James Nelson (tennis)

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James Nelson
Full nameJames Nelson
Country (sports)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Born (1982-02-18) 18 February 1982 (age 42)
Newcastle, England, United Kingdom
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$30,864
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 0 futures
Highest rankingNo. 590 (14 May 2001)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon Q2 (2000)
Doubles
Career record0–3
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 4 futures
Highest rankingNo. 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.

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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)

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win 2000 US Open Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lee Childs Flag of the United States.svg Robby Ginepri
Flag of the United States.svg 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)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Oct 2000Great Britain F11, Leeds FuturesHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lee Childs Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Auckland
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Barry Fulcher		5–4(6–4), 5–3, 2–4, 4–2
Loss1–1Jan 2001India F1, Jorhat FuturesClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Freelove Flag of India.svg Fazaluddin Syed
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Dmitriy Tomashevich 		6–2, 5–7, 4–6
Loss1–2Feb 2001Grsaat Britain F1, Nottingham FuturesCarpet Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lee Childs Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Freelove
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Davidson 		4–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–7(1–7),
Win2–2Aug 2001Great Britain F6, Bath FuturesHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Simon Dickson Flag of France.svg Benjamin Cassaigne
Flag of France.svg Julien Couly		6–1, 7–6(7–2)
Win3–2Aug 2001Great Britain F7, Cumberland FuturesHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Simon Dickson Flag of Ireland.svg John Doran
Flag of the United States.svg Alex Witt 		7–6(7–3), 6–1
Win4–2Sep 2001Great Britain F9, Sunderland FuturesHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Simon Dickson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dominic Boulet
Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Fitz 		2–6, 7–5, 7–5
Loss4–3Oct 2001Grsaat Britain F11, Leeds FuturesHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Simon Dickson Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jaroslav Levinsky
Flag of Croatia.svg Lovro Zovko 		5–7, 4–6
Loss4–4Oct 2002Grsaat Britain F10, Jersey FuturesHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Simon Dickson Flag of South Africa.svg Wesley Moodie
Flag of Austria.svg Luben Pampoulov 		3–6, 2–6

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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. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
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