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Lloyd Glasspool (born 19 November 1993) is a British professional
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player who specializes in doubles. He has a career-high doubles ranking of No. 12 (November 2022) and a career-high singles ranking of No. 282 (July 2016). In his career, Glasspool has won three ATP titles, 16
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titles (eleven in doubles and five in singles), and in 2021 four ATP Challenger tournaments, in doubles.


Career

Glasspool studied at the
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, where partnering Søren Hess-Olesen he captured the 2015 NCAA doubles championship.


2016: ATP debut

Glasspool made his
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debut (in doubles) at the
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having been given a wildcard to partner compatriot Dan Evans in the main draw.


2021: First ATP title, Wimbledon third round

In March 2021, Glasspool won his first
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title alongside
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at the 2021 Open 13 against
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and
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of the Netherlands.


2022: Two Major quarterfinals & ATP Finals semifinal, ATP 500 title, top 15

In May 2022, on their debut at the Italian Open, Glasspool and Heliövaara reached their first quarterfinal at a Masters 1000 as alternates, defeating top seeds, world No. 1,
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, and world No. 2,
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, en route in the first round, marking their first win at this level. At the
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, he reached a major quarterfinal for the first time in his career with Heliövaara. As a result he moved into the top 50, at world No. 49 on 13 June 2022. The pair continued with their successful season reaching their first final on grass at the
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. Next they advanced to the third round at Wimbledon for the second consecutive year. They won the biggest title at the ATP 500 European Open defeating Matwe Middelkoop and
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. At the 2022 Croatia Open Umag they reached the semifinals defeating wildcard pair Mili Poljicak and
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. Next they defeated second seeds
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and David Vega Hernandez to reach their fifth final of the season. At the 2022 National Bank Open the pair reached the quarterfinals of a Masters 1000 for the second time in the season where they lost to third seeds Koolhof/Skupski. He reached the top 30 on 22 August 2022 at world No. 28. Seeded 11th at the US Open they reached their second quarterfinal of a Grand Slam and first at this Major defeating 8th seeded pair of Kyrgios/Kokkinakis in three sets. The pair reached their sixth final of the season at the 2022 Moselle Open. As a result Glasspool reached the top 20 in the doubles rankings on 26 September 2022. On 4 November the pair qualified for their first 2022 ATP Finals after reaching their first Masters 1000 semifinal at the
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and Glasspool moved into the top 15 in the rankings. They qualified for the ATP finals semifinals defeating Arévalo/Rojer and Granollers/Zeballos both matches in straight sets.


2023: Third title

He won his third title with his partner Heliövaara in
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Personal life

From 2016 to 2018 Glasspool was in a relationship with fellow tennis professional
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.


Doubles performance timeline

''Current through the
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ATP career finals


Doubles: 9 (3 titles, 6 runner-ups)


Challengers and Futures finals


Singles: 11 (5–6)


Doubles: 31 (15–16)


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