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. ^ a b c d e f g ATP World Tour Profile
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Sekulov
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