Billy Harris | Bio | ATP Tour

Nickname is ‘Billy Bones’. Parents are Geoff and Abigail. Brothers Tom and Joe; Sister, Katie.
Brother Joe is GB No. 1 Javelin thrower. Tom is a golfer who was on the under-21 England team.
Began playing tennis aged five in the Isle of Man at Castle Town Tennis Club with his dad most nights after school.
First coach was Ian Watson at Albany Tennis Club. Watson helped him until age 12 alongside Harris’ father..
Moved to Bisham Abbey in England for two years to train with the best players his age before returning to the Isle of Man to finish his GCSEs.
Says his family, Mark Smith and Stuart Colligan have supported him through his journey.
Tennis idol was Roger Federer and favourite athlete was Muhammad Ali. Hero was John McGuinness.
Favorite shot is backhand, surface is grass, tournament is Wimbledon and city on Tour is Nottingham.
Favorite book is Chimp Paradox, movie is Wolf of Wall Street, TV show is Breaking Bad, actor is Clint Eastwood and musician is La Dharma.
Other sports he enjoys include darts and golf. Supports Nottingham Forest.

(UPDATED 30 JUNE 2025)

Broke into Top 500 in December 2021 and Top 200 in December 2023, earning a career-high No. 101 in September 2024.
Qualified to make ATP Tour debut at 2023 Sofia, defeating Huesler in 1R for first tour-level win of career.
Earned biggest win of career over No. 32 Etcheverry in 2024 London/Queen’s Club 1R as WC en route to 1st ATP Tour QF and advanced to 1st SF at 2024 Eastbourne in back-to-back weeks.
Owns 64-66 Challenger record (0-2 in finals), reaching 1st SF and final at 2023 Les Franqueses Del Valles as Q and 172-131 record on ITF World Tennis Tour (5-6 in finals), winning most recent title at 2022 M25 Nottingham.
Spent first few years of professional career travelling around Europe in a transit van to save money while competing on the ITF World Tennis Tour.