Luca Pow Explained

Luca Pow
Birth Date:1 February 2005
Birth Place:Solihull, England[1]
Plays:Left-handed, two handed backhand
Careerprizemoney:$33,909
Singlesrecord:0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Wimbledonresult:Q1 (2022, 2023)
Doublesrecord:0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Highestdoublesranking:No. 1284 (19 August 2024)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 1284 (19 August 2024)
Updated:19 August 2024

Luca Pow (born 1 February 2005) is a British tennis player. He has a career high doubles ranking of world No. 1284 achieved on 19 August 2024.[2]

Professional career

In April 2022 Pow won the British national junior tennis title to ensure a wildcard into the 2022 Wimbledon Championship qualifying draw.[3] In the qualifying he lost in the first round to the 26th seed, American Mitchell Krueger.[4]

In 2023 he successfully defended his national U18 title.[5] [6] In the qualifying for the 2023 Wimbledon Championship he lost in the first round to Dutchman Gijs Brouwer.[7]

He made his main draw ATP debut in the men’s doubles at the 2024 Winston-Salem Open playing alongside Dhakshineswar Suresh.[8] In the first round the pair defeated sixth seeds Andrés Molteni and Ariel Behar.[9]

College career

He joined Wake Forest University in 2023 to study for a Business degree.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Solihull teen tennis ace has wildcard for Wimbledon after becoming junior national champion. Solihul Onserver. April 13, 2022.
  2. Web site: Luca Pow. ATP. May 30, 2023.
  3. Web site: Mingge Xu and Luca Pow win LTA 18U Junior National Championships. lta.org.uk.
  4. Web site: June 21, 2022. May 30, 2023. Sarah. Mason. Solihull teenager heads to Wimbledon for wildcard qualifier. Solihull Observer.
  5. Web site: Isabelle Lacy and Luca Pow crowned 18U Junior National champions. lta.org. May 30, 2023. 14 April 2023.
  6. Web site: Solihull tennis ace ready to take on Wimbledon qualifiers. Solihull Observer. April 17, 2023. Sarah. Mason. May 30, 2023.
  7. Web site: June 21, 2023. December 30, 2023. LUCA POW KNOCKED OUT BY GIJS BROUWER IN OPENING WIMBLEDON QUALIFIER, TARGETS JUNIORS AT WIMBLEDON . Eurosport.
  8. Web site: Two Wake Forest tennis players added to Winston-Salem Open field; Defending Champion Baez is top seed . Journalnow.com. 19 August 2024. 17 August 2024.
  9. Web site: Sportskeeda. 21 August 2024. Dhakshineswar Suresh and Luca Pow claim a hard-fought 2-1 win over Argentina’s Andres Molteni and Ariel Behar at Winston-Salem Open 2024. Triyasha. Chatterjee. Aug 20, 2024.
  10. Web site: Alumni. lboro.ac.uk. 19 August 2024.