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Marcus Willis was born on 9 October, 1990 in Slough, England, UK, is a British tennis player. Discover Marcus Willis's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 33 years old?
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9 October, 1990 |
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9 October |
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Slough, England, UK |
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United Kingdom
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He is a member of famous Player with the age 33 years old group. He one of the Richest Player who was born in United Kingdom.
Marcus Willis Height, Weight & Measurements
At 33 years old, Marcus Willis height is 1.91 m and Weight 91 kg.
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1.91 m |
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91 kg |
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Who Is Marcus Willis's Wife?
His wife is Jenny Bate
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Jenny Bate |
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Marcus Willis Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Marcus Willis worth at the age of 33 years old? Marcus Willis’s income source is mostly from being a successful Player. He is from United Kingdom. We have estimated Marcus Willis's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$220,064 |
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Marcus Willis Social Network
Timeline
Marcus Willis (born 9 October 1990) is a British professional tennis player.
Willis played his first junior match in April 2006 at the age of 15 at a grade 5 tournament in the UK.
Wimbledon: 3R (2007, 2008)
Willis officially turned pro in 2007 at the age of 17.
Throughout 2007–2015, he made 14 ITF singles finals and 41 ITF doubles finals (winning 8 singles and 25 doubles).
Throughout his junior career, he reached a high of No. 15 in the combined junior world rankings in September 2008 at posted a win–loss record of 92–36.
Willis was sent home from the 2008 Australian Open by the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) for his "slack attitude" when he missed the bus to a practice session and eventually arrived without rackets, having left them at his hotel.
Junior Slam results – Singles:
Junior Slam results – Doubles:
He got a wildcard spot into the 2009 Wimbledon Qualifying where he lost in the second round and the 2014 Wimbledon Qualifying where he lost in the first round.
He only made one challenger final, the 2014 Charlottesville Challenger where he made the doubles final partnering Lewis Burton where they lost to top seed Treat Huey and Frederik Nielsen in three sets.
He achieved a career-high ranking of 322 on June 16, 2014.
Willis made his tour debut at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships after qualifying for the main draw, where he gained recognition after playing against Roger Federer in the second round on Centre Court.
Since August 2022, he has specialized in doubles.
He has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 129, achieved in March 2024.
Willis also plays touchtennis, in which he has a career-high ranking of No. 1 in singles, having won 13 singles and two doubles titles.
Willis began playing tennis at the age of 9.
His mother is a learning support assistant and his father is an accountant.
Willis attended St Paul's Primary School, Wokingham and The Forest School, Winnersh.
Willis is married to Jennifer Bate, an NHS dental surgeon and former beauty model whom he had met at a concert.
The only success for Willis in the first five months of 2016 was qualifying for the Tunisia Futures F1 in January, and progressing to the quarterfinals, where he won $356.
His failure to defend the previous year's points led to his ranking falling to number 772 by the start of Wimbledon.
Willis was considering his retirement in 2016 as he had just torn his hamstring and was offered a tennis teaching job in Philadelphia.
His girlfriend, Jennifer Bate, convinced him to keep playing professional tennis and to give it one more try.
He trained heavily throughout February to May to play his next event at Wimbledon qualifying.
Willis was awarded a spot into the qualifying draw after countryman David Rice withdrew.
He won six matches to qualify for the main draw of the 2016 Wimbledon Championships, which included wins against Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev.
In the first round, Willis upset Ričardas Berankis, a player ranked more than 700 places above him, to set up a clash with seven-time champion Roger Federer.
Willis was defeated by Federer 6–0, 6–3, 6–4 on Centre Court in the second round, receiving a standing ovation nevertheless.
The BBC later held a vote for the best shot made of the tournament, and Willis's lob over Federer earned him the win.
Injury prevented Willis from playing immediately after Wimbledon 2016, but he was given a wild card into qualifying for the Erste Bank Open 500 in Vienna over the weekend of October 22–23.
He has also been invited to play Tie Break Tens at the same venue on Sunday 23 October, against Andy Murray, Dominic Thiem and Jo Wilfried Tsonga.
His second tournament after Wimbledon was a Future in Kuwait which he won both the singles and the doubles.