James McGee (tennis)
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Castleknock, Ireland |
Born | Castleknock, Ireland | 10 June 1987
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Turned pro | 2008 |
Retired | 2017 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
College | NC State |
Prize money | $380,510 |
Singles | |
Career record | 9–10 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 146 (22 June 2015) |
Current ranking | No. 722 (2 July 2018) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q3 (2016, 2017) |
French Open | Q3 (2014) |
Wimbledon | Q2 (2017) |
US Open | 1R (2014) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 4–4 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 430 (17 May 2010) |
Last updated on: 4 December 2017. |
James McGee (born 10 June 1987) is an Irish former professional tennis player. He was born in Castleknock, Ireland. He attended Belvedere College in Dublin, County Dublin.
Personal life
McGee was born to Kieran and Marie McGee.[1] He started playing tennis at the age of seven at Castleknock.[2] He won his school's tennis championship in 2002, 2003 and 2004, and was also awarded the Most Outstanding Player of the Year in Ireland in 2003.[1] He was educated at Belvedere College in Dublin and then obtained a major in Psychology from North Carolina State University in 2008.[2]
Career
McGee has spent most of his career on the
2014
McGee had finished 2013 in good form and continued this into 2014, reaching the semi-finals of the
In late April, McGee once again equalled his best challenger result, reaching the semi-finals of the
McGee then travelled to North America for the summer
McGee qualified for his first ever grand slam main draw at the 2014 US Open after defeating Zhang Ze in the final round of qualifiers in 3 sets.[16] He also defeated Gonzalo Lama[17] and Yuki Bhambri[18] during the qualifying stages. McGee faced Aleksandr Nedovyesov in the first round of the main draw where he lost in 4 sets.[19] Despite this defeat, the prize money earned for reaching the first round accounted for more than a quarter of his career earnings to date.[20]
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 12 (5–7)
ATP Challenger (1–2) |
ITF Futures (4–5) |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2008 | Rethymno, Greece | Futures | Carpet | ![]() |
6–4, 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Jun 2011 | Madrid, Spain | Futures | Hard | Arnau Brugués-Davi
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5–7, 7–6(7–3), 6–7(0–7) |
Loss | 0–3 | Jul 2011 | Rabat, Morocco | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1–3 | Jul 2011 | Dublin, Ireland | Futures | Carpet | ![]() |
6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 2–3 | Mar 2012 | Manama, Bahrain | Futures | Hard | Jordi Samper-Montaña
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6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 3–3 | Jun 2012 | Melilla, Spain | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 7–5 |
Loss | 3–4 | Jan 2013 | Eilat, Israel | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 3–5 | Feb 2013 | Brownsville, United States | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(6–8), 1–6 |
Win | 4–5 | Aug 2013 | Libreville, Gabon | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2015 | San Luis Potosí , Mexico
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Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Apr 2015 | Savannah, United States | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1–2 | Sep 2016 | Cary, United States | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
1–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
Doubles: 11 (5–6)
ATP Challenger (0–1) |
ITF Futures (5–5) |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Oct 2008 | Rethymno, Greece | Futures | Carpet | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 2–0 | Feb 2009 | Bergheim, Austria | Futures | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–7(6–8), [10–4] |
Win | 3–0 | May 2009 | Newcastle, United Kingdom | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 3–1 | Aug 2009 | Moscow, Russia | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 4–1 | Nov 2009 | Cardiff, United Kingdom | Futures | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6(7–3) |
Loss | 4–2 | Feb 2010 | Sarajevo, Bosnia | Futures | Carpet | ![]() |
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walkover |
Loss | 4–3 | Apr 2010 | Angers, France | Futures | Clay (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 4–4 | Jul 2011 | Dublin, Ireland | Futures | Carpet | ![]() |
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6–7(4–7), 3–6 |
Win | 5–4 | Mar 2012 | Manama, Bahrain | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 4–6, [10–8] |
Loss | 5–5 | Jul 2012 | Dublin, Ireland | Futures | Carpet | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2014 | Lexington, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 2–6 |
Singles performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | W–L |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q3 | A | 0–0 |
French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q3 | Q1 | A | Q1 | A | 0–0 |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | A | Q2 | A | 0–0 |
US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | Q1 | A | 0–1 |
Career statistics | ||||||||||||
Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 9–10 |
Year-end ranking | 579 | 514 | 655 | 364 | 346 | 242 | 200 | 202 | 194 | 366 |
References
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- ^ a b Fuller, Russell (24 August 2014). "US Open 2014: Ireland's James McGee living New York dream". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ^ "James McGee Davis Cup Profile". ATP. 16 September 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- ^ Hickey, Paddy (4 January 2014). "Brave McGee comes up short in epic struggle in New Caledonia". Irish Examiner.
- ^ Rothenberg, Ben (9 January 2014). "Lonely at the Top? Try the Lower Rungs of Professional Tennis". The New York Times.
- ^ a b c "Net gains: Ireland's top tennis player James McGee on the struggle to climb the rankings". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ Watterson, Johnny. "McGee victory secures Ireland's place in Davis Cup". The Irish Times.
- ^ "10 Things: James McGee". Tennis Now.
- ^ Watterson, Johnny. "McGee falls just short of Roland Garros". The Irish Times.
- ^ "No Wimbledon this year for Irish duo McGee and Sorensen after qualifying defeats today". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ^ Brennan, Eilís (22 July 2014). "Tennis Tuesday – McGee Breaks Top 200 Fognini Breaks Racquet". Pundit Arena. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ "Tuesday's Recap". Kentucky Bank Tennis Championships. 22 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ "Friday's Recap". Kentucky Bank Tennis Championships. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ "Saturday's Recap". Kentucky Bank Tennis Championships. 26 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ "Men's Singles First Round Section 1". Odlum Brown Van Open. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ^ "James McGee qualifies for US Open". The Irish Times. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ^ "James McGee progresses in US Open qualifying". The Irish Times. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ^ "James McGee now one win away from US Open main draw". The Irish Times. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ^ "James McGee bows out of US Open". The Irish Times. 25 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ^ Crooks, Eleanor (24 August 2014). "James McGee: 'I sat on my chair and I started crying like a big baby'". Irish Independent. Retrieved 26 August 2014.