Introduction
Aidan McHugh (born 9 July 2000) is a British professional tennis player.
He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 298 achieved on 28 February 2022. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 285 achieved on 3 October 2022.
Career
From Bearsden, he attended St Aloysius' College, Glasgow. He became a client of Andy Murray’s 77 Sports Management firm, where he is joined by fellow tennis players Paul Jubb, Harriet Dart, Katie Swan and Jack Pinnington Jones. His usual training facility is the Scotstoun Sports Campus in Glasgow and he is on the Lawn Tennis Association’s Pro Scholarship Programme. McHugh has been described as Murray’s protégé.
He reached the semifinals of the 2018 Australian Open – Boys' singles where he defeated Ondrej Styler, Filip Jianu, Jaimee Floyd Angele and Rinky Hijikata before he lost to Tseng Chun-hsin in three sets.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, he took part in the Battle Of The Brits Team Tennis at the National Tennis Centre in London, England. He helped Judy Murray to produce online exercise modules for players of all ages that also involved Andy Murray, Jamie Murray,and Colin Fleming amongst others.
He received a wildcard on to the main draw of 2021 Nottingham Trophy – Men's singles where he defeated world number 105 Mikhail Kukushkin in straight sets for his first win on the ATP Challenger Tour.
He received a wildcard for the main draw of the 2021 Wimbledon Championships men’s doubles alongside Alastair Gray, where he recorded his first Major win against Jiří Veselý and Roman Jebavý and a wildcard into the qualifying for the men’s singles.
Personal life
He is a fan of Celtic F.C.
Career finals
Singles: 14 (7–7)
| Titles by surface |
|---|
| Legend (singles) |
| ITF Futures Tour (7–7) |
| Titles by surface |
| Hard (7–7) |
| Clay (0–0) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| ITF Futures Tour (7–7) |
| Hard (7–7) |
| Clay (0–0) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Sep 2018 | Great Britain F6, Barnstaple | Futures | Hard | Mark Whitehouse | 4–6, 6–3, 6–7 | |
| Win | Oct 2018 | Kuwait F1, Mishref | Futures | Hard | Alec Adamson | 6–2, 6–7, 6–2 | |
| Win | Nov 2018 | Kuwait F3, Mishref | Futures | Hard | Constantin Bittoun Kouzmine | 6–1, 6–3 | |
| Loss | Jun 2019 | M15 Heraklion | Futures | Hard | Michail Pervolarakis | 1–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | Jun 2019 | M15 Singapore | Futures | Hard | Dayne Kelly | 3–6, 0–6 | |
| Win | Jun 2019 | M15 Singapore | Futures | Hard | Jonathan Gray | 6–2, 6–2 | |
| Loss | Mar 2021 | M15 Indore | Futures | Hard | Zane Khan | 7–6, 6–7, 6–7 | |
| Win | Jun 2021 | M25 Santo Domingo | Futures | Hard | Nicolás Kicker | 7–5, 3–6, 6–3 | |
| Loss | Aug 2021 | M25 Decatur | Futures | Hard | Eliot Spizzirri | 2–6, 5–7 | |
| Loss | Oct 2021 | M25 Rodez | Futures | Hard | Antoine Escoffier | 7–5, 5–7, 4–6 | |
| Win | Oct 2022 | M25 Glasgow | Futures | Hard (i) | Filip Peliwo | 7–6, 6–4 | |
| Win | Jul 2023 | M25 Champaign | Futures | Hard | Cannon Kingsley | 6–4, 6–3 | |
| Loss | Jul 2023 | M25 Edwardsville | Futures | Hard | Quinn Vandecasteele | 3–6, 6–7 | |
| Win | Sep 2023 | M25 Madrid | Futures | Hard | Peter Heller | 6–4, 7–5 |
Doubles: 10 (3–7)
| Titles by surface |
|---|
| Legend (doubles) |
| ATP Challenger Tour (0–1) |
| ITF Futures Tour (3–6) |
| Titles by surface |
| Hard (3–7) |
| Clay (0–0) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| ATP Challenger Tour (0–1) |
| ITF Futures Tour (3–6) |
| Hard (3–7) |
| Clay (0–0) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Sep 2018 | Great Britain F6, Barnstaple | Futures | Hard | James Story | Elliott Farmer Cameron Green |
6–4, 6–1 | |
| Loss | Oct 2018 | Israel F13, Ashkelon | Futures | Hard | Jakub Paul | Guy Den Heijer Sidane Pontjodikromo |
5–7, 4–6 | |
| Win | May 2019 | M15 Heraklion | Futures | Hard | Lloyd Glasspool | Michail Pervolarakis Petros Tsitsipas |
7–6, 7–6 | |
| Loss | Sep 2019 | M15 Kiryat Shmona | Futures | Hard | Jack Draper | Samuel Beren Raheel Manji |
4–6, 6–2, [6–10] | |
| Loss | Nov 2020 | M15 Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | Siddhant Banthia | Aldin Šetkić Yaraslav Shyla |
6–7, 3–6 | |
| Loss | Feb 2021 | M15 Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | Arnaud Bovy | Nick Hardt Nicolas Moreno de Alboran |
3–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | Feb 2022 | M25 Glasgow | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Gijs Brouwer | Charles Broom Constantin Frantzen |
4–6, 7–6, [10–4] | |
| Loss | Aug 2022 | Lexington, USA | Challenger | Hard | Gijs Brouwer | Yuki Bhambri Saketh Myneni |
6-3, 4-6, [8-10] | |
| Loss | Mar 2023 | M25 Loulé | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Jesper de Jong | Sidane Pontjodikromo Niels Visker |
6–4, 2–6, [8–10] | |
| Loss | Jun 2023 | M15 Rancho Santa Fe | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Keegan Smith | Jack Anthrop Bryce Nakashima Nakashima |
1–6, 4–6 |