Dominic Pagon

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Dominic Pagon
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Dominic Pagon, Team Jamaica
Country (sports) Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica
Residence Kingston, Jamaica
Born (1988-03-08) 8 March 1988 (age 35)
Kingston, Jamaica
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro2008
PlaysLeft-handed
Singles
Career record6-12
Doubles
Career record12-8

Dominic Pagon (born March 8, 1988) is a Jamaican professional tennis player. [1]

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Playing career

Pagon has an International Tennis Federation win–loss record of 21–28 primarily through his Davis Cup exploits. He has represented Jamaica in the Davis Cup on seven occasions and was nominated as the country’s No. 1 player in 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014 and 2016. He has been selected to be the Captain for the Jamaican Davis Cup Team on four occasions (2013, 2016, 2018 & 2019) and has 18 wins overall. In June 2019, Pagon broke the record for most doubles wins in the history of Jamaica's Davis Cup tennis with 12 wins. [2] He has played two ATP International Series singles event, both at the International Tennis Hall of Fame Champions Cup in 2007 & 2008. [3] Pagon represented Jamaica at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games , 2007 Pan American Games and was a doubles quarter finalist at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games in Mexico. He was the top-ranked junior player in the Caribbean and Central American region as well as his home country. Pagon achieved a career-best ITF Junior Circuit ranking of No. 125. Pagon went to The College of William & Mary and earned All-Colonial Athletic Association honors three times as a Tribe player. He was named team captain in 2008 and won 55 singles and 47 doubles matches for W&M. [4]

Davis Cup

Participations: (18–20)

Group membership
World Group (0–0)
WG Play-off (0–0)
Group I (0–0)
Group II (0–2)
Group III (15–16)
Group IV (0–0)
Matches by surface
Hard (14–17)
Clay (4–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Matches by type
Singles (6–12)
Doubles (12–8)
Rubber outcomeNo.RubberMatch type (partner if any)Opponent nationOpponent player(s)Score
Increase2.svg3-0; 16-20 July 2008; Country Club, Tegucigalpa, Honduras; Americas Round Robin; Hard surface
Victory1IISingles Flag of Honduras.svg Honduras Keny Turcios 6–0, 7–5
Decrease2.svg1–2; 16-20 July 2008; Country Club, Tegucigalpa, Honduras; Americas Round Robin; Hard surface
Defeat2IISingles Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados Haydn Lewis 6–7, 4–6
Increase2.svg2–1; 16-20 July 2008; Country Club, Tegucigalpa, Honduras; Americas Round Robin; Hard surface
Victory3IISingles Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala Cristian Paiz 6–3, 2-6, 7-6
Increase2.svg2–1; 16-20 July 2008; Country Club, Tegucigalpa, Honduras; Americas Promotion Playoff; Hard surface
Defeat4IISingles Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico Alex Llompart 2-6, 2-6
Decrease2.svg0–5; 10–12 July 2009; S.O.V Asiento, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles; Americas Relegation Playoff; Hard surface
Defeat5IISingles Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg Netherlands Antilles Romano Tatuhey 1-6, 3-6, 4-6
Defeat6IIIDoubles (with Tyler Chin) Romano Tatuhey / Martijn Cav Haasteren 1-6, 1-6, 4-6
Increase2.svg2–1; 07 July 2010; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Americas Round Robin; Hard surface
Defeat7ISingles Flag of Aruba.svg Aruba Clifford Giel 6-3, 2-6, 4-6
Victory8IIIDoubles (with Damion Johnson) Clifford Giel / Gian Hodgson 4-6, 7-5, 7-5
Decrease2.svg0-3; 07 July 2010; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Americas Round Robin; Hard surface
Defeat9IIIDoubles (with Dwayne Pagon) Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas Devin Mullings / Marvin Rolle 4-6, 1-6
Decrease2.svg0–3; 07 July 2010; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Americas Playoff; Hard surface
Defeat10ISingles Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico Ricardo Gonzalez-Diaz 1–6, 2-6
Defeat11IIIDoubles (with Damion Johnson) Alex Llompart / Jose Perdomo 0-6, 4-6
Decrease2.svg1–2; 18 June 2012; Tobago, Trinidad & Tobago; Americas Round Robin; Hard surface
Defeat12ISingles Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica Pablo Nunez 4-6, 5-7
Victory13IIIDoubles (with Brandon Burke) Pable Nunez / Ignaci Roca 6-2, 6-0
Increase2.svg2–1; 18 June 2012; Tobago, Trinidad & Tobago; Americas Round Robin; Hard surface
Victory14ISingles Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas Rodney Carey 6–4, 1-6, 7-6
Victory15IIIDoubles (with Brandon Burke) Marvin Rolle / Rodney Carey 6-3, 1-6, 6-3
Increase2.svg3–0; 18 June 2012; Tobago, Trinidad & Tobago; Americas Round Robin; Hard surface
Victory16ISingles Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg US Virgin Islands Nicholas Bass 6-0, 6-1
Victory17IIIDoubles (with Dwayne Pagon) Kristepher Elien / Kevin Alric Plaskett 7–6, 6-0
Increase2.svg2–1; 18 June 2012; Tobago, Trinidad & Tobago; Americas Round Robin; Hard surface
Defeat18ISingles Flag of Panama.svg Panama Walner Espinoza 4-6, 3-6
Victory19IIIDoubles (with Brandon Burke) Walner Espinoza / Juan-Jose Fuentes 6-1, 6-2
Decrease2.svg0–3; 17 June 2013; Club de Tenis La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia; Americas Round Robin; Clay surface
Defeat20IISingles Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Bolivia Hugo Dellien 4-6, 1-6
Increase2.svg2–1; 17 June 2013; Club de Tenis La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia; Americas Round Robin; Clay surface
Victory21IISingles Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba William Dorantes Sanchez 6-1, 6-2
Victory22IIIDoubles (with Brandon Burke) Randy Blanco / Roberto Cruz Ramos 4-6, 6-3, 7-6
Decrease2.svg0-3; ; 17 June 2013; Club de Tenis La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia; Americas Playoff; Clay surface
Defeat23IISingles Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay Juan Borba 0-6, 4-6
Decrease2.svg0-3; 12 July 2014; Palmas Athletic Club, Humacao, Puerto Rico; Americas Round Robin; Hard surface
Defeat24IISingles Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico Alex Llompart 3-6, 2-6
Defeat25IIIDoubles (with Daniel Harris) Alex Llompart / Gilberto Alvarez 2-6, 4-6
Increase2.svg2–1; ; 12 July 2014; Palmas Athletic Club, Humacao, Puerto Rico; Americas Round Robin; Hard surface
Defeat26IISingles Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago Vaughn Wilson 6–4, 2-6, 4-6
Victory27IIIDoubles (with Brandon Burke) Akiel Duke / Vaughn Wilson 7-5, 6-3
Decrease2.svg0-3; 12 July 2014; Palmas Athletic Club, Humacao, Puerto Rico; Americas Round Robin; Hard surface
Defeat28IISingles Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica Pablo Núñez 2-6, 5-7
Decrease2.svg1-2; 12 July 2014; Palmas Athletic Club, Humacao, Puerto Rico; Americas Round Robin; Hard surface
Victory29IISingles Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda David Thomas 6-3, 4-6, 7-6
Defeat30IIIDoubles (with Brandon Burke) Jenson Bascome / Neal Towlson 1-6, 2-6
Increase2.svg3-0; 11 July 2016; Club de Tenis La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia; Americas Round Robin; Clay surface
Victory31IIIDoubles (with Rowland Phillips) Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba Cristian Rodriguez / Osmel Rivera Granja 2-6, 6-3, 6-2
Increase2.svg3-0; 11 July 2016; Club de Tenis La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia; Americas Round Robin; Clay surface
Victory32IIIDoubles (with Rowland Phillips) Flag of Panama.svg Panama Brendan Cockburn / Alejandro Benitez 6-0, 6-1
Decrease2.svg0-3; 11 July 2016; Club de Tenis La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia; Americas Round Robin; Clay surface
Defeat33IIIDoubles (with Rowland Phillips) Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Bolivia Alejandro Mendoza / Rodrigo Banzer4-6, 6-7
Increase2.svg2-1; 17 June 2019; Costa Rica Country Club, Escazu, Costa Rica; Americas Round Robin; Hard surface
Victory34IIIDoubles (with Rowland Phillips) Flag of Panama.svg Panama Jorge Daniel Chevez / Luis Gomez 6-2, 6-1
Increase2.svg2-1; 17 June 2019; Costa Rica Country Club, Escazu, Costa Rica; Americas Round Robin; Hard surface
Victory35IIIDoubles (with Rowland Phillips) Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago Akiel Duke / Nabeel Majeed Mohammed 6-3, 7-6
Increase2.svg2-1; 17 June 2019; Costa Rica Country Club, Escazu, Costa Rica; Americas Round Robin; Hard surface
Victory35IIIDoubles (with Rowland Phillips) Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda Gavin Manders / Neal Towlson 6-1, 6-3
Increase2.svg2-1; 17 June 2019; Costa Rica Country Club, Escazu, Costa Rica; Americas Round Robin; Hard surface
Defeat36IIIDoubles (with Dimitri Bird) Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba Yoan Perez / Osmel Rivera Granja 6-4, 7-6
Increase2.svg2-1; 17 June 2019; Costa Rica Country Club, Escazu, Costa Rica; Americas Round Robin; Hard surface
Defeat37IIIDoubles (with Dimitri Bird) Flag of Honduras.svg Honduras Keny Turcios / Gabriel Zuniga Mendoza 4-6, 6-1, 6-4

Personal life

Pagon was born in Kingston, Jamaica and started playing tennis at six years old. He was given the opportunity at age 14 to attend Saddlebrook Academies, a tennis and golf academy in Tampa Florida. At the age of 17, Pagon was offered a scholarship to attend the College of William and Mary and graduated in 2009 with a degree in Economics. He is the son of Nigel Pagon and Shirley Wilson. Pagon has been married to his wife since 2021 and are expecting their first child together. [4]

Coaching career

The 2016-17 season was his second season as an assistant to head coach Jeff Kader at his alma mater The College of William and Mary.

In their first year, they guided W&M to a 15-9 record and its first Intercollegiate Tennis Association ranking in five years and climbed as high as No. 60 in the nation. [5]

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