Lloyd Glasspool (born 19 November 1993) is a British professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. He has a career-high doubles ranking of No. 7 reached in June 2023 and a singles ranking of No. 282 reached in July 2016.

Lloyd Glasspool
Glasspool at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports)United Kingdom Great Britain
ResidenceBirmingham, England, UK
Born (1993-11-19) 19 November 1993 (age 30)
Redditch, England, UK
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Turned pro2015
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeUniversity of Texas
CoachOliver Plaskett
Prize moneyUS $1,643,844
Singles
Career record0–0
Highest rankingNo. 282 (25 July 2016)
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonQ2 (2018)
Doubles
Career record127–92
Career titles5
Highest rankingNo. 7 (12 June 2023)
Current rankingNo. 23 (11 November 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (2024)
French OpenQF (2022)
Wimbledon3R (2021, 2022, 2024)
US OpenQF (2022)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsSF (2022)
Mixed doubles
Career record3–6
Career titles0
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open2R (2024)
French OpenQF (2023)
Wimbledon1R (2021, 2023, 2024)
US Open1R (2023)
Last updated on: 11 November 2024.

Glasspool has won five ATP and five ATP Challenger doubles titles and 16 Futures titles (11 in singles and 5 in doubles).

Career

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Glasspool studied at the University of Texas at Austin, where partnering Søren Hess-Olesen he captured the 2015 NCAA doubles championship.[1]

2016: ATP debut

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Glasspool made his ATP Tour debut (in doubles) at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships having been given a wildcard to partner compatriot Dan Evans in the main draw.[2]

2021: Partnership with Heliövaara, maiden title, Wimbledon third round

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Partnering Harri Heliövaara, Glasspool won his first ATP Tour title at the 2021 Open 13 against Sander Arends and David Pel of the Netherlands in March.

2022: Two Major quarterfinals & ATP Finals semifinal, ATP 500 title, top 15

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In May 2022, on their debut at the Italian Open, Glasspool and Heliövaara reached their first quarterfinal at a Masters 1000 level as alternates, defeating top seeds, world No. 1, Joe Salisbury, and world No. 2, Rajeev Ram, en route,[3] marking their first win at this level.[4]

At the French Open, he reached a major quarterfinal for the first time in his career with Heliövaara. As a result he moved into the top 50, at world No. 49 on 13 June 2022. The pair continued with their successful season reaching their first final on grass at the Queen's Club. Next they advanced to the third round at Wimbledon for the second consecutive year.[5]

They won the biggest title at the ATP 500 European Open defeating Matwe Middelkoop and Rohan Bopanna.[6] At the 2022 Croatia Open Umag they reached the semifinals defeating wildcards Mili Poljicak and Nino Serdarusic.[7] Next they defeated second seeds Rafael Matos and David Vega Hernandez to reach their fifth final of the season.[8]

At the 2022 National Bank Open the pair reached a second Masters quarterfinal for the season where they lost to third seeds Koolhof/Skupski.[9] He reached the top 30 on 22 August 2022 at No. 28.

Seeded 11th at the US Open they reached their second quarterfinal and first at this Major defeating 8th seeded pair of Kyrgios/Kokkinakis.[10] The pair reached their sixth final of the season at the 2022 Moselle Open.[11] As a result Glasspool reached the top 20 in the rankings on 26 September 2022.

On 4 November the pair qualified for their first 2022 ATP Finals after reaching their first Masters semifinal in Paris and Glasspool moved into the top 15.[12] They qualified for the semifinals defeating Arévalo/Rojer and Granollers/Zeballos both matches in straight sets.[13]

2023: Third title, Masters semifinal, world No. 7

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Harri Heliövaara and Glasspool at the 2023 DC Open

He won his third title with his partner Heliövaara in Adelaide.[14] He also reached his tenth final in Dubai with Heliövaara.[15] He made his top 10 debut following the Rome Masters after winning the 2023 BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux Challenger 175 with Heliövaara.[16]

2024: Two ATP titles, Masters finalist

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For the 2024 season, Glasspool partnered with Jean-Julien Rojer and the pair won their first title at the Brisbane International.[17][18] Partnering with fellow Briton Julian Cash, he won the Japan Open, defeating Ariel Behar and Robert Galloway in the final.[19][20]

At the Paris Masters where he partnered for the first time with Adam Pavlásek, the unseeded alternate pair reached the final with wins over fifth seeded Italian duo Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori, local favorites Sadio Doumbia and Fabien Reboul, and US Open champions and fourth seeded Australian duo Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson.[21][22] They lost the final to sixth seeds Wesley Koolhof and Nikola Mektić in a deciding champions tiebreak.[23][24]

Personal life

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From 2016 to 2018 Glasspool was in a relationship with fellow tennis professional Heather Watson.[25]

He is the younger brother of former Hollyoaks actor Parry Glasspool.[26]

Doubles performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Doubles

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Current through the 2024 Mosselle Open.

Tournament 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A 2R 2R 3R 0 / 3 4–3
French Open A A A A A A QF 3R 1R 0 / 3 5–3
Wimbledon 1R Q1 Q2 1R NH 3R 3R 2R 3R 0 / 6 7–5
US Open A A A A A 1R QF 2R 2R 0 / 4 5–4
Win–loss 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 2–1 9–4 5–4 5–4 0 / 16 21–15
Year-end championship
ATP Finals Did not qualify SF Did not qualify 0 / 1 2–2
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A A A NH A A QF QF 0 / 2 4–2
Miami Open A A A A NH A 1R QF QF 0 / 3 4–3
Monte-Carlo Masters A A A A NH A A QF 1R 0 / 2 2–2
Madrid Open A A A A NH A A 2R 2R 0 / 2 2–2
Italian Open A A A A A A QF 2R 1R 0 / 3 3–3
Canadian Open A A A A NH A QF 1R 2R 0 / 3 3–3
Cincinnati Masters A A A A A A 2R 1R 1R 0 / 3 1–3
Shanghai Masters A A A A NH 1R 2R 0 / 2 1–2
Paris Masters A A A A A A SF A F 0 / 2 6–2
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 7–5 8–8 11–9 0 / 22 26–22
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 0 0 2 0 8 28 24 33 96
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 5
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 3 4 15
Win–loss 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 8–6 47–28 34–24 37–31 127–92
Win % 0% 0% 0% 33% 0% 57% 62% 58% 54% 58%
Year-end ranking 359 843 257 152 78 12 31

Mixed doubles

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Tournament 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L
Australian Open A A A 2R 0 / 1 1–1
French Open A 1R QF A 0 / 2 2–2
Wimbledon 1R A 1R 1R 0 / 3 0–3
US Open A A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1
Win–loss 0–0 0–1 2–3 1–2 0 / 7 3–6

Significant finals

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Masters 1000 finals

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Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2024 Paris Masters Hard (i)   Adam Pavlásek   Wesley Koolhof
  Nikola Mektić
6–3, 3–6, [5–10]

ATP career finals

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Doubles: 15 (5 titles, 10 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Finals (0–0)
ATP Tour Masters 1000 (0–1)
ATP Tour 500 Series (2–2)
ATP Tour 250 Series (3–7)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–7)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (0–1)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (4–5)
Indoor (1–5)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Mar 2021 Open 13,
France
250 Series Hard (i)   Harri Heliövaara   Sander Arends
  David Pel
7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 1–1 Feb 2022 Open Sud de France,
France
250 Series Hard (i)   Harri Heliövaara   Pierre-Hugues Herbert
  Nicolas Mahut
6–4, 6–7(3–7), [10–12]
Loss 1–2 Feb 2022 Dallas Open,
United States
250 Series Hard (i)   Harri Heliövaara   Marcelo Arévalo
  Jean-Julien Rojer
6–7(4–7), 4–6
Loss 1–3 Jun 2022 Queen's Club Championships,
United Kingdom
500 Series Grass   Harri Heliövaara   Nikola Mektić
  Mate Pavić
6–3, 6–7(3–7), [6–10]
Win 2–3 Jul 2022 Hamburg European Open,
Germany
500 Series Clay   Harri Heliövaara   Rohan Bopanna
  Matwé Middelkoop
6–2, 6–4
Loss 2–4 Jul 2022 Croatia Open,
Croatia
250 Series Clay   Harri Heliövaara   Simone Bolelli
  Fabio Fognini
7–5, 6–7(6–8), [7–10]
Loss 2–5 Sep 2022 Moselle Open,
France
250 Series Hard (i)   Harri Heliövaara   Hugo Nys
  Jan Zieliński
6–7(5–7), 4–6
Loss 2–6 Oct 2022 Stockholm Open,
Sweden
250 Series Hard (i)   Harri Heliövaara   Marcelo Arévalo
  Jean-Julien Rojer
3–6, 3–6
Win 3–6 Jan 2023 Adelaide International 1,
Australia
250 Series Hard   Harri Heliövaara   Jamie Murray
  Michael Venus
6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Loss 3–7 Feb 2023 Dubai Tennis Championships,
United Arab Emirates
500 Series Hard   Harri Heliövaara   Maxime Cressy
  Fabrice Martin
6–7(2–7), 4–6
Loss 3–8 Aug 2023 Winston-Salem Open,
United States
250 Series Hard   Neal Skupski   Nathaniel Lammons
  Jackson Withrow
3–6, 4–6
Win 4–8 Jan 2024 Brisbane International,
Australia
250 Series Hard   Jean-Julien Rojer   Kevin Krawietz
  Tim Pütz
7–6(7–3), 5–7, [12–10]
Loss 4–9 May 2024 Geneva Open,
Switzerland
250 Series Clay   Jean-Julien Rojer   Marcelo Arévalo
  Mate Pavić
6–7(2–7), 5–7
Win 5–9 Oct 2024 Japan Open,
Japan
500 Series Hard   Julian Cash   Ariel Behar
  Robert Galloway
6–4, 4–6, [12–10]
Loss 5–10 Nov 2024 Paris Masters,
France
Masters 1000 Hard (i)   Adam Pavlásek   Wesley Koolhof
  Nikola Mektić
6–3, 3–6, [5–10]

Challengers and Futures finals

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Singles: 11 (5–6)

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Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures Tour (5–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–5)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2015 Ireland F1, Dublin Futures Carpet   Daniel Smethurst 3–6, 6–7(2–7)
Win 1–1 Oct 2015 Greece F7, Heraklion Futures Hard   Miki Janković 6–4, 6–3
Loss 1–2 Nov 2015 Great Britain F10, Tipton Futures Hard (i)   Neil Pauffley 4–6, 6–7(8–10)
Win 2–2 Dec 2015 Tunisia F34, El Kantaoui Futures Hard   Roberto Ortega Olmedo 6–3, 6–4
Loss 2–3 Mar 2016 Canada F2, Sherbrooke Futures Hard (i)   Stefan Kozlov 6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Loss 2–4 Apr 2016 Greece F4, Heraklion Futures Hard   Yannick Mertens 2–6, 5–7
Win 3–4 Apr 2016 Greece F5, Heraklion Futures Hard   Jonny O'Mara 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(7–3)
Win 4–4 Sep 2017 Great Britain F4, Nottingham Futures Hard   Oliver Golding 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Win 5–4 Jul 2018 USA F19B, Iowa City Futures Hard   Evgeny Karlovskiy 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–1)
Loss 5–5 Sep 2018 Canada F7, Toronto Futures Hard   Nick Chappell 2–6, 0–6
Loss 5–6 May 2019 M15 Heraklion Futures Hard   Yshai Oliel 3–6, 4–6

Doubles: 32 (16–16)

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Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (5–10)
ITF Futures Tour (11–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (13–11)
Clay (3–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2015 Finland F2, Hyvinkää Futures Clay   Mikael Torpegaard   Romain Arneodo
  Maxime Janvier
7–6(7–3), 6–2
Win 2–0 Sep 2015 Great Britain F9, Nottingham Futures Hard   Joshua Ward-Hibbert   Daniel Cox
  David Rice
6–4, 3–6, [10–7]
Loss 2–1 Sep 2015 Spain F30, Sevilla Futures Clay   Joshua Ward-Hibbert   Marco Bortolotti
  Juan Lizariturry
3–6, 4–6
Win 3–1 Oct 2015 Greece F7, Heraklion Futures Hard   Joshua Ward-Hibbert   Peter Bothwell
  Toby Martin
6–3, 7–5
Win 4–1 Oct 2015 Greece F8, Heraklion Futures Hard   Joshua Ward-Hibbert   Corentin Denolly
  Alexandre Müller
Walkover
Loss 4–2 Nov 2015 Great Britain F10, Tipton Futures Hard (i)   Joshua Ward-Hibbert   Billy Harris
  Evan Hoyt
6–4, 3–6, [9–11]
Win 5–2 Nov 2015 Great Britain F11, Bath Futures Hard (i)   Joshua Ward-Hibbert   Sam Barry
  Filip Peliwo
6–4, 3–6, [10–2]
Win 6–2 Dec 2015 Tunisia F35, El Kantaoui Futures Hard   Peter Bothwell   Anis Ghorbel
  Vasko Mladenov
6–1, 6–4
Loss 6–3 Feb 2016 Great Britain F2, Sunderland Futures Hard (i)   Joshua Ward-Hibbert   Andrea Vavassori
  George Von Massow
5–7, 3–6
Loss 6–4 Mar 2016 Drummondville, Canada Challenger Hard (i)   Dan Evans   James Cerretani
  Max Schnur
6–3, 3–6, [9–11]
Loss 6–5 Apr 2016 Greece F4, Heraklion Futures Hard   Edward Corrie   Vladyslav Manafov
  Bradley Mousley
2–6, 3–6
Win 7–5 Apr 2017 USA F12, Memphis Futures Hard   Mackenzie McDonald   Philip Bester
  Alex Lawson
6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Loss 7–6 Jul 2017 Ireland F1, Dublin Futures Hard   Peter Bothwell   Scott Clayton
  Jonny O'Mara
1–6, 3–6
Loss 7–7 Jan 2019 M25 Tucson Futures Hard   Evan Hoyt   Aziz Dougaz
  Manuel Guinard
4–6, 7–5, [3–10]
Win 8–7 May 2019 M15 Heraklion Futures Hard   Aidan McHugh   Michail Pervolarakis
  Petros Tsitsipas
7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–2)
Win 9–7 Jul 2019 M25 Iowa City Futures Hard   Alejandro González   Jack Findel-Hawkins
  Mark Whitehouse
6–2, 6–1
Win 10–7 Oct 2019 M25 Norman Futures Hard   Sekou Bangoura   Hunter Johnson
  Yates Johnson
7–6(11–9), 6–2
Win 11–7 Jan 2020 M25 Rancho Santa Fe Futures Hard   Alex Lawson   Boris Arias
  Sekou Bangoura
6–1, 7–6(7–1)
Loss 11–8 Feb 2020 Columbus, United States Challenger Hard   Alex Lawson   Treat Huey
  Nathaniel Lammons
6–7(3–7), 6–7(4–7)
Loss 11–9 Oct 2020 Biella, Italy Challenger Clay   Alex Lawson   Harri Heliövaara
  Szymon Walków
5–7, 3–6
Loss 11–10 Oct 2020 Ismaning, Germany Challenger Hard (i)   Alex Lawson   Andre Begemann
  David Pel
7–5, 6–7(2–7), [4–10]
Loss 11–11 Oct 2020 Hamburg, Germany Challenger Hard (i)   Alex Lawson   Marc-Andrea Hüsler
  Kamil Majchrzak
3–6, 6–1, [18–20]
Loss 11–12 Nov 2020 Eckental, Germany Challenger Carpet   Alex Lawson   Dustin Brown
  Antoine Hoang
7–6(10–8), 5–7, [11–13]
Loss 11–13 Nov 2020 Maia, Portugal Challenger Clay   Harri Heliövaara   Zdeněk Kolář
  Andrea Vavassori
3–6, 4–6
Loss 11–14 Jan 2021 Istanbul, Turkey Challenger Hard (i)   Harri Heliövaara   André Göransson
  David Pel
6–4, 3–6, [8–10]
Loss 11–15 Feb 2021 Biella, Italy Challenger Hard (i)   Harri Heliövaara   Hugo Nys
  Tim Pütz
6–7(4–7), 3–6
Win 12–15 Feb 2021 Las Palmas, Spain Challenger Clay   Harri Heliövaara   Kimmer Coppejans
  Sergio Martos Gornés
7–5, 6–1
Win 13–15 Mar 2021 Biella, Italy Challenger Hard (i)   Matt Reid   Denys Molchanov
  Sergiy Stakhovsky
6–3, 6–4
Loss 13–16 Nov 2021 Bergamo, Italy Challenger Hard (i)   Harri Heliövaara   Zdeněk Kolář
  Jiří Lehečka
4–6, 4–6
Win 14–16 Nov 2021 Roanne, France Challenger Hard (i)   Harri Heliövaara   Romain Arneodo
  Albano Olivetti
7–6(7–5), 6–7(5–7), [12–10]
Win 15–16 Nov 2021 Bari, Italy Challenger Hard   Harri Heliövaara   Andrea Vavassori
  David Vega Hernández
6–3, 6–0
Win 16–16 May 2023 Bordeaux, France Challenger Clay   Harri Heliövaara   Sadio Doumbia
  Fabien Reboul
6–4, 6–2

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