James McCabe (tennis)

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James McCabe
Country (sports)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Born (2003-07-05) 5 July 2003 (age 20)
Iba, Philippines
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$$139,509
Singles
Career record0–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 258 (18 September 2023)
Current rankingNo. 269 (15 January 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (2024)
Doubles
Career record0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 302 (31 July 2023)
Current rankingNo. 435 (15 January 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 1R (2022, 2024)
Last updated on: 19 January 2024.

James McCabe (born 5 July 2003) is an Australian professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of 258 achieved on 18 September 2023 and a career high ATP doubles ranking of 302 achieved on 31 July 2023. [1]

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Early life

McCabe was born in Iba, Philippines to an Irish father and a Filipina mother. [2] At six months of age he moved to Sydney, Australia where he was raised and attended Trinity Grammar School. [3] A prodigiously talented junior, McCabe broke the national U10 beep test record in 2013, [4] was crowned the Australian national junior 200m butterfly swimming champion, won the 2019 U16 Australian national championship in tennis [5] as well as being an accomplished flutist with an AMusA (Associate in Music, Australia) diploma. [6]

Professional career

2021

McCabe began competing in professional events in late 2021 and was able to reach the quarterfinals of the first ITF Futures event he entered in Tunisia in October 2021 after winning all three matches in the qualifying draw. He continued playing Tunisian ITF Futures tournaments for the remainder of the 2021 season which included a second quarterfinal appearance in November and his results during this period boosted his singles ranking to finish the year at No.1209.

2022-23

In January 2022, he was rewarded for strong finish to the 2021 season with a main draw wildcard into his first ATP Challenger in Bendigo as well as a qualifying wildcard into the 2022 Australian Open. McCabe was also rewarded with a main draw wildcard entry into the doubles draw and partnered Alex Bolt. [7] The pair were defeated in the first round by eventual champions Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis.

McCabe won his first professional tournament in February 2022 when he defeated Dane Sweeny in the final of the ITF Futures tournament in Canberra and followed it up the a second Futures title the following month in Bendigo.

He spent the 2022 season playing on the ITF Futures and ATP Challenger circuits and was able to improve his singles ranking to No. 405 in 2022 and No. 272 in 2023.

2024: ATP and Grand Slam debuts

In January 2024, it was announced McCabe was awarded a wildcard in the 2024 Australian Open main draw singles event making his Grand Slam debut. [8]

He qualified for the 2024 Adelaide International main draw as a lucky loser for his ATP debut.

ATP Challenger and World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 2 (0–2)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF World Tennis Tour (0–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0-2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Feb 2022M25 Canberra, AustraliaWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dane Sweeny 7-5, 6-7(6-8), 3–6
Loss0–2Mar 2022M25 Bendigo, AustraliaWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Omar Jasika 1-6, 2–6

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References

  1. ↑ "James McCabe | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  2. ↑ "JAMES MCCABE - 18 YEAR OLD TRANSITIONING INTO THE MENS GAME". Functional Tennis.
  3. ↑ "The Trinitarian who faced world number one on centre court". Trinity Grammar School.
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  5. ↑ "MCCABE, GIBSON WIN 16/U AUSTRALIAN TITLES". Tennis Australia.
  6. ↑ "Swimmer, musician and tennis player: McCabe is a man of many talents". Deccan Herald.
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