Ryan Peniston

British tennis player (born 1995)

Ryan Peniston

Peniston at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships

Full name| Ryan Peniston
Country (sports)|  Great Britain
Residence| Great Wakering, England
Born|  (1995-11-10) 10 November 1995 (age 29)
Southend, Essex, England
Height| 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro| 2018
Plays| Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach| Paul Peniston
Prize money| $654,195
Singles
Career record| 6–7
Career titles| 0
Highest ranking| No. 123 (18 July 2022)
Current ranking| No. 266 (24 June 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open| Q2 (2024)
French Open| Q2 (2023)
Wimbledon| 2R (2022)
US Open| Q1 (2022)
Doubles
Career record| 1–3
Career titles| 0
Highest ranking| No. 384 (13 June 2022)
Current ranking| No. 832 (24 June 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon| 1R (2021, 2022)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon| 1R (2021)
Last updated on: 24 June 2024.

Ryan Harold Peniston (born 10 November 1995) is a British tennis player from Essex.[1] He has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 123, achieved in July 2022, and a doubles ranking of world No. 384 achieved in June 2022.

## Personal life

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Ryan Harold Peniston was born in November 1995 to English-Irish father Paul and Malaysian mother Penny (née Gok)[2] and grew up in Great Wakering near Rochford.[3] He has two older brothers, Sam and Harry.

As a child, Peniston survived rhabdomyosarcoma, a soft tissue cancer, and had surgery to remove a tumour and chemotherapy. Cancer slowed his growth, and he was much smaller than his classmates until he was 16 years old.[4] Peniston was a member of the local Great Wakering Colts.[5] At 13, he moved to Nice, France to train at ISP Academy before going to college at 18.[6]

A graduate of the University of Memphis tennis program,[7] he was part of the GB University Team that won the nation's first ever team gold medal at Master'U Championships.[8][9]

## Professional career

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### 2020: Battle of the Brits

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During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Peniston took part in the 'Battle of the Brits' tournament and performed well, losing only on final set tie-breaks against top-50 players Dan Evans and Cameron Norrie.[10]

### 2021: ATP doubles debut

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Peniston won the Heraklion leg of the 2021 ITF Men's World Tennis Tour (April–June) on 30 May 2021, conceding only three games to Yuta Shimizu in winning the final in straight sets and only dropping one set in the whole tournament.[11][12]

He was given a wildcard into the singles and doubles main draws of the 2021 Nottingham Open.[13] He then received a wildcard for the 2021 Queen's Club Championships doubles main draw, playing alongside Liam Broady, and the qualifying draw in the singles.[14][15] In the doubles first round, Peniston and Broady defeated Alexander Bublik and Nicholas Monroe in straight sets. In the singles qualifying, Peniston defeated Marc-Andrea Hüsler before losing to Aleksandar Vukic in 3 sets.

### 2022: ATP debut, first Major & top-5 wins & quarterfinal, top 125

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Peniston made his ATP main draw singles debut at the Queen's Club Championships as a wildcard, where he upset top seed and world no. 5 Casper Ruud in straight sets for his first ever ATP Win.[16] He reached the quarterfinals in his first ever ATP tour level tournament for the first time defeating another top-50 player Francisco Cerúndolo.[17][18] As a result, he made his debut in the top 150 in the singles rankings.

At the 2022 Eastbourne International he reached the second round as a wildcard defeating 8th seed Holger Rune.[19] Next he defeated Pedro Martínez before losing to compatriot Jack Draper in the quarterfinals.

Peniston then defeated Henri Laaksonen in straight-sets in the first round of Wimbledon.He lost in the second round to experienced American Steve Johnson.[20]

Peniston was seeded for the qualifying for the 2022 US Open where he lost to the Italian Matteo Arnaldi.[21]

### 2023: Wimbledon Centre Court match with Andy Murray

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Peniston entered qualifying for the Australian Open where he lost out to Canadian Alexis Galarneau.[22] In the qualifying for the French Open, Peniston overcame Altuğ Çelikbilek before going down in a final set against experienced Moldovan Radu Albot.[23]

Ranked No. 201, he received a wildcard for the Queen's Club Championships and defeated Ugo Humbert in the first round,[24] before losing his next match to second seed Holger Rune.[25] Given a wildcard entry into Wimbledon, Peniston lost to Andy Murray in the first round in a match played on Centre Court.[26][27]

In August, he won the Winnipeg National Bank Challenger, defeating Leandro Riedi in the final.[28]

## Singles performance timeline

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Key  W |  F | SF  | QF  | #R  | RR | Q#  | P#  | DNQ  | A  | Z#  | PO  | G | S  | B  | NMS  | NTI  | P  | NH

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(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.

Current through the 2023 Eastbourne International.

Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L

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Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open | A  | A  | A  | A  | Q1 | 0 / 0  | 0–0
French Open | A  | A  | A  | Q1 | Q2 | 0 / 0  | 0–0
Wimbledon | Q1 | NH  | Q1 | 2R | 1R | 0 / 2  | 1–2
US Open | A  | A  | A  | Q1 | A  | 0 / 0  | 0–0
Win–loss  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 0 / 2  | 1–2
Career statistics
Tournaments  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 2  | 6
Overall win–loss  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 5–4  | 1–2  | 6–6
Year-end ranking  | 389  | 378  | 268  | 167  |  |

## ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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### Singles: 15 (7–8)

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| Legend

ATP Challenger (1–3)
ITF Futures (6–5)
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Hard (7–4)
Clay (0–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result  | W–L  |  Date | Tournament  | Tier  | Surface  | Opponent  | Score

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Loss  | 0–1 | Dec 2018 | USA F35, Tallahassee | Futures  | Hard  |  Maxime Cressy | 4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win  | 1–1 | May 2019 | M15 Cancún | Futures  | Hard  |  Austin Rapp  | 6–4, 6–4
Win  | 2–1 | May 2019 | M15 Cancún  | Futures  | Hard  |  Tomás Martín Etcheverry | 6–4, 7–5
Loss  | 2–2 | Jul 2019 | M25 Dublin | Futures  | Carpet  |  Igor Sijsling | 4–6, 6–7(8–10)
Loss  | 2–3 | Aug 2019 | M15 Hua Hin | Futures  | Hard  |  Hsu Yu-hsiou | 3–6, 3–6
Loss  | 2–4 | Dec 2019 | M25 Fort Worth | Futures  | Hard  |  Jesper de Jong | 2–6, 0–6
Win  | 3–4 | May 2021 | M15 Heraklion | Futures  | Hard  |  Yuta Shimizu | 6–3, 6–0
Win  | 4–4 | May 2021 | M15 Heraklion  | Futures  | Hard  |  Zhang Ze | 6–4, 6–1
Loss  | 4–5 | Aug 2021 | Prague, Czech Republic  | Challenger  | Clay  |  Franco Agamenone | 3–6, 1–6
Loss  | 4–6 | Dec 2021 | Antalya, Turkey  | Challenger  | Clay  |  Nuno Borges | 4–6, 3–6
Loss  | 4–7 | Jan 2022 | M25 Loughborough | Futures  | Hard  |  Antoine Escoffier | 4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss  | 4–8 | May 2022 | Ostrava, Czech Republic  | Challenger  | Clay  |  Evan Furness | 6–4, 6–7(6–8), 1–6
Win  | 5–8 | Aug 2023 | Winnipeg, Canada  | Challenger  | Hard  |  Leandro Riedi | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Win  | 6–8 | Oct 2024 | M25 Heraklion | Futures  | Hard  |  Louis Dussin | 6-4, 6–1, 3–6
Win  | 7–8 | Nov 2024 | M25 Monastir | Futures  | Hard  |  Federico Iannaccone | 6-0, 6–1

### Doubles: 5 (1–4)

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| Legend

ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (1–4)
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Hard (1–3)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result  | W–L  |  Date | Tournament  | Tier  | Surface  | Partner  | Opponents  | Score

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Loss  | 0–1 | Sep 2017 | Great Britain F6, Barnstaple | Futures  | Hard  |  Robert Carter  |  Peter Bothwell
Neil Pauffley | 4–6, 7–6(7–5), [6–10]
Win  | 1–1 | Dec 2017 | Qatar F4, Doha | Futures  | Hard  |  Andrew Watson  |  Richard Gabb
Luke Johnson | 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Loss  | 1–2 | Aug 2018 | Spain F24, Santander | Futures  | Clay  |  Andrew Watson  |  Ivan Gakhov
Jaume Pla Malfeito  | 4–6, 4–6
Loss  | 1–3 | Mar 2019 | M25 Calabasas | Futures  | Hard  |  Jack Findel-Hawkins  |  Boris Arias
Sekou Bangoura | 2–6, 2–6
Loss  | 1–4 | Dec 2019 | M15 Tallahassee | Futures  | Hard  |  Jack Findel-Hawkins  |  Strong Kirchheimer
Dennis Novikov | 5–7, 3–6

## Record against top 10 players

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### Wins over top 10 players

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* He has a 1–0 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.

Season | 2022 | Total

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1\.  |  Casper Ruud | 5  | Queen's Club, United Kingdom  | Grass  | 1R  | 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2) | 180

## References

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1. ^ "Ryan Peniston". ATP Tour.
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4. ^ "Ryan Peniston Opens up on Cancer Battle: 'It Gives Me a Lot of Strength' | ATP Tour | Tennis".
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10. ^ Phillips, Chris (28 June 2020). "Ryan Peniston enjoys mixing it with Britain's top tennis stars". Southend Echo.
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12. ^ "Essex Player Ryan Peniston and Mark Whitehouse out on top in strong week for the Brits at the M15 Heraklion". Essex Tennis. 1 June 2021.
13. ^ "Evans, Peniston, Clarke receive wildcards for ATP Challenger event at LTA's Viking Open Nottingham". LTA - Tennis for Britain. 3 June 2021.
14. ^ "Man Draw Doubles - CINCH CHAMPIONSHIPS London, June 2021" (PDF). LTA.
15. ^ "Cinch Championships 2021: British players seek to take their chance in qualifying". LTA - Tennis for Britain. 12 June 2021.
16. ^ "Peniston Stuns Ruud in London | ATP Tour | Tennis".
17. ^ "Ryan Peniston stuns Francisco Cerundolo to continue dream Queen's week, Matteo Berrettini, Daniil Medvedev win". 16 June 2022.
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19. ^ "The Rise of Ryan Peniston Continues in Eastbourne | ATP Tour | Tennis".
20. ^ Parnaby, Laura (2 July 2022). "Overcoming cancer as a toddler helping Ryan Peniston deal with Wimbledon loss". The Independent. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
21. ^ "Simon Survives Qualifying Scare At Farewell US Open". ATP Tour. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
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24. ^ "Ryan Peniston springs another Queen's surprise with win over Ugo Humbert". The Independent. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
25. ^ "Rune Sets Musetti Showdown At Queen's Club". ATPTour. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
26. ^ "Wimbledon 2023: Andy Murray cruises into second round after straight-sets win over Ryan Peniston". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
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28. ^ "RYAN PENISTON CROWNED CHAMPION OF THE WINNIPEG NATIONAL BANK CHALLENGER". Tennis Manitoba. Retrieved 9 January 2025.

## External links

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* Ryan Peniston at the Association of Tennis Professionals
* Ryan Peniston at the International Tennis Federation
* Lawn Tennis Association profile

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* 1\. Jack Draper (18 3)
* 2\. Cameron Norrie (52 4)
* 3\. Jacob Fearnley (92 6)
* 4\. Billy Harris (127 1)
* 5\. Daniel Evans (167 7)

* 6\. Jan Choinski (180 1)
* 7\. Paul Jubb (188 1)
* 8\. Jay Clarke (271 2)
* 9\. Charles Broom (278 1)
* 10\. Kyle Edmund (358 1)

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