# 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.

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