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Neal Skupski (born 1 December 1989) is a British professional tennis player. He is best known as a doubles player having been ranked inside the top 50 of the ATP's doubles rankings. Having played college tennis at the Louisiana State University, where he studied for a degree in sports administration, he turned professional in 2013. Neal is the younger brother of Ken Skupski, with whom he has regularly partnered since 2013.
Career
Early career
Skupski was born in Liverpool and went to King David High School. His father is of Polish descent. He competed in handful of matches in 2010 and 2011, before taking a full year out to finish his degree. He began competing as a professional in 2013, initially playing on the Futures and Challenger Tours. After playing with a number of partners, he started competing more frequently with his brother Ken from March 2013 onwards. The pair reached the final of the Aegon Trophy on the Challenger Tour, before winning five Challenger titles in 2013, as of 23 September. These wins saw Neal move into the world top 200 in July 2013. At the 2013 Kremlin Cup the Skupski brothers entered their first ATP World Tour tournament, progressing to the final, where they lost on a tie-break. Following the final, Neal moved into the top 100 for the first time, having been unranked at the start of the season. He ended 2013 ranked 86th in the world.
2018
Skupski won his first ATP World Tour title at the Open Sud de France, partnering again with his brother Ken.
2019
Skupski and Spanish partner María José Martínez Sánchez were beaten in their mixed doubles semi-final at the 2019 Australian Open.
Following the French Open, Skupski formed a new partnership with fellow Briton Jamie Murray.
ATP career finals
Doubles: 9 (3 titles, 6 runner-ups)
| Finals by setting |
|---|
| Legend |
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour 500 Series (1–0) |
| ATP World Tour 250 Series (2–6) |
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (2–3) |
| Clay (1–2) |
| Grass (0–1) |
| Finals by setting |
| Outdoor (1–4) |
| Indoor (2–2) |
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour 500 Series (1–0) |
| ATP World Tour 250 Series (2–6) |
| Hard (2–3) |
| Clay (1–2) |
| Grass (0–1) |
| Outdoor (1–4) |
| Indoor (2–2) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Oct 2013 | Kremlin Cup, Russia | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Ken Skupski | Mikhail Elgin Denis Istomin | 2–6, 6–1, [12–14] | |
| Win | Feb 2018 | Open Sud de France, France | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Ken Skupski | Ben McLachlan Hugo Nys | 7–6, 6–4 | |
| Loss | Jun 2018 | Eastbourne International, United Kingdom | 250 Series | Grass | Ken Skupski | Luke Bambridge Jonny O'Mara | 5–7, 4–6 | |
| Loss | Sep 2018 | Moselle Open, France | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Ken Skupski | Nicolas Mahut Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 1–6, 5–7 | |
| Win | Oct 2018 | Vienna Open, Austria | 500 Series | Hard (i) | Joe Salisbury | Mike Bryan Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 7–6, 6–3 | |
| Loss | Feb 2019 | Delray Beach Open, United States | 250 Series | Hard | Ken Skupski | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6–7, 4–6 | |
| Loss | Apr 2019 | U.S. Clay Court Championships, United States | 250 Series | Clay | Ken Skupski | Santiago González Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi | 6–3, 4–6, [6–10] | |
| Win | Apr 2019 | Hungarian Open, Hungary | 250 Series | Clay | Ken Skupski | Marcus Daniell Wesley Koolhof | 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Loss | May 2019 | Lyon Open, France | 250 Series | Clay | Ken Skupski | Ivan Dodig Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 4–6, 3–6 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Doubles: 44 (30 titles, 14 runners-up)
| FInals by surface |
|---|
| Legend |
| ATP Challenger (23–12) |
| ITF Futures (7–2) |
| FInals by surface |
| Hard (21–7) |
| Clay (5–0) |
| Grass (3–5) |
| Carpet (1–2) |
| ATP Challenger (23–12) |
| ITF Futures (7–2) |
| Hard (21–7) |
| Clay (5–0) |
| Grass (3–5) |
| Carpet (1–2) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Aug 2010 | Great Britain F12, Roehampton | Futures | Hard | Oliver Golding | Ashwin Kumar Laurent Rochette | 2–6, 7–6, [6–10] | |
| Win | Jul 2011 | Ireland F1, Dublin | Futures | Carpet | Albano Olivetti | James Cluskey James McGee | 7–6, 6–3 | |
| Win | Jul 2011 | USA F24, Costa Mesa | Futures | Hard | Chris Eaton | Daniel Cox Adam Hubble | 6–3, 6–3 | |
| Win | Jan 2013 | Great Britain F2, Portsmouth | Futures | Hard (i) | Ken Skupski | Sam Barry Colin O'Brien | 3–6, 6–3, [10–5] | |
| Win | Feb 2013 | Great Britain F4, Birkenhead | Futures | Hard (i) | Lewis Burton | James Cluskey Sean Thornley | 7–6, 2–6, [10–7] | |
| Loss | Mar 2013 | Great Britain F5, Cardiff | Futures | Hard (i) | Edward Corrie | David Rice Sean Thornley | 1–6, 5–7 | |
| Win | Apr 2013 | Great Britain F9, Bournemouth | Futures | Clay | Richard Gabb | Jack Carpenter Ashley Hewitt | 6–3, 2–6, [10–3] | |
| Win | May 2013 | Italy F6, Pozzuoli | Futures | Clay | Ken Skupski | Oliver Golding Denys Mylokostov | 6–3, 6–3 | |
| Loss | Jun 2013 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Ken Skupski | Jamie Murray John Peers | 2–6, 7–6, [6–10] | |
| Win | Jul 2013 | Great Britain F12, Manchester | Futures | Grass | Albano Olivetti | Zach Itzstein Brydan Klein | 7–6, 6–3 | |
| Win | Jul 2013 | Recanati, Italy | Challenger | Hard | Ken Skupski | Gianluigi Quinzi Adelchi Virgili | 6–4, 6–3 | |
| Win | Aug 2013 | Segovia, Spain | Challenger | Hard | Ken Skupski | Mikhail Elgin Uladzimir Ignatik | 6–3, 6–7, [10–6] | |
| Win | Sep 2013 | Pétange, Luxembourg | Challenger | Hard (i) | Ken Skupski | Benjamin Becker Tobias Kamke | 6–3, 6–7, [10–7] | |
| Win | Sep 2013 | Szczecin, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Ken Skupski | Andrea Arnaboldi Alessandro Giannessi | 6–4, 1–6, [10–7] | |
| Loss | Jan 2014 | Talheim, Germany | Challenger | Hard (i) | Ken Skupski | Tomasz Bednarek Henri Kontinen | 6–3, 6–7, [10–12] | |
| Win | Sep 2014 | İzmir, Turkey | Challenger | Hard | Ken Skupski | Malek Jaziri Alexander Kudryavtsev | 6–1, 6–4 | |
| Win | Nov 2014 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Challenger | Hard (i) | Ken Skupski | Norbert Gombos Adam Pavlásek | 6–3, 7–6 | |
| Win | Jun 2015 | Surbiton, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Ken Skupski | Marcus Daniell Marcelo Demoliner | 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Loss | Jun 2015 | Ilkley, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Ken Skupski | Marcus Daniell Marcelo Demoliner | 6–7, 4–6 | |
| Win | Sep 2015 | Saint-Rémy, France | Challenger | Hard | Ken Skupski | Andrej Martin Igor Zelenay | 6–4, 6–1 | |
| Loss | Oct 2015 | Orléans, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Ken Skupski | Tristan Lamasine Fabrice Martin | 4–6, 6–7 | |
| Loss | Oct 2015 | Brest, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Ken Skupski | Wesley Koolhof Matwé Middelkoop | 6–3, 4–6, [6–10] | |
| Loss | Nov 2015 | Eckental, Germany | Challenger | Carpet (i) | Ken Skupski | Ruben Bemelmans Philipp Petzschner | 5–7, 2–6 | |
| Loss | Nov 2015 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Challenger | Hard (i) | Ken Skupski | Ilija Bozoljac Igor Zelenay | 6–7, 6–4, [5–10] | |
| Win | Feb 2016 | Bergamo, Italy | Challenger | Hard (i) | Ken Skupski | Nikola Mektić Antonio Šančić | 6–3, 7–5 | |
| Win | Feb 2016 | Cherbourg, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Ken Skupski | Yoshihito Nishioka Aldin Šetkić | 4–6, 6–3, [10–6] | |
| Loss | Jun 2016 | Manchester, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Ken Skupski | Purav Raja Divij Sharan | 3–6, 6–3, [9–11] | |
| Loss | Jun 2016 | Surbiton, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Ken Skupski | Purav Raja Divij Sharan | 4–6, 6–7 | |
| Win | Sep 2016 | Saint-Rémy, France | Challenger | Hard | Ken Skupski | David O'Hare Joe Salisbury | 6–7, 6–4, [10–5] | |
| Win | Nov 2016 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Challenger | Hard (i) | Ken Skupski | Purav Raja Divij Sharan | 4–6, 6–3, [10–5] | |
| Loss | Feb 2017 | Quimper, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Ken Skupski | Mikhail Elgin Igor Zelenay | 6–2, 5–7, [5–10] | |
| Win | May 2017 | Savannah, United States | Challenger | Clay | Peter Polansky | Luke Bambridge Mitchell Krueger | 4–6, 6–3, [10–1] | |
| Win | May 2017 | Venice, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Ken Skupski | Julian Knowle Igor Zelenay | 5–7, 6–4, [10–5] | |
| Win | Jun 2017 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Ken Skupski | Matt Reid John-Patrick Smith | 7–6, 2–6, [10–7] | |
| Win | Aug 2017 | Aptos, United States | Challenger | Hard | Jonathan Erlich | Alex Bolt Jordan Thompson | 6–3, 2–6, [10–8] | |
| Win | Aug 2017 | Vancouver, Canada | Challenger | Hard | James Cerretani | Treat Huey Robert Lindstedt | 7–6, 6–2 | |
| Loss | Nov 2017 | Eckental, Germany | Challenger | Carpet (i) | Ken Skupski | Sander Arends Roman Jebavý | 2–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | Nov 2017 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Challenger | Hard (i) | Ken Skupski | Sander Arends Antonio Šančić | 5–7, 6–3, [10–8] | |
| Win | Feb 2018 | Quimper, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Ken Skupski | Sander Gillé Joran Vliegen | 6–3, 3–6, [10–7] | |
| Win | Apr 2018 | Le Gosier, Guadeloupe | Challenger | Hard | John-Patrick Smith | Ruben Bemelmans Jonathan Eysseric | 7–6, 6–4 | |
| Loss | Jun 2018 | Surbiton, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Ken Skupski | Luke Bambridge Jonny O'Mara | 6–7, 6–4, [7–10] | |
| Win | Aug 2018 | Vancouver, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Luke Bambridge | Marc Polmans Max Purcell | 4–6, 6–3, [10–6] | |
| Win | Sep 2018 | Chicago, United States | Challenger | Hard | Luke Bambridge | Leander Paes Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela | 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Win | Mar 2019 | Phoenix, United States | Challenger | Hard | Jamie Murray | Austin Krajicek Artem Sitak | 6–7, 7–5, [10–6] |
Doubles performance timeline
Current through the 2020 Dubai Tennis Championships.
| Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | SR | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 4 | 2–4 |
| French Open | A | 1R | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | |
| Wimbledon | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 2R | QF | 3R | 1R | 0 / 6 | 6–6 | |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | SF | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | |
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 6–4 | 1–1 | 0 / 16 | 14–16 |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | NH | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
| Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | SF | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | |
| Shanghai Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | SF | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | |
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | A | QF | QF | 0 / 2 | 4–2 | |
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 10–9 | 0–0 | 0 / 10 | 12–10 |
| National representation | ||||||||||
| Davis Cup | A | A | A | A | A | A | SF | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | |
| Career statistics | ||||||||||
| Tournaments | 1 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 7 | 88 | |
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Finals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 | |
| Overall Win–Loss | 3–1 | 5–12 | 2–4 | 4–9 | 5–8 | 28–16 | 43–30 | 7–7 | 97–87 | |
| Win % | 75% | 29% | 33% | 31% | 38% | 64% | 59% | 50% | 53% | |
| Year-end ranking | 87 | 90 | 103 | 81 | 67 | 33 | 31 | |||
World TeamTennis
Skupski has played five seasons with World TeamTennis starting in 2015 when he made his league debut with the California Dream. He has since played four seasons (2016-2019) for the New York Empire. It was announced that she will be joining the New York Empire during the 2020 WTT season set to begin July 12 at The Greenbrier.