James Baily
British tennis player
Full name | James Baily |
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Country (sports) | Great Britain |
Born | (1975-02-01) 1 February 1975 (age 49) Portsmouth, United Kingdom |
Singles | |
Career titles | 0 0 Challenger, 0 Futures |
Highest ranking | No. 865 (4 October 1993) |
Doubles | |
Career titles | 0 0 Challenger, 0 Futures |
Highest ranking | No. 568 (4 July 1994) |
Last updated on: 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.
Biography
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]
Junior Grand Slam finals
Singles: 1 (1 title)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1993 | Australian Open | Hard | Steven Downs | 6–3, 6–2 |
References
- ^ Hodgson, Guy (7 February 1993). "Baily saddled with great expectations". The Independent. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ^ Roberts, John (1 February 1993). "Britain's drought ended by Baily". The Independent. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ^ Roberts, John (9 January 1996). "Bisham boys becoming men". The Independent. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
External links
- James Baily at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- James Baily at the International Tennis Federation
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