Johannus Monday

Johannus Monday (born 22 January 2002) is a British tennis player. He has a career high singles ranking of 531 achieved on 10 October 2022. He has a career high doubles ranking of 500 achieved on 13 February 2023.[1][2]

Johannus Monday
Monday at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports) United Kingdom
Born (2002-01-22) 22 January 2002
Hull, England
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeTennessee
Prize money$13,444
Singles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 531 (10 October 2022)
Current rankingNo. 567 (12 June 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonQ2 (2023)
Doubles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 500 (13 February 2023)
Current rankingNo. 510 (12 June 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon2R (2023)
Last updated on: 17 June 2023.

Early life

Monday was born in Kingston upon Hull and brought up in nearby Cottingham. He began playing tennis at 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]

Career

In June 2023, Monday won the title of the men's doubles of the Nottingham Open alongside Jacob Fearnley. The pair received wildcards for the 2023 Wimbledon Championships.[6] 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.[7] In the doubles, he and Fearnley beat Andre Goransson and Ben McLachlan in the opening round before losing to Matthew Ebden and Rohan Bopanna.[8]

References
  1. "Johannus Monday". ITF. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  2. "Johannus Monday | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  3. 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. 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.
  7. Dickson-Jefford, Oli (29 June 2023). "Monday takes pride from Wimbledon Qualifying campaign". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  8. Russo, Rick (10 July 2023). "Monday's impressive debut at Wimbledon comes to an end". wvlt.tv. Retrieved 17 April 2023.


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