Jay Clarke | Bio | ATP Tour

Nickname is "100%".
Father, Earol, was his 1st coach; mother, Julie, is a teacher; brother, Curtis; sisters, Yasmin and Simone.
Started playing tennis at club 2 minutes from home as a 3-year-old when sister, Yasmin,introduced him. Yasmin went on to become a WTA pro.
Left home as a junior to train atGood to Great Tennis Academy in Sweden.
Credits former coach Esteban Carril for making a big impact on his development.
Favourite shot is forehand, surface is clay and tournament is Wimbledon.
Lists London as his favourite city on tour.
Tennis idol was Arthur Ashe. Also inspired by boxer Muhammad Ali.
Hobbies include going to the cinema, playing PS4 and reading autobiographies.
Favourite movie is Good Will Hunting and TV show is Peaky Blinders.
Favourite actor is Tom Cruise and musician is J. Cole.
Fan of Cristiano Ronaldo and favourite football team is Chelsea F.C.
Dream job is basketball player. Fan of LeBron James and supports Houston Rockets.
Enjoys eating Italian food.
Lists sneakers as his guilty pleasure.
Geography was his favourite school subject.
Says his best quality is his style and sense of humour, and his worst quality is that he's impatient.

(UPDATED 1 JULY 2025)

Achieved career-high No. 153 in July 2019 following his 2R showing at Wimbledon (l. to Federer).
Made ATP Tour debut at 2018 London/Queen’s Club as WC and defeated R. Harrison for first win following week at 2018 Eastbourne as LL.
Received WC for 2025 Wimbledon for his first tour-level event since 2022 and played 12 of his 13 tour-level matches on home soil.
Also defeated Rubin for first Grand Slam main draw win at 2019 Wimbledon.
Owns 110-115 Challenger record (4-4 in finals), winning latest title at 2025 Skopje.
Teamed up with Marcus Willis in doubles at 2017 Wimbledon and ousted defending champions and No. 2 seeds Herbert/Mahut to reach 3R and advanced to mixed doubles SF w/Dart in 2018.