Jay Clarke (tennis)
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Great Britain_(48002720678).jpg) Clarke at the 2019 French Open | |
| Full name | Jay Alexander Clarke |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) | Great Britain |
| Residence | Derby, United Kingdom |
| Born | 27 July 1998 Derby, United Kingdom |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Turned pro | 2016 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Yasmin Clarke |
| Prize money | $ 1,127,706 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 2–12 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 153 (22 July 2019) |
| Current ranking | No. 179 (23 March 2026) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q1 (2019, 2020, 2021, 2026) |
| French Open | Q2 (2018) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2019) |
| US Open | Q2 (2025) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 2–6 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 221 (16 April 2018) |
| Current ranking | No. 413 (29 December 2025) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2017) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | SF (2018) |
| Last updated on: 23 March 2026. | |
Jay Alexander Clarke (born 27 July 1998) is a British tennis player, who competes on the ATP Challenger Tour. He has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 153 achieved on 22 July 2019. Clarke has won 5 Challenger and 12 Futures titles.
In 2017, on a Wimbledon wildcard, Clarke and Marcus Willis beat the defending doubles champions and second seeds, Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert, in the second round, in five sets.
Clarke is from Pear Tree, Derby.[1] He is of Jamaican-British descent. Clarke grew up in a tennis-orientated family with his two sisters and brother also playing tennis. He attributes his love of tennis to his father Earol who also coached him and his siblings. Clarke’s older sister Yasmin (former 532 WTA) is a big part of his team.
Junior career
2012
Playing in the Great Britain Under 14 boys team, with Samuel Ferguson, they won the European Winter Cup defeating Sweden in the final.[2][3]
Clarke won two Tennis Europe 14U Grade 1 events to become the 14U No.1 in Europe. Consequently, Clarke gained the May AEGON Junior Player of the Month Award.[4]
2015
Clarke was the no 1 ranked British junior, living and training in Stockholm.
Professional career
2016
Clarke has risen from an ATP singles ranking of No. 1,621 in the world in June 2016 to a career high of No. 219 achieved on 4 December 2017. He trained with Andy Murray before the French Open and travelled with the Great Britain Davis Cup team for their tie against France.[5]
2017
Clarke received a singles wildcard for the 2017 Wimbledon qualifiers but lost in the final round. Clarke was awarded a wildcard to the doubles main draw with Marcus Willis, where they reached the third round after upsetting the defending champions and second seeds Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert in a five-setter.[6]
2018
Clarke made his ATP main draw debut at the Queen's Club Championships where he was given a wildcard into the singles event, he lost in straight sets to the American fifth seed Sam Querrey. Clarke was awarded a wildcard to the main draw of the 2018 Wimbledon Championship for his grand slam singles debut. Clarke reached the semifinals in the mixed doubles with Harriet Dart beating the first seeds in the third round.[7]
2025
Jay Clarke won his first title in three years and fourth Challenger title overall at the 2025 Macedonian Open.[8]
In November, he won the inaugural 2025 Islamabad Challenger.[9]
Performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
| Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| French Open | A | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Wimbledon | Q3 | 1R | 2R | NH | 1R | 1R | A | Q2 | 1R | 0 / 5 | 1–5 | 17% | |
| US Open | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | Q1 | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 5 | 1–5 | 17% |
| ATP Masters 1000 | |||||||||||||
| Miami Open | A | A | Q2 | NH | A | Q1 | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
