Aidan McHugh explained

Aidan McHugh
Fullname:Aidan McHugh
Birth Date:2000 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Glasgow, United Kingdom
Residence:Glasgow, United Kingdom
Height:1.8m (05.9feet)
Plays:Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Coach:Toby Smith
Careerprizemoney:$159,730
Singlesrecord:0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 298 (28 February 2022)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 351 (27 July 2024)
Wimbledonresult:Q2 (2022)
Doublesrecord:1–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Doublestitles:0
Highestdoublesranking:No. 285 (3 October 2022)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 309 (12 June 2023)
Wimbledondoublesresult:2R (2021)
Mixed:yes
Wimbledonmixedresult:2R (2021)
Updated:18 June 2023

Aidan McHugh (born 9 July 2000) is a British professional tennis player.[1]

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, he attended St Aloysius' College, Glasgow.[2] He became a client of Andy Murray’s 77 Sports Management firm,[3] where he is joined by 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 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.[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. He 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, where he recorded his first Major win against Jiří Veselý and Roman Jebavý 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: 14 (7–7)

Titles by surface
Hard (7–7)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Great Britain F6, BarnstapleFuturesHard Mark Whitehouse4–6, 6–3, 6–7(2–7)
Win1–1Kuwait F1, MishrefFuturesHard Alec Adamson6–2, 6–7(3–7), 6–2
Win2–1Kuwait F3, MishrefFuturesHard Constantin Bittoun Kouzmine6–1, 6–3
Loss2–2M15 HeraklionFuturesHard Michail Pervolarakis1–6, 4–6
Loss2–3M15 SingaporeFuturesHard Dayne Kelly3–6, 0–6
Win3–3M15 SingaporeFuturesHard Jonathan Gray6–2, 6–2
Loss3–4M15 IndoreFuturesHard Zane Khan7–6(10–8), 6–7(6–8), 6–7(4–7)
Win4–4M25 Santo DomingoFuturesHard Nicolás Kicker7–5, 3–6, 6–3
Loss4–5M25 DecaturFuturesHard Eliot Spizzirri2–6, 5–7
Loss4–6M25 RodezFuturesHard Antoine Escoffier7–5, 5–7, 4–6
Win5–6M25 GlasgowFuturesHard (i) Filip Peliwo7–6(7–4), 6–4
Win6–6M25 ChampaignFuturesHard Cannon Kingsley6–4, 6–3
Loss6–7M25 EdwardsvilleFuturesHard Quinn Vandecasteele3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win7–7M25 MadridFuturesHard Peter Heller6–4, 7–5

Doubles: 10 (3–7)

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–1)
ITF Futures Tour (3–6)
Titles by surface
Hard (3–7)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Great Britain F6, BarnstapleFuturesHard James Story Elliott Farmer
Cameron Green
6–4, 6–1
Loss1–1Israel F13, AshkelonFuturesHard Jakub Paul Guy Den Heijer
Sidane Pontjodikromo
5–7, 4–6
Win2–1M15 HeraklionFuturesHard Lloyd Glasspool Michail Pervolarakis
Petros Tsitsipas
7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–2)
Loss2–2M15 Kiryat ShmonaFuturesHard Jack Draper Samuel Beren
Raheel Manji
4–6, 6–2, [6–10]
Loss2–3M15 Sharm El SheikhFuturesHard Siddhant Banthia Aldin Šetkić
Yaraslav Shyla
6–7(2–7), 3–6
Loss2–4M15 Sharm El SheikhFuturesHard Arnaud Bovy Nick Hardt
Nicolas Moreno de Alboran
3–6, 4–6
Win3–4M25 GlasgowWorld Tennis TourHard Gijs Brouwer Charles Broom
Constantin Frantzen
4–6, 7–6(7–1), [10–4]
Loss3–5bgcolor=moccasinLexington, USAbgcolor=moccasinChallengerHard Gijs Brouwer Yuki Bhambri
Saketh Myneni
6-3, 4-6, [8-10]
Loss3–6M25 LouléWorld Tennis TourHard Jesper de Jong Sidane Pontjodikromo
Niels Visker
6–4, 2–6, [8–10]
Loss3–7M15 Rancho Santa FeWorld Tennis TourHard Keegan Smith Jack Anthrop
Bryce Nakashima
1–6, 4–6

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aidan McHugh | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis. ATP Tour.
  2. Web site: Aidan Mchugh: My Green Blazer · St Aloysius' College Independent School Glasgow. www.staloysius.org.
  3. Web site: The heir to Andy Murray? Aidan McHugh out to be next great Scot in tennis. HeraldScotland.
  4. Web site: Andy Murray signs up British junior No 1 Jack Pinnington Jones to his management agency. Sky Sports.
  5. Web site: McHugh explains why tennis shutdown will be a huge challenge. https://web.archive.org/web/20200325155719/https://www.independent.co.uk//sport/tennis/coronavirus-aidan-mchugh-interview-lta-postponed-funding-a9422791.html . 2020-03-25 . limited . live. March 24, 2020. The Independent.
  6. Web site: Aidan McHugh, Andy Murray’s protégé, reaches last eight of Australian Open boys’ singles. Stuart Fraser, Tennis. Writer. www.thetimes.co.uk.
  7. Web site: McHugh misses out despite Murray advice. May 2, 2018. BBC Sport.
  8. Web site: Judy Murray sees 'opportunity' for tennis. June 11, 2020. BBC Sport.
  9. Web site: Initial Wild Cards for The Championships 2021. www.wimbledon.com.
  10. Web site: The heir to Andy Murray? Aidan McHugh out to be next great Scot in tennis | Glasgow Times. www.glasgowtimes.co.uk.