James Baily (born 1 February 1975) is a British former professional tennis player who won the boys' singles title at the 1993 Australian Open.

James Baily
Full nameJames Baily
Country (sports) Great Britain
Born (1975-02-01) 1 February 1975 (age 49)
Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Singles
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 865 (4 October 1993)
Doubles
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 568 (4 July 1994)
Last updated on: 6 January 2022.

Biography

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Born in Portsmouth, Baily is originally from Curbridge, a village in Hampshire.[1]

At the 1993 Australian Open, a day before his 18th birthday, Baily defeated New Zealander Steven Downs in the boys' singles final. This made him the first British player in 28 years to win a junior grand slam title, since Gerald Battrick in 1965.[2]

Bailey, who was coached by Steve Shaw, couldn't make the transition to professional tennis and appeared only in satellite tournaments, before retiring in 1994.[3]

Junior Grand Slam finals

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Singles: 1 (1 title)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1993 Australian Open Hard   Steven Downs 6–3, 6–2

References

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  1. ^ Hodgson, Guy (7 February 1993). "Baily saddled with great expectations". The Independent. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  2. ^ Roberts, John (1 February 1993). "Britain's drought ended by Baily". The Independent. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  3. ^ Roberts, John (9 January 1996). "Bisham boys becoming men". The Independent. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
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