| Sean Thornley | |
| Country: |  Great Britain |
| Residence: | West Wickham, London |
| Birth Date: | 1989 5, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Bristol, England |
| Plays: | Right-handed |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 538 (12 September 2011) |
| Doublestitles: | 23 (21 ITF Futures / 2 ATP Challengers) |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 160 (24 September 2012) |
| Wimbledondoublesresult: | 1R (2011, 2013) |
| Updated: | 18 July 2016 |
Sean Thornley (born 31 May 1989) is a former British tennis player, best known for playing on the doubles circuit with David Rice.
In 2011 Thornley and Rice qualified for the Men's Doubles at Wimbledon.[1] They lost in the first round to Jamie Murray and Sergiy Stakhovsky, 3–6, 5–7.
After a successful year, Thornley and Rice were awarded a wildcard in 2013 in to the Wimbledon Championships Doubles Main Draw, where they lost in the first round in five sets, 4–6, 3–6, 7–6(7), 6–4, 4–6 to Marinko Matosevic and Frank Moser.
Sean Thornley and David Rice have won 21 international doubles titles together.
Thornley retired from professional tennis in 2015 and now works in the commercial department at Arsenal Football Club.
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Greece F2, Syros | Futures | Hard | Iain Atkinson | Lee Childs Edward Corrie | 3–6, 5–7 | ||
| Loss | 0–2 | India F7, New Delhi | Futures | Hard | Chris Eaton |  Ashutosh Singh Vishnu Vardhan | 3–6, 7–6(7–5), [8–10] | ||
| Win | 1–2 | Greece F2, Paros | Futures | Carpet | David Rice |  Claudio Grassi Mikhail Vasiliev | 6–4, 2–6, [10–8] | ||
| Win | 2–2 | Great Britain F13, London | Futures | Hard | David Rice | Claudio Grassi Alexander Slabinsky | 2–6, 6–3, [10–0] | ||
| Loss | 2–3 | Great Britain F14, Nottingham | Futures | Hard | Marcus Willis | Lewis Burton Dan Evans | 5–7, 6–1, [11–13] | ||
| Loss | 2–4 | Great Britain F15, Wrexham | Futures | Hard | David Rice | Lewis Burton Dan Evans | 6–7(6–8), 4–6 | ||
| Win | 3–4 | France F3, Bressuire | Futures | Hard (i) | David Rice |  Medy Chettar Valentin Nourrissat | Walkover | ||
| Loss | 3–5 | Rimouski, Canada | Challenger | Hard (i) | David Rice | Treat Huey Vasek Pospisil | 0–6, 1–6 | ||
| Loss | 3–6 | Turkey F12, Antalya | Futures | Hard | David Rice |  Nikola Čačić Jozef Kovalík | 6–4, 4–6, [4–10] | ||
| Win | 4–6 | Great Britain F5, Bournemouth | Futures | Clay | David Rice |  Carles Poch Gradin Alexander Slabinsky | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 4–7 | Great Britain F6, Edinburgh | Futures | Clay | David Rice | James Feaver Jarryd Maher | 6–2, 0–6, [6–10] | ||
| Win | 5–7 | Israel F4, Ramat HaSharon | Futures | Hard | David Rice |  Tal Eros Amir Weintraub | 3–6, 6–3, [11–9] | ||
| Loss | 5–8 | Israel F5, Ramat HaSharon | Futures | Hard | David Rice |  John Paul Fruttero Amir Weintraub | 7–6(7–4), 6–7(3–7), [11–13] | ||
| Win | 6–8 | Great Britain F9, Ilkley | Futures | Grass | David Rice | Chris Eaton Josh Goodall | 6–7(2–7), 6–3, [10–7] | ||
| Win | 7–8 | Great Britain F12, London | Futures | Hard | David Rice | Ruan Roelofse Sanam Singh | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 8–8 | Great Britain F13, Wrexham | Futures | Hard | David Rice | James Feaver Daniel Glancy | 6–2, 7–5 | ||
| Loss | 8–9 | Great Britain F15, Nottingham | Futures | Hard | David Rice | Josh Goodall Marcus Willis | 4–6, 6–7(6–8) | ||
| Win | 9–9 | Turkey F25, Antalya | Futures | Hard | David Rice | Mikhail Biryukov Dmitri Sitak | 2–6, 6–4, [10–6] | ||
| Win | 10–9 | Turkey F26, Antalya | Futures | Hard | David Rice | Érik Chvojka Michal Konečný | 7–6(11–9), 6–3 | ||
| Win | 11–9 | Great Britain F17, Cardiff | Futures | Hard (i) | Oliver Golding | Daniel Cox Daniel Smethurst | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 11–10 | Great Britain F1, Glasgow | Futures | Hard (i) | David Rice | Chris Eaton Dominic Inglot | 5–7, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 11–11 | Great Britain F2, Sheffield | Futures | Hard (i) | David Rice | Chris Eaton Dominic Inglot | 3–6, 5–7 | ||
| Win | 12–11 | Great Britain F3, Birkenhead | Futures | Hard (i) | David Rice | Lewis Burton Chris Eaton | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 12–12 | Great Britain F4, Tipton | Futures | Hard (i) | David Rice | Chris Eaton Dominic Inglot | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 12–13 | Great Britain F12, Wrexham | Futures | Hard | Oliver Golding | Lewis Burton Edward Corrie | 4–6, 0–6 | ||
| Win | 13–13 | Great Britain F13, London | Futures | Hard | Andrew Fitzpatrick | Tom Burn Dan Evans | 7–6(7–2), 6–2 | ||
| Win | 14–13 | İzmir, Turkey | Challenger | Hard | David Rice | Brydan Klein Dane Propoggia | 7–6(10–8), 6–2 | ||
| Win | 15–13 | Great Britain F17, Glasgow | Futures | Hard (i) | David Rice |  Laurynas GrigelisBastian Knittel | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 16–13 | Great Britain F1, Glasgow | Futures | Hard (i) | David Rice | Scott Clayton Richard Gabb | 7–6(7–5), 6–2 | ||
| Win | 17–13 | Great Britain F3, Sheffield | Futures | Hard (i) | David Rice | Dan Evans Andrew Fitzpatrick | 6–2, 7–6(8–6) | ||
| Loss | 17–14 | Great Britain F4, Wirral | Futures | Hard (i) | James Cluskey | Lewis Burton Neal Skupski | 6–7(5–7), 6–2, [7–10] | ||
| Win | 18–14 | Great Britain F5, Cardiff | Futures | Hard (i) | David Rice | Edward Corrie Neal Skupski | 6–1, 7–5 | ||
| Win | 18–15 | Great Britain F6, Shrewsbury | Futures | Hard (i) | David Rice |  Sander Gillé Jonas Merckx | 6–2, 6–1 | ||
| Loss | 18–16 | USA F10, Little Rock | Futures | Hard | David Rice | Chase Buchanan Austin Krajicek | 2–6, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 18–17 | Great Britain F16, Chiswick | Futures | Hard | David Rice | Liam Broady Joshua Ward-Hibbert | 6–7(5–7), 6–2, [6–10] | ||
| Win | 19–17 | France F18, Nevers | Futures | Hard (i) | David Rice | Mathieu Rodrigues Gleb Sakharov | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 19–18 | France F19, Saint-Dizier | Futures | Hard (i) | David Rice | Germain Gigounon Hugo Nys | 6–7(4–7), 4–6 | ||
| Win | 20–18 | Great Britain F21, Loughborough | Futures | Hard (i) | David Rice | Kevin Griekspoor Scott Griekspoor | 6–3, 6–7(3–7), [10–5] | ||
| Win | 21–18 | Great Britain F1, Glasgow | Futures | Hard (i) | David Rice | Edward Corrie Daniel Smethurst | 6–3, 6–1 | ||
| Win | 22–18 | Great Britain F2, Sunderland | Futures | Hard (i) | David Rice | Richard Gabb Joshua Ward-Hibbert | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 22–19 | Great Britain F3, Sheffield | Futures | Hard (i) | David Rice | Edward Corrie Daniel Smethurst | 6–3, 2–6, [8–10] | ||
| Loss | 22–20 | Great Britain F8, Tipton | Futures | Hard (i) | David Rice | Lewis Burton Marcus Willis | 6–4, 6–7(5–7), [6–10] | ||
| Win | 23–20 | Tampere, Estonia | Challenger | Clay | Ruben Gonzales |  Elias Ymer Anton Zaitcev | 6–7(5–7), 7–6(12–10), [10–8] | ||
| Loss | 23–21 | Liberec, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Ruben Gonzales | Roman Jebavý Jaroslav Pospíšil | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 23–22 | Great Britain F17, Manchester | Futures | Hard (i) | Darren Walsh | Laurynas Grigelis David Rice | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 23–23 | Knoxville, US | Challenger | Hard (i) | Gastão Elias | Miķelis Lībietis Hunter Reese | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 23–24 | Great Britain F5, Shrewsbury | Futures | Hard (i) | Marcus Willis | Luke Bambridge Scott Clayton | 6–7(3–7), 4–6 |