James Duckworth (tennis)

James Duckworth

Country (sports)	Australien
Residence	Sydney, Australia
Born	(1992-01-21) 21 January 1992 Sydney, Australia
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro	2007
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$272,014
Singles
Career record	4–8
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 132 (4 November 2013)
Current ranking	No. 136 (16 December 2013)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (2012, 2013)
French Open	1R (2013)
Wimbledon	1R (2013)
US Open	1R (2013)
Doubles
Career record	0–4
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 400 (23 September 2013)
Current ranking	No. 421 (14 October 2013)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2013)
Last updated on: 20 December 2013.

James 'Jack' Duckworth (born 21 January 1992) is an Australian professional tennis player, reaching a career high ranking of 132, on 4 November 2013.

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Duckworth attended Sydney Church of England Grammar School where he was in the 1sts since Year 7. Whilst he was at Sydney Church of England Grammar School he won several AAGPS Premierships. From there he gained to scholarship to the Australian Institute of Sport where he was able to further develop his tennis.

Junior career

Duckworth played his first ITF under 18 tournament in December 2005 as a 13 year old, the event was held in Perth and Duckworth lost in the first round to Sebastian Bell. Duckworth's first big result came in December 2007 when he made his first final in Manila, Philippines but had to retire in the third set against Francis Casey Alcantara. Duckworth's first title came in August 2010 at the Oceania Closed Championship held in Fiji, he beat fellow Australian Maverick Banes in the final. Out of the nine junior tournaments Duckworth entered in 2010 he managed to reach three finals that resulted in two titles won in Kuching, Malaysia and Manila, Philippines respectively. Duckworth's best junior result came at 2010 Roland Garros Junior Championships where he reached the semifinals.

Junior singles titles (3)

Legend (Singles)
Grand Slam (0)
Grade A (0)
Grade B (1)
Grade 1–5 (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
1.	21 August 2010	Lautoka	Hard	Maverick Banes	6–4, 6–4
2.	21 March 2011	Kuching	Hard	Andrew Whittington	6–4, 4–6, 6–4
3.	28 March 2011	Manila	Hard	Tobias Blomgren	6–3, 6–2

Professional career

2006–2009

Duckworth entered his first professional tournament in September 2006 as a 14 year old in Happy Valley, South Australia where he was defeated in the first round of qualifying 5–7 2–6. He entered his second pro tournament in September 2007, the event was held in Sawtell, New South Wales and Duckworth was able to make it to the final round of qualifying but fell at the last hurdle to Matheson Klein 3–6 2–6. In November 2008 Duckworth received a wildcard into a futures tournament held in Perth and made the most of his opportunity, he recorded his first main draw victory in the first round by defeating Maverick Banes 6–1 4–6 6–3. He followed up the victory with a surprise win over the number 5 seed Adam Feeney 7–6(5) 6–4. In the quarterfinals he fell to the number 4 seed and eventual champion Andrew Coelho 5–7 5–7. The following week Duckworth received another wildcard into an event held in Sorrento, Western Australia but could not keep the form going as he fell in the first round to James Lemke 6–7 6–7. Despite entering four Australian futures toward the back end of 2009 Duckworth could only manage one victory and in doing so finished 2009 ranked 1,712.

2010

The 2010 season began for Duckworth with a qualifying wildcard into his hometown ATP event in Sydney where he lost in the first round to fellow Australian Marinko Matosevic 1–6 3–6. He also received a wildcard into the quaifying tournament of the 2010 Australian Open but fell in the first round to Somdev Devvarman 2–6 1–6. While not competing in junior tournaments Duckworth played several futures tournaments held in Australia, Netherlands, USA and New Zealand. His best result came in November when he reached the semifinals of a futures tournament held in New Zealand. Duckworth finished the year ranked 742 in the ATP rankings.

2011

Duckworth, long time friends with James Duff and mentored by Max Cooleman, began the year playing in the 2012 Brisbane International and the 2012 Australian Open qualifying tournaments after receiving wildcards into each event. Following the Australian summer series of tournaments Duckworth headed to Europe in hopes of boosting his ranking. Duckworth's choice of tournaments would prove successful with four titles and two runner ups in tournaments held across Poland and Italy.

His latest futures title was in Este Padova where he defeated Australian Jason Kubler en route to the final against Daniele Giorgini. These results have enabled him to enter the top 300 and is now also one of Australia's top 10 players. Duckworth capped off the year by reaching the final of the 2012 Australian Open Men's Wildcard Playoff, falling to Marinko Matosevic 6–4 6–1 6–2.

2012

Following a successful 2011 season Duckworth was granted main draw wildcards into the Brisbane International, Apia International Sydney and the Australian Open. In the first round of the 2012 Brisbane International Duckworth drew Frenchman Nicholas Mahut. After trailing 0–4 in the first set Duckworth came back and won his first ever ATP match 6–4 6–4. In the second round of Brisbane Duckworth fell to world no. 12 Gilles Simon 3–6 5–7 on Pat Rafter Arena. In the 2012 Apia International Sydney Duckworth fell to qualifier and eventual champion Jarkko Nieminen 2–6 2–6. On his Grand Slam debut Duckworth drew Estonian Jurgen Zopp in the first round, Duckworth came out victorious in straight sets 6–3 6–4 6–4. In the second round Duckworth faced world number 9 Janko Tipsarević and got off to a quick start taking the first set. Duckworth would eventually lose in four sets 6–3 2–6 6–7 4–6. Following the Australian Open Duckworth entered the Burnie Challenger where he was a first round casualty to Ben Mitchell 6–4 3–6 4–6. A week later Duckworth was seeded third in the Caloundra challenger and lived up to his seeding by reaching his first ever challenger semifinal. He was defeated by eventual champion Marinko Matosevic in the semifinals 6–7 3–6.

2013

Duckworth started his year at the 2013 Brisbane International where he lost in the second round of qualifying. He then played in the 2013 Apia International Sydney, where as a wildcard he almost made a huge upset against world no. 46 Denis Istomin but eventually went down 7–6(4), 4–6, 6–7(3). Duckworth then played in the 2013 Australian Open after receiving a wild card. He defeated fellow Australian and good friend Ben Mitchell in the first round 6–4, 7–6(8), 4–6, 5–7, 8–6. He then played another five set thriller in the second round, losing to top 100 player Blaž Kavčič 6–3, 3–6, 4–6, 7–6(3), 10–8. After qualifying, Duckworth lost to Blaž Kavčič in round 1 of the 2013 French Open. At Wimbledon, Duckworth progressed through qualifying again, but lost in the first round to fellow qualifier Denis Kudla in 5 sets. In October, Duckworth made the semi finals of Melbourne Challenger, which improved his ranking to a career high of 132.

2014

Duckworth will make his debut in the 2014 Brisbane International after being awarded a wildcard.

Singles performance timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

P#

DNQ

A

Z#

PO

G

S

B

NMS

NTI

P

NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Tournament	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	W–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open	Q1	Q1	2R	2R		2-2
French Open	A	A	Q1	1R		0–1
Wimbledon	A	A	Q2	1R		0–1
US Open	A	A	Q2	1R		0–1
Win–Loss	0–0	0–0	1–1	1–4
Year-End Ranking	742	275	209	136

Professional Career Finals

Singles: 9 (6–3)

Legend (Singles) Grand Slam (0–0) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0) ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–0) ATP Challenger Tour (0–1) ITF Futures Tour (6–3)

Titles by Surface Hard (0–1) Clay (6–2) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Challenger and Futures Finals: 6 Titles, 4 Runner-ups

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	22 May 2011	Kraków, Poland	Clay	Grzegorz Panfil	6–3, 6–4
Runner-up	2.	29 May 2011	Katowice, Poland	Clay	Marcin Gawron	4–6, 2–6
Winner	3.	12 June 2011	Bytom, Poland	Clay	Peter Torebko	6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Runner-up	4.	3 July 2011	Bologna, Italy	Clay	Daniele Giorgini	6–7(4–7), 6–7(3–7)
Winner	5.	10 July 2011	Sassuolo, Italy	Clay	Thomas Fabbiano	6–1, 6–2
Winner	6.	20 August 2011	Este Padova, Italy	Clay	Daniele Giorgini	6–2, 6–3
Runner-up	7.	17 February 2013	Melbourne, Australia	Hard	Stéphane Robert	6–7(3–7), 3–6
Winner	8.	31 March 2013	Bundaberg, Australia	Clay	Jason Kubler	7–6(11–9), 6–2
Winner	9.	5 May 2013	Santiago, Chile	Clay	Christian Garin	6–1, 6–3
Runner-up	10.	22 July 2013	Kentucky Challenger, USA	Hard	James Ward	6-4, 3-6, 4-6

Doubles: 1 (1–1)

Legend (Singles) Grand Slam (0–0) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0) ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–0) ATP Challenger Tour (1–1) ITF Futures Tour (0–0)

Titles by Surface Hard (0–1) Clay (1–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	1.	10 February 2013	Adelaide, Australia	Hard	Greg Jones	Samuel Groth Matt Reid	2–6, 4–6
Winner	2.	14 April 2013	Itajaí, Brazil	Clay	Pierre-Hugues Herbert	Guilherme Clezar Fabricio Neis	7–5, 6–2

External links

• James Duckworth at the Association of Tennis Professionals