James Auckland

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James Auckland
Country (sports)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
ResidenceLondon, England
Born (1980-04-01) 1 April 1980 (age 43)
Norwich, England
Turned pro1999
Retired2009
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money $260,610
Singles
Career record2–1 (ATP Tour and Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 282 (6 February 2006)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q1 (2006)
Wimbledon Q1 (2003, 2005, 2006)
Doubles
Career record20–37 (ATP Tour and Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 57 (9 April 2007)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 2R (2007)
French Open 2R (2006)
Wimbledon 3R (2006)
US Open 1R (2006, 2007)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon 2R (2006, 2007, 2009)
Last updated on: 27 June 2021.

James Auckland (born 1 April 1980) is a former professional British tennis player.

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His highest ATP singles ranking was 282nd, which he reached on 6 February 2006. While his career high in doubles was at 57 set at 9 April 2007.

Auckland was given a wildcard into the main draw of the men's singles at 2002 Wimbledon, but was forced to withdraw due to injury. His place was taken by lucky loser, Denis Golovanov.

Auckland played for the Kansas City Explorers of World TeamTennis during the 2008 season and for the Boston Lobsters in 2009.

In April 2013, James joined tennis coaching and management company Premier Tennis as Director of Tennis, [1] where he designs and oversees a variety of coaching programmes and takes responsibility for coach development and training.

Performance timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Doubles

Tournament 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAAA 2R 1R A0 / 21–233%
French Open AAA 2R 1R AA0 / 21–233%
Wimbledon 1R 1R 2R 3R 2R 1R 1R 0 / 74–736%
US Open AAA 1R 1R AA0 / 20–20%
Win–loss0–10–11–13–32–40–20–10 /136–1332%

ATP Career Finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend (doubles)
Grand Slam (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Series (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–1)
Indoor (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1 Feb 2007 Delray Beach, United StatesInternational SeriesHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Huss Flag of the United States.svg Hugo Armando
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Xavier Malisse
3–6, 7–6(7–4), [5–10]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 5 (1–4)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (1–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–4)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Aug 2001Nigeria F1, Lagos FuturesHard Flag of France.svg M-S Drame6–7(5–7), 3–6
Win1–1Mar 2004Nigeria F2, Benin City FuturesHard Flag of Italy.svg Diego Álvarez6–1, 5–7, 7–5
Loss1–2Aug 2004Great Britain F4, Hampstead FuturesHard Flag of France.svg Nicolas Tourte 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 1–6
Loss1–3May 2005Korea F1, Seogwipo FuturesHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Smeets 5–7, 3–6
Loss1–4Mar 2006Great Britain F3, Sunderland FuturesHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Lee 7–6(7–5), 1–6, 2–6

Doubles: 29 (8–21)

Legend
ATP Challenger (4–13)
ITF Futures (4–8)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–14)
Clay (2–3)
Grass (0–2)
Carpet (2–2)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Sep 2000Great Britain F8, Sunderland FuturesHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Barry Fulcher Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Haran
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neil Watts
55–4, 4–2, 45–5, 4–1
Loss1–1Oct 2000Great Britain F11, Leeds FuturesHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Barry Fulcher Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Nelson
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lee Childs
44–5, 3–5, 4–2, 2–4
Loss1–2Aug 2001Nigeria F2, Lagos FuturesHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Barry Fulcher Flag of Mauritius.svg J-M Bourgault
Flag of South Africa.svg W-P Meyer
4–6, 2–6
Loss1–3Apr 2002China F1, Kunming FuturesHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Simon Dickson Flag of Thailand.svg Danai Udomchoke
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Jimmy Wang
7–5, 3–6, 2–6
Loss1–4May 2003Jamaica F3, Montego Bay FuturesHard Flag of South Africa.svg Johan Du Randt Flag of South Africa.svg Andrew Anderson
Flag of South Africa.svg W-P Meyer
4–6, 4–6
Win2–4May 2003Jamaica F4, Montego Bay FuturesHard Flag of South Africa.svg Nenad Toroman Flag of South Africa.svg Andrew Anderson
Flag of South Africa.svg W-P Meyer
6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Loss2–5Aug 2003Brazil F5, Fortaleza FuturesHard Flag of Chile.svg Paul Capdeville Flag of Brazil.svg Alexandre Bonatto
Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Lemos
4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(0–7)
Loss2–6Feb 2004Bahrain F1, Manama FuturesHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rameez Junaid Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marco Chiudinelli
Flag of Italy.svg Uros Vico
4–6, 1–6
Win3–6May 2004Great Britain F1, Bournemouth FuturesClay Flag of the United States.svg Thomas Blake Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Freelove
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Sherwood
6–4, 6–3
Loss3–7Aug 2004 Togliatti, RussiaChallengerHard Flag of Slovakia.svg Ladislav Švarc Flag of Russia.svg Teymuraz Gabashvili
Flag of Russia.svg Dmitry Vlasov
3–6, 7–5, 4–6
Loss3–8May 2005Korea F2, Seogwipo FuturesHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ross Hutchins Flag of South Korea.svg Chung Hee-Seok
Flag of South Korea.svg Im Kyu-Tae
6–7(3–7), 6–3, 3–6
Loss3–9Jul 2005 Manchester, United KingdomChallengerGrass Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Kiernan Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Hilton
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Marray
3–6, 2–6
Loss3–10Aug 2005 Pamplona, SpainChallengerHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Kiernan Flag of Pakistan.svg Aisam Qureshi
Flag of Croatia.svg Lovro Zovko
6–2, 3–6, 4–6
Win4–10Sep 2005France F13, Mulhouse FuturesHard Flag of Russia.svg K Ivanov-Smolenskii Flag of France.svg Cyril Spanelis
Flag of France.svg Marc Steger
7–6(7–3), 6–4
Win5–10Nov 2005 Aachen, GermanyChallengerCarpet Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Delgado Flag of Germany.svg Michael Kohlmann
Flag of Germany.svg Lars Burgsmüller
2–6, 7–5, 6–3
Loss5–11Nov 2005 Prague, Czech RepublicChallengerCarpet Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jasper Smit Flag of Slovakia.svg Filip Polášek
Flag of Ukraine.svg Sergiy Stakhovsky
3–6, 6–3, 6–7(5–7)
Loss5–12Apr 2006Great Britain F5, Bath FuturesHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Bloomfield Flag of Germany.svg Tobias Clemens
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rameez Junaid
7–6(7–5), 2–6, 3–6
Loss5–13Aug 2006 Graz, AustriaChallengerHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Delgado Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Marray
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ross Hutchins
7–6(7–5), 4–6, [13–15]
Loss5–14May 2007 Zagreb, CroatiaChallengerClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Delgado Flag of Germany.svg Tomas Behrend
Flag of Brazil.svg André Ghem
2–6, 1–6
Loss5–15Jun 2007 Surbiton, United KingdomChallengerGrass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Huss Flag of the United States.svg Alex Kuznetsov
Flag of Germany.svg Mischa Zverev
6–2, 3–6, [6–10]
Win6–15Aug 2007 Istanbul, TurkeyChallengerHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ross Hutchins Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dick Norman
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kristof Vliegen
5–7, 7–6(7–5), [10–7]
Loss6–16May 2008 Marrakech, MoroccoChallengerClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Delgado Flag of Portugal.svg Fred Gil
Flag of Romania.svg Florin Mergea
2–6, 3–6
Win7–16Oct 2008 Rennes, FranceChallengerCarpet Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dick Norman Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Yves Allegro
Flag of Romania.svg Horia Tecău
6–3, 6–4
Loss7–17Oct 2008 Kolding, DenmarkChallengerHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Perry Flag of the United States.svg Brendan Evans
Flag of South Africa.svg Chris Haggard
3–6, 5–7
Loss7–18Nov 2008 Eckental, GermanyChallengerCarpet Flag of Brazil.svg Márcio Torres Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Yves Allegro
Flag of Romania.svg Horia Tecău
3–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Loss7–19Mar 2009 Sarajevo, Bosnia & HerzegovinaChallengerHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rogier Wassen Flag of Russia.svg Konstantin Kravchuk
Flag of Poland.svg Dawid Olejniczak
2–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Win8–19Apr 2009 Monza, ItalyChallengerClay Flag of the United States.svg Travis Rettenmaier Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Dušan Karol
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jaroslav Pospíšil
7–5, 6–7(6–8), [10–4]
Loss8–20Apr 2009 Sofia, BulgariaChallengerClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Luczak Flag of Slovakia.svg Dominik Hrbatý
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg David Škoch
2–6, 4–6
Loss8–21May 2009 Tenerife, SpainChallengerHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Goodall Flag of Austria.svg Alexander Peya
Flag of Germany.svg Philipp Petzschner
2–6, 6–3, [4–10]

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