British tennis player (born 1995)
Ryan Harold Peniston (born 10 November 1995) is a British tennis player from Essex .[ 1]
Personal life
Ryan Harold Peniston was born in November 1995 to English-Irish father Paul and Malaysian mother Penny (née Gok)[ 2] Great Wakering near Rochford .[ 3]
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] [ 5] [ 6]
A graduate of the University of Memphis tennis program,[ 7] [ 8] [ 9]
Professional career
2020: Battle of the Brits
During 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
Peniston 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] 2021 Queen's Club Championships doubles main draw, playing alongside Liam Broady , and the qualifying draw in the singles.[ 14] [ 15] 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.
Peniston 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] Francisco Cerúndolo .[ 17] [ 18]
At the 2022 Eastbourne International he reached the second round as a wildcard defeating 8th seed Holger Rune .[ 19] 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: Wimbledon Centre Court match with Andy Murray
Peniston entered qualifying for the Australian Open where he lost out to Canadian Alexis Galarneau .[ 22] 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 Queen's Club Championships and defeated Ugo Humbert in the first round,[ 24] Holger Rune .[ 25] Wimbledon , Peniston lost to Andy Murray in the first round in a match played on Centre Court .[ 26] [ 27]
In August, he won the Winnipeg National Bank Challenger , defeating Leandro Riedi in the final.[ 28]
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
P#
DNQ
A
Z#
PO
G
S
B
NMS
NTI
P
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Current through the 2023 Eastbourne International .
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Legend
ATP Challenger (1–3)
ITF Futures (6–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (7–4)
Clay (0–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
Dec 2018
USA F35, Tallahassee
Futures
Hard
Maxime Cressy
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
Tomás Martín Etcheverry
6–4, 7–5
Loss
2–2
Jul 2019
M25 Dublin
Futures
Carpet
Igor Sijsling
4–6, 6–7(8–10)
Loss
2–3
Aug 2019
M15 Hua Hin
Futures
Hard
Hsu Yu-hsiou
3–6, 3–6
Loss
2–4
Dec 2019
M25 Fort Worth
Futures
Hard
Jesper de Jong
2–6, 0–6
Win
3–4
May 2021
M15 Heraklion
Futures
Hard
Yuta Shimizu
6–3, 6–0
Win
4–4
May 2021
M15 Heraklion
Futures
Hard
Zhang Ze
6–4, 6–1
Loss
4–5
Aug 2021 Prague , Czech Republic
Challenger
Clay
Franco Agamenone
3–6, 1–6
Loss
4–6
Dec 2021 Antalya , Turkey
Challenger
Clay
Nuno Borges
4–6, 3–6
Loss
4–7
Jan 2022
M25 Loughborough
Futures
Hard
Antoine Escoffier
4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss
4–8
May 2022 Ostrava , Czech Republic
Challenger
Clay
Evan Furness
6–4, 6–7(6–8) , 1–6
Win
5–8
Aug 2023 Winnipeg , Canada
Challenger
Hard
Leandro Riedi
6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Win
6–8
Oct 2024
M25 Heraklion
Futures
Hard
Louis Dussin
6-4, 6–1, 3–6
Win
7–8
Nov 2024
M25 Monastir
Futures
Hard
Federico Iannaccone
6-0, 6–1
Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (1–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–3)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Record against top 10 players
Wins over top 10 players
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
Wins
1
1
References
^ "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 .^ "Rune Sets Musetti Showdown At Queen's Club" . ATPTour. Retrieved 9 January 2025 .^ "Wimbledon 2023: Andy Murray cruises into second round after straight-sets win over Ryan Peniston" . London Evening Standard. Retrieved 9 January 2025 .^ "Wimbledon 2023: Ryan Peniston says start of Andy Murray match 'didn't feel real' . BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 January 2025 .^ "RYAN PENISTON CROWNED CHAMPION OF THE WINNIPEG NATIONAL BANK CHALLENGER" . Tennis Manitoba. Retrieved 9 January 2025 .
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