James Nelson (tennis)

James Nelson

Full name	James Nelson
Country (sports)	Great Britain
Born	(1982-02-18) 18 February 1982 (age 43) Newcastle, England, United Kingdom
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$30,864
Singles
Career record	0–0
Career titles	0 0 Challenger, 0 futures
Highest ranking	No. 590 (14 May 2001)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon	Q2 (2000)
Doubles
Career record	0–3
Career titles	0 0 Challenger, 4 futures
Highest ranking	No. 323 (22 July 2002)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon	1R (2000, 2001)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon	1R (2001)
Last updated on: 22 December 2021.

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

Biography

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

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

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

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Doubles: 8 (4–4)

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	Lee Childs	James Auckland Barry Fulcher	5–4(6–4), 5–3, 2–4, 4–2
Loss	1–1	Jan 2001	India F1, Jorhat	Futures	Clay	Oliver Freelove	Fazaluddin Syed Dmitriy Tomashevich	6–2, 5–7, 4–6
Loss	1–2	Feb 2001	Grsaat Britain F1, Nottingham	Futures	Carpet	Lee Childs	Oliver Freelove James Davidson	4–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–7(1–7),
Win	2–2	Aug 2001	Great Britain F6, Bath	Futures	Hard	Simon Dickson	Benjamin Cassaigne Julien Couly	6–1, 7–6(7–2)
Win	3–2	Aug 2001	Great Britain F7, Cumberland	Futures	Hard	Simon Dickson	John Doran Alex Witt	7–6(7–3), 6–1
Win	4–2	Sep 2001	Great Britain F9, Sunderland	Futures	Hard	Simon Dickson	Dominic Boulet Sebastian Fitz	2–6, 7–5, 7–5
Loss	4–3	Oct 2001	Grsaat Britain F11, Leeds	Futures	Hard	Simon Dickson	Jaroslav Levinsky Lovro Zovko	5–7, 4–6
Loss	4–4	Oct 2002	Grsaat Britain F10, Jersey	Futures	Hard	Simon Dickson	Wesley Moodie Luben Pampoulov	3–6, 2–6

References

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. Archived from the original on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.

External links

• James Nelson at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• James Nelson at the International Tennis Federation