24 Facts About Clay Thompson

Clarence Alley "Clay" Thompson IV was born on May 4,1992 and is an American former professional tennis player.

Clay Thompson participates in various charity events and has been a positive influence in the Los Angeles tennis community.

In June 2020, Clay Thompson announced that he was co-founding and leading MProoV, a self-improvement platform and marketplace.

Clay Thompson captured his first national ball, by taking 3rd place in the 2007 USTA Winter SuperNationals in the Boys' 16s division.

In 2007, his freshman year at Crossroads, Clay Thompson led the Roadrunners to their first Boys' Tennis CIF Championship in school history.

Clay Thompson claimed the CIF Boys' Singles Championship in 2009, becoming Crossroads School's first individual boys' tennis state champion.

Clay Thompson loves to tell a story about his sophomore year:.

Clay Thompson began the summer by traveling to France with teammate, Adrien Puget, where he competed in three ITF tournaments.

Clay Thompson swiftly moved through the competition to win the tournament and claim his spot on top of the collegiate world.

Clay Thompson's behavior was equally as impressive as he turned out large crowds and won the Sportsmanship Award.

Clay Thompson cites this match as the biggest regret of his career:.

Clay Thompson won many accolades for his 2014 season, including the Pac-12 Scholar Athlete of the Year award due to his excellent athletic season and 3.8 GPA.

Clay Thompson joined a notable list of tennis players, including Steve Johnson and John Isner, when he was named Senior Player of the Year by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.

Clay Thompson played his first doubles match in 2010 at an ITF tournament in California partnering Daniel Kosakowski.

Clay Thompson lost in the first round in 2011 and recorded a win in 2012 but lost in the second round to 5th seed and eventual finalist of the main tournament Ricardas Berankis.

Clay Thompson started to increase his activity in 2013 by competing in more tournaments.

Clay Thompson received wildcards into ATP events including the Indian Wells Masters qualifying draw where he lost in the first round to 23rd seed Bobby Reynolds in straight sets and the only ATP main draw appearance of his career at the Hall of Fame Open where he lost in the first round to 6th seed Steve Johnson in straight sets.

In spring 2015, Clay Thompson won his first professional title at the ITF $10,000 Manzanillo, MX.

Clay Thompson ended the year with the best result of his career; a semifinal appearance at the Champaign Challenger where he qualified for the main draw, won his first main draw match at a challenger, and defeated 8th seed Blaz Rola in the second round and 2nd seed Austin Krajicek in the quarterfinals before losing to Henri Laaksonen in three sets.

Clay Thompson spent much of 2016 on the road, playing tournaments in Israel, Egypt, South Korea, China and Thailand.

In January 2017, Clay Thompson played the local ITF $25,000 tournament at USC, and spoke publicly about his retirement, summarizing the financial burden on tennis players coupled with his desire to create a stable life for himself after tennis as the main reasons for his early departure.

Clay Thompson continued to travel with Gibbs, assisting her in Indian Wells, Miami, Monterrey and Bogota before announcing their split.

Clay Thompson is known for his fast ground strokes on both his forehand and his backhand and his fast serves.

Clay Thompson is known for showing hyperness on the court usually jumping around or shouting whenever he wins a point.