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.
 Peniston at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Full name | Ryan Peniston |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Great Britain |
| Residence | Great Wakering, England |
| Born | 10 November 1995 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. | |
Personal life
editRyan 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
edit2020: Battle of the Brits
editDuring 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
editPeniston 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
editPeniston 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
editPeniston entered qualifying for the 2023 Australian Open where he lost out to Canadian Alexis Galarneau.[22] In the qualifying for the 2023 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 2023 Queen's Club Championships and defeated Ugo Humbert in the first round.[24]
As the British No.7, Peniston received a wildcard for the 2023 Wimbledon Championships after reaching the second round at Queen's, Nottingham and Surbiton.
Singles performance timeline
edit| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
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
editSingles: 15 (7–8)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Dec 2018 | USA F35, Tallahassee | Futures | Hard | 4–6, 6–7(4–7) | |
| Win | 1–1 | May 2019 | M15 Cancún | Futures | Hard | 6–4, 6–4 | |
| Win | 2–1 | May 2019 | M15 Cancún | Futures | Hard | 6–4, 7–5 | |
| Loss | 2–2 | Jul 2019 | M25 Dublin | Futures | Carpet | 4–6, 6–7(8–10) | |
| Loss | 2–3 | Aug 2019 | M15 Hua Hin | Futures | Hard | 3–6, 3–6 | |
| Loss | 2–4 | Dec 2019 | M25 Fort Worth | Futures | Hard | 2–6, 0–6 | |
| Win | 3–4 | May 2021 | M15 Heraklion | Futures | Hard | 6–3, 6–0 | |
| Win | 4–4 | May 2021 | M15 Heraklion | Futures | Hard | 6–4, 6–1 | |
| Loss | 4–5 | Aug 2021 | Prague, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | 3–6, 1–6 | |
| Loss | 4–6 | Dec 2021 | Antalya, Turkey | Challenger | Clay | 4–6, 3–6 | |
| Loss | 4–7 | Jan 2022 | M25 Loughborough | Futures | Hard | 4–6, 6–3, 3–6 | |
| Loss | 4–8 | May 2022 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | 6–4, 6–7(6–8), 1–6 | |
| Win | 5–8 | Aug 2023 | Winnipeg, Canada | Challenger | Hard | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 | |
| Win | 6–8 | Oct 2024 | M25 Heraklion | Futures | Hard | 6-4, 6–1, 3–6 | |
| Win | 7–8 | Nov 2024 | M25 Monastir | Futures | Hard | 6-0, 6–1 |
Doubles: 5 (1–4)
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| 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 | 4–6, 7–6(7–5), [6–10] | ||
| Win | 1–1 | Dec 2017 | Qatar F4, Doha | Futures | Hard | 6–3, 7–6(7–4) | ||
| Loss | 1–2 | Aug 2018 | Spain F24, Santander | Futures | Clay | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 1–3 | Mar 2019 | M25 Calabasas | Futures | Hard | 2–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 1–4 | Dec 2019 | M15 Tallahassee | Futures | Hard | 5–7, 3–6 |
Record against top 10 players
editWins over top 10 players
edit- 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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| Wins | 1 | 1 |
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | RPR |
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| 1. | 5 | Queen's Club, United Kingdom | Grass | 1R | 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2) | 180 | |
References
edit- ^ "Ryan Peniston". ATP Tour.
- ^ Sanderson, Ginny (27 June 2022). "Who is Ryan Peniston? Wimbledon player's ranking and cancer survival story". The Scotsman. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ Phillips, Chris (25 June 2022). "How an apple tree in Wakering started Ryan Peniston's road to Wimbledon". Echo. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "Ryan Peniston Opens up on Cancer Battle: 'It Gives Me a Lot of Strength' | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ Phillips, Chris (30 June 2023). "From Great Wakering Colts to Wimbledon! Ryan Peniston's rise to fame". Echo. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ Rapp, Austin (6 April 2020). "MyTennisHQ Interviews: Ryan Peniston". MyTennisHQ.
- ^ Giannotto, Mark. "Ryan Peniston is the best Memphis tennis player in more than 40 years". Commercial Appeal.
- ^ "Ryan Peniston". LTA Tennis for Britain.
- ^ Phillips, Chris (7 January 2020). "Tennis star Ryan Peniston wanting to build on his promising 2019". Southend Echo.
- ^ Phillips, Chris (28 June 2020). "Ryan Peniston enjoys mixing it with Britain's top tennis stars". Southend Echo.
- ^ "M15 Heraklion 2021 Tennis Tournament". ITF - International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Evans, Peniston, Clarke receive wildcards for ATP Challenger event at LTA's Viking Open Nottingham". LTA - Tennis for Britain. 3 June 2021.
- ^ "Man Draw Doubles - CINCH CHAMPIONSHIPS London, June 2021" (PDF). LTA.
- ^ "Cinch Championships 2021: British players seek to take their chance in qualifying". LTA - Tennis for Britain. 12 June 2021.
- ^ "Peniston Stuns Ruud in London | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "Ryan Peniston stuns Francisco Cerundolo to continue dream Queen's week, Matteo Berrettini, Daniil Medvedev win". 16 June 2022.
- ^ "British wildcard Peniston into quarters at Queen's". BBC Sport.
- ^ "The Rise of Ryan Peniston Continues in Eastbourne | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ Parnaby, Laura (2 July 2022). "Overcoming cancer as a toddler helping Ryan Peniston deal with Wimbledon loss". The Independent. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "Simon Survives Qualifying Scare At Farewell US Open". ATP Tour. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "Ryan Peniston beaten in qualifying for Australian Open". Echo-News. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "British hopefuls have dreadful day in French Open qualifying". Tennis365. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "Ryan Peniston springs another Queen's surprise with win over Ugo Humbert". The Independent. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.