Luke Bambridge Explained

Luke Bambridge
Residence:Nottingham, United Kingdom
Birth Date:1995 1, df=y
Birth Place:Nottingham, United Kingdom
Height:6 ft 3 in
Turnedpro:2013
Retired:2021
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:$548,895[1]
Singlesrecord:0–0
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 481 (9 May 2016)
Wimbledonresult:Q1 (2012)
Doublesrecord:58–56
Doublestitles:3
Highestdoublesranking:No. 41 (27 May 2019)
Australianopendoublesresult:2R (2019, 2021)
Frenchopendoublesresult:1R (2019, 2020, 2021)
Wimbledondoublesresult:2R (2021)
Usopendoublesresult:QF (2019)
Mixed:yes
Frenchopenmixedresult:2R (2019)
Wimbledonmixedresult:2R (2019, 2021)
Updated:9 September 2022

Luke Bambridge (born 21 January 1995) is a British former tennis player. A doubles specialist, he reached a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world No. 41 doubles ranking in May 2019.

His career highlights included winning three ATP Tour titles, 7 ATP Challenger Tour titles, 20 ITF doubles titles and 1 ITF singles title.

Tennis career

2011

Great Britain won the 2011 Junior Davis Cup tournament for the first time after beating Italy in the final in San Luis Potosí, Mexico. Coached by Greg Rusedski, the team of Bambridge, Kyle Edmund, and Evan Hoyt justified their top seeding in the event.[2]

2013

Bambridge won four ITF doubles tournaments with different partners in Great Britain, Israel, and Greece.

2014

Seven more ITF doubles tournament wins by Bambridge in 2014, five with Liam Broady as his partner.

2015

Bambridge received a wildcard into the 2015 Wimbledon Championships men's doubles event, partnering Liam Broady where he made his grand slam debut.[3] 2015 was also the year in which Bambridge won his first singles ITF tournament at the Qatar F4 Futures.

2019

Bambridge, in partnership with Ben McLachlan, reached his first Grand Slam quarterfinal at the 2019 US Open. The pairing beat ninth seeds Nikola Mektić and Franko Škugor in the second round,[4] before exiting against top seeds Juan Sebastián Cabal and Robert Farah in the last eight.[5]

ATP career finals

Doubles: 9 (3 titles, 6 runners-up)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (3–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–3)
Clay (0–3)
Grass (1–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (2–5)
Indoor (1–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Eastbourne International,
United Kingdom
250 SeriesGrass Jonny O'Mara Ken Skupski
Neal Skupski
7–5, 6–4
Win2–0Stockholm Open,
Sweden
250 SeriesHard (i) Jonny O'Mara Marcus Daniell
Wesley Koolhof
7–5, 7–6(10–8)
Loss2–1Maharashtra Open,
India
250 SeriesHard Jonny O'Mara Rohan Bopanna
Divij Sharan
3–6, 4–6
Loss2–2Brasil Open,
Brazil
250 SeriesClay (i) Jonny O'Mara Federico Delbonis
Máximo González
4–6, 3–6
Loss2–3Estoril Open,
Portugal
250 SeriesClay Jonny O'Mara Jérémy Chardy
Fabrice Martin
5–7, 6–7(3–7)
Loss2–4Qatar Open,
Qatar
250 SeriesHard Santiago González Rohan Bopanna
Wesley Koolhof
6–3, 2–6, [6–10]
Win3–4Auckland Open,
New Zealand
250 SeriesHard Ben McLachlan Marcus Daniell
Philipp Oswald
7–6(7–3), 6–3
Loss3–5Delray Beach Open,
United States
250 SeriesHard Ben McLachlan Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
6–3, 5–7, [5–10]
Loss3–6Estoril Open,
Portugal
250 SeriesClay Dominic Inglot Hugo Nys
Tim Pütz
5–7, 6–3, [3–10]

ITF Career finals

Singles: 7 (1–6)

Legend (singles)
Challengers (0–0)
Futures (1–6)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Greece F19, HeraklionFuturesHard Oliver Golding6–1, 2–6, 3–6
Loss0–2Great Britain F9, BournemouthFuturesClay Liam Broady5–7, 2–6
Loss0–3Turkey F39, AntalyaFuturesHard Liam Broady5–7, 3–6
Win1–3Qatar F4, DohaFuturesHard Dominik Kellovsky6–2, 3–6, 6–1
Loss1–4Qatar F6, DohaFuturesHard Joris De Loore3–6, 3–6
Loss1–5USA F32, HarlingenFuturesHard Dominik Köpfer4–6, 4–6
Loss1–6USA F38, ColumbusFuturesHard (i) Alexander Ward4–6, 4–6

Doubles: 56 (27–29)

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (7–10)
ITF Futures Tour (20–19)
Titles by surface
Hard (23–25)
Clay (3–4)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Great Britain F11, NewcastleFuturesClay Cameron Norrie Scott Clayton
Toby Martin
6–0, 4–6, [10–3]
Win2–0Israel F14, Ramat HaSharonFuturesHard Evan Hoyt Liam Broady
Joshua Ward-Hibbert
7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4)
Win3–0Great Britain F23, EdgbastonFuturesHard (i) George Morgan Scott Clayton
Jonny O'Mara
7–5, 4–6, [10–7]
Loss3–1Greece F18, HeraklionFuturesHard Oliver Golding Marko Djokovic
Carlos Gómez-Herrera
1–6, 7–6(7–3), [11–13]
Win4–1Greece F19, HeraklionFuturesHard Oliver Golding Andreas Mies
Oscar Otte
6–3, 7–5
Loss4–2Qatar F3, DohaFuturesHard Evan Hoyt Adam Chadaj
Dominik Schulz
6–1, 6–7(4–7), [4–10]
Loss4–3Great Britain F4, WirralFuturesHard (i) Ross Hutchins Edward Corrie
Daniel Smethurst
7–5, 6–7(6–8), [6–10]
Win5–3Great Britain F6, ShrewsburyFuturesHard (i) Toby Martin Isak Arvidsson
Micke Kontinen
6–3, 6–4
Win6–3Great Britain F7, PrestonFuturesHard (i) Liam Broady Frederik Nielsen
Joshua Ward-Hibbert
6–4, 6–4
Loss6–4Qatar F2, DohaFuturesHard Antoine Benneteau Chen Ti
Ruan Roelofse
4–6, 3–6
Loss6–5USA F16, BuffaloFuturesClay Liam Broady Jean-Yves Aubone
Connor Smith
3–6, 6–2, [6–10]
Loss6–6USA F18, RochesterFuturesClay Liam Broady Daniel Nguyen
Connor Smith
3–6, 3–6
Win7–6USA F19, PittsburghFuturesClay Liam Broady Gonzales Austin
Quinton Vega
7–5, 6–4
Win8–6USA F20, TulsaFuturesHard Liam Broady Daniel Garza
Raúl Isaías Rosas Zarur
6–4, 5–2, ret.
Win9–6USA F21, GodfreyFuturesHard Liam Broady Brett Clark
Ronnie Schneider
6–3, 6–2
Win10–6USA F22, DecaturFuturesHard Liam Broady Scott Clayton
Toby Martin
5–7, 6–2, [10–7]
Loss10–7Great Britain F16, WrexhamFuturesHard Liam Broady Edward Corrie
David Rice
7–6(7–3), 4–6, [8–10]
Win11–7Portugal F7, Castelo BrancoFuturesHard Joshua Ward-Hibbert Iván Arenas Gualda
Jaime Pulgar García
7–6(7–0), 6–4
Loss11–8Great Britain F1, SheffieldFuturesHard (i) Andrew Bettles Isak Arvidsson
Micke Kontinen
4–6, 7–5, [6–10]
Win12–8Great Britain F5, ShrewsburyFuturesHard (i) Scott Clayton Sean Thornley
Marcus Willis
7–6(7–3), 6–4
Loss12–9Egypt F35, Sharm El SheikhFuturesHard Richard Gabb Karim-Mohamed Maamoun
Sherif Sabry
4–6, 6–4, [6–10]
Loss12–10Egypt F36, Sharm El SheikhFuturesHard Richard Gabb André Gaspar Murta
Frederico Ferreira Silva
6–7(4–7), 3–6
Win13–10Egypt F37, Sharm El SheikhFuturesHard Richard Gabb Enrico Dalla Valle
Julian Ocleppo
7–6(7–3), 6–4
Loss13–11Qatar F4, DohaFuturesHard Kaichi Uchida Joris De Loore
Laurens Verboven
4–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Loss13–12Qatar F5, DohaFuturesHard Mats Moraing Joris De Loore
Michael Geerts
5–7, 3–6
Loss13–13Qatar F6, DohaFuturesHard Mats Moraing Haadin Bava
Wang Aoxiong
2–6, 6–3, [3–10]
Loss13–14Canada F2, SherbrookeFuturesHard (i) Liam Broady Keith-Patrick Crowley
Max Schnur
6–3, 6–7(3–7), [6–10]
Win14–14USA F12, MemphisFuturesHard Darren Walsh Daniel Garza
Tigre Hank
6–1, 6–2
Win15–14Mexica F1, CórdobaFuturesHard Farris Fathi Gosea Mauricio Astorga
Manuel Sánchez
7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–2)
Loss15–15USA F25, EdwardsvilleFuturesHard Marc Polmans Connor Smith
Jackson Withrow
3–6, 2–6
Win16–15USA F32, HarlingenFuturesHard Evan King John McNally
Evan Zhu
6–4, 6–4
Loss16–16Champaign, United StatesChallengerHard (i) Liam Broady Austin Krajicek
Tennys Sandgren
6–7(4–7), 6–7(2–7)
Loss16–17Columbus, United StatesChallengerHard (i) Cameron Norrie David O'Hare
Joe Salisbury
3–6, 4–6
Loss16–18USA F1, Los AngelesFuturesHard Joe Salisbury Yannick Hanfmann
Roberto Quiroz
6–3, 4–6, [8–10]
Loss16–19USA F2, Long BeachFuturesHard Joe Salisbury Austin Krajicek
Jackson Withrow
3–6, 6–3, [8–10]
Win17–19USA F13, Little RockFuturesHard Gavin van Peperzeel Philip Bester
Ante Pavić
2–6, 6–3, [11–9]
Loss17–20Savannah, United StatesChallengerClay Mitchell Krueger Peter Polansky
Neal Skupski
6–4, 3–6, [1–10]
Win18–20USA F23, WichitaFuturesHard David O'Hare Nathan Ponwith
John Harrison Richmond
6–0, 6–3
Win19–20Winnipeg, CanadaChallengerHard David O'Hare Yusuke Takahashi
Renta Tokuda
6–2, 6–2
Loss19–21Columbus, United StatesChallengerHard (i) David O'Hare Dominik Köpfer
Denis Kudla
6–7(6–8), 6–7(3–7)
Win20–21Fairfield, United StatesChallengerHard David O'Hare Akram El Sallaly
Bernardo Oliveira
6–4, 6–2
Loss20–22USA F38, ColumbusFuturesHard (i) Edward Corrie Hans Hach Verdugo
Luis David Martínez
6–3, 6–7(2–7), [7–10]
Loss20–23USA F1, Los AngelesFuturesHard Hans Hach Verdugo Martin Redlicki
Karue Sell
4–6, 3–6
Win21–23USA F2, Long BeachFuturesHard Hans Hach Verdugo Collin Altamirano
Alexander Lebedev
6–3, 6–2
Loss21–24San Francisco, United StatesChallengerHard (i) Joe Salisbury Marcelo Arévalo
Roberto Maytín
3–6, 7–6(5–7), [7–10]
Win22–24Canada F2, SherbrookeFuturesHard (i) Joe Salisbury Adrien Bossel
Joris De Loore
6–3, 7–5
Loss22–25Saint-Brieuc, FranceChallengerHard (i) Joe Salisbury Sander Arends
Tristan-Samuel Weissborn
6–4, 1–6, [7–10]
Loss22–26Mexico City, MexicoChallengerClay Jonny O'Mara Yannick Hanfmann
Kevin Krawietz
2–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win23–26Savannah, United StatesChallengerClay Akira Santillan Enrique López Pérez
Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan
6–2, 6–2
Loss23–27Loughborough, United KingdomChallengerHard (i) Jonny O'Mara Frederik Nielsen
Joe Salisbury
6–3, 3–6, [4–10]
Win24–27Surbiton, United KingdomChallengerGrass Jonny O'Mara Ken Skupski
Neal Skupski
7–6(13–11), 4–6, [10–7]
Win25–27Vancouver, CanadaChallengerHard Neal Skupski Marc Polmans
Max Purcell
4–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Win26–27Chicago, United StatesChallengerHard Neal Skupski Leander Paes
Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
6–3, 6–4
Win27–27Orléans, FranceChallengerHard (i) Jonny O'Mara Yannick Maden
Tristan-Samuel Weissborn
6–2, 6–4
Loss27–28Sarasota, United StatesChallengerClay Jonny O'Mara Martín Cuevas
Paolo Lorenzi
6–7(5–7), 6–7(6–8)
Loss27–29Cary, United StatesChallengerHard Nathaniel Lammons Teymuraz Gabashvili
Dennis Novikov
5-7, 6–4, [8-10]

Doubles performance timeline

Current after the 2021 US Open.

Tournament201320142015201620172018201920202021SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAAAAA2R1R2R0 / 32–3
French OpenAAAAAA1R1R1R0 / 30–3
WimbledonAA1RAQ11R1Rstyle=color:#767676NH2R0 / 41–4
US OpenAAAAA1RQF1R1R0 / 43–4
Win–loss0–00–00–10–00–00–24–40–32–40 / 146–14
Career statistics
Tournaments00100823121660
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Win–loss0–00–00–10–00–09–624–2311–1214–1558–56
Year-end ranking48930328021813956516273

World TeamTennis

Bambridge made his World TeamTennis debut in 2019 with the Orange County Breakers. It was announced that he will be return with the Orange County Breakers during the 2020 WTT season set to begin July 12.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Luke Bambridge. ATP WorlsTour. 23 January 2015.
  2. Web site: Great Britain win Junior Davis Cup title for first time. BBC Sport. 2 October 2011.
  3. Web site: Nottingham's Luke Bambridge aims to make most of 'unbelievable opportunity' at Wimbledon. Nottingham Post. 29 June 2015.
  4. News: US Open 2019: Jamie Murray & Neal Skupski through to doubles third round. BBC Sport. 31 August 2019. 5 September 2019.
  5. News: Murray/Skupski Advance to the US Open Semi-finals. ATP. 4 September 2019. 5 September 2019.
  6. News: World TeamTennis Adds Stars Tiafoe, Puig, Roanic, Bouchard, & Sock As Rosters Set For 2020 . WTT.com . June 16, 2020 .