| James Baily | |
| Fullname: | James Baily |
| Birth Date: | 1 February 1975 |
| Birth Place: | Portsmouth, United Kingdom |
| Singlestitles: | 0 0 Challenger, 0 Futures |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 865 (4 October 1993) |
| Doublestitles: | 0 0 Challenger, 0 Futures |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 568 (4 July 1994) |
| Updated: | 6 January 2022 |
James Baily (born 1 February 1975) is a British former professional tennis player who won the boys' singles title at the 1993 Australian Open.
Born in Portsmouth, Baily is originally from Curbridge, a village in Hampshire.[1]
At the 1993 Australian Open, a day before his 18th birthday, Baily defeated New Zealander Steven Downs in the boys' singles final. This made him the first British player in 28 years to win a junior grand slam title, since Gerald Battrick in 1965.[2]
Bailey, who was coached by Steve Shaw, couldn't make the transition to professional tennis and appeared only in satellite tournaments, before retiring in 1994.[3]