Country (sports) United Kingdom Wimbledon 1R (1958, 1959, 1962) US Open 1R, 2R (1960) Retired 1962 | Plays Right-handed US Open 2R (1961) Turned pro 1955 | |
Full name James Irvine Tattersall Born 27 March 1940
Gloucester, England ( 1940-03-27 ) Died 4 February 1997, Evesham, United Kingdom | ||
James Irvine "Jimmy" Tattersall (27 March 1940 – 4 February 1997) was a British former professional tennis player who became active from mid-1950s to early-1960s.
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Career
He defeated I. Ribeiro of Brazil in the boys' singles final at the Wimbledon Championships in 1957 in straight sets. He became the youngest British No. 1 in junior tennis. In the same year, he was a member of the Duffield first tennis team. He became victorious only for the boys' doubles final for Wimbledon. During the previous year in 1956 Wimbledon Tattersall was only 16. In 1961, in the men's doubles he defeated Andy Paton, Jr. in the first round and was defeated by Barry MacKay in the second round at the 1961 U.S. Championships. In 1961, he was defeated by Roy Emerson in the first round 6-2, 6-0 at the U.S. Championships. Tattersall announced his retirement from tennis in 1962.
Death
He died on 4 February 1997, aged 57 at his home in Evesham, Worcestershire after he lived for the latter part of his life.