Adam Davidson (tennis)

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Adam Davidson
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Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg United States
Born (1983-02-22) February 22, 1983 (age 41)
Los Angeles, California
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
PlaysRight-handed
Doubles
Career record0–1
Highest rankingNo. 527 (October 22, 2007)

Adam Davidson (born February 22, 1983) is a former American professional tennis player. Primarily a doubles specialist, he represented the United States on the ATP World Tour, ATP Challenger Tour and the Intercollegiate Tennis Association All-Star Team. [1] [2]

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College career

Davidson was, three times, a first team All-American selection at Azusa Pacific University. [3] He and his doubles partner, Sam Fletcher, were ranked #1 in the country for three seasons (2003, 2004, 2005). [4] [5] Davidson's highest national collegiate singles ranking was #14, in 2003. As team captain of the APU team in 2005, he led the Cougars to their first ever NAIA National Championship. [6] [7]

Professional career

2005

Davidson and partner Sam Fletcher (AUS) defeated former Jr. US Open, Wimbledon and Australian Open champions Brendan Evans and Scott Oudsema in ITF Pro Circuit Futures event in Auburn, CA. [8] [9]

2006

Adam Davidson playing for the Sacramento Capitals in July 2006 Adam Davidson playing for the Sacramento Capitals in July 2007.jpg
Adam Davidson playing for the Sacramento Capitals in July 2006

Partnering a future ATP top 125 doubles player, Patrick Briaud (USA), Davidson won his first ATP World Tour title at the ITF Pro Circuit Futures F13 $10,000 in Tunisia in December. [10] The duo defeated future ATP #51 doubles player Artem Sitak of New Zealand and his partner Ludwig Pellerin of France in the final by a score of 6–3, 6–7(5), 6–4. In July, Davidson played as the male reserve for the Sacramento Capitals of the World Team Tennis league. He played alongside Anna Kournikova, Mark Knowles, and competed against Pete Sampras of the Newport Beach Breakers. He was coached by Wayne Bryan, father of Bob and Mike Bryan.

2007

Davidson's most successful year on tour, he reached a career high of #527 in the world. [11] Partnering Steven Amritraj (IND) at the ATP World Tour's $50,000 Calabasas Pro Tennis Championships, Davidson defeated two future top 50 ATP doubles players in Rajeev Ram and Bobby Reynolds marking the best win of his career at that time. They next defeated another ATP top 100 player Tim Smyczek and his partner Alberto Francis before falling to Robert Kendrick (top ATP ranking #69) and Cecil Mamiit (top ATP ranking #72) in the semi-finals [12] [13] Davidson also gained entry to his first ATP World Tour 250 event, in Mumbai, India, the 2007 Kingfisher Airlines Tennis Open. Partnering Rohan Gajjar (IND), the duo fell in the round of 16 to tour veterans Olivier Rochus and Lars Burgsmuller. Rochus won the French Open in doubles and was ranked #24 in the world in singles. Davidson reached a career high ranking of #527 in the world on October 22, 2007. [11]

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References

  1. Azusa Pacific Athletics "Davidson to Play in Japan" "APU Athletics", April 11, 2003
  2. UCLA Official Athletic Site "Walker Selected for ITA All-Star Team" [ permanent dead link ] April 9, 2003
  3. "2005 NAIA Men's Tennis All-Americans". NAIA.org. September 2005.
  4. McDaniel, Micah "All-American Tennis Trio" "Azusa Pacific Athletics", May 30, 2003
  5. Intercollegiate Tennis Association "ITA Men's Singles/Doubles Rankings 2005" Archived April 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine June 1, 2005
  6. "Azusa Pacific Finally Strikes Gold at 2005 Men's Tennis National Championship". NAIA.org. September 11, 2005.
  7. McDaniel, Micah "Cougars are Tennis Champs" "Azusa Pacific Athletics", May 20, 2005
  8. International Tennis Federation (ITF)"Player Profile - DAVIDSON, Adam (USA)"
  9. ITF Pro Circuit Official Website "DAVIDSON, Adam (USA) Playing Activity - View all"
  10. ATP World Tour Official Website "DAVIDSON, Adam 2006 doubles playing history"
  11. 1 2 ATP World Tour "Tennis Players - DAVIDSON, Adam (USA)"
  12. California Tennis Network "Day 3 at the USTA $50,000 Calabasas Pro Challenger"
  13. ATP World Tour Official Website "DAVIDSON, Adam 2007 doubles playing history"