Alastair Gray (born 22 June 1998) is a British

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player. Gray has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 237 achieved on 19 September 2022. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 304 achieved on 20 June 2022. Gray played college tennis at

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Career

Gray made his ATP main draw debut at the 2019 Hall of Fame Open after receiving a wildcard for the singles tournament. He received a wildcard for the main draw of the

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men’s doubles alongside

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, where he recorded his first Major win against

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and Roman Jebavý. Gray made his Grand Slam tournament debut at the

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as a wildcard where he won his first singles match against Tseng Chun-hsin, before losing to 11th seed

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in the second round.

Personal

Gray attended Parkside School, Cobham, his time there overlapping with fellow British tennis player Jack Draper.

Playing style

Gray plays right-handed with a

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. He prefers hard and

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surfaces. The standout feature of his game is a highly effective first serve, the sound of which has been compared to a

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ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour Finals

Singles: 14 (7–6)

Doubles: 7 (5–2)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gray, Alastair 1998 births Living people People from Twickenham Tennis players from the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames TCU Horned Frogs men's tennis players British expatriate tennis players in the United States Texas Christian University alumni People educated at Parkside School, Cobham English male tennis players British male tennis players 21st-century English sportsmen