Ken Skupski
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Ken Skupski Jr. (born 9 April 1983) is a British former professional tennis player who specialised in doubles.
Country (sports) | Great Britain England | ||||||||||||||
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Residence | Liverpool, England | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1983-04-09) 9 April 1983 (age 41) Liverpool, England | ||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2001 | ||||||||||||||
Retired | 4 July 2022 | ||||||||||||||
Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||
College | LSU | ||||||||||||||
Prize money | $1,100,642 | ||||||||||||||
Singles | |||||||||||||||
Career record | 0–0 | ||||||||||||||
Career titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 527 (23 June 2008) | ||||||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | Q1 (2008) | ||||||||||||||
Doubles | |||||||||||||||
Career record | 137–150 (ATP (World) Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) | ||||||||||||||
Career titles | 7 | ||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 44 (12 July 2010) | ||||||||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||||||
Australian Open | QF (2020) | ||||||||||||||
French Open | 2R (2010, 2018, 2019) | ||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | QF (2017) | ||||||||||||||
US Open | 3R (2012) | ||||||||||||||
Mixed doubles | |||||||||||||||
Career titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | QF (2017) | ||||||||||||||
US Open | 1R (2019) | ||||||||||||||
Team competitions | |||||||||||||||
Davis Cup | Europe/Africa Zone Group II 1R (2010) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 11 July 2022. |
He reached his career-high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 44 in July 2010, and won seven titles on the ATP Tour, most notably the 2021 Mexican Open alongside younger brother Neal Skupski, with whom he regularly competed from 2013. Skupski is a three-time Grand Slam quarterfinalist, having reached this stage at the 2017 Wimbledon Championships in both men's and mixed doubles, and the 2020 Australian Open in men's doubles.
At the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, he won two medals representing England, silver in men's doubles with Ross Hutchins, and bronze in mixed doubles partnering Sarah Borwell. Skupski also represented Great Britain in the Davis Cup on two occasions in 2010.