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British tennis player
Alexander Ward Full name Alexander Ward Country (sports) United Kingdom Residence Northampton , EnglandBorn (1990-04-30 ) 30 April 1990 (age 34) Northampton, EnglandHeight 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Turned pro 2008 Retired 2018 Plays Right-handed (two handed-backhand) Prize money $279,019 Career record 0–4 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup ) Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 242 (6 June 2016) Wimbledon 1R (2016 , 2017 ) Career record 0–1 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 379 (9 September 2013) Wimbledon 1R (2016 ) Last updated on: 10 September 2018.
Alexander Ward (born 30 April 1990) is a retired British tennis player.
Ward was born on 30 April 1990 in Northampton , Northamptonshire, England.[ 1] He was educated at Northampton School for Boys .[ 2]
Ward has a career high ATP singles ranking of 242 achieved on 6 June 2016. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 379 achieved on 9 September 2013.
Ward made his ATP main draw debut at the 2013 MercedesCup after defeating Sandro Ehrat , Dustin Brown and Ivo Minář in the qualifying rounds. In the main draw he drew fifth seed Fabio Fognini , but lost 3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Having come through qualifying as the world No. 855, Ward competed at the 2017 Wimbledon Championships ,[ 3] where he lost to compatriot Kyle Edmund in four sets in the first round.
In September 2018, Ward announced his retirement from professional tennis.[ 4]
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals [ edit ]
Singles: 27 (16–10)[ edit ]
Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–1)
ITF Futures Tour (16–9)
Finals by surface
Hard (9–8)
Clay (6–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
May 2008
Spain F19, Balaguer
Futures
Clay
David Diaz-Ventura
1–6, 4–6
Loss
0–2
Sep 2011
Great Britain F15, Nottingham
Futures
Hard
Richard Bloomfield
7–6(8–6) , 3–6, 4–6
Loss
0–3
Sep 2011
Sweden F5, Danderyd
Futures
Hard (i)
George Morgan
6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Win
1–3
Oct 2011
Sweden F6, Falun
Futures
Hard (i)
Carl Bergman
2–6, 6–4, 6–1
Win
2–3
Nov 2011
Czech Republic F4, Rožnov pod Radhoštěm
Futures
Carpet (i)
Josh Goodall
6–1, 1–0 ret.
Win
3–3
Nov 2012
Thailand F6, Phuket
Futures
Hard (i)
Mikhail Fufygin
6–3, 6–1
Loss
3–4
Dec 2012
Cambodia F2, Phnom Penh
Futures
Hard
Artem Sitak
4–6, 7–6(7–3) , 6–7(4–7)
Loss
3–5
Mar 2014
Greece F3, Heraklion
Futures
Hard
Martin Vaïsse
4–6, 4–6
Loss
3–6
Apr 2014
Greece F6, Heraklion
Futures
Hard
Tristan Lamasine
Walkover
Win
4–6
Apr 2014
Greece F7, Heraklion
Futures
Hard
Ricardo Rodríguez
6–0, 6–3
Win
5–6
Jun 2014
Portugal F6, Caldas da Rainha
Futures
Clay
Thales Turini
6–3, 6–2
Win
6–6
Jun 2014
Belgium F2, Binche
Futures
Clay
Frederico Ferreira Silva
2–6, 6–3, 7–6(9–7)
Win
7–6
Jul 2014
Belgium F5, De Haan
Futures
Clay
Yannick Vandenbulcke
7–6(7–3) , 6–1
Win
8–6
Sep 2014
Portugal F7, Castelo Branco
Futures
Hard
Calvin Hemery
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Loss
8–7
Jan 2015
Great Britain F2, Sunderland
Futures
Hard (i)
Daniel Cox
6–7(8–10) , 3–6
Loss
8–8
May 2015
Spain F14, Vic
Futures
Clay
Maxime Chazal
7–6(9–7) , 6–7(4–7) , 2–6
Win
9–8
Jul 2015
Spain F20, Getxo
Futures
Hard
Pedro Martínez
6–1, 6–1
Win
10–8
Aug 2015
Egypt F25, Sharm El Sheikh
Futures
Hard
Alessandro Bega
2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss
10–9
Aug 2015
Egypt F26, Sharm El Sheikh
Futures
Hard
Marko Tepavac
3–6, 2–6
Win
11–9
Sep 2015
Croatia F14, Bol
Futures
Clay
Miki Janković
6–2, 6–3
Win
12–9
Oct 2015
Spain F34, Melilla
Futures
Hard
Roberto Ortega Olmedo
7–6(7–4) , 5–7, 6–2
Win
13–9
Mar 2016
Turkey F10, Antalya
Futures
Clay
Demian Raab
6–3, 6–3
Win
14–9
Apr 2016
Tunisia F12, Hammamet
Futures
Clay
Pedro Sousa
7–6(8–6) , 6–0
Loss
14–9
Sep 2017
Columbus , United States
Challenger
Hard (i)
Ante Pavić
7–6(13–11) , 4–6, 3–6
Win
15–10
Nov 2017
USA F38, Columbus
Futures
Hard (i)
Luke Bambridge
6–4, 6–4
Win
16–10
Dec 2017
USA F39, Waco
Futures
Hard (i)
Danny Thomas
6–1, 6–1
Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures Tour (4–8)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (2–6)
Grass (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Aug 2009
Belgium F2, Koksijde
Futures
Clay
Marcus Willis
Rabie Chaki Frederic De Fays
3–6, 2–6
Loss
0–2
Jan 2011
USA F1, Plantation
Futures
Clay
Daniel Smethurst
Roman Borvanov Denis Zivkovic
4–6, 4–6
Win
1–2
Oct 2012
Germany F19, Essen
Futures
Hard (i)
Romano Frantzen
Kevin Deden Sascha Klör
3–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Loss
1–3
Nov 2012
Thailand F5, Phuket
Futures
Hard (i)
Antoine Escoffier
Brydan Klein Dane Propoggia
3–6, 2–6
Loss
1–4
Nov 2012
Thailand F6, Phuket
Futures
Hard (i)
Antoine Escoffier
Ryan Agar Sebastian Bader
6–7(2–7) , 6–2, [8–10]
Win
2–4
Mar 2013
Great Britain F8, Sunderland
Futures
Hard (i)
Daniel Smethurst
Lewis Burton Dan Evans
7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Loss
2–5
Apr 2013
France F8, Ajaccio
Futures
Clay
Daniel Smethurst
Niels Desein Yannick Mertens
2–6, 2–6
Win
3–5
Jun 2013
Spain F15, Madrid
Futures
Clay
Oliver Golding
Richard Becker Lorenzo Giustino
6–3, 2–6, [10–5]
Win
4–5
Aug 2015
Egypt F24, Sharm El Sheikh
Futures
Clay
Dan Dowson
Olexiy Kolisnyk Anatoliy Petrenko
6–4, 6–3
Loss
4–6
Aug 2015
Egypt F26, Sharm El Sheikh
Futures
Clay
Dan Dowson
Olexiy Kolisnyk Anatoliy Petrenko
4–6, 6–2, [8–10]
Loss
4–7
Apr 2016
Tunisia F12, Hammamet
Futures
Clay
Dan Dowson
Oriol Roca Batalla David Vega Hernández
4–6, 2–6
Loss
4–8
Apr 2017
Spain F9, Madrid
Futures
Clay
Álvaro López San Martín
Hernán Casanova Federico Zeballos
6–7(4–7) , 1–6