James Davidson (tennis)

James Davidson
Full name James Davidson
Country (sports)  United Kingdom
Born (1973-09-16) 16 September 1973
Prize money $34,863
Singles
Highest ranking No. 597 (28 August 1995)
Doubles
Career record 0–3
Highest ranking No. 279 (2 April 2001)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Wimbledon 1R (2000)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Wimbledon 1R (2001)

James Davidson (born 16 September 1973) is a British former professional tennis player.

Biography

Davidson played in the doubles main draws of two ATP Tour tournaments, the 1999 Bournemouth International and 2000 Brighton International.

At the age of 26 he made his first main draw at Wimbledon in 2000, as a wildcard pairing with Oliver Freelove. They were beaten in their first round match in four sets by Paul Kilderry and Alberto Martín.[1]

He partnered with Victoria Davies at the 2001 Wimbledon Championships.[2] The wildcard pair won a long second set tiebreak 10–8 but went down in the third, to Julien Boutter and Nathalie Dechy.[3]

A former coach of Aljaž Bedene, he has been coaching London based Frenchman Jérémy Chardy since 2018.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Wimbledon results for Thursday". Deseret News. 30 June 2000. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Davidson's Wimbledon hopes". Bucks Free Press. 22 June 2001. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Wimbledon hope says he'll be back". Bucks Free Press. 6 July 2001. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  4. ↑ ""J'adore Londres" : Jérémy Chardy raconte sa nouvelle vie". Sud Ouest (in French). 14 May 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.