Aidan McHugh (born 9 July 2000) is a British professional
tennis
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player.
He has a career high
ATP singles ranking of world No. 298 achieved on 28 February 2022. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 285 achieved on 3 October 2022.
Career
From
Bearsden
Bearsden ( ) is a town in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on the northwestern fringe of Greater Glasgow, approximately from the Glasgow city centre, city centre.
The Roman Empire, Roman Antonine Wall runs through the town, and the remains of ...
, he attended
St Aloysius' College, Glasgow. He became a client of
Andy Murray
Sir Andrew Barron Murray (born 15 May 1987) is a British former professional tennis player and coach. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professio ...
’s 77 Sports Management firm, where he is joined by fellow tennis players
Paul Jubb,
Harriet Dart,
Katie Swan and Jack Pinnington Jones. His usual training facility is the Scotstoun Sports Campus in Glasgow and he is on the
Lawn Tennis Association
The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) is the national governing body of tennis in Great Britain, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man founded in 1888. The LTA promotes all levels of lawn tennis. The organization believes tennis can provide ...
’s Pro Scholarship Programme. McHugh has been described as Murray’s
protégé.
He reached the semifinals of the
2018 Australian Open – Boys' singles where he defeated
Ondrej Styler,
Filip Jianu, Jaimee Floyd Angele and
Rinky Hijikata before he lost to
Tseng Chun-hsin in three sets.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, he took part in the Battle Of The Brits Team Tennis at the National Tennis Centre in London, England. He helped
Judy Murray to produce online exercise modules for players of all ages that also involved Andy Murray,
Jamie Murray
Jamie Robert Murray (born 13 February 1986) is a British professional tennis player who specialises in doubles. He is a seven-time Grand Slam (tennis), major doubles champion (five in mixed doubles and two in men's doubles), a Davis Cup winne ...
, and
Colin Fleming amongst others.
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
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.
He received a wildcard for the main draw of the
2021 Wimbledon Championships men’s doubles alongside
Alastair Gray, where he recorded his first Major win against
Jiří Veselý and
Roman Jebavý and a wildcard into the qualifying for the men’s singles.
Personal life
He is a fan of
Celtic F.C.
Career finals
Singles: 16 (7–9)
Doubles: 10 (3–7)
References
External links
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2000 births
Living people
Tennis players from Glasgow
Scottish male tennis players
British male tennis players
21st-century Scottish sportsmen