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Johannus Monday

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Johannus Monday
Country (sports) United Kingdom
Born (2002-01-22) 22 January 2002 (age 23)
Hull, England
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeTennessee
Prize money$120,635
Singles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 250 (5 May 2025)
Current rankingNo. 250 (5 May 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonQ2 (2023)
Doubles
Career record1–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 192 (28 August 2023)
Current rankingNo. 396 (21 April 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon2R (2023)
Last updated on: 4 May 2025.

Johannus Monday (born 22 January 2002) is a British tennis player. He has a career high singles ranking of No. 250, achieved on 5 May 2025. He has a career high doubles ranking of No. 192 achieved on 28 August 2023.[1][2]

Early life

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Monday was born in Kingston upon Hull, and brought up in nearby Cottingham. He began playing tennis at the age of four years-old. He attended St Mary's College and, from 2015, boarded at Merchiston Castle School in Edinburgh.[3]

In 2020 he began studying political science at the University of Tennessee on a tennis scholarship.[4][5][3] Whilst competing on the college circuit he became the number one ranked NCAA player.[6]

Career

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After winning the title of the men's doubles of the Nottingham Open alongside Jacob Fearnley,[7] the pair received wildcards for the 2023 Wimbledon Championships.[8] He was also given a wildcard into the men's qualifying singles and beat Mili Poljicak before pushing the experienced Radu Albot to three sets.[9] In the doubles, he and Fearnley beat Andre Goransson and Ben McLachlan in the opening round before losing to Matthew Ebden and Rohan Bopanna.[10]

He won three consecutive singles titles on the ITF tennis tour in October 2024.[6] His haul included the singles and doubles titles at the M25 Louisville, a singles victory in Norman, Oklahoma, and a singles victory in Harlingen, Texas.[11][12][13]

He began 2025 with another title at that level in Sunderland before adding a fifth in six months in Bakersfield, United States in March 2025, defeating American Alex Rybakov in the final 6-2, 6-4 to seal the title.[6]

ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals

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Singles: 8 (8–0)

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Legend
ITF WTT (8–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2022 USA M15, South Bend WTT Hard United States Sekou Bangoura 6–3, 7–5
Win 2–0 Aug 2022 USA M25, Decatur WTT Hard United States Ezekiel Clark 6–3, 6–3
Win 3–0 Jul 2024 USA M25, East Lansing WTT Hard United Kingdom Aidan McHugh 6–2, 6–2
Win 4–0 Oct 2024 USA M25, Louisville WTT Hard United States Tyler Zink 6–2, 6–3
Win 5–0 Oct 2024 USA M25, Harlingen WTT Hard Czech Republic Tadeas Paroulek 6–0, 6–1
Win 6–0 Oct 2024 USA M25, Norman WTT Hard (i) Canada Juan Carlos Aguilar 6–1, 6–3
Win 7–0 Jan 2025 UK M25, Sunderland WTT Hard (i) United Kingdom Ryan Peniston 6–4, 6–2
Win 8–0 Mar 2025 USA M25, Bakersfield WTT Hard (i) United States Alex Rybakov 6–2, 6–4

Doubles: 10 (8–2)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (2–0)
ITF World Tennis Tour (6–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (6–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (2–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2023 Nottingham,
United Kingdom
Challenger Grass United Kingdom Jacob Fearnley United Kingdom Liam Broady
United Kingdom Jonny O'Mara
6–3, 6–7(6–8), [10–7]
Win 2–0 Jul 2023 Great Britain M25,
Roehampton
World Tennis Tour Grass United Kingdom Emile Hudd France Arthur Bouquier
France François Musitelli
6–4, 7–5
Loss 2–1 Jul 2023 Great Britain M25,
Roehampton
World Tennis Tour Hard United Kingdom Emile Hudd United Kingdom Charles Broom
United Kingdom George Houghton
4–6, 6–4, [9–11]
Win 3–1 Aug 2023 Great Britain M25,
Roehampton
World Tennis Tour Hard United Kingdom Emile Hudd United Kingdom Millen Hurrion
United Kingdom Daniel Little
7–5(10–8), 7–6(7–4)
Win 4–1 Aug 2023 Great Britain M25,
Aldershot
World Tennis Tour Hard United Kingdom Emile Hudd United Kingdom Arthur Fery
United Kingdom Anton Matusevich
6–3, 3–6, [10–8]
Win 5–1 Oct 2023 USA M15,
Las Vegas
World Tennis Tour Hard Ecuador Ángel Díaz Jalil United States William Grant
Ecuador Andrés Andrade
6–4, 6–4
Loss 5–2 Oct 2023 USA M25
Columbus
World Tennis Tour Hard Japan Shunsuke Mitsui United States Robert Cash
United States Bryce Nakashima
5–7, 6–7(10–12)
Win 6–2 Jul 2024 USA M25,
Dallas
World Tennis Tour Hard Japan Shunsuke Mitsui United States Alexander Kotzen
United States Tristan McCormick
6–4, 6–4
Win 7–2 Oct 2024 USA M25,
Louisville
World Tennis Tour Hard United States JJ Mercer Antigua and Barbuda Jody Maginley
United States Evan Zhu
7–5, 6–4
Win 8–2 Nov 2024 Knoxville,
United States
Challenger Hard (i) Australia Patrick Harper United States Micah Braswell
United States Eliot Spizzirri
6–2, 6–2

References

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  1. ^ "Johannus Monday". ITF. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Johannus Monday | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  3. ^ a b Jones, Preston (20 April 2022). "Family-Oriented Monday Excelling on Rocky Top". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Hull tennis player Johannus Monday proving a big hit on the US college tennis circuit". ITV News. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  5. ^ Kemp, Dan (February 21, 2021). "'JoMo' the Cottingham tennis star taking the US by storm". HullLive.
  6. ^ a b c "Ryan Peniston, Johannus Monday & Oliver Crawford headline a standout week of British singles titles on the ITF Tour". lta.org. 24 March 2025. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  7. ^ "Rothesay Open Nottingham 2023: Jacob Fearnley & Johannus Monday lift first ATP Challenger title". Lawn Tennis Association. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  8. ^ Elder, Matthew (1 July 2023). "Andy Murray and the nine Scots competing at Wimbledon 2023 – including son of Rangers coach". Scotsman.com. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  9. ^ Dickson-Jefford, Oli (29 June 2023). "Monday takes pride from Wimbledon Qualifying campaign". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  10. ^ Russo, Rick (10 July 2023). "Monday's impressive debut at Wimbledon comes to an end". wvlt.tv. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  11. ^ "Jay Clarke & Johannus Monday claim ITF singles titles & three British doubles champions". lta.org. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  12. ^ Furness, Glenys. "MONDAY CLAIMS ITF HARLINGEN TITLE". Britsportswatch. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  13. ^ "M25 NORMAN". itftennis. 21 October 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
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