Tres Davis

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Tres Davis
Full nameTres Davis
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1982-01-13) January 13, 1982 (age 42)
Lubbock, Texas, United States
Height5 ft 11 in (180cm)
Turned pro2002
Retired2006
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$38,296
Singles
Career record0-0
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 1 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 404 (1 August 2005)
Doubles
Career record1-2
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 9 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 259 (15 August 2005)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open 1R (2000)
Last updated on: 24 December 2021.

Tres Davis (born January 13, 1982) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

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Biography

Originally from Lubbock, Texas, Davis is the eldest of three brothers and was coached by his father Doug. [1]

Tennis career

Most noted for his junior career, he was a Junior Davis Cup representative for the United States and a boys' doubles finalist at three grand slam tournaments. [2] In all three finals he finished runner-up, at the 1999 US Open with Alberto Francis, 2000 Australian Open with Andy Roddick and 2000 US Open with Robby Ginepri. [3] He also competed in the men's doubles draw with Ginepri at the 2000 US Open, where they lost a three set first round match to Argentines Pablo Albano and Lucas Arnold Ker. [4]

After winning the Big 12 Conference Championship title with Texas A&M, Davis turned professional in 2002. He competed mostly in satellite tournaments and on the Challenger Tour. His only main draw appearance on the ATP Tour came at the 2005 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships in Houston, where he formed a wildcard pairing with Andy Roddick, who would win the singles title. The pair made the doubles quarter-finals, by beating James Blake and Mardy Fish. [5] He retired in 2006.

Life after tennis

Davis is the former travelling coach of Ryan Harrison and now runs a cleaning and restoration business with his wife Paige in the Greater Austin area. [6] [7]

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss 1999 US Open Hard Flag of the United States.svg Alberto Francis Flag of France.svg Julien Benneteau
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Mahut
4–6, 6–3, 1–6
Loss 2000 Australian Open Hard Flag of the United States.svg Andy Roddick Flag of Spain.svg Tommy Robredo
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Mahut
2–6, 7–5, 9–11
Loss 2000 US Open Hard Flag of the United States.svg Robby Ginepri Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lee Childs
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Nelson
2–6, 4–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures Finals

Singles: 5 (1–4)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (1–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–3)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Apr 2002Jamaica F2, Montego Bay FuturesHard Flag of Colombia.svg Michael Quintero Aguilar 3–6, 6–2, 4–6
Win1–1May 2004Mexico F6, Celaya FuturesHard Flag of Chile.svg Juan-Ignacio Cerda 6–3, 6–1
Loss1–2Aug 2004USA F21, Godfrey FuturesHard Flag of Brazil.svg Rodrigo-Antonio Grilli 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 4–6
Loss1–3Aug 2004USA F22, Decatur FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Sam Warburg 4–6, 2–6
Loss1–4May 2005Morocco F3, Agadir FuturesClay Flag of Algeria.svg Lamine Ouahab 1–6, 2–6

Doubles: 12 (9–3)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (9–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (7–1)
Clay (2–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Feb 2002USA F4, Brownsville FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Graydon Oliver Flag of North Macedonia.svg Lazar Magdinchev
Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Williams
3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–2
Win2–0Apr 2002Jamaica F1, Kingston FuturesHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Philip Gubenco Flag of the United States.svg Cary Franklin
Flag of the United States.svg Alex Bogomolov Jr.
4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–1)
Win3–0Apr 2002Jamaica F2, Montego Bay FuturesHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Philip Gubenco Flag of France.svg Nicolas Devilder
Flag of France.svg Thierry Guardiola
6–1, 4–6, 6–3
Win4–0Feb 2004USA F4, Brownsville FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Eric Nunez Flag of the United States.svg Clancy Shields
Flag of the United States.svg Luke Shields
6–3, 6–3
Win5–0Jul 2004USA F18, Pittsburgh FuturesClay Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Sachire Flag of the United States.svg Goran Dragicevic
Flag of the United States.svg Mirko Pehar
6–3, 6–4
Loss5–1Feb 2005USA F4, Brownsville FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Eric Nunez Flag of the United States.svg Lester Cook
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Robert Steckley
walkover
Win6–1Apr 2005USA F7, Little Rock FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Scott Lipsky Flag of the United States.svg Michael Johnson
Flag of the United States.svg Nikita Kryvonos
6–3, 1–6, 6–3
Win7–1May 2005Morocco F3, Agadir FuturesClay Flag of Brazil.svg Marcio Torres Flag of Portugal.svg Frederico Marques
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Adam Vejmelka
6–2, 6–3
Win8–1Jun 2005Spain F11, Tenerife FuturesHard Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg Jean-Julien Rojer Flag of Spain.svg German Puentes-Alcaniz
Flag of Venezuela.svg Daniel Vallverdu
6–2, 6–4
Loss8–2Jul 2005USA F15, Buffalo FuturesClay Flag of the United States.svg Nicholas Monroe Flag of the United States.svg Treat Huey
Flag of South Africa.svg Izak Van Der Merwe
3–6, 4–6
Loss8–3Jul 2005USA F16, Pittsburgh FuturesClay Flag of Romania.svg Catalin-Ionut Gard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Smeets
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Wendler
walkover
Win9–3Aug 2005USA F20, Decatur FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Davis Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sadik Kadir
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Wendler
6–4, 7–6(7–4)

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