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Alexander Ward

{{short description|British tennis player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}

{{EngvarB|date=February 2020}}

{{Infobox tennis biography

|name = Alexander Ward

|image = Ward A. WM17 (1) (35347195354).jpg

|caption =

|fullname = Alexander Ward

|country = {{GBR}}

|residence = Northampton, England

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1990|4|30}}

|birth_place = Northampton, England

|height = {{height|ft=6|in=1}}

|turnedpro = 2008

|retired = 2018

|plays = Right-handed (two handed-backhand)

|careerprizemoney = $279,019

|singlesrecord = 0–4 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)

|singlestitles = 0

|highestsinglesranking = No. 242 (6 June 2016)

|Wimbledonresult = 1R (2016, 2017)

|doublesrecord = 0–1

|doublestitles = 0

|highestdoublesranking = No. 379 (9 September 2013)

|WimbledonDoublesresult = 1R (2016)

|updated = 10 September 2018

}}

Alexander Ward (born 30 April 1990) is a retired British tennis player.

Early life

Ward was born on 30 April 1990 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England.{{cite web|title=Alexander Ward|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/alexander-ward/w579/overview|website=ATP World Tour|access-date=29 June 2017}} He was educated at Northampton School for Boys.{{cite news|last1=Beesley|first1=Mark|title=TENNIS: Alex Ward’s long and winding road to Wimbledon|url=http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/tennis-alex-ward-s-long-and-winding-road-to-wimbledon-1-7445969|access-date=29 June 2017|work=Northampton Chronicle & Echo|date=24 June 2016}}

Tennis career

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,{{cite web|last1=Newbery|first1=Piers|title=Wimbledon 2017: Alex Ward, ranked 855 in the world, qualifies for main draw|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/40449803|website=BBC Sport|access-date=29 June 2017|date=29 June 2017}} where he lost to compatriot Kyle Edmund in four sets in the first round.

In September 2018, Ward announced his retirement from professional tennis.{{cite web |url=https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/tennis/ward-calls-time-on-his-tennis-career-1-8625106 |title=Ward calls time on his tennis career |publisher=Northampton Chronicle & Echo |date=5 September 2018 |access-date=10 September 2018 }}

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

=Singles: 27 (16–10)=

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!Finals by surface

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Clay (6–2)
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!Result

!class="unsortable"|W–L

!{{ns}}Date{{ns}}

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!Surface

!Opponent

!class="unsortable"|Score

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|0–1

|{{dts|May 2008}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Spain F19, Balaguer

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Clay

|{{flagicon|ESP}} David Diaz-Ventura

|1–6, 4–6

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|0–2

|{{dts|Sep 2011}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Great Britain F15, Nottingham

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Hard

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Richard Bloomfield

|7–6(8–6), 3–6, 4–6

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|0–3

|{{dts|Sep 2011}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Sweden F5, Danderyd

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Hard (i)

|{{flagicon|GBR}} George Morgan

|6–4, 4–6, 4–6

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|1–3

|{{dts|Oct 2011}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Sweden F6, Falun

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Hard (i)

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Carl Bergman

|2–6, 6–4, 6–1

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|2–3

|{{dts|Nov 2011}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Czech Republic F4, Rožnov pod Radhoštěm

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Carpet (i)

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Josh Goodall

|6–1, 1–0 ret.

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|3–3

|{{dts|Nov 2012}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Thailand F6, Phuket

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Hard (i)

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Mikhail Fufygin

|6–3, 6–1

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|3–4

|{{dts|Dec 2012}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Cambodia F2, Phnom Penh

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Hard

|{{flagicon|NZL}} Artem Sitak

|4–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–7(4–7)

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|3–5

|{{dts|Mar 2014}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Greece F3, Heraklion

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Hard

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Martin Vaïsse

|4–6, 4–6

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|3–6

|{{dts|Apr 2014}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Greece F6, Heraklion

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Hard

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Tristan Lamasine

|Walkover

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|4–6

|{{dts|Apr 2014}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Greece F7, Heraklion

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Hard

|{{flagicon|VEN}} Ricardo Rodríguez

|6–0, 6–3

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|5–6

|{{dts|Jun 2014}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Portugal F6, Caldas da Rainha

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Clay

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Thales Turini

|6–3, 6–2

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|6–6

|{{dts|Jun 2014}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Belgium F2, Binche

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Clay

|{{flagicon|POR}} Frederico Ferreira Silva

|2–6, 6–3, 7–6(9–7)

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|7–6

|{{dts|Jul 2014}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Belgium F5, De Haan

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Clay

|{{flagicon|BEL}} Yannick Vandenbulcke

|7–6(7–3), 6–1

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|8–6

|{{dts|Sep 2014}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Portugal F7, Castelo Branco

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Hard

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Calvin Hemery

|6–3, 3–6, 6–3

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|8–7

|{{dts|Jan 2015}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Great Britain F2, Sunderland

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Hard (i)

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Daniel Cox

|6–7(8–10), 3–6

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|8–8

|{{dts|May 2015}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Spain F14, Vic

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Clay

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Maxime Chazal

|7–6(9–7), 6–7(4–7), 2–6

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|9–8

|{{dts|Jul 2015}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Spain F20, Getxo

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Hard

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Pedro Martínez

|6–1, 6–1

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|10–8

|{{dts|Aug 2015}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Egypt F25, Sharm El Sheikh

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Hard

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Alessandro Bega

|2–6, 6–3, 6–4

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|10–9

|{{dts|Aug 2015}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Egypt F26, Sharm El Sheikh

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Hard

|{{flagicon|SRB}} Marko Tepavac

|3–6, 2–6

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|11–9

|{{dts|Sep 2015}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Croatia F14, Bol

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Clay

|{{flagicon|SRB}} Miki Janković

|6–2, 6–3

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|12–9

|{{dts|Oct 2015}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Spain F34, Melilla

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Hard

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Roberto Ortega Olmedo

|7–6(7–4), 5–7, 6–2

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|13–9

|{{dts|Mar 2016}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Turkey F10, Antalya

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Clay

|{{flagicon|GER}} Demian Raab

|6–3, 6–3

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|14–9

|{{dts|Apr 2016}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Tunisia F12, Hammamet

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Clay

|{{flagicon|POR}} Pedro Sousa

|7–6(8–6), 6–0

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|14–9

|2017 Columbus Challenger – Singles

|style="background:moccasin;"|Columbus, United States

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Hard (i)

|{{flagicon|CRO}} Ante Pavić

|7–6(13–11), 4–6, 3–6

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|15–10

|{{dts|Nov 2017}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|USA F38, Columbus

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Hard (i)

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Luke Bambridge

|6–4, 6–4

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|16–10

|{{dts|Dec 2017}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|USA F39, Waco

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Hard (i)

|{{flagicon|USA}} Danny Thomas

|6–1, 6–1

=Doubles: 12 (4–8)=

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!Tournament

!Tier

!Surface

!Partner

!Opponents

!class="unsortable"|Score

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|0–1

|{{dts|Aug 2009}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Belgium F2, Koksijde

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Clay

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Marcus Willis

|{{flagicon|MAR}} Rabie Chaki
{{flagicon|BEL}} Frederic De Fays

|3–6, 2–6

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|0–2

|{{dts|Jan 2011}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|USA F1, Plantation

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Clay

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Daniel Smethurst

|{{flagicon|MDA}} Roman Borvanov
{{flagicon|USA}} Denis Zivkovic

|4–6, 4–6

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|1–2

|{{dts|Oct 2012}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Germany F19, Essen

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Hard (i)

|{{flagicon|NED}} Romano Frantzen

|{{flagicon|GER}} Kevin Deden
{{flagicon|GER}} Sascha Klör

|3–6, 6–3, [10–6]

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|1–3

|{{dts|Nov 2012}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Thailand F5, Phuket

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Hard (i)

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Antoine Escoffier

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Brydan Klein
{{flagicon|AUS}} Dane Propoggia

|3–6, 2–6

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|1–4

|{{dts|Nov 2012}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Thailand F6, Phuket

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Hard (i)

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Antoine Escoffier

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Ryan Agar
{{flagicon|AUT}} Sebastian Bader

|6–7(2–7), 6–2, [8–10]

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|2–4

|{{dts|Mar 2013}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Great Britain F8, Sunderland

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Hard (i)

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Daniel Smethurst

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Lewis Burton
{{flagicon|GBR}} Dan Evans

|7–5, 7–6(7–4)

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|2–5

|{{dts|Apr 2013}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|France F8, Ajaccio

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Clay

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Daniel Smethurst

|{{flagicon|BEL}} Niels Desein
{{flagicon|BEL}} Yannick Mertens

|2–6, 2–6

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|3–5

|{{dts|Jun 2013}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Spain F15, Madrid

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Clay

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Golding

|{{flagicon|GER}} Richard Becker
{{flagicon|ITA}} Lorenzo Giustino

|6–3, 2–6, [10–5]

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|4–5

|{{dts|Aug 2015}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Egypt F24, Sharm El Sheikh

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Clay

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Dan Dowson

|{{flagicon|UKR}} Olexiy Kolisnyk
{{flagicon|UKR}} Anatoliy Petrenko

|6–4, 6–3

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|4–6

|{{dts|Aug 2015}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Egypt F26, Sharm El Sheikh

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Clay

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Dan Dowson

|{{flagicon|UKR}} Olexiy Kolisnyk
{{flagicon|UKR}} Anatoliy Petrenko

|4–6, 6–2, [8–10]

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|4–7

|{{dts|Apr 2016}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Tunisia F12, Hammamet

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Clay

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Dan Dowson

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Oriol Roca Batalla
{{flagicon|ESP}} David Vega Hernández

|4–6, 2–6

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|4–8

|{{dts|Apr 2017}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Spain F9, Madrid

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Clay

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Álvaro López San Martín

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Hernán Casanova
{{flagicon|BOL}} Federico Zeballos

|6–7(4–7), 1–6

References

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External links

  • {{ATP|id=W579}}
  • {{ITF|id=alexander-ward/800281435/gbr|old_id=100099493}}
  • {{ESPN Tennis}}

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