Alberto Lim Jr.

Alberto "AJ" Lim Jr. (born May 18, 1999) is a Filipino tennis player.

Alberto Lim Jr.
Lim in 2018
Country (sports) Philippines
Born (1999-05-18) May 18, 1999
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,408
Singles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open Junior2R (2017)
French Open Junior3R (2016)
Wimbledon Junior2R (2015)
US Open Junior1R (2016)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open Junior2R (2016)
French Open Junior1R (2016)
Wimbledon Junior1R (2015)
US Open Junior2R (2015)
Team competitions
Davis Cup0–1

Lim has a career high junior ranking of 12, achieved in January 2016.

Early career

Lim started playing tennis at age 7.[1] He trained under coach Manny Tecson for at least five years at the Tennis Academy of the Philippines Foundation. In March 2014, Lim got accepted at the L’Academie de Tennis in Florida, United States on a scholarship basis. He was first noticed at the 2011 Orange Bowl Tennis Championships where he finished second place. Tecson, offered Lim to renew his contract which expired in January 2014 but Lim declined.[2]

Junior career

In 2015, he has won six tennis titles by May. He won two singles titles and four doubles titles. Lim competed in India in January 2015 where he won the singles and doubles of the ITF Junior 1 in Chardigarh and the Delhi ITF Juniors in New Delhi. Lim also won the doubles event of the Grade 1 ITF Junior Tennis Championships in Sarawak, Malaysia and the Asian Closed Junior Championship in New Delhi, India pairing up with Nam Hoang Ly of Vietnam in the latter tournament.[3]

Professional career

In December 2016, Lim was named as part of the Philippines Davis Cup team to compete against Indonesia at the 2017 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Group II zonal tournament alongside with Treat Huey, Ruben Gonzales, and Francis Alcantara. At the time of his inclusion to the team, he is the youngest member of the Davis Cup team at age 17 and is ranked 52 in the world junior rankings.[4]

As of the same month, Lim is attending the University of the East as a first year college student.[4]

References
  1. "Alberto LIM". ITF Tennis - JUNIORS. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  2. "Lim hooks up with Florida Academy". Malaya Business Insigh. March 18, 2014. Archived from the original on December 27, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  3. "Lim aims to join Top 10 list in 2015". The Manila Times (in English and Filipino). May 11, 2015. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  4. "Lim joins D Cup team vs Indonesia". The Philippine Star. December 26, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.


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