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | |
Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | A | QF | QF | 2R | 2R | 0 / 4 | 6–4 |
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 10–9 | 5–3 | 10–8 | 0 / 21 | 27–21 |
National representation | |||||||||||
Davis Cup | A | A | A | A | A | A | SF | QF | 0 / 2 | 3–3 | |
Career statistics | |||||||||||
Tournaments | 1 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 17 | 23 | 121 | |
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
Finals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | |
Overall Win–Loss | 3–1 | 5–12 | 2–4 | 4–9 | 5–8 | 28–16 | 43–30 | 22–16 | 29–24 | 143–120 | |
Win % | 75% | 29% | 33% | 31% | 38% | 64% | 59% | 58% | 55% | 54.37% | |
Year-end ranking | 87 | 90 | 103 | 81 | 67 | 33 | 31 | 27 |
References[]
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- ^ "Who is Neal Skupski, Know all about Neal Skupski's Parents, Coach, Girlfriend, and Nationality » FirstSportz".
- ^ "Everything you need to know about Liverpool's Wimbledon winner, Neal Skupski". 12 July 2021.
- ^ Prentice, David (30 May 2013). "Skupski brothers hope to gatecrash tennis Grand Slams". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ^ "Tennis: Skupski brothers win title". Liverpool Daily Post. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ^ "British Tennis - weekend results round-up, 8th August 2013". LTA. Archived from the original on 27 August 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ^ "Skupskis edged out in final fling". Liverpool Echo. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ^ "British brothers Ken and Neal Skupski win first ATP World Tour title together". BBC. 12 February 2018.
- ^ "French Open: Jamie Murray ends doubles partnership with Bruno Soares". BBC Sport. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Desirae Krawczyk/Neal Skupski Win Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Title | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "A Skupski Double! Neal Skupski Wins San Diego Title with Joe Salisbury | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "World TeamTennis Adds Stars Tiafoe, Puig, Roanic, Bouchard, & Sock As Rosters Set For 2020". WTT.com. 16 June 2020.
External links[]
- Neal Skupski at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Neal Skupski at the International Tennis Federation
- 1989 births
- Living people
- People educated at King David High School, Liverpool
- English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- English people of Polish descent
- English male tennis players
- LSU Tigers tennis players
- British male tennis players
- Tennis people from Merseyside
- Sportspeople from Liverpool
- Wimbledon champions
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in mixed doubles
- Tennis players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic tennis players of Great Britain