James Turner (tennis)

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James Turner
Country (sports) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
Born (1965-07-02) 2 July 1965 (age 58)
Bathford, England
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$51,682
Singles
Career record2-7
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 228 (26 Mar 1990)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon 1R (1989, 1990)
Doubles
Career record7-6
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 210 (13 Aug 1990)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon 3R (1990)

James Turner (born 2 July 1965) is a former professional tennis player from England who competed for Great Britain. [1]

Career

Turner and partner Andrew Castle were doubles semi-finalists at the 1986 Bristol Open. [2] He also made the second round of the singles draw, after beating Steve Shaw. [2]

In the 1988 Stella Artois Championships, held at the Queen's Club in London, Turner had an upset win over world number 23 Slobodan Živojinović. [2] Turner was the world's 742nd ranked player at the time. [3] He was eliminated in the second round by Broderick Dyke. [2]

Turner made his Grand Slam singles debut at the 1989 Wimbledon Championships, having received a wild card. [2] Although the opening round match went to five sets, Czech player Karel Nováček defeated Turner. [2] His only other singles appearance in Wimbledon, the following year, would also result in a first-round exit, to Guillaume Raoux. [2]

He however never failed to get past the first round of the men's doubles at Wimbledon, in his four appearances at the tournament. [2] In the 1989 he partnered Stephen Botfield and the pair defeated sixth seeds Paul Annacone and Christo van Rensburg. [2] He also teamed up with Botfield at the 1990 Wimbledon Championships, where they made the round of 16. [2] Their two wins both came in five set matches but when they were knocked out of the draw by Stefan Kruger and Greg Van Emburgh, it was in straight sets. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ ITF Pro Circuit Profile
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ATP World Tour Profile
  3. ↑ New York Times , "Sports Results Plus", 7 June 1988
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