James Nelson (tennis) explained

James Nelson
Fullname:James Nelson
Birth Date:18 February 1982
Birth Place:Newcastle, England, United Kingdom
Plays:Right-handed
Careerprizemoney:$30,864
Singlesrecord:0–0
Singlestitles:0
0 Challenger, 0 futures
Highestsinglesranking:No. 590 (14 May 2001)
Wimbledonresult:Q2 (2000)
Doublesrecord:0–3
Doublestitles:0
0 Challenger, 4 futures
Highestdoublesranking:No. 323 (22 July 2002)
Wimbledondoublesresult:1R (2000, 2001)
Wimbledonmixedresult:1R (2001)
Updated:22 December 2021

James Nelson (born 18 February 1982) is a British former professional tennis player.

Biography

A right-handed player from Newcastle, Nelson won the boys' doubles title at the 2000 US Open, partnering Lee Childs.[1] It was the first title won by British players at the US Open for 32 years.[2] The two players finished 2000 as the top ranked pair in the ITF year-end doubles rankings.[3]

His only main draw appearance on the ATP Tour came in the doubles at the 2000 Brighton International.

Nelson played in the main draw of Wimbledon in both 2000 and 2001. At the 2000 Wimbledon Championships he was a wildcard pairing with Mark Hilton and they were beaten in a four-set first round match by Czechs Petr Pála and Pavel Vízner. He received another opportunity to compete in the men's doubles at the 2001 Wimbledon Championships, but he and partner Lee Childs were unable to get past their first round opponents, the Bryan brothers.[4] Partnering Helen Crook, he also featured in the mixed doubles draw.

He retired from professional tennis at the age of 20.[5]

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Doubles: 8 (4–4)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (4–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–2)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Great Britain F11, LeedsFuturesHard Lee Childs James Auckland
Barry Fulcher
5–4(6–4), 5–3, 2–4, 4–2
Loss1–1India F1, JorhatFuturesClay Oliver Freelove Fazaluddin Syed
Dmitriy Tomashevich
6–2, 5–7, 4–6
Loss1–2Grsaat Britain F1, NottinghamFuturesCarpet Lee Childs Oliver Freelove
James Davidson
4–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–7(1–7),
Win2–2Great Britain F6, BathFuturesHard Simon Dickson Benjamin Cassaigne
Julien Couly
6–1, 7–6(7–2)
Win3–2Great Britain F7, CumberlandFuturesHard Simon Dickson John Doran
Alex Witt
7–6(7–3), 6–1
Win4–2Great Britain F9, SunderlandFuturesHard Simon Dickson Dominic Boulet
Sebastian Fitz
2–6, 7–5, 7–5
Loss4–3Grsaat Britain F11, LeedsFuturesHard Simon Dickson Jaroslav Levinsky
Lovro Zovko
5–7, 4–6
Loss4–4Grsaat Britain F10, JerseyFuturesHard Simon Dickson Wesley Moodie
Luben Pampoulov
3–6, 2–6

Notes and References

  1. News: Britons win junior title. 11 September 2000. The Independent. 18 June 2018.
  2. News: Childs and Nelson end barren spell. 10 September 2000. The Daily Telegraph. 18 June 2018.
  3. News: Brits top world junior list. 21 December 2000. BBC Sport. 18 June 2018.
  4. News: Sampras' Near Defeat Creating A `Buzz'. 29 June 2001. Sun-Sentinel. 18 June 2018.
  5. News: Tenns [sic]

    What a waste]

    . 17 August 2003. The Journal. 18 June 2018.