NOTTINGHAM/STARNBERG, July 14, 2025
For Jack Pinnington Jones, the grass-court season has been more than worth it. Following a runner-up finish at the Ilkley Open, a second round appearance at Wimbledon, the 22-year-old Englishman captured his maiden title on the ATP Challenger Tour by winning the Lexus Nottingham Challenger 3.
Pinnington Jones defeated fellow Briton Kyle Edmund 6-4, 7-6(1) in the singles final on Sunday. The No. 5 seed withstood five aces and broke his opponent’s serve two times to secure victory in one hour and 38 minutes.
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Jack Pinnington Jones captures his maiden Challenger title, taking down Kyle Edmund 6-4, 7-6(1) in Nottingham! #ATPChallenger | @the_LTA pic.twitter.com/arLCdmFEAc
— ATP Challenger Tour (@ATPChallenger) July 13, 2025
The World No. 281 battled through a string of challenging matches to claim a breakthrough victory, starting with wins over former junior World No.1 Nicolai Budkov Kjaer as well as Australian Edward Winter followed by all-British duels against Harry Wendelken and Oliver Crawford.
Pinnington Jones earned €7,530 in prize money as well as 50 ATP Ranking points, taking him to a career-high of World No. 190.
Having recently left Texas Christian University (TCU) to pursue a professional career, Pinnington Jones is at the beginning of his journey on the Pro Circuit. At TCU, he was one of the top-ranked collegiate players in the U.S. and captured the NCAA National Championship title in doubles alongside Jacob Fearnley.
