Aidan McHugh

Aidan McHugh (born 9 July 2000) is a British professional tennis player.[1]

Aidan McHugh
Full nameAidan McHugh
Country (sports) Great Britain
ResidenceGlasgow, United Kingdom
Born (2000-07-09) 9 July 2000
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
CoachToby Smith
Prize money$101,907
Singles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 298 (28 February 2022)
Current rankingNo. 298 (28 February 2022)
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonQ1 (2021)
Doubles
Career record1–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 388 (12 July 2021)
Current rankingNo. 398 (28 February 2022)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon2R (2021)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon2R (2021)
Last updated on: 28 February 2022.

From Bearsden, he attended St Aloysius' College, Glasgow.[2] He became of client of Andy Murray’s 77 Sports Management firm,[3] where he is joined fellow tennis players Paul Jubb, Harriet Dart, Katie Swan and Jack Pinnington Jones.[4] His usual training facility is the Scotstoun Sports Campus in Glasgow and he is on the Lawn Tennis Association’s Pro Scholarship Programme. McHugh has been described as Murray’s protégé.[5]

He reached the semi finals of the 2018 Australian Open – Boys' singles where he defeated Ondrej Styler, Filip Jianu, Jaimée Floyd Angele and Rinky Hijikata before he lost to Tseng Chun-hsin in three sets.[6][7]

During the COVID-19 pandemic he took part in the Battle Of The Brits Team Tennis at the National Tennis Centre in London, England, and helped Judy Murray to produce online exercise modules for players of all ages that also involved Andy Murray, Jamie Murray, and Colin Fleming amongst others.[8]

He received a wildcard on to the main draw of 2021 Nottingham Trophy – Men's singles where he defeated world number 105 Mikhail Kukushkin in straight sets for his first win on the ATP Challenger Tour.

He received a wildcard for the main draw of the 2021 Wimbledon Championships men’s doubles alongside Alastair Gray, and a wildcard into the qualifying for the men’s singles.[9]

Personal life

He is a fan of Celtic F.C.[10]

Career finals

Singles: 8 (4–4)
Legend (singles)
ITF Futures Tour (4–4)
Titles by surface
Hard (4–4)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2018 Great Britain F6, Barnstaple Futures Hard Mark Whitehouse 4–6, 6–3, 6–7(2–7)
Win 1–1 Oct 2018 Kuwait F1, Mishref Futures Hard Alec Adamson 6–2, 6–7(3–7), 6–2
Win 2–1 Nov 2018 Kuwait F3, Mishref Futures Hard Constantin Bittoun Kouzmine 6–1, 6–3
Loss 2–2 Jun 2019 M15 Heraklion Futures Hard Michail Pervolarakis 1–6, 4–6
Loss 2–3 Jun 2019 M15 Singapore Futures Hard Dayne Kelly 3–6, 0–6
Win 3–3 Jun 2019 M15 Singapore Futures Hard Jonathan Gray 6–2, 6–2
Loss 3–4 Mar 2021 M15 Indore Futures Hard Zane Khan 7–6(10–8), 6–7(6–8), 6–7(4–7)
Win 4–4 Jun 2021 M25 Santo Domingo Futures Hard Nicolás Kicker 7–5, 3–6, 6–3

Doubles: 6 (2–4)
Legend (doubles)
ITF Futures Tour (2–4)
Titles by surface
Hard (2–4)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2018 Great Britain F6, Barnstaple Futures Hard James Story Elliott Farmer
Cameron Green		 6–4, 6–1
Loss 1–1 Oct 2018 Israel F13, Ashkelon Futures Hard Jakub Paul Guy Den Heijer
Sidane Pontjodikromo		 5–7, 4–6
Win 2–1 May 2019 M15 Heraklion Futures Hard Lloyd Glasspool Michail Pervolarakis
Petros Tsitsipas		 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–2)
Loss 2–2 Sep 2019 M15 Kiryat Shmona Futures Hard Jack Draper Samuel Beren
Raheel Manji		 4–6, 6–2, [6–10]
Loss 2–3 Nov 2020 M15 Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard Siddhant Banthia Aldin Šetkić
Yaraslav Shyla		 6–7(2–7), 3–6
Loss 2–4 Feb 2021 M15 Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard Arnaud Bovy Nick Hardt
Nicolas Moreno De Alboran		 3–6, 4–6

References
  1. "Aidan McHugh | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  2. "Aidan Mchugh: My Green Blazer · St Aloysius' College Independent School Glasgow". www.staloysius.org.
  3. "The heir to Andy Murray? Aidan McHugh out to be next great Scot in tennis". HeraldScotland.
  4. "Andy Murray signs up British junior No 1 Jack Pinnington Jones to his management agency". Sky Sports.
  5. "McHugh explains why tennis shutdown will be a huge challenge". The Independent. 24 March 2020.
  6. Writer, Stuart Fraser, Tennis. "Aidan McHugh, Andy Murray's protégé, reaches last eight of Australian Open boys' singles" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
  7. "McHugh misses out despite Murray advice". BBC Sport. 2 May 2018.
  8. "Judy Murray sees 'opportunity' for tennis". BBC Sport. 11 June 2020.
  9. "Initial Wild Cards for The Championships 2021". www.wimbledon.com.
  10. "The heir to Andy Murray? Aidan McHugh out to be next great Scot in tennis | Glasgow Times". www.glasgowtimes.co.uk.


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