Luke Bambridge (born 21 January 1995) is a British former tennis player. A doubles specialist, he reached a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world No. 41 doubles ranking in May 2019.

His career highlights included winning three ATP Tour titles, 7 ATP Challenger Tour titles, 20 ITF doubles titles and 1 ITF singles title.

Tennis career

2011

Great Britain won the 2011 Junior Davis Cup tournament for the first time after beating Italy in the final in San Luis Potosí, Mexico. Coached by Greg Rusedski, the team of Bambridge, Kyle Edmund, and Evan Hoyt justified their top seeding in the event.

2013

Bambridge won four ITF doubles tournaments with different partners in Great Britain, Israel, and Greece.

2014

Seven more ITF doubles tournament wins by Bambridge in 2014, five with Liam Broady as his partner.

2015

Bambridge received a wildcard into the 2015 Wimbledon Championships men's doubles event, partnering Liam Broady where he made his grand slam debut. 2015 was also the year in which Bambridge won his first singles ITF tournament at the Qatar F4 Futures.

2019

Bambridge, in partnership with Ben McLachlan, reached his first Grand Slam quarterfinal at the 2019 US Open. The pairing beat ninth seeds Nikola Mektić and Franko Škugor in the second round, before exiting against top seeds Juan Sebastián Cabal and Robert Farah in the last eight.

ATP career finals

Doubles: 9 (3 titles, 6 runners-up)

Legend
Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0) ATP World Tour 250 Series (3–6)Finals by surface Hard (2–3) Clay (0–3) Grass (1–0)Finals by setting Outdoor (2–5) Indoor (1–1)
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (3–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–3)
Clay (0–3)
Grass (1–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (2–5)
Indoor (1–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Jun 2018Eastbourne International, United Kingdom250 SeriesGrassUnited Kingdom Jonny O'MaraUnited Kingdom Ken Skupski United Kingdom Neal Skupski7–5, 6–4
Win2–0Oct 2018Stockholm Open, Sweden250 SeriesHard (i)United Kingdom Jonny O'MaraNew Zealand Marcus Daniell Netherlands Wesley Koolhof7–5, 7–6(10–8)
Loss2–1Jan 2019Maharashtra Open, India250 SeriesHardUnited Kingdom Jonny O'MaraIndia Rohan Bopanna India Divij Sharan3–6, 4–6
Loss2–2Mar 2019Brasil Open, Brazil250 SeriesClay (i)United Kingdom Jonny O'MaraArgentina Federico Delbonis Argentina Máximo González4–6, 3–6
Loss2–3May 2019Estoril Open, Portugal250 SeriesClayUnited Kingdom Jonny O'MaraFrance Jérémy Chardy France Fabrice Martin5–7, 6–7(3–7)
Loss2–4Jan 2020Qatar Open, Qatar250 SeriesHardMexico Santiago GonzálezIndia Rohan Bopanna Netherlands Wesley Koolhof6–3, 2–6, [6–10]
Win3–4Jan 2020Auckland Open, New Zealand250 SeriesHardJapan Ben McLachlanNew Zealand Marcus Daniell Austria Philipp Oswald7–6(7–3), 6–3
Loss3–5Feb 2020Delray Beach Open, United States250 SeriesHardJapan Ben McLachlanUnited States Bob Bryan United States Mike Bryan6–3, 5–7, [5–10]
Loss3–6May 2021Estoril Open, Portugal250 SeriesClayUnited Kingdom Dominic InglotMonaco Hugo Nys Germany Tim Pütz5–7, 6–3, [3–10]

ITF Career finals

Singles: 7 (1–6)

Legend (singles)
Challengers (0–0)
Futures (1–6)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Nov 2013Greece F19, HeraklionFuturesHardUnited Kingdom Oliver Golding6–1, 2–6, 3–6
Loss0–2Apr 2014Great Britain F9, BournemouthFuturesClayUnited Kingdom Liam Broady5–7, 2–6
Loss0–3Oct 2015Turkey F39, AntalyaFuturesHardUnited Kingdom Liam Broady5–7, 3–6
Win1–3Dec 2015Qatar F4, DohaFuturesHardCzech Republic Dominik Kellovský6–2, 3–6, 6–1
Loss1–4Dec 2015Qatar F6, DohaFuturesHardBelgium Joris De Loore3–6, 3–6
Loss1–5Oct 2016USA F32, HarlingenFuturesHardGermany Dominik Köpfer4–6, 4–6
Loss1–6Nov 2017USA F38, ColumbusFuturesHard (i)United Kingdom Alexander Ward4–6, 4–6

Doubles: 56 (27–29)

Legend (doubles)
Legend (doubles) ATP Challenger Tour (7–10) ITF Futures Tour (20–19)Titles by surface Hard (23–25) Clay (3–4) Grass (1–0) Carpet (0–0)
ATP Challenger Tour (7–10)
ITF Futures Tour (20–19)
Titles by surface
Hard (23–25)
Clay (3–4)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0May 2013Great Britain F11, NewcastleFuturesClayUnited Kingdom Cameron NorrieUnited Kingdom Scott Clayton United Kingdom Toby Martin6–0, 4–6, [10–3]
Win2–0Oct 2013Israel F14, Ramat HaSharonFuturesHardUnited Kingdom Evan HoytUnited Kingdom Liam Broady United Kingdom Joshua Ward-Hibbert7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4)
Win3–0Nov 2013Great Britain F23, EdgbastonFuturesHard (i)United Kingdom George MorganUnited Kingdom Scott Clayton United Kingdom Jonny O'Mara7–5, 4–6, [10–7]
Loss3–1Nov 2013Greece F18, HeraklionFuturesHardUnited Kingdom Oliver GoldingSerbia Marko Djokovic Spain Carlos Gómez-Herrera1–6, 7–6(7–3), [11–13]
Win4–1Nov 2013Greece F19, HeraklionFuturesHardUnited Kingdom Oliver GoldingGermany Andreas Mies Germany Oscar Otte6–3, 7–5
Loss4–2Dec 2013Qatar F3, DohaFuturesHardUnited Kingdom Evan HoytPoland Adam Chadaj Germany Dominik Schulz6–1, 6–7(4–7), [4–10]
Loss4–3Feb 2014Great Britain F4, WirralFuturesHard (i)United Kingdom Ross HutchinsUnited Kingdom Edward Corrie United Kingdom Daniel Smethurst7–5, 6–7(6–8), [6–10]
Win5–3Mar 2014Great Britain F6, ShrewsburyFuturesHard (i)United Kingdom Toby MartinSweden Isak Arvidsson Finland Micke Kontinen6–3, 6–4
Win6–3Mar 2014Great Britain F7, PrestonFuturesHard (i)United Kingdom Liam BroadyDenmark Frederik Nielsen United Kingdom Joshua Ward-Hibbert6–4, 6–4
Loss6–4Apr 2014Qatar F2, DohaFuturesHardFrance Antoine BenneteauChinese Taipei Chen Ti South Africa Ruan Roelofse4–6, 3–6
Loss6–5Jun 2014USA F16, BuffaloFuturesClayUnited Kingdom Liam BroadyUnited States Jean-Yves Aubone United States Connor Smith3–6, 6–2, [6–10]
Loss6–6Jun 2014USA F18, RochesterFuturesClayUnited Kingdom Liam BroadyUnited States Daniel Nguyen United States Connor Smith3–6, 3–6
Win7–6Jul 2014USA F19, PittsburghFuturesClayUnited Kingdom Liam BroadyUnited States Gonzales Austin United States Quinton Vega7–5, 6–4
Win8–6Jul 2014USA F20, TulsaFuturesHardUnited Kingdom Liam BroadyMexico Daniel Garza Mexico Raúl Isaías Rosas Zarur6–4, 5–2, ret.
Win9–6Jul 2014USA F21, GodfreyFuturesHardUnited Kingdom Liam BroadyUnited States Brett Clark United States Ronnie Schneider6–3, 6–2
Win10–6Aug 2014USA F22, DecaturFuturesHardUnited Kingdom Liam BroadyUnited Kingdom Scott Clayton United Kingdom Toby Martin5–7, 6–2, [10–7]
Loss10–7Sep 2014Great Britain F16, WrexhamFuturesHardUnited Kingdom Liam BroadyUnited Kingdom Edward Corrie United Kingdom David Rice7–6(7–3), 4–6, [8–10]
Win11–7Sep 2014Portugal F7, Castelo BrancoFuturesHardUnited Kingdom Joshua Ward-HibbertSpain Iván Arenas Gualda Spain Jaime Pulgar García7–6(7–0), 6–4
Loss11–8Jan 2015Great Britain F1, SheffieldFuturesHard (i)United Kingdom Andrew BettlesSweden Isak Arvidsson Finland Micke Kontinen4–6, 7–5, [6–10]
Win12–8Mar 2015Great Britain F5, ShrewsburyFuturesHard (i)United Kingdom Scott ClaytonUnited Kingdom Sean Thornley United Kingdom Marcus Willis7–6(7–3), 6–4
Loss12–9Oct 2015Egypt F35, Sharm El SheikhFuturesHardUnited Kingdom Richard GabbEgypt Karim-Mohamed Maamoun Egypt Sherif Sabry4–6, 6–4, [6–10]
Loss12–10Oct 2015Egypt F36, Sharm El SheikhFuturesHardUnited Kingdom Richard GabbPortugal André Gaspar Murta Portugal Frederico Ferreira Silva6–7(4–7), 3–6
Win13–10Nov 2015Egypt F37, Sharm El SheikhFuturesHardUnited Kingdom Richard GabbItaly Enrico Dalla Valle Italy Julian Ocleppo7–6(7–3), 6–4
Loss13–11Dec 2015Qatar F4, DohaFuturesHardJapan Kaichi UchidaBelgium Joris De Loore Belgium Laurens Verboven4–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Loss13–12Dec 2015Qatar F5, DohaFuturesHardGermany Mats MoraingBelgium Joris De Loore Belgium Michael Geerts5–7, 3–6
Loss13–13Dec 2015Qatar F6, DohaFuturesHardGermany Mats MoraingIndia Haadin Bava China Wang Aoxiong2–6, 6–3, [3–10]
Loss13–14Mar 2016Canada F2, SherbrookeFuturesHard (i)United Kingdom Liam BroadySouth Africa Keith-Patrick Crowley United States Max Schnur6–3, 6–7(3–7), [6–10]
Win14–14Apr 2016USA F12, MemphisFuturesHardUnited Kingdom Darren WalshMexico Daniel Garza Mexico Tigre Hank6–1, 6–2
Win15–14May 2016Mexica F1, CórdobaFuturesHardUnited Kingdom Farris Fathi GoseaMexico Mauricio Astorga Mexico Manuel Sánchez7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–2)
Loss15–15Jul 2016USA F25, EdwardsvilleFuturesHardAustralia Marc PolmansUnited States Connor Smith United States Jackson Withrow3–6, 2–6
Win16–15Oct 2016USA F32, HarlingenFuturesHardUnited States Evan KingUnited States John McNally United States Evan Zhu6–4, 6–4
Loss16–16Nov 2016Champaign, United StatesChallengerHard (i)United Kingdom Liam BroadyUnited States Austin Krajicek United States Tennys Sandgren6–7(4–7), 6–7(2–7)
Loss16–17Nov 2016Columbus, United StatesChallengerHard (i)United Kingdom Cameron NorrieRepublic of Ireland David O'Hare United Kingdom Joe Salisbury3–6, 4–6
Loss16–18Jan 2017USA F1, Los AngelesFuturesHardUnited Kingdom Joe SalisburyGermany Yannick Hanfmann Ecuador Roberto Quiroz6–3, 4–6, [8–10]
Loss16–19Jan 2017USA F2, Long BeachFuturesHardUnited Kingdom Joe SalisburyUnited States Austin Krajicek United States Jackson Withrow3–6, 6–3, [8–10]
Win17–19Apr 2017USA F13, Little RockFuturesHardAustralia Gavin van PeperzeelCanada Philip Bester Croatia Ante Pavić2–6, 6–3, [11–9]
Loss17–20May 2017Savannah, United StatesChallengerClayUnited States Mitchell KruegerCanada Peter Polansky United Kingdom Neal Skupski6–4, 3–6, [1–10]
Win18–20Jul 2017USA F23, WichitaFuturesHardRepublic of Ireland David O'HareUnited States Nathan Ponwith United States John Harrison Richmond6–0, 6–3
Win19–20Jul 2017Winnipeg, CanadaChallengerHardRepublic of Ireland David O'HareJapan Yusuke Takahashi Japan Renta Tokuda6–2, 6–2
Loss19–21Sep 2017Columbus, United StatesChallengerHard (i)Republic of Ireland David O'HareGermany Dominik Köpfer United States Denis Kudla6–7(6–8), 6–7(3–7)
Win20–21Oct 2017Fairfield, United StatesChallengerHardRepublic of Ireland David O'HareEgypt Akram El Sallaly Brazil Bernardo Oliveira6–4, 6–2
Loss20–22Nov 2017USA F38, ColumbusFuturesHard (i)United Kingdom Edward CorrieMexico Hans Hach Verdugo Venezuela Luis David Martínez6–3, 6–7(2–7), [7–10]
Loss20–23Jan 2018USA F1, Los AngelesFuturesHardMexico Hans Hach VerdugoUnited States Martin Redlicki Brazil Karue Sell4–6, 3–6
Win21–23Jan 2018USA F2, Long BeachFuturesHardMexico Hans Hach VerdugoUnited States Collin Altamirano United States Alexander Lebedev6–3, 6–2
Loss21–24Feb 2018San Francisco, United StatesChallengerHard (i)United Kingdom Joe SalisburyEl Salvador Marcelo Arévalo Venezuela Roberto Maytín3–6, 7–6(5–7), [7–10]
Win22–24Mar 2018Canada F2, SherbrookeFuturesHard (i)United Kingdom Joe SalisburySwitzerland Adrien Bossel Belgium Joris De Loore6–3, 7–5
Loss22–25Mar 2018Saint-Brieuc, FranceChallengerHard (i)United Kingdom Joe SalisburyNetherlands Sander Arends Austria Tristan-Samuel Weissborn6–4, 1–6, [7–10]
Loss22–26Apr 2018Mexico City, MexicoChallengerClayUnited Kingdom Jonny O'MaraGermany Yannick Hanfmann Germany Kevin Krawietz2–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win23–26May 2018Savannah, United StatesChallengerClayAustralia Akira SantillanSpain Enrique López Pérez India Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan6–2, 6–2
Loss23–27May 2018Loughborough, United KingdomChallengerHard (i)United Kingdom Jonny O'MaraDenmark Frederik Nielsen United Kingdom Joe Salisbury6–3, 3–6, [4–10]
Win24–27Jun 2018Surbiton, United KingdomChallengerGrassUnited Kingdom Jonny O'MaraUnited Kingdom Ken Skupski United Kingdom Neal Skupski7–6(13–11), 4–6, [10–7]
Win25–27Aug 2018Vancouver, CanadaChallengerHardUnited Kingdom Neal SkupskiAustralia Marc Polmans Australia Max Purcell4–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Win26–27Sep 2018Chicago, United StatesChallengerHardUnited Kingdom Neal SkupskiIndia Leander Paes Mexico Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela6–3, 6–4
Win27–27Sep 2018Orléans, FranceChallengerHard (i)United Kingdom Jonny O'MaraGermany Yannick Maden Austria Tristan-Samuel Weissborn6–2, 6–4
Loss27–28Apr 2019Sarasota, United StatesChallengerClayUnited Kingdom Jonny O'MaraUruguay Martín Cuevas Italy Paolo Lorenzi6–7(5–7), 6–7(6–8)
Loss27–29Nov 2020Cary, United StatesChallengerHardUnited States Nathaniel LammonsRussia Teymuraz Gabashvili United States Dennis Novikov5-7, 6–4, [8-10]

Doubles performance timeline

Key
WFSFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH

Current after the 2021 US Open.

Tournament201320142015201620172018201920202021SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAAAAA2R1R2R0 / 32–3
French OpenAAAAAA1R1R1R0 / 30–3
WimbledonAA1RAQ11R1RNH2R0 / 41–4
US OpenAAAAA1RQF1R1R0 / 43–4
Win–loss0–00–00–10–00–00–24–40–32–40 / 146–14
Career statistics
Tournaments00100823121660
Titles0000020103
Finals0000023319
Win–loss0–00–00–10–00–09–624–2311–1214–1558–56
Year-end ranking48930328021813956516273

World TeamTennis

Bambridge made his World TeamTennis debut in 2019 with the Orange County Breakers. It was announced that he will be return with the Orange County Breakers during the 2020 WTT season set to begin July 12.

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