Camden Riviere is an American left-handed real tennis

Real tennis

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 player. As of February 2010, he is ranked second in the world for the sport. In March 2007, paired with Tim Chisholm

Tim Chisholm

Tim Chisholm is a semi-retired American real tennis player. Tim is currently Racquets Director at The Tuxedo Club in Tuxedo Park, New York. A former lawn tennis player, Chisholm switched to the original game of tennis around the year 2000...

, he unsuccessfully challenged the reigning world doubles champions, Robert Fahey

Robert Fahey

Robert Fahey is an Australian real tennis player.On 27 April 2006, at the Oratory Tennis Club in Woodcote, South Oxfordshire, he matched the great Pierre Etchebaster's feat of seven consecutive defenses of the real tennis singles World Championship, which he has held since 1994...

 and Steve Virgona. Between May 20 and 24, 2008 at the Château de Fontainebleau

Château de Fontainebleau

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, Riviere challenged Fahey for his world championship singles title, losing the match in the twelfth set. He won his first major tournament, the U.S. Open, in Philadelphia

Racquet Club of Philadelphia

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 on March 1, 2009.

Riviere learned to play tennis in his hometown of Aiken, South Carolina

Aiken, South Carolina

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 under Mark Devine at the Aiken Tennis Club

Aiken Tennis Club

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. He worked as a trainee professional at the Royal Tennis Court

Royal Tennis Court, Hampton Court

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 in 2005. As of 2010, Riviere resides in Boston

Boston

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 where he works as the assistant professional at the Tennis and Racquet Club

Tennis and Racquet Club

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.

Camden was born in Charleston, South Carolina in May 1987 but was raised in nearby Aiken, South Carolina. He started playing real tennis at age 5 with his father and played his first tournament at age 7. Camden's first coach was the Aiken Professional at the time, Mark Devine. As a junior Camden competed on the American Junior Squads including the Clothier Cup team and the Van Allen team. During his early teens Camden competed as a top level amateur winning such tournaments as the US Amateur and the Tuxedo Gold Racquet. Camden also played for the United States on the Bathurst Cup Team. In May 2005, at age 17, Camden moved to the UK and turned Professional, working at Hampton Court Palace under Chris Ronaldson. After a year in the UK Camden returned to the US do to some personal family issues and became a Touring Professional. The last few years have been a constant progression for Camden winning many tournaments and even challenging for the 2008 World Championship where he was narrowly defeated by Rob Fahey 7 sets to 5. All this work has made Camden the current #2 player in the world. In September 2008 Camden joined the team at the Tennis & Racquet Club as a Real Tennis, Racquets, and Squash Professional.

Singles titles

• World Champion Challenger: 2008, (since 1996, played on even years only)
• Australian Open:
• British Open:
• French Open:
• U.S. Open: 2009
• IRTPA Championships (formerly UK Professional):
• U.S. Professional / Schochet Cup: 2010, 2011
• European Open: 2009, 2010