James Sekulov
Country (sports)Australia Australia
ResidencePerth, Australia
Born (1976-10-13) 13 October 1976
Perth, Western Australia
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Turned proRight-handed
Plays1995
Prize money$244,696
Singles
Career record6–16
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 123 (14 Feb 2000)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2000)
US Open1R (1998)

James Sekulov (born 13 October 1976) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.[1]

Career

Sekulov was a boys' doubles finalist at the 1993 US Open, partnering Ben Ellwood.[2][3] He finished that year as the world's seventh-ranked junior singles player.[3]

The right-handed Australian made his senior Grand Slam debut in the 1998 US Open and lost in the opening round to Davide Sanguinetti.[3]

In 1999, Sekulov reached the semi-finals of the Mercedes-Benz Cup in Los Angeles.[3] To make the semi-finals, where he was beaten by Pete Sampras, Sekulov managed wins over Czech Martin Damm, world number 18 Thomas Enqvist and former French Open champion Michael Chang.[3]

He had a five-set win over Ivan Ljubicic at the 2000 Australian Open, in what would be his last Grand Slam appearance and only win.[3] Later that year, Sekulov defeated Roger Federer, then ranked 40th in the world, at the Indianapolis Tennis Championships.[3]

References

  1. ↑ ITF Tennis Profile
  2. ↑ Jupp, James (1998). The Australian People: An Encyclopedia of the Nation, Its People and Their Origins. Press Syndicate Of The University Of Cambridge.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ATP World Tour Profile
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