Neal Skupski
Neal Skupski 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)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | 2013 Kremlin Cup – Men's Doubles| | Kremlin Cup, Russia | 250 Series | Hard |  Ken Skupski |  Mikhail Elgin Denis Istomin | 2–6, 6–1, |
| Win | 1–1 | 2018 Open Sud de France – Doubles| | Open Sud de France, France | 250 Series | Hard | Ken Skupski |  Ben McLachlan Hugo Nys | 7–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–2 | 2018 Eastbourne International – Men's Doubles| | Eastbourne International, United Kingdom | 250 Series | Grass | Ken Skupski | Luke Bambridge Jonny O'Mara | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | 2018 Moselle Open – Doubles| | Moselle Open, France | 250 Series | Hard | Ken Skupski | Nicolas Mahut Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 1–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 2–3 | 2018 Erste Bank Open – Doubles| | Vienna Open, Austria | 500 Series | Hard | Joe Salisbury |  Mike Bryan Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 7–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–4 | 2019 Delray Beach Open – Doubles| | Delray Beach Open, United States | 250 Series | Hard | Ken Skupski | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–5 | 2019 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships – Doubles| | U.S. Clay Court Championships, United States | 250 Series | Clay | Ken Skupski |  Santiago González Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi | 6–3, 4–6, |
| Win | 3–5 | 2019 Hungarian Open – Doubles| | Hungarian Open, Hungary | 250 Series | Clay | Ken Skupski |  Marcus Daniell Wesley Koolhof | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–6 | 2019 Lyon Open – Doubles| | 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)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Great Britain F12, Roehampton | Futures | Hard | Oliver Golding | Ashwin Kumar Laurent Rochette | 2–6, 7–6, | |
| Win | 1–1 | Ireland F1, Dublin | Futures | Carpet | Albano Olivetti |  James Cluskey James McGee | 7–6, 6–3 | |
| Win | 2–1 | USA F24, Costa Mesa | Futures | Hard | Chris Eaton | Daniel Cox Adam Hubble | 6–3, 6–3 | |
| Win | 3–1 | Great Britain F2, Portsmouth | Futures | Hard | Ken Skupski | Sam Barry Colin O'Brien | 3–6, 6–3, | |
| Win | 4–1 | Great Britain F4, Birkenhead | Futures | Hard | Lewis Burton | James Cluskey Sean Thornley | 7–6, 2–6, | |
| Loss | 4–2 | Great Britain F5, Cardiff | Futures | Hard | Edward Corrie | David Rice Sean Thornley | 1–6, 5–7 | |
| Win | 5–2 | Great Britain F9, Bournemouth | Futures | Clay | Richard Gabb | Jack Carpenter Ashley Hewitt | 6–3, 2–6, | |
| Win | 6–2 | Italy F6, Pozzuoli | Futures | Clay | Ken Skupski | Oliver Golding Denys Mylokostov | 6–3, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 6–3 | 2013 Aegon Trophy – Men's Doubles| | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Ken Skupski | Jamie Murray John Peers | 2–6, 7–6, |
| Win | 7–3 | Great Britain F12, Manchester | Futures | Grass | Albano Olivetti | Zach Itzstein Brydan Klein | 7–6, 6–3 | |
| Win | 8–3 | 2013 Guzzini Challenger – Doubles| | Recanati, Italy | Challenger | Hard | Ken Skupski |  Gianluigi Quinzi Adelchi Virgili | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 9–3 | 2013 Open Castilla y León – Doubles| | Segovia, Spain | Challenger | Hard | Ken Skupski | Mikhail Elgin Uladzimir Ignatik | 6–3, 6–7, |
| Win | 10–3 | 2013 ATP Roller Open – Doubles| | Pétange, Luxembourg | Challenger | Hard | Ken Skupski |  Benjamin Becker Tobias Kamke | 6–3, 6–7, |
| Win | 11–3 | 2013 Pekao Szczecin Open – Doubles| | Szczecin, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Ken Skupski | Andrea Arnaboldi Alessandro Giannessi | 6–4, 1–6, |
| Loss | 11–4 | 2014 Intersport Heilbronn Open – Doubles| | Talheim, Germany | Challenger | Hard | Ken Skupski |  Tomasz Bednarek Henri Kontinen | 6–3, 6–7, |
| Win | 12–4 | 2014 Türk Telecom İzmir Cup – Doubles| | İzmir, Turkey | Challenger | Hard | Ken Skupski |  Malek Jaziri Alexander Kudryavtsev | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 13–4 | 2014 Slovak Open – Doubles| | Bratislava, Slovakia | Challenger | Hard | Ken Skupski |  Norbert Gombos Adam Pavlásek | 6–3, 7–6 |
| Win | 14–4 | 2015 Aegon Surbiton Trophy – Men's Doubles| | Surbiton, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Ken Skupski | Marcus Daniell Marcelo Demoliner | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 14–5 | 2015 Aegon Ilkley Trophy – Men's Doubles| | Ilkley, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Ken Skupski | Marcus Daniell Marcelo Demoliner | 6–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 15–5 | 2015 Trophée des Alpilles – Doubles| | Saint-Rémy, France | Challenger | Hard | Ken Skupski | Andrej Martin Igor Zelenay | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 15–6 | 2015 Open d'Orléans – Doubles| | Orléans, France | Challenger | Hard | Ken Skupski | Tristan Lamasine Fabrice Martin | 4–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 15–7 | 2015 Brest Challenger – Doubles| | Brest, France | Challenger | Hard | Ken Skupski | Wesley Koolhof Matwé Middelkoop | 6–3, 4–6, |
| Loss | 15–8 | 2015 Bauer Watertechnology Cup – Doubles| | Eckental, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Ken Skupski |  Ruben Bemelmans Philipp Petzschner | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 15–9 | 2015 Slovak Open – Men's Doubles| | Bratislava, Slovakia | Challenger | Hard | Ken Skupski |  Ilija Bozoljac Igor Zelenay | 6–7, 6–4, |
| Win | 16–9 | 2016 Trofeo Faip–Perrel – Doubles| | Bergamo, Italy | Challenger | Hard | Ken Skupski | Nikola Mektić Antonio Šančić | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 17–9 | 2016 Challenger La Manche – Doubles| | Cherbourg, France | Challenger | Hard | Ken Skupski | Yoshihito Nishioka Aldin Šetkić | 4–6, 6–3, |
| Loss | 17–10 | 2016 Aegon Manchester Trophy – Doubles| | Manchester, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Ken Skupski |  Purav Raja Divij Sharan | 3–6, 6–3, |
| Loss | 17–11 | 2016 Aegon Surbiton Trophy – Men's Doubles| | Surbiton, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Ken Skupski | Purav Raja Divij Sharan | 4–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 18–11 | 2016 Trophée des Alpilles – Doubles| | Saint-Rémy, France | Challenger | Hard | Ken Skupski | David O'Hare Joe Salisbury | 6–7, 6–4, |
| Win | 19–11 | 2016 Slovak Open – Men's Doubles| | Bratislava, Slovakia | Challenger | Hard | Ken Skupski | Purav Raja Divij Sharan | 4–6, 6–3, |
| Loss | 19–12 | 2017 Open BNP Paribas Banque de Bretagne – Doubles| | Quimper, France | Challenger | Hard | Ken Skupski | Mikhail Elgin Igor Zelenay | 6–2, 5–7, |
| Win | 20–12 | 2017 Savannah Challenger – Doubles| | Savannah, United States | Challenger | Clay |  Peter Polansky | Luke Bambridge Mitchell Krueger | 4–6, 6–3, |
| Win | 21–12 | XV Venice Challenge Save Cup – Doubles| | Venice, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Ken Skupski |  Julian Knowle Igor Zelenay | 5–7, 6–4, |
| Win | 22–12 | 2017 Aegon Open Nottingham – Men's Doubles| | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Ken Skupski | Matt Reid John-Patrick Smith | 7–6, 2–6, |
| Win | 23–12 | 2017 Nordic Naturals Challenger – Doubles| | Aptos, United States | Challenger | Hard |  Jonathan Erlich | Alex Bolt Jordan Thompson | 6–3, 2–6, |
| Win | 24–12 | 2017 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open – Men's Doubles| | Vancouver, Canada | Challenger | Hard | James Cerretani |  Treat Huey Robert Lindstedt | 7–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 24–13 | 2017 Bauer Watertechnology Cup – Doubles| | Eckental, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Ken Skupski | Sander Arends Roman Jebavý | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 25–13 | 2017 Slovak Open – Doubles| | Bratislava, Slovakia | Challenger | Hard | Ken Skupski | Sander Arends Antonio Šančić | 5–7, 6–3, |
| Win | 26–13 | 2018 Open BNP Paribas Banque de Bretagne – Doubles| | Quimper, France | Challenger | Hard | Ken Skupski | Sander Gillé Joran Vliegen | 6–3, 3–6, |
| Win | 27–13 | 2018 Open de Guadeloupe – Doubles| | Le Gosier, Guadeloupe | Challenger | Hard | John-Patrick Smith | Ruben Bemelmans Jonathan Eysseric | 7–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 27–14 | 2018 Fuzion 100 Surbiton Trophy – Men's Doubles| | Surbiton, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Ken Skupski | Luke Bambridge Jonny O'Mara | 6–7, 6–4, |
| Win | 28–14 | 2018 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open – Men's Doubles| | Vancouver, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Luke Bambridge | Marc Polmans Max Purcell | 4–6, 6–3, |
| Win | 29–14 | 2018 Oracle Challenger Series – Chicago – Men's Doubles| | Chicago, United States | Challenger | Hard | Luke Bambridge | Leander Paes Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 30–14 | 2019 Arizona Tennis Classic – Doubles| | Phoenix, United States | Challenger | Hard | Jamie Murray | Austin Krajicek Artem Sitak | 6–7, 7–5, |