Sean Thornley

Sean Thornley (born 31 May 1989) is a former British tennis player, best known for playing on the doubles circuit with David Rice.

Sean Thornley
Sean Thornley
Country (sports)United Kingdom Great Britain
ResidenceWest Wickham, London
Born (1989-05-31) 31 May 1989 (age 34)
Bristol, England
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 538 (12 September 2011)
Doubles
Career record0–3
Career titles23 (21 ITF Futures / 2 ATP Challengers)
Highest rankingNo. 160 (24 September 2012)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon1R (2011, 2013)
Last updated on: 18 July 2016.

Career

In 2011 Thornley and Rice qualified for the Men's Doubles at Wimbledon. They lost in the first round to Jamie Murray and Sergiy Stakhovsky, 3–6, 5–7.

After a successful year, Thornley and Rice were awarded a wildcard in 2013 in to the Wimbledon Championships Doubles Main Draw, where they lost in the first round in five sets, 4–6, 3–6, 7–6(7), 6–4, 4–6 to Marinko Matosevic and Frank Moser.

Sean Thornley and David Rice have won 21 international doubles titles together.

Thornley retired from professional tennis in 2015 and now works in the commercial department at Arsenal Football Club.

Challenger and Futures finals

Doubles: 47 (23–24)

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (2–3)
ITF Futures Tour (21–21)
Titles by surface
Hard (19–22)
Clay (2–2)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 May 2007 Greece F2, Syros Futures Hard Sean Thornley  Iain Atkinson Sean Thornley  Lee Childs
Sean Thornley  Edward Corrie
3–6, 5–7
Loss 0–2 Aug 2009 India F7, New Delhi Futures Hard Sean Thornley  Chris Eaton Sean Thornley  Ashutosh Singh
Sean Thornley  Vishnu Vardhan
3–6, 7–6(7–5), [8–10]
Win 1–2 Oct 2009 Greece F2, Paros Futures Carpet Sean Thornley  David Rice Sean Thornley  Claudio Grassi
Sean Thornley  Mikhail Vasiliev
6–4, 2–6, [10–8]
Win 2–2 Sep 2010 Great Britain F13, London Futures Hard Sean Thornley  David Rice Sean Thornley  Claudio Grassi
Sean Thornley  Alexander Slabinsky
2–6, 6–3, [10–0]
Loss 2–3 Sep 2010 Great Britain F14, Nottingham Futures Hard Sean Thornley  Marcus Willis Sean Thornley  Lewis Burton
Sean Thornley  Dan Evans
5–7, 6–1, [11–13]
Loss 2–4 Sep 2010 Great Britain F15, Wrexham Futures Hard Sean Thornley  David Rice Sean Thornley  Lewis Burton
Sean Thornley  Dan Evans
6–7(6–8), 4–6
Win 3–4 Feb 2011 France F3, Bressuire Futures Hard (i) Sean Thornley  David Rice Sean Thornley  Medy Chettar
Sean Thornley  Valentin Nourrissat
Walkover
Loss 3–5 Mar 2011 Rimouski, Canada Challenger Hard (i) Sean Thornley  David Rice Sean Thornley  Treat Huey
Sean Thornley  Vasek Pospisil
0–6, 1–6
Loss 3–6 Apr 2011 Turkey F12, Antalya Futures Hard Sean Thornley  David Rice Sean Thornley  Nikola Čačić
Sean Thornley  Jozef Kovalík
6–4, 4–6, [4–10]
Win 4–6 Apr 2011 Great Britain F5, Bournemouth Futures Clay Sean Thornley  David Rice Sean Thornley  Carles Poch Gradin
Sean Thornley  Alexander Slabinsky
6–3, 6–4
Loss 4–7 May 2011 Great Britain F6, Edinburgh Futures Clay Sean Thornley  David Rice Sean Thornley  James Feaver
Sean Thornley  Jarryd Maher
6–2, 0–6, [6–10]
Win 5–7 May 2011 Israel F4, Ramat HaSharon Futures Hard Sean Thornley  David Rice Sean Thornley  Tal Eros
Sean Thornley  Amir Weintraub
3–6, 6–3, [11–9]
Loss 5–8 May 2011 Israel F5, Ramat HaSharon Futures Hard Sean Thornley  David Rice Sean Thornley  John Paul Fruttero
Sean Thornley  Amir Weintraub
7–6(7–4), 6–7(3–7), [11–13]
Win 6–8 Jul 2011 Great Britain F9, Ilkley Futures Grass Sean Thornley  David Rice Sean Thornley  Chris Eaton
Sean Thornley  Josh Goodall
6–7(2–7), 6–3, [10–7]
Win 7–8 Aug 2011 Great Britain F12, London Futures Hard Sean Thornley  David Rice Sean Thornley  Ruan Roelofse
Sean Thornley  Sanam Singh
6–3, 6–2
Win 8–8 Sep 2011 Great Britain F13, Wrexham Futures Hard Sean Thornley  David Rice Sean Thornley  James Feaver
Sean Thornley  Daniel Glancy
6–2, 7–5
Loss 8–9 Sep 2011 Great Britain F15, Nottingham Futures Hard Sean Thornley  David Rice Sean Thornley  Josh Goodall
Sean Thornley  Marcus Willis
4–6, 6–7(6–8)
Win 9–9 Oct 2011 Turkey F25, Antalya Futures Hard Sean Thornley  David Rice Sean Thornley  Mikhail Biryukov
Sean Thornley  Dmitri Sitak
2–6, 6–4, [10–6]
Win 10–9 Oct 2011 Turkey F26, Antalya Futures Hard Sean Thornley  David Rice Sean Thornley  Érik Chvojka
Sean Thornley  Michal Konečný
7–6(11–9), 6–3
Win 11–9 Oct 2011 Great Britain F17, Cardiff Futures Hard (i) Sean Thornley  Oliver Golding Sean Thornley  Daniel Cox
Sean Thornley  Daniel Smethurst
6–4, 6–4
Loss 11–10 Jan 2012 Great Britain F1, Glasgow Futures Hard (i) Sean Thornley  David Rice Sean Thornley  Chris Eaton
Sean Thornley  Dominic Inglot
5–7, 2–6
Loss 11–11 Jan 2012 Great Britain F2, Sheffield Futures Hard (i) Sean Thornley  David Rice Sean Thornley  Chris Eaton
Sean Thornley  Dominic Inglot
3–6, 5–7
Win 12–11 Jan 2012 Great Britain F3, Birkenhead Futures Hard (i) Sean Thornley  David Rice Sean Thornley  Lewis Burton
Sean Thornley  Chris Eaton
6–2, 6–3
Loss 12–12 Mar 2012 Great Britain F4, Tipton Futures Hard (i) Sean Thornley  David Rice Sean Thornley  Chris Eaton
Sean Thornley  Dominic Inglot
3–6, 4–6
Loss 12–13 Aug 2012 Great Britain F12, Wrexham Futures Hard Sean Thornley  Oliver Golding Sean Thornley  Lewis Burton
Sean Thornley  Edward Corrie
4–6, 0–6
Win 13–13 Aug 2012 Great Britain F13, London Futures Hard Sean Thornley  Andrew Fitzpatrick Sean Thornley  Tom Burn
Sean Thornley  Dan Evans
7–6(7–2), 6–2
Win 14–13 Sep 2012 İzmir, Turkey Challenger Hard Sean Thornley  David Rice Sean Thornley  Brydan Klein
Sean Thornley  Dane Propoggia
7–6(10–8), 6–2
Win 15–13 Oct 2012 Great Britain F17, Glasgow Futures Hard (i) Sean Thornley  David Rice Sean Thornley  Laurynas Grigelis
Sean Thornley  Bastian Knittel
6–3, 6–2
Win 16–13 Jan 2013 Great Britain F1, Glasgow Futures Hard (i) Sean Thornley  David Rice Sean Thornley  Scott Clayton
Sean Thornley  Richard Gabb
7–6(7–5), 6–2
Win 17–13 Feb 2013 Great Britain F3, Sheffield Futures Hard (i) Sean Thornley  David Rice Sean Thornley  Dan Evans
Sean Thornley  Andrew Fitzpatrick
6–2, 7–6(8–6)
Loss 17–14 Feb 2013 Great Britain F4, Wirral Futures Hard (i) Sean Thornley  James Cluskey Sean Thornley  Lewis Burton
Sean Thornley  Neal Skupski
6–7(5–7), 6–2, [7–10]
Win 18–14 Mar 2013 Great Britain F5, Cardiff Futures Hard (i) Sean Thornley  David Rice Sean Thornley  Edward Corrie
Sean Thornley  Neal Skupski
6–1, 7–5
Win 18–15 Mar 2013 Great Britain F6, Shrewsbury Futures Hard (i) Sean Thornley  David Rice Sean Thornley  Sander Gillé
Sean Thornley  Jonas Merckx
6–2, 6–1
Loss 18–16 Apr 2013 USA F10, Little Rock Futures Hard Sean Thornley  David Rice Sean Thornley  Chase Buchanan
Sean Thornley  Austin Krajicek
2–6, 3–6
Loss 18–17 Aug 2013 Great Britain F16, Chiswick Futures Hard Sean Thornley  David Rice Sean Thornley  Liam Broady
Sean Thornley  Joshua Ward-Hibbert
6–7(5–7), 6–2, [6–10]
Win 19–17 Oct 2013 France F18, Nevers Futures Hard (i) Sean Thornley  David Rice Sean Thornley  Mathieu Rodrigues
Sean Thornley  Gleb Sakharov
6–3, 6–4
Loss 19–18 Oct 2013 France F19, Saint-Dizier Futures Hard (i) Sean Thornley  David Rice Sean Thornley  Germain Gigounon
Sean Thornley  Hugo Nys
6–7(4–7), 4–6
Win 20–18 Oct 2013 Great Britain F21, Loughborough Futures Hard (i) Sean Thornley  David Rice Sean Thornley  Kevin Griekspoor
Sean Thornley  Scott Griekspoor
6–3, 6–7(3–7), [10–5]
Win 21–18 Jan 2014 Great Britain F1, Glasgow Futures Hard (i) Sean Thornley  David Rice Sean Thornley  Edward Corrie
Sean Thornley  Daniel Smethurst
6–3, 6–1
Win 22–18 Jan 2014 Great Britain F2, Sunderland Futures Hard (i) Sean Thornley  David Rice Sean Thornley  Richard Gabb
Sean Thornley  Joshua Ward-Hibbert
6–3, 6–3
Loss 22–19 Jan 2014 Great Britain F3, Sheffield Futures Hard (i) Sean Thornley  David Rice Sean Thornley  Edward Corrie
Sean Thornley  Daniel Smethurst
6–3, 2–6, [8–10]
Loss 22–20 Mar 2014 Great Britain F8, Tipton Futures Hard (i) Sean Thornley  David Rice Sean Thornley  Lewis Burton
Sean Thornley  Marcus Willis
6–4, 6–7(5–7), [6–10]
Win 23–20 Jul 2014 Tampere, Estonia Challenger Clay Sean Thornley  Ruben Gonzales Sean Thornley  Elias Ymer
Sean Thornley  Anton Zaitcev
6–7(5–7), 7–6(12–10), [10–8]
Loss 23–21 Aug 2014 Liberec, Czech Republic Challenger Clay Sean Thornley  Ruben Gonzales Sean Thornley  Roman Jebavý
Sean Thornley  Jaroslav Pospíšil
4–6, 3–6
Loss 23–22 Oct 2014 Great Britain F17, Manchester Futures Hard (i) Sean Thornley  Darren Walsh Sean Thornley  Laurynas Grigelis
Sean Thornley  David Rice
4–6, 4–6
Loss 23–23 Nov 2014 Knoxville, US Challenger Hard (i) Sean Thornley  Gastão Elias Sean Thornley  Miķelis Lībietis
Sean Thornley  Hunter Reese
3–6, 4–6
Loss 23–24 Mar 2015 Great Britain F5, Shrewsbury Futures Hard (i) Sean Thornley  Marcus Willis Sean Thornley  Luke Bambridge
Sean Thornley  Scott Clayton
6–7(3–7), 4–6

References

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