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James Ward (tennis)
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James Ward is a British
tennis player, and British no. 2 behind Andy Murray. As of 22 August 2011 he is ranked 139 in the ATP singles rankings and 234 in doubles. He is mostly known for reaching the quarter finals of the 2010 Eastbourne International
and the semi-finals of the 2011 Queen's Club Championship
as a wildcard entry.
in 2007
as a wild card
but lost in the first round.
Ward qualified for only his second ATP tour event, the 2008 Stella Artois Championships
at the Queen's Club
in London. In the first round on 9 June he met former US Open and Australian Open
champion, Russian player Marat Safin
. Ward took the first set after breaking Safin in the third game of the match and managed to hold his serve for the rest of the set to take it 6–4. However Safin upped his game in the second set, gained an early break and won the set comfortably 6–1. Ward was also broken early in the deciding set losing 6–4, 1–6, 4–6.
In 2009, he competed in the play-offs that were created by Davis Cup captain John Lloyd to find two more players for Great Britain to face Ukraine. In these, he competed in the previous longest match in tennis history, lasting 6 hours and 40 minutes, against fellow Brit Chris Eaton
. Eaton won the match 6–3, 6–2, 6–7 (3–7), 2–6, 21–19.
In May that year he became the first British player to win a challenger title on clay since Tim Henman in 1995. He beat Carsten Ball
in the final of the Sarasota Open in Florida, USA. This win propelled him into the top 250 of the ATP's rankings.
In June 2010, Ward reached his first ever ATP World Tour quarter-final at The AEGON International, Eastbourne, UK. Ward beat 2nd seeded Spaniard Feliciano Lopez
(who had beaten Rafael Nadal
the week before) 6–3, 5–4 Retired. He followed it up with the other man to lose at the semi finals of Queens the week before, Rainer Schuettler, beating him 6–3, 7–6 (7–5). He was eventually beaten by the young Ukrainian talent Alexandr Dolgopolov in straight sets, 3–6, 4–6.
He was selected to take part in Great Britain's vital Davis Cup by BNP Paribas tie vs Turkey, at Eastbourne, in July alongside Jamie Baker
, Ken Skupski
, Colin Fleming
and Alex Ward. He contributed to the victory by winning both his singles matches (one a dead rubber) giving Great Britain a first Davis Cup win in three years.
In March 2011, Ward played a key role in Great Britain's 4–1 win over Tunisia
in the Euro/Africa II
division of the Davis Cup, winning both his live singles rubbers, and ultimately clinching the victory with a 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 8–6 victory over Malek Jaziri
in the fourth rubber.
At the 2011 Queen's Club Championships
, he reached the semi-final of an ATP tour event for the first time. He defeated fourth seed Stanislas Wawrinka
in straight sets in the second round. Ward followed this up by defeating defending champion and 13th seed Sam Querrey
, coming from a set down to win in three sets to equal his run at Eastbourne in 2010. Ward then defeated Adrian Mannarino
in three sets despite missing seven match points in the second set tiebreaker. He was eventually defeated by Jo Wilfried Tsonga 6–3 7–6 (7), having held a set point in the second set tiebreaker. At Wimbledon
Ward entered as a wildcard, but lost in the first round to Michaël Llodra
. Following a short break, Ward's first tournament back was the Lexington
Challenger. As top seed, Ward reached the final, losing to Wayne Odesnik
. He was also runner-up in the doubles tournament. Two weeks later Ward won his second Challenger tournament of his career at the 2011 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open
, defeating Robby Ginepri
on 7 August. The win saw Ward rise to World number 144. On 15 August ward rose to a career high ranking 140.
British people
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tennis player, and British no. 2 behind Andy Murray. As of 22 August 2011 he is ranked 139 in the ATP singles rankings and 234 in doubles. He is mostly known for reaching the quarter finals of the 2010 Eastbourne International
2010 AEGON International
The 2010 AEGON International was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 35th edition of the event for the women and the 2nd edition for the men. It was classified as a WTA Premier tournament on the 2010 WTA Tour and as an ATP World Tour 250 series...
and the semi-finals of the 2011 Queen's Club Championship
2011 AEGON Championships
The 2011 AEGON Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 108th edition of the AEGON Championships and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2011 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Queen's Club in London, United Kingdom, in the club's 125th year...
as a wildcard entry.
Career
He made his first tour appearance in Valencia2007 Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana
The 2007 Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana was an event on the 2007 ATP Tour. The event was won by Nicolás Almagro in men's singles and Wesley Moodie & Todd Perry in doubles.-Men's Singles: Nicolás Almagro def. Potito Starace, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1----...
in 2007
2007 ATP Tour
The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organised by the ATP. The ATP Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the ATP Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series tournaments.-January:...
as a wild card
Wild card (sports)
The term wild card refers broadly to a tournament or playoff berth awarded to an individual or team that has not qualified through normal play.-International sports:...
but lost in the first round.
Ward qualified for only his second ATP tour event, the 2008 Stella Artois Championships
2008 Queen's Club Championships
The 2008 Artois Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 37th edition of the Artois Championships, and was part of the International Series of the 2008 ATP Tour...
at the Queen's Club
Queen's Club
The Queen's Club is a private sporting club in West Kensington, London, England. Founded in 1886, the Queen's Club was the world's first multipurpose sports complex and named after Queen Victoria, its first patron...
in London. In the first round on 9 June he met former US Open and Australian Open
2005 Australian Open
The 2005 Australian Open was a Grand Slam tennis tournament held in Melbourne, Australia from 17 until 30 January 2005.-Men's Singles: Marat Safin def. Lleyton Hewitt, 1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4...
champion, Russian player Marat Safin
Marat Safin
Marat Mikhailovich Safin is a retired Russian tennis player of Tatar descent. Safin won two grand slams and reached the world number 1 ranking during his career. He was also famous for his emotional outbursts and sometimes fiery temper on court. Safin also holds the record for most broken...
. Ward took the first set after breaking Safin in the third game of the match and managed to hold his serve for the rest of the set to take it 6–4. However Safin upped his game in the second set, gained an early break and won the set comfortably 6–1. Ward was also broken early in the deciding set losing 6–4, 1–6, 4–6.
In 2009, he competed in the play-offs that were created by Davis Cup captain John Lloyd to find two more players for Great Britain to face Ukraine. In these, he competed in the previous longest match in tennis history, lasting 6 hours and 40 minutes, against fellow Brit Chris Eaton
Chris Eaton (tennis)
Christopher Philip Eaton is an English tennis player. He reached his career-high singles ranking of #319 in June, 2009 and his career-high doubles ranking of #365 in February, 2009 and is the current British #9...
. Eaton won the match 6–3, 6–2, 6–7 (3–7), 2–6, 21–19.
In May that year he became the first British player to win a challenger title on clay since Tim Henman in 1995. He beat Carsten Ball
Carsten Ball
Carsten Thomas Ball is a professional Australian tennis player. Although born and based in the U.S., Carsten has continued to compete as an Australian player.-Tennis career:...
in the final of the Sarasota Open in Florida, USA. This win propelled him into the top 250 of the ATP's rankings.
In June 2010, Ward reached his first ever ATP World Tour quarter-final at The AEGON International, Eastbourne, UK. Ward beat 2nd seeded Spaniard Feliciano Lopez
Feliciano López
Feliciano López Diaz-Guerra is a Spanish professional male tennis player. He was born in Toledo and now lives in the Spanish capital Madrid....
(who had beaten Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal
Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. , he is ranked No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals...
the week before) 6–3, 5–4 Retired. He followed it up with the other man to lose at the semi finals of Queens the week before, Rainer Schuettler, beating him 6–3, 7–6 (7–5). He was eventually beaten by the young Ukrainian talent Alexandr Dolgopolov in straight sets, 3–6, 4–6.
He was selected to take part in Great Britain's vital Davis Cup by BNP Paribas tie vs Turkey, at Eastbourne, in July alongside Jamie Baker
Jamie Baker (tennis)
Jamie Baker is a British professional male tennis player. He trains at Nottingham Tennis Centre and in Loughborough.-Junior:...
, Ken Skupski
Ken Skupski
Ken Skupski is a professional tennis player who lives in Liverpool, England. He is best known as a doubles player, most successfully partnering Colin Fleming. Having played college tennis at the Louisiana State University, he turned professional in 2007...
, Colin Fleming
Colin Fleming
Colin Fleming is a British professional tennis player who lives in Linlithgow.He was selected for 2009 Great Britain Davis Cup team....
and Alex Ward. He contributed to the victory by winning both his singles matches (one a dead rubber) giving Great Britain a first Davis Cup win in three years.
In March 2011, Ward played a key role in Great Britain's 4–1 win over Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
in the Euro/Africa II
2011 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II
The European and African Zone is one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2011.In the European and African Zone there are four different groups in which teams compete against each other to advance to the next group.-Seeds:# # # # #...
division of the Davis Cup, winning both his live singles rubbers, and ultimately clinching the victory with a 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 8–6 victory over Malek Jaziri
Malek Jaziri
Malek Jaziri is a professional Tunisian tennis player.Jaziri reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on November 28, 2011, when he became World number 117. He appeared in the qualifying draw at the 2010 Australian Open, losing in the first round to Michał Przysiężny of Poland...
in the fourth rubber.
At the 2011 Queen's Club Championships
Queen's Club Championships
The Queen's Club Championships is an annual tournament for male tennis players, held on grass courts at the Queen's Club in West Kensington, London. Between 1970 and 1989 it was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit. The event is now an ATP World Tour 250 series tournament on the Association of...
, he reached the semi-final of an ATP tour event for the first time. He defeated fourth seed Stanislas Wawrinka
Stanislas Wawrinka
Stanislas Wawrinka is a Swiss professional tennis player. He also holds German citizenship as his father is German. His career ranking high is no. 9, achieved on 9 June 2008. He considers clay his best surface and his backhand his best shot...
in straight sets in the second round. Ward followed this up by defeating defending champion and 13th seed Sam Querrey
Sam Querrey
Sam Austin Querrey is a professional American tennis player from Thousand Oaks, California currently living in Las Vegas, Nevada. As of August 2010, he is the fourth-highest ranked American. His career high rank was #17, achieved on January 31, 2011. His height allows him to play with a strong...
, coming from a set down to win in three sets to equal his run at Eastbourne in 2010. Ward then defeated Adrian Mannarino
Adrian Mannarino
Adrian Mannarino is a professional tennis player from France. Mannarino competes predominantly on the ATP Challenger Series and Futures circuit. His career high rank is #53, achieved on 16 May 2011....
in three sets despite missing seven match points in the second set tiebreaker. He was eventually defeated by Jo Wilfried Tsonga 6–3 7–6 (7), having held a set point in the second set tiebreaker. At Wimbledon
2011 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles
Rafael Nadal was the defending champion but lost to Novak Djokovic in the final.Djokovic won his first Wimbledon title. Upon reaching the final, he gained the World No.1 ranking as a result. This marks the first time that neither Roger Federer nor Rafael Nadal is ranked No...
Ward entered as a wildcard, but lost in the first round to Michaël Llodra
Michaël Llodra
Michaël Llodra is a French professional tennis player. He is a prolific doubles player with three Grand Slam championships, and has also had success in singles.-Life and career:...
. Following a short break, Ward's first tournament back was the Lexington
Lexington
-Places:In the United States:*Lexington, Kentucky, the largest 'Lexington'*Lexington, Massachusetts, the oldest 'Lexington'** Battles of Lexington and Concord, the first battles of the American Revolutionary War*Lexington, Alabama*Lexington, Georgia...
Challenger. As top seed, Ward reached the final, losing to Wayne Odesnik
Wayne Odesnik
Wayne Odesnik is a professional left-handed American tennis player, with a two-handed backhand.His career-high in singles was # 77, as of April 13, 2009...
. He was also runner-up in the doubles tournament. Two weeks later Ward won his second Challenger tournament of his career at the 2011 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open
2011 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open
The 2011 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the tenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2011 ITF Women's Circuit...
, defeating Robby Ginepri
Robby Ginepri
Robert Louis Ginepri is an American professional tennis player.-Early life:Robby Ginepri is of Luxembourgish ancestry....
on 7 August. The win saw Ward rise to World number 144. On 15 August ward rose to a career high ranking 140.
Singles finals: 9 (6–3)
| Legend |
|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour (2–1) |
| ITF Men's Circuit (4–2) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | July 21, 2008 |  Irun, Spain |
Clay | Pablo Martin-Adalia |
7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–4) |
| Runner-up | 1. | September 22, 2008 | Martos, Spain |
Hard | Roberto Bautista-Agut Roberto Bautista-Agut Roberto Bautista Agut is a Spanish professional tennis player. Roberto Bautista-Agut defeat Steve Darcis and Robert Kendrick in qualy of ATP 500, Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana, but lost against Albert Montañés in R32.-Singles Finals:-Wins :-Runner-up :-External links:*... |
6–3, 3-6, 2-6 |
| Winner | 2. | October 20, 2008 |  Rodez, France |
Hard | Guillermo Alcaide Guillermo Alcaide Guillermo Alcaide Justel is a Spanish professional tennis player.-Titles :-External links:... |
6–3, 6-4 |
| Runner-up | 2. | November 24, 2008 |  Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Hard |  Filip PrpicFilip Prpic Filip Prpic is a professional Swedish player on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour. Prpic's career-high ranking was World Number 194, which he achieved on May 1, 2006. His current single ranking is 316.... |
6–7(5–7), 1–6 |
| Winner | 3. | May 11, 2009 |  Sarasota2009 All Star Children's Foundation Sarasota Open – Singles James Ward won in the final 7–6, 4–6, 6–3, against Carsten Ball.-Seeds:# Kevin Kim # Vince Spadea # Donald Young # Carsten Ball Xavier Malisse ... , United States |
Clay |  Carsten BallCarsten Ball Carsten Thomas Ball is a professional Australian tennis player. Although born and based in the U.S., Carsten has continued to compete as an Australian player.-Tennis career:... |
7–6(7–4), 4–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 4. | July 4, 2010 |  Manchester, Great Britain |
Grass | Jamie Baker Jamie Baker (tennis) Jamie Baker is a British professional male tennis player. He trains at Nottingham Tennis Centre and in Loughborough.-Junior:... |
6–2, 7–6(7–5) |
| Winner | 5. | August 30, 2010 | Santander, Spain |
Clay | Guillermo Olaso Guillermo Olaso Guillermo Olaso De la Rica is a Spanish professional tennis player.-Singles: 1 :-Doubles: 4 :-Futures:-External links:... |
7–5, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 3. | July 24, 2011 | Lexington 2011 Fifth Third Bank Tennis Championships – Men's Singles Carsten Ball was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Blake Strode.2nd seed Wayne Odesnik won the title, defeating 1st seed James Ward in the final, 7–5, 6–4.-Seeds:# James Ward # Wayne Odesnik ... , United States |
Hard | Wayne Odesnik Wayne Odesnik Wayne Odesnik is a professional left-handed American tennis player, with a two-handed backhand.His career-high in singles was # 77, as of April 13, 2009... |
5–7, 4–6 |
| Winner | 6. | August 7, 2011 |  Vancouver2011 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open – Men's Singles Dudi Sela was the defending champion, but decided not to participate.James Ward won the title. He defeated Robby Ginepri 7–5, 6–4 in the final.-Seeds:# Lu Yen-hsun # Bobby Reynolds ... , Canada |
Hard | Robby Ginepri Robby Ginepri Robert Louis Ginepri is an American professional tennis player.-Early life:Robby Ginepri is of Luxembourgish ancestry.... |
7–5, 6–4 |
Doubles finals: 5 (3–2)
| Legend |
|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour (2–1) |
| ITF Men's Circuit (1–1) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | June 11, 2006 | Tenerife, Spain |
Carpet |  Tony Holzinger |
Jean-François Bachelot Jean-François Bachelot Jean-François Bachelot is a no longer active tour professional tennis player from France.-Wins :-Runners-up :-Wins :-Runners-up :-External links:... Nicolas Tourte |
4-6, 3-6 |
| Winner | 1. | August 4, 2008 |  New Delhi, India |
Hard | Joshua Goodall Joshua Goodall Joshua Jake Goodall is a British tennis player and the current British No.12 in Doubles, His ATP Doubles world ranking is 293... |
 Tasuku Iwami Hiroki KondoHiroki Kondo is a Japanese tennis player. On April 12, 2010, he reached his highest ATP Doubles ranking of 179.-Doubles finals: 6 :-External links:*... |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Winner | 2. | January 26, 2009 | Germany |
Carpet (i) | Joshua Goodall Joshua Goodall Joshua Jake Goodall is a British tennis player and the current British No.12 in Doubles, His ATP Doubles world ranking is 293... |
 Nikolai Fidirko Neil Pauffley |
4–6, 6-0, [10–4] |
| Winner | 3. | May 3, 2010 | Savannah 2010 Tail Savannah Challenger – Doubles Carsten Ball and Travis Rettenmaier were the defending champions. Ball chose not to compete this year and Rettenmaier chose to compete in Belgrade instead.Jamie Baker and James Ward won in the final 6–3, 6–4, against Bobby Reynolds and Fritz Wolmarans.-Seeds:... , United States |
Clay | Jamie Baker Jamie Baker (tennis) Jamie Baker is a British professional male tennis player. He trains at Nottingham Tennis Centre and in Loughborough.-Junior:... |
Bobby Reynolds Bobby Reynolds ----Robert "Bobby" Thomas Reynolds in Cape Cod, Massachusetts) is an American professional tennis player who resides in Acworth, Georgia.-Professional career:...  Fritz WolmaransFritz Wolmarans Fritz Wolmarans is a South African tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. He has also played for the South Africa Davis Cup team.... |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 2. | July 24, 2011 | Lexington 2011 Fifth Third Bank Tennis Championships – Men's Doubles Raven Klaasen and Izak van der Merwe were the defending champions, but they both chose to not participate this year.Jordan Kerr and David Martin won the tournament by defeating James Ward and Michael Yani in the final, 6–3, 6–4.-Seeds:... , United States |
Hard | Michael Yani Michael Yani Michael Yani is a Singaporean-American tennis player. He turned professional in 2003.Yani is 6 ft 1 in and 75 kg . He resides in Durham, North Carolina. His high singles ranking to date is World No. 143, which he reached March 1, 2010.Yani qualified for the 2009 Wimbledon Championships and 2009... |
Jordan Kerr Jordan Kerr Jordan Kerr is an Australian professional tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is 356th, which he reached on 7 August 2000. His career high in doubles was at 23rd, which he reached on 18 August 2008... David MartinDavid Martin (tennis) David Martin is a professional American tennis player.He teamed with Scott Lipsky to win his first ATP doubles title in February 2008 at the SAP Open in San Jose, California, defeating the number one ranked doubles team of Bob and Mike Bryan.-Tennis career:Before attending Stanford, David was a US... |
3–6, 4–6 |