| Alexander Ward | |
| Fullname: | Alexander Ward |
| Residence: | Northampton, England |
| Birth Date: | 1990 4, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Northampton, England |
| Turnedpro: | 2008 |
| Retired: | 2018 |
| Plays: | Right-handed (two handed-backhand) |
| Careerprizemoney: | $279,019 |
| Singlesrecord: | 0–4 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Singlestitles: | 0 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 242 (6 June 2016) |
| Wimbledonresult: | 1R (2016, 2017) |
| Doublesrecord: | 0–1 |
| Doublestitles: | 0 |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 379 (9 September 2013) |
| Wimbledondoublesresult: | 1R (2016) |
| Updated: | 10 September 2018 |
Alexander Ward (born 30 April 1990) is a retired British tennis player.
Ward was born on 30 April 1990 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England.[1] He was educated at Northampton School for Boys.[2]
Ward has a career high ATP singles ranking of 242 achieved on 6 June 2016. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 379 achieved on 9 September 2013.
Ward made his ATP main draw debut at the 2013 MercedesCup after defeating Sandro Ehrat, Dustin Brown and Ivo Minář in the qualifying rounds. In the main draw he drew fifth seed Fabio Fognini, but lost 3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Having come through qualifying as the world No. 855, Ward competed at the 2017 Wimbledon Championships,[3] where he lost to compatriot Kyle Edmund in four sets in the first round.
In September 2018, Ward announced his retirement from professional tennis.[4]
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Spain F19, Balaguer | Futures | Clay |  David Diaz-Ventura | 1–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 0–2 | Great Britain F15, Nottingham | Futures | Hard |  Richard Bloomfield | 7–6(8–6), 3–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 0–3 | Sweden F5, Danderyd | Futures | Hard (i) | George Morgan | 6–4, 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 1–3 | Sweden F6, Falun | Futures | Hard (i) |  Carl Bergman | 2–6, 6–4, 6–1 | ||
| Win | 2–3 | Czech Republic F4, Rožnov pod Radhoštěm | Futures | Carpet (i) | Josh Goodall | 6–1, 1–0 ret. | ||
| Win | 3–3 | Thailand F6, Phuket | Futures | Hard (i) |  Mikhail Fufygin | 6–3, 6–1 | ||
| Loss | 3–4 | Cambodia F2, Phnom Penh | Futures | Hard |  Artem Sitak | 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–7(4–7) | ||
| Loss | 3–5 | Greece F3, Heraklion | Futures | Hard |  Martin Vaïsse | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 3–6 | Greece F6, Heraklion | Futures | Hard | Tristan Lamasine | Walkover | ||
| Win | 4–6 | Greece F7, Heraklion | Futures | Hard |  Ricardo Rodríguez | 6–0, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 5–6 | Portugal F6, Caldas da Rainha | Futures | Clay |  Thales Turini | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 6–6 | Belgium F2, Binche | Futures | Clay | Frederico Ferreira Silva | 2–6, 6–3, 7–6(9–7) | ||
| Win | 7–6 | Belgium F5, De Haan | Futures | Clay |  Yannick Vandenbulcke | 7–6(7–3), 6–1 | ||
| Win | 8–6 | Portugal F7, Castelo Branco | Futures | Hard | Calvin Hemery | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 8–7 | Great Britain F2, Sunderland | Futures | Hard (i) | Daniel Cox | 6–7(8–10), 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 8–8 | Spain F14, Vic | Futures | Clay | Maxime Chazal | 7–6(9–7), 6–7(4–7), 2–6 | ||
| Win | 9–8 | Spain F20, Getxo | Futures | Hard | Pedro Martínez | 6–1, 6–1 | ||
| Win | 10–8 | Egypt F25, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard |  Alessandro Bega | 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 10–9 | Egypt F26, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard |  Marko Tepavac | 3–6, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 11–9 | Croatia F14, Bol | Futures | Clay | Miki Janković | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 12–9 | Spain F34, Melilla | Futures | Hard | Roberto Ortega Olmedo | 7–6(7–4), 5–7, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 13–9 | Turkey F10, Antalya | Futures | Clay | Demian Raab | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 14–9 | Tunisia F12, Hammamet | Futures | Clay | Pedro Sousa | 7–6(8–6), 6–0 | ||
| Loss | 14–9 | Columbus, United States | Challenger | Hard (i) | Ante Pavić | 7–6(13–11), 4–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 15–10 | USA F38, Columbus | Futures | Hard (i) | Luke Bambridge | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 16–10 | USA F39, Waco | Futures | Hard (i) |  Danny Thomas | 6–1, 6–1 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Belgium F2, Koksijde | Futures | Clay | Marcus Willis |  Rabie Chaki Frederic De Fays | 3–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 0–2 | USA F1, Plantation | Futures | Clay | Daniel Smethurst |  Roman Borvanov Denis Zivkovic | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 1–2 | Germany F19, Essen | Futures | Hard (i) | Romano Frantzen | Kevin Deden Sascha Klör | 3–6, 6–3, [10–6] | ||
| Loss | 1–3 | Thailand F5, Phuket | Futures | Hard (i) | Antoine Escoffier |  Brydan Klein Dane Propoggia | 3–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 1–4 | Thailand F6, Phuket | Futures | Hard (i) | Antoine Escoffier | Ryan Agar Sebastian Bader | 6–7(2–7), 6–2, [8–10] | ||
| Win | 2–4 | Great Britain F8, Sunderland | Futures | Hard (i) | Daniel Smethurst | Lewis Burton Dan Evans | 7–5, 7–6(7–4) | ||
| Loss | 2–5 | France F8, Ajaccio | Futures | Clay | Daniel Smethurst | Niels Desein Yannick Mertens | 2–6, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 3–5 | Spain F15, Madrid | Futures | Clay | Oliver Golding | Richard Becker Lorenzo Giustino | 6–3, 2–6, [10–5] | ||
| Win | 4–5 | Egypt F24, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Clay | Dan Dowson |  Olexiy Kolisnyk Anatoliy Petrenko | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 4–6 | Egypt F26, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Clay | Dan Dowson | Olexiy Kolisnyk Anatoliy Petrenko | 4–6, 6–2, [8–10] | ||
| Loss | 4–7 | Tunisia F12, Hammamet | Futures | Clay | Dan Dowson | Oriol Roca Batalla David Vega Hernández | 4–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 4–8 | Spain F9, Madrid | Futures | Clay | Álvaro López San Martín |  Hernán Casanova Federico Zeballos | 6–7(4–7), 1–6 |