Jordan Thompson (tennis)
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| Country (sports) |
 Australia
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|---|---|
| Residence | Sydney, Australia |
| Born |
20 April 1994 Sydney, Australia |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Turned pro | 2013 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $568,895 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 7–15 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 63 (13 February 2017) |
| Current ranking | No. 63 (13 February 2017) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2017) |
| French Open | 2R (2016) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2016) |
| US Open | 1R (2016) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 1R (2016) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 7–6 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 96 (9 January 2017) |
| Current ranking | No. 107 (13 February 2017) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2014) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2016) |
| Last updated on: 30 January 2017. | |
Jordan Thompson (born 20 April 1994) is an Australian professional tennis player, reaching a career high ranking of World No. 63 on 13 February 2017. He made his grand slam debut at the 2014 Australian Open after winning the Australian Open wild card play off on 15 December 2013. Thompson reached his first ATP quarterfinal at Brisbane in 2017, defeating David Ferrer en route.
Thompson was born in Sydney and, along with tennis, grew up as an avid fan of rugby league. He supports the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League.
The highlight of his junior career came at the 2012 US Open when he partnered with fellow Australian Nick Kyrgios to reach the doubles final. Thompson reached as high as No. 18 in the combined world rankings in October 2012, compiling a singles win/loss record of 82–38.
In 2013, Thompson made his debut on the professional circuit in qualifying at the 2013 Apia International Sydney where he lost to world number 81 Guillermo García-López. After receiving a wildcard he won his first professional match in qualifying at the 2013 Australian Open against Nicolas Renavand 9–7 in the third set. He lost in the second round to 21st seed Ryan Sweeting. Thompson then qualified and made the second round of the 2013 Burnie International losing to third seed John Millman. For the rest of the year he played mainly in futures, where he made three finals. He won 2 titles, the Austria F5 ITF, Alice Springs F8 ITF and was runner up of Sydney F9 ITF. Thompson will make his Grand slam debut at the 2014 Australian Open after winning the wildcard play off against Benjamin Mitchell. He finished 2013 with an ATP ranking of 320.
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