English tennis player
Martin Lee (born 13 January 1978) is an English former professional tennis player. Born in London, he resides in Marlow, Buckinghamshire.
Lee was a promising junior, reaching No. 1 in the world junior rankings. In 1995 he won the Boys Doubles at Wimbledon. A left-hander, he turned pro in 1996. He struggled with constant knee and groin problems throughout his career, which eventually forced his retirement from the professional circuit in November 2006.[1]
Lee's best singles result on the ATP Tour was to reach the final of the Hall of Fame Championships in Newport, Rhode Island in 2001. On 11 March 2002, Lee achieved his career-high singles ranking of World No. 94, establishing himself as the British number three behind Tim Henman and Greg Rusedski. It was the first time in 23 years that Britain had three players in the Top 100. However, in November 2002 he underwent knee surgery and was out of action for 10 months, and his ranking never recovered.
Lee reached the second round of the men's singles at Wimbledon four times, in 1997, 2000, 2001 and 2006. He appeared in the US Open in 2001, and managed to take two sets off of seeded player Sjeng Schalken, however the Dutchman prevailed 6–3 in the deciding set. Lee's ranking also ensured automatic qualification for the main draw of the Australian and French Opens in 2002, but he lost in the first round on both occasions. Overall he won 21 and lost 46 ATP Tour matches.
Lee won two of his three matches for Great Britain in the Davis Cup, however these were only dead rubbers. Lee lost his only live match against Thailand's Paradorn Srichaphan in straight sets.
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
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| Legend
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| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
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| ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
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| ATP World Tour Masters Series (0–0)
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| ATP World Tour Championship Series (0–0)
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| ATP World Tour World Series (0–1)
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| Titles by surface
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| Hard (0–0)
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| Clay (0–0)
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| Grass (0–1)
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| Carpet (0–0)
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| Titles by setting
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| Outdoor (0–1)
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| Indoor (0–0)
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ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
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| Legend
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| ATP Challenger (0–3)
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| ITF Futures (2–1)
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| Finals by surface
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| Hard (2–3)
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| Clay (0–0)
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| Grass (0–1)
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| Carpet (0–0)
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| Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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| Win
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1–0
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Sep 1998
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Great Britain F7, Sunderland
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Futures
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Hard
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United Kingdom Ross Matheson
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4–6, 7–5, 6–4
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| Loss
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1–1
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Jul 2000
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Manchester, United Kingdom
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Challenger
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Grass
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Italy Mosé Navarra
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4–6, 3–6
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| Loss
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1–2
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Aug 2000
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Gramado, Brazil
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Challenger
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Hard
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Brazil Alexandre Simoni
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4–6, 5–7
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| Loss
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1–3
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Mar 2001
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Hamilton, New Zealand
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Challenger
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Hard
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Sweden Bjorn Rehnquist
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6–3, 2–6, 0–6
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| Loss
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1–4
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Sep 2005
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Great Britain F12, Glasgow
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Futures
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Hard
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United Kingdom Matthew Smith
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4–6, 6–3, 1–6
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| Win
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2–4
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Mar 2006
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Great Britain F3, Sunderland
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Futures
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Hard
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United Kingdom James Auckland
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6–7(5–7), 6–1, 6–2
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Doubles: 15 (5–10)
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| Legend
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| ATP Challenger (4–5)
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| ITF Futures (1–5)
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| Finals by surface
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| Hard (2–5)
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| Clay (0–2)
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| Grass (3–2)
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| Carpet (0–1)
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| Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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| Loss
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0–1
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Sep 1998
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Great Britain F7, Sunderland
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Futures
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Hard
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United Kingdom Jamie Delgado
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United Kingdom Ross Matheson
United Kingdom Tom Spinks
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3–6, 4–6
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| Loss
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0–2
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May 1999
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Great Britain F7, Edinburgh
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Futures
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Clay
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United Kingdom Arvind Parmar
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Australia Ben Ellwood
United Kingdom Miles MacLagan
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2–6, 3–6
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| Loss
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0–3
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Jul 1999
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Manchester, United Kingdom
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Challenger
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Grass
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United Kingdom Jamie Delgado
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South Africa Jeff Coetzee
South Africa Neville Godwin
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4–6, 2–6
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| Loss
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0–4
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Aug 1999
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Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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Challenger
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Hard
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United Kingdom Jamie Delgado
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Brazil Daniel Melo
Brazil Antonio Prieto
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2–6, 6–3, 5–7
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| Loss
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0–5
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Dec 1999
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Lucknow, United Kingdom
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Challenger
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Grass
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United Kingdom Jamie Delgado
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Denmark Kristian Pless
Thailand Paradorn Srichaphan
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7–5, 3–6, 5–7
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| Loss
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0–6
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Apr 2000
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Great Britain F3, London
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Futures
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Clay
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United Kingdom Oliver Freelove
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United Kingdom James Davidson
Finland Ville Liukko
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5–7, 2–6
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| Loss
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0–7
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Aug 2000
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Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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Challenger
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Hard
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United Kingdom Jamie Delgado
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Brazil Daniel Melo
Brazil Alexandre Simoni
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4–6, 4–6
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| Loss
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0–8
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Feb 2001
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Hull, United Kingdom
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Challenger
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Carpet
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United Kingdom Barry Cowan
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Germany Michael Kohlmann
France Michael Llodra
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2–6, 3–6
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| Win
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1–8
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Jul 2003
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Manchester, United Kingdom
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Challenger
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Grass
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United Kingdom Arvind Parmar
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United Kingdom Daniel Kiernan
United Kingdom David Sherwood
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6–3, 2–6, 6–2
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| Win
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2–8
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Apr 2005
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Great Britain F6, Bath
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Futures
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Hard
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United Kingdom Ross Hutchins
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United Kingdom Lee Childs
Germany Alexander Flock
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7–6(7–4), 6–3
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| Win
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3–8
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Jul 2005
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Nottingham, United Kingdom
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Challenger
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Grass
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United Kingdom Josh Goodall
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France Jean-Michel Pequery
Pakistan Aisam Qureshi
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6–4, 7–6(7–0)
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| Loss
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3–9
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Sep 2005
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Great Britain F11, Nottingham
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Futures
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Hard
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United Kingdom Lee Childs
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Norway Frederick Sundsten
France Olivier Charroin
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3–6, 6–3, 3–6
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| Loss
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3–10
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Mar 2006
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Great Britain F4, Manchester
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Futures
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Hard
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United Kingdom David Sherwood
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France Jean-Francois Bachelot
Pakistan Aisam Qureshi
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1–6, 6–3, 2–6
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| Win
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4–10
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Jul 2006
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Nottingham, United Kingdom
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Challenger
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Grass
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United Kingdom Jonathan Marray
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United Kingdom Josh Goodall
United Kingdom Ross Hutchins
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3–6, 6–3, [10–3]
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| Win
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5–10
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Aug 2006
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Bronx, United States
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Challenger
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Hard
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Israel Harel Levy
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United States Scott Lipsky
United States David Martin
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6–4, 7–5
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Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Junior Grand Slam finals
[edit ]Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
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