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In June at Wimbledon Fleming had his best performance at a Grand Slam event in doubles making the quarter-finals. He lost a very tight five set thriller partnering [[Ross Hutchins]] to Christopher Kas and Alexander Peya. And then two months later at the US Open he equaled his Wimbledon performance of a quarter-final finish only to lose in three sets to [[Rohan Bopanna]] and [[Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi]] 5–7, 6–2, 5–7 whilst having match point. again partnering Ross Hutchins. Then at the [[Davis Cup]] he help [[Great Britain Davis Cup Team|Great Britain]] Win their promotion tie 5–0 against Hungray to advance to group I playing in Both Doubles and then the dead Singles match. He won the match this being his first ATP Tour Singles match win against Sebo Kiss 6–4, 6–3. He then reached the semi finals of the [[Open de Moselle]] but lost to second seeds [[Lukáš Dlouhý]] and [[Marcelo Melo]] in three sets. He did finally win his third title after a two year wait partnering now permanent partner Ross Hutchins at the [[St. Petersburg Open]] which happens to be the last tile he won back in 2009. They defeated [[Michail Elgin]] and [[Alexandre Kudryavtsev]] in three sets 6–3, 6–7<sup>(5–7)</sup>, [10–8]. This was Flemings first title with Hutchins. With this win his world ranking rose to a career high rank of 30 in the world. |
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 Colin Fleming at 2010 Commonwealth Games Mixed doubles final match. | |
| Country (sports) |  Great Britain Scotland |
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| Residence | Linlithgow, West Lothian |
| Born | 13 August 1984 Broxburn, Scotland |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Turned pro | 2003 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | US$ 339,310 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 1–2 (at ATP Tour level and Grand Slam level, in and Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 359 (14 September 2009) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 52–44 (at ATP Tour level and Grand Slam level, in and Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 3 |
| Highest ranking | No. 30 (31 October 2011) |
| Current ranking | No. 30 (16 January 2012) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2012) |
| French Open | 2R (2010), (2011) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2011) |
| US Open | QF (2011) |
| Last updated on: 28 June 2011. | |
| Medal record | ||
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| Tennis | ||
| Representing Scotland
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| Commonwealth Games | ||
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2010 Delhi | Mixed Doubles |
Colin Fleming (born 13 August 1984 in Broxburn, West Lothian) is a British professional tennis player who lives in Linlithgow.[1]
He was selected for 2009 Great Britain Davis Cup team.[2]
Together with Jocelyn Rae, he won the gold medal in the mixed doubles at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi for Scotland.
He has made four ATP Tour doubles finals in his career winning two of them both in 2009. The Open de Moselle and St. Petersburg Open. In 2011 he had his best doubles Grand slam season to date reaching the quarter-finals of Wimbledon his best achievement in a Grand slam tournament and then two months later equaling it at the US Open.
Biography
Working his way up through the ranks Colin loved to compete, and regularly travelled long distances to play in regional challenge events and regional and GB junior tournaments. He was never at the top rank in the juniors, being small and slightly built until late teens, but held his own through court craft and determination. He also began his county career as a junior, representing North of Scotland, culminating in the great enjoyment he has in playing Summer County week and the camaraderie that he has with the North of Scotland players.
Colin left high school in 2001 at age 17 to study Economics & Finance at The University of Stirling as a sports bursar. The University offered him the opportunity to continue with his tennis training and competition as part of a high quality programme, otherwise he would have become a social player at that time. His tennis career was supported by the University when they enabled him to take two sabbatical years from 2004 to turn pro and join the tour, during which time he achieved career highs for singles and doubles in 2006. After selection in the Davis Cup squad for the match against Serbia and playing Wimbledon in 2006, Colin decided to quit the tour to return to Stirling in order to complete his University degree.
He graduated with First Class Honours in 2007 and secured a graduate scheme position as an energy trader where he worked for a year. With his hunger rekindled and his head set on making it in pro tennis, Colin decided to return to the tour in August 2008.
In 2009 he won his first doubles tournament on the ATP Tour circuit with fellow compatriot Ken Skupski at the 2009 Open de Moselle in France 2–6, 6–4, [10–5]. A few months later he won his second title at the 2009 St. Petersburg Open again partnering Ken Skupski winning 2–6, 7–5, [10–4].
In 2010 he competed in the Eastbourne open in Englandagain partnering Ken Skupski but only to lose in three sets 3–6, 7–5, [8–10].
In 2011 he reached the Final of the Casablanca open in Morocco, this time partnering Igor Zelenay only to lose the final in straight sets 2–6, 1–6.
In June at Wimbledon Fleming had his best performance at a Grand Slam event in doubles making the quarter-finals. He lost a very tight five set thriller partnering Ross Hutchins to Christopher Kas and Alexander Peya. And then two months later at the US Open he equaled his Wimbledon performance of a quarter-final finish only to lose in three sets to Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi 5–7, 6–2, 5–7 whilst having match point. again partnering Ross Hutchins. Then at the Davis Cup he help Great Britain Win their promotion tie 5–0 against Hungray to advance to group I playing in Both Doubles and then the dead Singles match. He won the match this being his first ATP Tour Singles match win against Sebo Kiss 6–4, 6–3. He then reached the semi finals of the Open de Moselle but lost to second seeds Lukáš Dlouhý and Marcelo Melo in three sets. He did finally win his third title after a two year wait partnering now permanent partner Ross Hutchins at the St. Petersburg Open which happens to be the last tile he won back in 2009. They defeated Michail Elgin and Alexandre Kudryavtsev in three sets 6–3, 6–7(5–7), [10–8]. This was Flemings first title with Hutchins. With this win his world ranking rose to a career high rank of 30 in the world.
ATP Career Finals
Doubles: 5 (3-2)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
| Winner | 1. | 22 September 2009 |  Metz, France
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Hard | Ken Skupski
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Arnaud Clément Michaël Llodra
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2–6, 6–4, [10–5] |
| Winner | 2. | 01 November 2009 |  St. Petersburg, Russia
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Hard | Ken Skupski
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Jérémy Chardy Richard Gasquet
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2–6, 7–5, [10–4] |
| Runner-up | 1. | 19 June 2010 | Eastbourne, England
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Grass | Ken Skupski
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 Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski
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3–6, 7–5, [8–10] |
| Runner-up | 2. | 09 April 2011 |  Casablanca, Morocco
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Clay |  Igor Zelenay
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 Robert Lindstedt  Horia Tecău
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2–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 30 October 2011 | St. Petersburg, Russia
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Hard | Ross Hutchins
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Michail Elgin Alexandre Kudryavtsev
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6–3, 6–7(5–7), [10–8] |
References
- ^ IFtennis.com, IFT Biography
- ^ skysports.com, Sky Sports News March 6, 2009
- Atp profile, atpworldtour.com
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