Benjamin Lock
Benjamin Lock 
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| Nation: |
 Zimbabwe
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| Birthday: | March 4th 1993 |
| Size: | 198 cm |
| Weight: | 86 kg |
| 1st professional season: | 2016 |
| Playing hand: | Right, two-handed backhand |
| Trainer: |
Ryler DeHeart Dwayne Hultquist Nick Crowell |
| Prize money: | $ 103,186 |
| singles | |
| Career record: | 7: 3 |
| Highest ranking: | 391 (December 17, 2018) |
| Current placement: | 440 |
| Double | |
| Career record: | 2: 2 |
| Highest ranking: | 175 (November 5, 2018) |
| Current placement: | 232 |
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Last update of the infobox: February 10, 2020 |
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| Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links ) | |
Benjamin Lock (born March 4, 1993 in Harare ) is a Zimbabwean tennis player .
Career
Benjamin Lock and his brother Courtney John Lock (* 1996) were born in the capital of Zimbabwe and belong to the white minority there. In addition to English, they also speak Shona , one of Zimbabwe's official languages. Her father Martin Lock was also active as a tennis player for Zimbabwe. Benjamin moved to South Africa at the age of 13, and on to the USA at 18, where he studied finance at Florida State University , which he graduated in 2016. There he also played college tennis , where he was able to bring the third most victories in school history for his university. It came to 9th place in the ITA ranking.
Since 2016 he has mainly played on the ATP Challenger Tour and the ITF Future Tour . So far he has celebrated seven single and 25 double victories on the Future Tour. He was able to continuously improve in the world rankings . On August 20, 2018, he broke through the top 200 in the world rankings for the first time in doubles, after failing in Puerto Vallarta and Gwangju only in the final. In November he achieved his best score of 175th place. In February 2020 in Launceston , he ultimately won his first title in his third final.
The Lock brothers are currently the best tennis players in Zimbabwe and have been playing for the Zimbabwean Davis Cup team since 2010 . Benjamin competed in 25 matches for this, with a balance of 20: 7 and a double balance of 10: 5 in the individual. He achieved his biggest win there in 2019 against the world number 80. Marius Copil from Romania.
successes
| Legend (number of victories) |
| Grand Slam |
| ATP World Tour Finals |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 |
| ATP World Tour 500 |
| ATP World Tour 250 |
| ATP Challenger Tour (1) |
Double
Tournament victories
| No. | date | competition | Topping | partner | Final opponent | Result |
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| 1. | February 9, 2020 |
 Launceston
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Hard court |
 Evan King
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 Kimmer Coppejans Sergio Martos Gornés
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3: 6, 6: 3, [10: 8] |
Web links
- ATP profile of Benjamin Lock (English)
- ITF profile for Benjamin Lock (English)
- Davis Cup stats by Benjamin Lock (English)
- Profile on the site of the university (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Two brothers are at the Neckar Cup on the other side of Africa. In: Stimme.de. May 15, 2019, accessed February 11, 2020 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Lock, Benjamin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Zimbabwean tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 4th 1993 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Harare , Zimbabwe |