David Rice (tennis)
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| Country (sports) |  Great Britain |
|---|---|
| Residence | Croxley Green, Hertfordshire[1] |
| Born | 1 January 1989 High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire[2] |
| Plays | Right-handed (Double-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$156,921 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–0 (in ATP (World) Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 (ATP (World) Tour and Grand Slam) |
| Highest ranking | No. 283 (10 February 2014) |
| Current ranking | No. 825 (18 July 2016) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | Q2 (2013) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–2 (in ATP (World) Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 (ATP (World) Tour and Grand Slam) |
| Highest ranking | No. 177 (26 August 2013) |
| Current ranking | No. 615 (18 July 2016) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2011, 2013) |
| Last updated on: 18 July 2016. | |
David Rice (born 1 January 1989) is an English tennis player. He is best known for his activity on the doubles circuit, where he usually plays with Sean Thornley.
Career
He qualified for the Wimbledon men's doubles for the first time in June 2011 with Sean Thornley.[3] They lost in the first round to Jamie Murray and Sergiy Stakhovsky, 3–6 5–7. He has played in Wimbledon 3 times.
After failing to qualify in 2012, he and Thornley were awarded a wildcard for the 2013 championship, losing 4–6 3–6 7–6(7) 6–4 4–6 to Marinko Matosevic and Frank Moser.
Bebo controversy
In 2007 Rice had funding and coaching suspended for 'unprofessional behaviour' after a photograph appeared on the social networking site Bebo. Rice's father argued that the episode had been "blown out of all proportion"[4] and that his son "likes the odd night out with his mates, the same as any other 18-year-old."[5]
References
- ^ http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/players/player.asp?player=100049374
- ^ http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/players/player.asp?player=100049374
- ^ http://www.lta.org.uk/fans-major-events/Wimbledon/News/2011/David-Rice-and-Sean-Thornley-qualify-for-Wimbledon/
- ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2007/sep/26/sport.tennis
- ^ http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/sport/1712532.rice_snr_lay_off_my_tennis_star_son/
External links
- David Rice at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- {{ITF profile}} template using deprecated numeric ID.
- LTA profile