| Giles Hussey | |
| Birth Date: | 26 May 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Swindon |
| Height: | 185 cm |
| Plays: | Left-handed, two-handed backhand |
| Careerprizemoney: | $70,460 |
| Singlesrecord: | 1–1 |
| Singlestitles: | 0 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 353 (27 May 2024) |
| Currentsinglesranking: | No. 353 (27 May 2024) |
| Doublesrecord: | 0–0 |
| Doublestitles: | 0 |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 213 (29 May 2023) |
| Currentdoublesranking: | No. 459 (24 June 2024) |
| Updated: | 25 June 2024 |
Giles Hussey (born 26 May 1997) is a British tennis player.[1]
From Swindon, he attended Millfield and the University of Tennessee.[2]
He won his first professional tournament in October 2021 in Cancun on the ITF World Tennis Tour.[3]
He reached the final of an ITF event singled in Roehampton in August 2022, before losing 6–4, 6–4 to France's he Antoine Hoang. At the same event teamed up with Joe Tyler to beat the second seeds, Arthur Fery and Mark Whitehouse 7–6(2), 6–1 in the men's doubles final.[4] In October 2022, he lost to Fery in the final of the ITF event in Sheffield.[5]
He reached the final of the 2023 Edmonton Bank Challenger in singles, losing in the final to Justin Boulais.[6] That month, he also reached the final of the 2023 Challenger Banque Nationale de Drummondville doubles tournament in November 2023 alongside Liam Draxl.[7]
In June, he defeated world No. 98 Arthur Cazaux in qualifying at the 2024 Eastbourne International but lost in the second round to fifth qualifying seed Shang Juncheng. Despite the loss, he made his ATP Tour main draw debut at the event as a lucky loser, against sixth seed Mariano Navone, and won in straight sets, for the biggest win of his career by ranking. He was drafted into the match with just 45 minutes notice following the withdrawal of Kei Nishikori.[8] [9] He lost to Flavio Cobolli in three sets.[10]
He began to be based in Bath, Somerset in September 2021.[11]