Nick Rainey Explained

Nick Rainey
Fullname:Nicholas Tucker Rainey
Birth Date:7 December 1980
Birth Place:Santa Monica, California
Plays:Right-handed
Careerprizemoney:$19,913
Highestsinglesranking:No. 832 (July 8, 2002)
Doublesrecord:0–1
Highestdoublesranking:No. 173 (August 26, 2002)

Nicholas Rainey (born December 7, 1980) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

Biography

Born in Santa Monica, Rainey grew up on Mercer Island, Washington.[1] [2] Rainey, who was coached by James Kasser, was a right-handed player, with a double-handed backhand. One of his doubles partners as a junior was Andy Roddick.[3] A member of the University of Southern California tennis team, Rainey and doubles partner Ryan Moore were runners-up in the 2000 NCAA Division I Championships. He also made the singles quarter-finals at the 2002 NCAA Division I Championships, with wins over Todd Widom, Benjamin Becker and John Chesworth.[4]

From 2002 he competed professionally, mostly on the doubles circuit. He reached a highest doubles ranking of 173 in the world and won a total of 12 ITF Futures titles. Both on his ATP Challenger titles were also in doubles, the Tampere Open with Doug Bohaboy in 2002 and the Burbank Challenger partnering Brian Wilson in 2004. It was with Wilson that he made his only main draw appearance on the ATP Tour, at the 2005 China Open. They were beaten in the first round of the Beijing tournament by eventual semi-finalists Lars Burgsmüller and Lee Hyung-taik in a close three-set match that was decided by a tie-break.[5]

Rainey has also been a professional poker player.[6] [7] In 2011 it was reported that he had allegedly sold shares for his entry into a World Series of Poker main event which he never registered for and then failed to return the money to his backers.[8] [9]

Challenger titles

Doubles: (2)

No.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.2002Tampere, FinlandClay Doug Bohaboy Tuomas Ketola
Jarkko Nieminen		6–4, 6–2
2.2004Burbank, U.S.Hard Brian Wilson Prakash Amritraj
Eric Taino		6–2, 6–3

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nick Rainey's Profile. College Tennis Online. August 30, 2017. September 13, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150913061523/http://www.collegetennisonline.com/Univ.ofSouthernCalifornia-M-Tennis/Player.aspx?plId=368. live.
  2. News: Rainey Helps Mercer Island Make History. May 23, 1997. Seattle Times. September 3, 2017. September 3, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170903074818/http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19970523&slug=2540691. live.
  3. Web site: ITF Tennis - Juniors - Player Profile - Rainey, Nick (USA). ITF. August 30, 2017. August 30, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170830105706/http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10023784. live.
  4. Web site: USC's Rainey Continues Run In Ncaa Singles Championship. May 24, 2002. USC Trojans. August 30, 2017. August 30, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170830134207/http://usctrojans.com/news/2002/5/24/USC_s_Rainey_Continues_Run_In_NCAA_Singles_Championship.aspx?path=mten. live.
  5. News: Results of China Open tennis. September 14, 2005. People's Daily. August 30, 2017. August 30, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170830103401/http://en.people.cn/200509/14/eng20050914_208377.html. live.
  6. Web site: Nicholas Rainey. World Series of Poker. September 3, 2017. September 3, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170903122131/https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerID=32415. live.
  7. Web site: Cypra . Dan . 2010-09-29 . Matt Affleck Shines on WSOP on ESPN Coverage . 2024-04-04 . Poker News Daily . en-US . September 3, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170903075508/https://www.pokernewsdaily.com/matt-affleck-shines-on-wsop-on-espn-coverage-15789/ . live .
  8. Web site: Backer, Beware! Did Nick Rainey Steal Thousands?. Holloway. Chad. September 17, 2011. PokerNews. August 30, 2017. August 30, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170830105019/https://www.pokernews.com/news/2011/09/backer-beware-did-nick-rainey-steal-thousands-11042.htm. live.
  9. Web site: September 19, 2011 . Nick Rainey accused of running from WSOP backers . August 29, 2017 . Poker.org . August 30, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170830145145/http://www.poker.org/news/nick-rainey-accused-of-running-from-wsop-backers-13845/ . live .

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