James Sekulov

James Sekulov
Country (sports)	Australia
Residence	Perth, Australia
Born	13 October 1976; Perth, Western Australia
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Turned pro	Right-handed
Plays	1995
Prize money	$244,696
Singles
Career record	6–16
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 123 (14 Feb 2000)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	2R (2000)
US Open	1R (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] Also that year, Sekulov defeated Roger Federer, then 40 in the world, at Indianapolis.[3]

References

ITF Tennis Profile
Jupp, James (1998). The Australian People: An Encyclopedia of the Nation, Its People and Their Origins. Press Syndicate Of The University Of Cambridge.
ATP World Tour Profile

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[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.

[ATP-3] ATP World Tour Profile