Joe Salisbury
Joe Salisbury is a British tennis player. He is a doubles specialist who reached a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals world No. 3 doubles ranking on 10 February 2020.
He became the fourth British player to win a Grand Slam title in men's doubles in the open era, when he won the 2020 Australian Open with Rajeev Ram. His other career highlights include reaching the semifinal at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships with Frederik Nielsen; and five ATP Tour titles.
Tennis career
Salisbury made his ATP main draw debut at the 2014 U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships in the doubles draw partnering David O'Hare, where they lost to the Bryan brothers in the first round.He reached the semifinals in the 2018 Wimbledon men's doubles in partnership with Frederik Nielsen.
Playing alongside Ben McLachlan, he won his first ATP Tour title at the 2018 Shenzhen Open.
At Wimbledon 2019, he played alongside Rajeev Ram during the Men's Doubles. He made it to the round of 16.
Significant finals
Grand Slam tournament finals
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 2020 | Australian Open | Hard |  Rajeev Ram |  Max Purcell Luke Saville | 6–4, 6–2 |
ATP career finals
Doubles: 8 (5 titles, 3 runners-up)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | 2018 ATP Shenzhen Open – Doubles| | Shenzhen Open, China | 250 Series | Hard |  Ben McLachlan |  Robert Lindstedt Rajeev Ram | 7–6, 7–6 |
| Win | 2–0 | 2018 Erste Bank Open – Doubles| | Vienna Open, Austria | 500 Series | Hard |  Neal Skupski | Mike Bryan Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 7–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–1 | 2019 Brisbane International – Men's Doubles| | Brisbane International, Australia | 250 Series | Hard | Rajeev Ram |  Marcus Daniell Wesley Koolhof | 4–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 3–1 | 2019 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's Doubles| | Dubai Tennis Championships, United Arab Emirates | 500 Series | Hard | Rajeev Ram | Ben McLachlan Jan-Lennard Struff | 7–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3–2 | 2019 Queen's Club Championships – Doubles| | Queen's Club Championships, United Kingdom | 500 Series | Grass | Rajeev Ram |  Feliciano López Andy Murray | 6–7, 7–5, |
| Loss | 3–3 | 2019 European Open – Doubles| | European Open, Belgium | 250 Series | Hard | Rajeev Ram | Kevin Krawietz Andreas Mies | 6–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 4–3 | 2019 Erste Bank Open – Doubles| | Vienna Open, Austria | 500 Series | Hard | Rajeev Ram |  Łukasz Kubot Marcelo Melo | 6–4, 6–7, |
| Win | 5–3 | 2020 Australian Open – Men's Doubles| | Australian Open, Australia | Grand Slam | Hard | Rajeev Ram | Max Purcell Luke Saville | 6–4, 6–2 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 1 (1–0)
| Legend |
| ATP Challenger |
| ITF Futures |
Doubles: 36 (18–17)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Great Britain F13, Ilkley | Futures | Grass | George Coupland | Marcus Daniell Richard Gabb | 3–6, 6–4, | |
| Loss | 0–2 | Great Britain F15, London | Futures | Hard |  David O'Hare |  Frederik Nielsen Joshua Ward-Hibbert | 7–6, 4–6, | |
| Win | 1–2 | Sweden F6, Jönköping | Futures | Hard | David O'Hare | Isak Arvidsson Markus Eriksson | 7–6, 7–6 | |
| Loss | 1–3 | France F23, Cap d'Agde | Futures | Hard | David O'Hare | Sander Groen Alexandre Sidorenko | 4–6, 7–5, | |
| Loss | 1–4 | Great Britain F18, Loughborough | Futures | Hard | David O'Hare | Scott Clayton Toby Martin | 4–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 2–4 | Great Britain F19, Bath | Futures | Hard | David O'Hare | Richard Gabb Jonny O'Mara | 6–1, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 2–5 | Togo F1, Lomé | Futures | Hard | David O'Hare |  Maxime Authom Juan Sebastián Gómez | 3–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | 3–5 | Togo F1, Lomé | Futures | Hard | David O'Hare |  Komlavi Loglo Josselin Ouanna | 7–6, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 3–6 | Greece F4, Heraklion | Futures | Hard | Joshua Ward-Hibbert |  Alexandros Jakupovic Markos Kalovelonis | 1–6, 2–6 | |
| Win | 4–6 | Egypt F18, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | Ryan Agar | Javier Pulgar-García Pablo Vivero González | 6–2, 6–1 | |
| Win | 5–6 | Great Britain F8, Roehampton | Futures | Hard | David O'Hare | Neil Pauffley David Rice | 6–2, 4–6, | |
| Win | 6–6 | Sweden F4, Falun | Futures | Hard | David O'Hare | James Marsalek Marcus Willis | 6–3, 7–5 | |
| Win | 7–6 | Sweden F5, Danderyd | Futures | Hard | David O'Hare | Sam Barry David Rice | 7–5, 6–7, | |
| Win | 8–6 | 2015 JSM Challenger of Champaign–Urbana – Doubles| | Champaign, United States | Challenger | Hard | David O'Hare | Austin Krajicek Nicholas Monroe | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 9–6 | USA F2, Long Beach | Futures | Hard | David O'Hare | Evan King Raymond Sarmiento | 6–3, 7–6 | |
| Loss | 9–7 | 2016 Trophée des Alpilles – Doubles| | Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France | Challenger | Hard | David O'Hare | Ken Skupski Neal Skupski | 7–6, 4–6, |
| Win | 10–7 | 2016 Columbus Challenger 2 – Doubles| | Columbus, United States | Challenger | Hard | David O'Hare | Luke Bambridge Cameron Norrie | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 10–8 | USA F1, Los Angeles | Futures | Hard | Luke Bambridge | Yannick Hanfmann Roberto Quiroz | 6–3, 4–6, | |
| Loss | 10–9 | USA F1, Long Beach | Futures | Hard | Luke Bambridge | Austin Krajicek Jackson Withrow | 3–6, 6–3, | |
| Win | 11–9 | 2017 RBC Tennis Championships of Dallas – Doubles| | Dallas, United States | Challenger | Hard | David O'Hare |  Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan Christopher Rungkat | 6–7, 6–3, |
| Loss | 11–10 | 2017 Open Harmonie mutuelle – Doubles| | Saint-Brieuc, France | Challenger | Hard | David O'Hare | Andre Begemann Frederik Nielsen | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 11–11 | 2017 Aegon Ilkley Trophy – Men's Doubles| | Ilkley, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Brydan Klein | Leander Paes Adil Shamasdin | 2–6, 6–2, |
| Win | 12–11 | 2017 Challenger de Granby – Men's Doubles| | Granby, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Jackson Withrow |  Marcel Felder Go Soeda | 4–6, 6–3, |
| Win | 13–11 | 2017 Stockton ATP Challenger – Doubles| | Stockton, United States | Challenger | Hard | Brydan Klein | Denis Kudla Miķelis Lībietis | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 14–11 | 2017 Las Vegas Challenger – Doubles| | Las Vegas, United States | Challenger | Hard | Brydan Klein |  Hans Hach Verdugo Dennis Novikov | 6–3, 4–6, |
| Loss | 14–12 | 2017 JSM Challenger of Champaign–Urbana – Doubles| | Champaign, United States | Challenger | Hard |  Ruan Roelofse | Leander Paes Purav Raja | 3–6, 7–6, |
| Win | 15–12 | 2018 Bangkok Challenger II – Doubles| | Bangkok, Thailand | Challenger | Hard | James Cerretani | Enrique López-Pérez Pedro Martínez | 6–7, 6–3, |
| Loss | 15–13 | 2018 RBC Tennis Championships of Dallas – Doubles| | Dallas, United States | Challenger | Hard | Leander Paes | Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan Christopher Rungkat | 4–6, 6–3, |
| Loss | 15–14 | 2018 Kunal Patel San Francisco Open – Doubles| | San Francisco, United States | Challenger | Hard | Luke Bambridge |  Marcelo Arévalo Roberto Maytín | 3–6, 7–6, |
| Win | 16–14 | Canada F2, Sherbrooke | Futures | Hard | Luke Bambridge |  Adrien Bossel Joris De Loore | 6–3, 7–5 | |
| Loss | 16–15 | 2018 Open Harmonie mutuelle – Doubles| | Saint-Brieuc, France | Challenger | Hard | Luke Bambridge | Sander Arends | 6–4, 1–6, |
| Loss | 16–16 | 2018 Tunis Open – Doubles| | Tunis, Tunisia | Challenger | Clay | Jonathan Eysseric |  Denys Molchanov Igor Zelenay | 6–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 17–16 | 2018 Loughborough Trophy – Doubles| | Loughborough, United Kingdom | Challenger | Hard | Frederik Nielsen | Luke Bambridge Jonny O'Mara | 3–6, 6–3, |
| Win | 18–16 | 2018 Nottingham Open – Men's Doubles| | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Frederik Nielsen | Austin Krajicek Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan | 7–6, 6–1 |
| Loss | 18–17 | 2018 Nordic Naturals Challenger – Doubles| | Aptos, United States | Challenger | Hard | Jonny O'Mara | Thanasi Kokkinakis Matt Reid | 2–6, 6–4, |