Connor Thomson (born 16 January 2001) is a British tennis player. He has a career high doubles ranking of 290 achieved on 30 October 2023.

Early and personal life

The son of former-footballer Malky Thomson, he has a brother called Callum. From Paisley, he attended Gryffe High School in Renfrewshire before attending the University of South Carolina in the United States. In 2023 Thomson received all-American honours for the second consecutive year. In 2023, he and

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became the number one ranked doubles team in Collegiate tennis.

Career

A keen footballer in his youth, Thomson was in the football academy of

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but opted to concentrate on tennis. In 2019 he reached the quarterfinals of the Boys’ doubles at the

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alongside Jacob Fearnley. In 2020 he was included as part of Tennis Scotland’s new national player programme. In June 2023, Thomson received a wildcard with his partner

for the

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at the

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and the pair beat the second seeds Andre Goransson and Ben McLachlan in straight sets before losing to eventual finalists Alexei Popyrin and

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in the quarterfinals. They then reached the semifinals of the

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. He and Samuel were subsequently awarded wildcards into the

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. They won their opening match against Pedro Cachin and Yannick Hanfmann.

References

2001 births Living people Scottish male tennis players 21st-century Scottish people South Carolina Gamecocks men's tennis players British expatriate tennis players in the United States Sportspeople from Paisley, Renfrewshire Scottish expatriate sportspeople in the United States People educated at Gryffe High School {{UK-tennis-bio-stub