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James Nelson (tennis)

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James Nelson
Full nameJames Nelson
Country (sports) Great Britain
Born (1982-02-18) 18 February 1982 (age 42)
Newcastle, England, United Kingdom
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$30,864
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 0 futures
Highest rankingNo. 590 (14 May 2001)
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonQ2 (2000)
Doubles
Career record0–3
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 4 futures
Highest rankingNo. 323 (22 July 2002)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon1R (2000, 2001)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon1R (2001)
Last updated on: 22 December 2021.

James Nelson (born 18 February 1982) is a British former professional tennis player.

Biography

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A right-handed player from Newcastle, Nelson won the boys' doubles title at the 2000 US Open, partnering Lee Childs.[1] It was the first title won by British players at the US Open for 32 years.[2] The two players finished 2000 as the top ranked pair in the ITF year-end doubles rankings.[3]

His only main draw appearance on the ATP Tour came in the doubles at the 2000 Brighton International.

Nelson played in the main draw of Wimbledon in both 2000 and 2001. At the 2000 Wimbledon Championships he was a wildcard pairing with Mark Hilton and they were beaten in a four-set first round match by Czechs Petr Pála and Pavel Vízner. He received another opportunity to compete in the men's doubles at the 2001 Wimbledon Championships, but he and partner Lee Childs were unable to get past their first round opponents, the Bryan brothers.[4] Partnering Helen Crook, he also featured in the mixed doubles draw.

He retired from professional tennis at the age of 20.[5]

Junior Grand Slam finals

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Doubles: 1 (1 title)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2000 US Open Hard United Kingdom Lee Childs United States Robby Ginepri
United States Tres Davis
6–2, 6–4

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Doubles: 8 (4–4)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (4–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–2)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2000 Great Britain F11, Leeds Futures Hard United Kingdom Lee Childs United Kingdom James Auckland
United Kingdom Barry Fulcher
5–4(6–4), 5–3, 2–4, 4–2
Loss 1–1 Jan 2001 India F1, Jorhat Futures Clay United Kingdom Oliver Freelove India Fazaluddin Syed
Uzbekistan Dmitriy Tomashevich
6–2, 5–7, 4–6
Loss 1–2 Feb 2001 Grsaat Britain F1, Nottingham Futures Carpet United Kingdom Lee Childs United Kingdom Oliver Freelove
United Kingdom James Davidson
4–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–7(1–7),
Win 2–2 Aug 2001 Great Britain F6, Bath Futures Hard United Kingdom Simon Dickson France Benjamin Cassaigne
France Julien Couly
6–1, 7–6(7–2)
Win 3–2 Aug 2001 Great Britain F7, Cumberland Futures Hard United Kingdom Simon Dickson Republic of Ireland John Doran
United States Alex Witt
7–6(7–3), 6–1
Win 4–2 Sep 2001 Great Britain F9, Sunderland Futures Hard United Kingdom Simon Dickson Canada Dominic Boulet
Germany Sebastian Fitz
2–6, 7–5, 7–5
Loss 4–3 Oct 2001 Grsaat Britain F11, Leeds Futures Hard United Kingdom Simon Dickson Czech Republic Jaroslav Levinsky
Croatia Lovro Zovko
5–7, 4–6
Loss 4–4 Oct 2002 Grsaat Britain F10, Jersey Futures Hard United Kingdom Simon Dickson South Africa Wesley Moodie
Austria Luben Pampoulov
3–6, 2–6

References

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  1. ^ "Britons win junior title". The Independent. 11 September 2000. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Childs and Nelson end barren spell". The Daily Telegraph. 10 September 2000. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Brits top world junior list". BBC Sport. 21 December 2000. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Sampras' Near Defeat Creating A `Buzz'". Sun-Sentinel. 29 June 2001. Archived from the original on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Tenns [sic]: What a waste". The Journal. 17 August 2003. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
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