Ryan Russell (tennis)

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Ryan Russell
Country (sports)Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Born (1983-07-06) 6 July 1983 (age 41)
Montego Bay, Jamaica
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money$23,493
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 503 (26 May 2003)
Doubles
Career record0–1 (ATP Tour)
Highest rankingNo. 463 (31 March 2003)

Ryan Russell (born 6 July 1983) is a Jamaican former professional tennis player.

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Tennis Career

Russell, a left-handed player from Montego Bay, is the son of tennis player Richard Russell and was trained at the Nick Bollettieri academy in Florida. [1] Highly ranked in junior tennis, he was a junior Wimbledon doubles semi-finalist and debuted for the Jamaica Davis Cup team as a 16-year old. He played in the Davis Cup until 2007, amassing a record 20 singles wins. His only ATP Tour main draw appearance came in doubles at the 2002 Hall of Fame Championships in Newport and he won six ITF Futures doubles titles during his career. [2]

ITF Futures titles

Doubles: (6)

No.   Date   TournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.Jun 2002Jamaica F7, Montego Bay Hard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Stephan Timu Flag of Lebanon.svg Will Farah-Lebar
Flag of the United States.svg Matthew Snyder
6–4, 6–4
2.Nov 2002Barbados F1, Bridgetown Hard Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg Jean-Julien Rojer Flag of the United States.svg Mirko Pehar
Flag of Bolivia.svg Javier Taborga
6–4, 4–6, 6–1
3.Dec 2002Jamaica F22, Trelawny Hard Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg Jean-Julien Rojer Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bjorn Munroe
Flag of the United States.svg Matthew Rutherford
6–2, 6–2
4.Sep 2003Jamaica F9, Montego Bay Hard Flag of Jamaica.svg Dustin Brown Flag of France.svg Clément Morel
Flag of France.svg Gilles Simon
7–6(4), 6–2
5.Oct 2004Venezuela F2, Caracas Hard Flag of France.svg Vincent Baudat Flag of Cuba.svg Ricardo Chile
Flag of Cuba.svg Sandor Martínez
6–4, 4–6, 7–6(4)
6.Apr 2005Kuwait F1, Mishref Hard Flag of Romania.svg Florin Mergea Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jakub Hasek
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Josef Neštický
6–1, 3–0 ret.

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References

  1. "Ryan Russell in search of tennis stardom". Jamaica Gleaner . 8 August 2004.
  2. "Newport 2002 Tennis Tournament". itftennis.com.