Dominic Inglot
Inglot at the 2012 US Open. | |
Country | Great Britain |
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Residence | London, England |
Born |
London, England | 6 March 1986
Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)[1] |
Turned pro | 2004 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
College | Virginia Cavaliers |
Prize money | $447,136 |
Singles | |
Career record | 0-2 (in ATP (World) Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 561 (23 August 2010) |
Current ranking | No. 950 (13 January 2014) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 56-45 (53.09% in ATP (World) Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, in and Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 2 |
Highest ranking | No. 27 (27 January 2014) |
Current ranking | No. 28 (13 January 2014) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (2014) |
French Open | 3R (2012, 2013) |
Wimbledon | 3R (2010, 2013) |
US Open | QF (2013) |
Mixed Doubles | |
Career record | 2-1 (in ATP (World) Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches) |
Career titles | 0 |
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 3R (2012) |
Last updated on: 15 September 2012. |
Dominic Inglot (born 6 March 1986 in London) is an English professional tennis player who specialises in playing doubles. He has made the final of eight ATP Challenger Tour Events winning five of them, and has made the final of three ATP Tour events at the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships and Swiss Indoors, winning the Citi Open partnering Treat Conrad Huey. He is the current British No.3 and English No.2
Biography
Personal life
Dominic Inglot was born in London, England. He learned to play tennis at St. Benedict's School and at the University of Virginia, in Virginia. As a Junior he represented Middlesex County as well as on the international stage with England and Great Britain. At High school he played Volleyball and was Captain of the London Volleyball team, He also received honors in academics in 2001-02. His mother is Elizabeth and his Father is Andrei Inglot who used to play professional football in Poland. He also has one younger brother called Alex. In 2004 he was picked to serve as the tennis double for actor Paul Bettany who played a British tennis player who won Wimbledon with a wild card entry in the film Wimbledon.[2]
University Tennis career
2006-07
In the 2006-07, he was the #2 doubles player at the NCAA All-Tournament Team. He finished 2nd in the team VaSID All-State event. He ended the season ranked No. 108 in the ITA singles rankings but was ranked as high as No. 67 for the season with a singles record 16-13 with three wins over ranked players. In the ITA doubles rankings he ended the season ranked No. 50 with Houston Barrick but was ranked as high as No. 40. they had a doubles record of 27-6.
2007-2008
In the 2007-2008, he participated at the ITA Singles All-American event and NCAA Singles Championship. Finished first in the team VaSID All-State event. He Won the ITA Mideast Regional Singles Title and the ITA National Indoor Singles Backdraw defeating three top ten players on the way. He was also co-Champion at the UVa Fall Invitational singles. He ended the season ranked No. 26 in the ITA singles rankings, but was ranked as high as No. 3. In doubles he was ranked at No. 57 in the ITA rankings with Houston Barrick, but was ranked as high as No. 17.
Professional Tennis career
2009
In 2009 Inglot won a Silver Medal at the World University Games in Belgrade partnering former professional player Max Jones. he spent most of the year on the Futures tour and partially towards the end of the year on the Challenger Tour, he got into eight finals winning six of them his best performance being at the Charlottesville open Challenger where he Partnered Rylan Rizza. They got to the final but lost in three sets 4β6, 6β3, 9β11.
2010
in 2010 Inglot qualified for his first grand slam tournament partnering Chris Eaton at Wimbledon, in the first round they won in four sets Inglot's first ever ATP tour and grand slam win. In the second round they beat the then World No. 1 team of Daniel Nestor and Nenad ZimonjiΔ in five sets 7β5, 5β7, 7β6(7β4), 6β7(3β7), 8β6 surprising everybody and proving to be the upset of the tournament. They were finally beaten in the third round losing to Julien Benneteau and MichaΓ«l Llodra in four sets 6β2, 3β6, 4β6, 4β6.
2011
In 2011 Inglot had his most quiet season to date as he struggled for form and even to play matches, this was mainly due to a serious ankle injury he suffered at the start of the year. He did however win a title on a wildcard at a Challenger tour event where he partnered Treat Conrad Huey at the Charlottesville open. They won the final in three sets 4β6, 6β4, 10β7
2012
Inglot made his first ever ATP Tour final at the 2012 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships in Houston partnering Treat Conrad Huey in doubles but they lost to the much more experienced duo of James Blake and Sam Querrey 6β7(14β16), 4β6.
Inglot qualified for his first tournament outside of Wimbledon at the French Open where he once again partnered Treat Conrad Huey. They made it to the third round defeating the fifth seeds Robert Lindstedt and Horia TecΔu in straight sets 6β3, 6β4 in the second round, but lost to tenth seeds Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and Jean-Julien Rojer 1β6, 4β6 in the next round. Later that week he went on to win the Aegon Trophy again partnering Treat Conrad Huey defeating fellow country man Jonathan Marray and Frederik Nielsen of Denmark 6β4, 6β7(7β4), 10β8. This rose his doubles ranking to a career high of rank No.86 in the world.
At Wimbledon he partnered Treat Conrad Huey, but unfortunately they lost in the first round in a five set thriller 6β4, 2β6, 6β3, 6β7(6β8), 7β9 to Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram. He also competed in the Mixed doubles event for first time at Wimbledon on a wildcard. He partnered Laura Robson and they made it into the third round defeating defending champions JΓΌrgen Melzer and Iveta BeneΕ‘ovΓ‘ in three sets on the way. They eventually lost to fellow Brit Colin Fleming and Hsieh Su-wei of Taiwan in straight sets both on tie breakers 6β7(3β7), 6β7(3β7).
Inglot made his second ATP Tour final of the season at the 2012 Citi Open in Washington, D.C. again partnering Treat Conrad Huey. They defeated Kevin Anderson and Sam Querrey in three sets 7β6(9β7), 6β7(9β11), [10β5]. This was Inglot's and Huey's first first tour-level title of their career and as a team. This win rose his doubles ranking to a career high No.52 in the world.
At the US Open Inglot again partnered Huey. They were beaten in the second round by fifteenth seeds Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares in three sets 6β4, 2β6, 4β6.
In late September Inglot qualified for his first singles match at ATP tour level. He lost the match in straight sets to the far more experienced Alex Bogomolov, Jr. 5β7, 3β6.
In his final tournament of the season Inglot had more success with partner Huey making it to his third ATP tour final of the season at the Swiss Indoors. They faced the top seeds and very experienced duo of Daniel Nestor and Nenad ZimonjiΔ. Unfortunately they lost the final on a champions tie breaker 5β7, 7β6(7β4), [5β10]. However this did rise his doubles ranking to a career high No.40 in the world, the first time he has been inside the top forty.
ATP career finals
Doubles: 7 (2 titles, 5 runners-up)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
Runner-up | 1. | 15 April 2012 | U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, Houston, United States | Clay | Treat Conrad Huey | James Blake Sam Querrey |
6β7(14β16), 3β6 |
Winner | 1. | 5 August 2012 | Citi Open, Washington, D.C., United States | Hard | Treat Conrad Huey | Kevin Anderson Sam Querrey |
7β6(9β7), 6β7(9β11), [10β5] |
Runner-up | 2. | 28 October 2012 | Swiss Indoors, Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | Treat Conrad Huey | Daniel Nestor Nenad ZimonjiΔ |
5β7, 7β6(7β4), [5β10] |
Runner-up | 3. | 25 May 2013 | Power Horse Cup, DΓΌsseldorf, Germany | Clay | Treat Conrad Huey | Andre Begemann Martin Emmrich |
5β7, 2β6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 24 August 2013 | Winston-Salem Open, Winston-Salem, United States | Hard | Treat Conrad Huey | Daniel Nestor Leander Paes |
6-7(10-12), 5-7 |
Runner-up | 5. | 22 September 2013 | St. Petersburg Open, St. Petersburg, Russia | Hard (i) | Denis Istomin | David Marrero Fernando Verdasco |
7β6(8β6), 6β3 |
Winner | 2. | 27 October 2013 | Swiss Indoors, Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | Treat Conrad Huey | Julian Knowle Oliver Marach |
6-3, 3-6, [10-4] |
ATP Challenger Career Finals
Doubles: 8 (5β3)
Legend |
ATP Challenger Tour (5β3) |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
Runner-up | 1. | 2 November 2009 | Charlottesville, United States | Hard (i) | Rylan Rizza | Martin Emmrich Andreas Siljestrom |
4β6, 6β3, [9β11] |
Winner | 1. | 2 August 2010 | Vancouver, Canada | Hard (o) | Treat Conrad Huey | Ryan Harrison Jesse Levine |
6β4, 7β5 |
Winner | 2. | 9 August 2010 | Binghamton, United States | Hard (o) | Treat Conrad Huey | Scott Lipsky David Martin |
5β7, 7β6(7β2), [10β8] |
Winner | 3. | 31 October 2011 | Charlottesville, United States | Hard (i) | Treat Conrad Huey | John Paul Fruttero Raven Klaasen |
4β6, 6β3, [10β7] |
Runner-up | 2. | 29 January 2012 | Heilbronn, Germany | Hard (i) | Treat Conrad Huey | Johan BrunstrΓΆm Frederik Nielsen |
3β6, 6β3, [6β10] |
Winner | 4. | 6 February 2012 | Dallas, United States | Hard (i) | Chris Eaton | Nicholas Monroe Jack Sock |
7β6(7β2), 6β4, [19β17] |
Winner | 5. | 5 June 2012 | Nottingham, Great Britain | Grass | Treat Conrad Huey | Jonathan Marray Frederik Nielsen |
6β4, 6β7(9β11), [10β8] |
Runner-up | 3. | 17 March 2013 | Dallas, United States | Hard | Eric Butorac | JΓΌrgen Melzer Philipp Petzschner |
3β6, 1β6 |
Doubles Career Summary
Men's Doubles
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded.
Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | Career |
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Australian Open | A | A | A | 1R | QF | 0β2 |
French Open | A | A | 3R | 3R | 4β2 | |
Wimbledon | 3R | A | 1R | 3R | 4β3 | |
US Open | A | A | 2R | QF | 4β2 | |
Win-Loss | 2β1 | 0β0 | 3β3 | 7β4 | 12β8 | |
References
- β University of Virginia profile
- β "Return to Wimbledon?". The University of Virginia Magazine. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
http://www.bucs.org.uk/news.asp?section=8&itemid=3763
External links
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