Country (sports) Australia Prize money $244,696 Highest ranking 123 Plays 1995 Role Tennis Player | Turned pro Right-handed Name James Sekulov Height 5'11" (180 cm) Career record 6-16 | |
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Born 13 October 1976 (age 47)
Perth, Australia ( 1976-10-13 ) Residence Houston, Texas, United States | ||
James Sekulov (born 13 October 1976) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.
Career
Sekulov was a boys' doubles finalist at the 1993 US Open, partnering Ben Ellwood. He finished that year as the world's seventh-ranked junior singles player.
The right-handed Australian made his senior Grand Slam debut in the 1998 US Open and lost in the opening round to Davide Sanguinetti.
In 1999, Sekulov reached the semi-finals of the Mercedes-Benz Cup in Los Angeles. 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.
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. Also that year, Sekulov defeated Roger Federer, then 40 in the world, at Indianapolis.