Draft:Mark Ceban

Mark Ceban
Country (sports) Great Britain
Born (2009-03-13) 13 March 2009 (age 16)
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Junior2R (2026)
Wimbledon Junior2R (2024)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open JuniorSF (2026)
Wimbledon Junior2R (2025)
Last updated on: 29 January 2026.

Mark Ceban (born 13 March 2009) is a British tennis player.[1][2]

Junior career

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As a 15 year-old wildcard he defeated 5th seeded Romanian Luca Preda in straight sets in the boys' singles at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships.[3] The following year, he lost in the boys' singles to Matisse Farzam, but recorded a win in the boys' doubles over Kerem Yilmaz and Haydar Cem Gokpinar alongside Australian Cruz Hewitt at the 2025 Wimbledon Championships.[4]

In January 2026, he was a semi finalist at the 2026 Australian Open in the Boys' doubles alongside Russian Kirill Filaretov, where they face South African Connor Doig and Bulgarian Dimitar Kisimov.[5][6] Ceban had previously been defeated Diog in the first round of the boys singles' at the championship, before he was defeated by American seed Keaton Hance.[7]

Personal life

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From Forest Hill,[4] he attended Wilson's Grammar School in London. He is of Moldovan descent.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Mark Ceban". ITF. Retrieved 29 Jan 2026.
  2. ^ "Mark Ceban". ITF. Retrieved 29 Jan 2026.
  3. ^ "Ceban keeping feet on the ground after stunning fifth seed at Wimbledon". swlondoner. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 29 Jan 2026.
  4. ^ a b "Tennis wonderkid Mark Ceban relishes home crowd at Wimbledon". Ealing Times. 9 July 2025. Retrieved 29 Jan 2026.
  5. ^ "SA's Connor Doig into Australian Open junior doubles semi-finals". The South African. 29 Jan 2026. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  6. ^ Bennett, Willis (29 Jan 2026). "Aryna Sabalenka v Elena Rybakina: Best player meets biggest server". The Times. Retrieved 29 Jan 2026.
  7. ^ Marshall, Dave (25 Jan 2026). "SA junior Connor Doig OUSTED at Australian Open". The South African. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  8. ^ "In The Spotlight... Mark Ceban". Tennis Europe. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 29 Jan 2026.