Country (sports) | Great Britain |
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Residence | Liverpool, England |
Born |
Liverpool, England |
1 December 1989
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
Turned pro | 2013 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $ 172,075 |
Singles | |
Career record | 0–0 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 932 (8 November 2010) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 15–28 (ATP (World) Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 11 Challengers, 7 Futures |
Highest ranking | No. 69 (31 March 2014) |
Current ranking | No. 93 (20 February 2017) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2017) |
French Open | 1R (2014) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2016) |
Mixed doubles | |
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
Wimbledon | QF (2014) |
Last updated on: 22 February 2017. |
Neal Skupski (born 1 December 1989) is a British professional tennis player. He is best known as a doubles player. Having played college tennis at the Louisiana State University, where he studied for a degree in sports administration, he turned professional in 2013. Neal is the younger brother of Ken Skupski, who has been ranked in the top 50 of the ATP's doubles rankings.
Skupski was born in Liverpool and went to King David High School. . He competed in handful of matches in 2010 and 2011, before taking a full year out to finish his degree. He began competing as a professional in 2013, initially playing on the Futures and Challenger tours. After playing with a number of partners, he started competing more frequently with his brother Ken from March 2013 onwards. The pair reached the final of the Aegon Trophy on the Challenger Tour, before winning five Challenger titles in 2013, as of 23 September. These wins saw Neal move into the world top 200 in July 2013. At the 2013 Kremlin Cup the Skupski Brothers entered their first ATP World Tour tournament, progressing to the final, where they lost on a tie-break. Following the final, Neal moved into the top 100 for the first time, having been unranked at the start of the season. He ended 2013 ranked 86th in the world.
Current till 2017 Australian Open