Adam Kennedy (tennis) explained

Adam Kennedy
Birth Date:9 February 1983
Plays:Right-handed
Careerprizemoney:$44,468
Singlesrecord:0–3
Highestsinglesranking:No. 358 (19 May 2003)
Australianopenresult:Q2 (2003)
Doublesrecord:0–1
Highestdoublesranking:No. 428 (16 February 2004)
Australianopendoublesresult:1R (2004)

Adam Kennedy (born 9 February 1983) is an Australian former professional tennis player.

A top ranked Australian junior, Kennedy was trained at the Bollettieri Academy in Florida.[1]

Kennedy, who played right-handed, spent most of his career on the ITF circuit, reaching a career high singles ranking of 358 in the world. During his career he featured in the main draw of three ATP Tour tournaments, the first as a qualifier at Newport in 2002. The following year he received a wildcard to compete in the AAPT Championships in Adelaide and also played in Los Angeles, where he lost to fifth seed Mark Philippoussis in the first round.[2]

From 2002 to 2004 he appeared in the qualifying draws for the Australian Open. As a doubles player he played in the main draw of the 2004 Australian Open, as a wildcard pairing with Todd Reid.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Bollettieri Basking In Jock Paradise . AP NEWS . 2 May 1996.
  2. News: Easy wins for Scud, Hewitt in LA . . 30 July 2003 . en-AU.
  3. Web site: Australian Open Results . www.espn.com . 22 January 2004.