Lee Childs
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British tennis player
For the British thriller writer, see Lee Child. For the rugby league footballer of the 1990s for Ireland, Wakefield Trinity, and Featherstone Rovers, see Lee Child (rugby league).
| Country (sports) | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Residence | Bridgwater, England, United Kingdom |
| Born | (1982年06月11日) 11 June 1982 (age 42) Yeovil, Somerset, England, United Kingdom |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Danny Sapsford |
| Prize money | $201,900 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 3–8 (at ATP Tour and Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 251 (21 June 2004) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2003) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–8 (at ATP Tour and Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 344 (22 August 2005) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2002) |
| Last updated on: 24 December 2021. | |
Lee Childs (born 6 November 1982, in Yeovil) is a retired British tennis player from England.
Following match victories in 2000, Childs was hailed as "the future of British tennis" and a successor to Tim Henman and Greg Rusedski.[1] At the 2003 Wimbledon Championships, he famously defeated Nikolay Davydenko in the first round in 5 sets. The score was 2–6, 7–6(2), 1–6, 7–6(5), 6–2. He then lost in the next round to a 17-year-old Rafael Nadal in straight sets, 6–2, 6–4, 6–3.[2]
Growing up, Lee went to Pawlett Primary School. He got his passion for tennis from his head teacher Chris Vincent.[3]
Junior Grand Slam finals
[edit ]Doubles: 1 (1 title)
[edit ]| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 2000 | US Open | Hard | United Kingdom James Nelson | United States Robby Ginepri United States Tres Davis |
6–2, 6–4 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
[edit ]Singles: 6 (2–4)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2000 | Great Britain F9, Glasgow | Futures | Hard | Switzerland Jean-Claude Scherrer | 3–5, 4–5(3–5), 2–4 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Oct 2000 | Great Britain F10, Edinburgh | Futures | Hard | South Africa Wesley Moodie | 5–4(8–6), 3–5, 2–4, 5–4(7–5), 3–5 |
| Win | 1–2 | Oct 2000 | Great Britain F11, Leeds | Futures | Hard | Germany Bernard Parun | 5–4(7–5), 5–3, 5–3 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Oct 2003 | Tumkur, India | Challenger | Hard | Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber | 5–7, 6–7(5–7) |
| Loss | 1–4 | Nov 2005 | Canada F2, Rimouski | Futures | Hard | Germany Benjamin Becker | 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–4 | May 2007 | Greece F2, Syros | Futures | Hard | United Kingdom Miles Kasiri | 2–0 ret. |
Doubles: 12 (5–7)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 1999 | Great Britain F8, Sunderland | Futures | Hard | United Kingdom Simon Dickson | United Kingdom Oliver Freelove United States Jeff Laski |
2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Oct 2000 | Great Britain F11, Leeds | Futures | Hard | United Kingdom James Nelson | United Kingdom James Auckland United Kingdom Barry Fulcher |
5–4(6–4), 5–3, 2–4, 4–2 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Feb 2001 | Great Britain F1, Nottingham | Futures | Carpet | United Kingdom James Nelson | United Kingdom Oliver Freelove United Kingdom James Davidson |
4–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–7(1–7) |
| Loss | 1–3 | Nov 2001 | Bolton, United Kingdom | Challenger | Hard | United Kingdom Mark Hilton | Belgium Gilles Elseneer Belgium Wim Neefs |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | May 2002 | Great Britain F3, Bournemouth | Futures | Clay | United Kingdom Mark Hilton | Czech Republic Jaroslav Levinsky Czech Republic Michal Navratil |
0–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–5 | Apr 2005 | Great Britain F6, Bath | Futures | Hard | Germany Alexander Flock | United Kingdom Ross Hutchins United Kingdom Martin Lee |
6–7(4–7), 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–6 | Sep 2005 | Great Britain F11, Nottingham | Futures | Hard | United Kingdom Martin Lee | France Olivier Charroin Norway Frederick Sundsten |
3–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–7 | Nov 2005 | Canada F2, Rimouski | Futures | Hard | Norway Frederick Sundsten | United Kingdom Ross Hutchins United Kingdom Jamie Murray |
6–7(5–7), 6–7(6–8) |
| Win | 2–7 | Jul 2006 | Great Britain F9, Felixstowe | Futures | Grass | Australia Luke Bourgeois | United Kingdom Ross Hutchins United Kingdom Josh Goodall |
4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3) |
| Win | 3–7 | Apr 2007 | Great Britain F7, Bath | Futures | Hard | United Kingdom Ross Hutchins | France Thomas Oger Croatia Lovro Zovko |
1–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–7 | Apr 2007 | Great Britain F8, Bath | Futures | Hard | Australia Luke Bourgeois | United Kingdom Jamie Delgado Croatia Lovro Zovko |
3–6, 5–3 ret. |
| Win | 5–7 | May 2007 | Greece F2, Syros | Futures | Hard | United Kingdom Edward Corrie | United Kingdom Iain Atkinson United Kingdom Sean Thornley |
6–3, 7–5 |
References
[edit ]- ^ "Childs not getting carried away". BBC News. 22 November 2000. Retrieved 24 March 2008.
- ^ Gatto, Luigi (7 October 2019). "Rafael Nadal seemed to have two forehands in 2003, says former player". Tennis World. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "Childs put talent to test on professional circuit". Telegraph. 19 November 2000. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
External links
[edit ]- Lee Childs at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Lee Childs at the International Tennis Federation Edit this at Wikidata
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