Colin Fleming
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Colin Fleming is a British professional tennis player who lives in Linlithgow
.
He was selected for 2009 Great Britain Davis Cup team
.
Together with Jocelyn Rae
, he won the gold medal in the mixed doubles
at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
in Delhi
for Scotland.
He has made four ATP Tour doubles finals in his career winning two of them both in 2009. The Open de Moselle
and St. Petersburg Open
. In 2011 he had his best doubles Grand slam season to date reaching the quarter-finals of Wimbledon
his best achievement in a Grand slam tournament and then two months later equaling it at the US Open
.
Colin left high school in 2001 at age 17 to study Economics & Finance at The University of Stirling as a sports bursar. The University offered him the opportunity to continue with his tennis training and competition as part of a high quality programme, otherwise he would have become a social player at that time. His tennis career was supported by the University when they enabled him to take two sabbatical years from 2004 to turn pro and join the tour, during which time he achieved career highs for singles and doubles in 2006. After selection in the Davis Cup squad for the match against Serbia and playing Wimbledon in 2006, Colin decided to quit the tour to return to Stirling in order to complete his University degree.
He graduated with First Class Honours in 2007 and secured a graduate scheme position as an energy trader where he worked for a year. With his hunger rekindled and his head set on making it in pro tennis, Colin decided to return to the tour in August 2008.
In 2009 he won his first doubles tournament on the ATP Tour circuit with fellow compatriot Ken Skupski
at the 2009 Open de Moselle
in France 2–6, 6–4, [10–5]. A few months later he won his second title at the 2009 St. Petersburg Open
again partnering Ken Skupski winning 2–6, 7–5, [10–4].
In 2010 he competed in the Eastbourne open
in Englandagain partnering Ken Skupski but only to lose in three sets 3–6, 7–5, [8–10].
In 2011 he reached the Final of the Casablanca open
in Morocco, this time partnering Igor Zelenay
only to lose the final in straight sets 2–6, 1–6.
In June at Wimbledon Hutchins had his best performance at a Grand Slam event in doubles making the qurater-finals. He lost a very tight five set thriller partnering Ross Hutchins
to Christopher Kas and Alexander Peya. And then two months later at the US Open he equaled his Wimbledon performance of a quarter-final finish only to lose in three sets to Rohan Bopanna
and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
5–7, 6–2, 5–7 whilst having match point. again partnering Ross Hutchins. Then at the Davis Cup
he help Great Britain
Win their promotion tie 5–0 against Hungray to advance to group I playing in Both Doubles and then the dead Singles match. He won the match this being his first ATP Tour Singles match win against Sebo Kiss 6–4, 6–3. He then reached the semi finals of the Open de Moselle
but lost to second seeds Lukáš Dlouhý
and Marcelo Melo
in three sets. He did finally win his third title after a two year wait partnering now permanent partner Ross Hutchins at the St. Petersburg Open
which happens to be the last tile he won back in 2009. They defeated Michail Elgin
and Alexandre Kudryavtsev
in three sets 6–3, 6–7(5–7), [10–8]. This was Flemings first title with with Hutchins. With this win his world ranking rose to a career high rank of 30 in the world.
Linlithgow
Linlithgow is a Royal Burgh in West Lothian, Scotland. An ancient town, it lies south of its two most prominent landmarks: Linlithgow Palace and Linlithgow Loch, and north of the Union Canal....
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He was selected for 2009 Great Britain Davis Cup team
Great Britain Davis Cup team
The Great Britain Davis Cup team represents the United Kingdom in Davis Cup tennis competition and is controlled by the Lawn Tennis Association. The United Kingdom played in the very first International Lawn Tennis Challenge...
.
Together with Jocelyn Rae
Jocelyn Rae
Jocelyn Rae is a Scottish tennis player with a career-high singles ranking of 450 and a doubles high of world 209. Thus far in her career she has won one International Tennis Federation title in singles and six in doubles. Together with Colin Fleming, she won the gold medal in the mixed doubles at...
, he won the gold medal in the mixed doubles
Tennis at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Mixed Doubles
This was the first ever Commonwealth tournament held, and Anastasia Rodionova and Paul Hanley of Australia were the top seed. However they lost the final to Jocelyn Rae and Colin Fleming of Scotland 7-6, 6-7, 6-2.-Medalists:-Seeds:...
at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
2010 Commonwealth Games
The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games, were held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. A total of 6,081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events, making it the largest Commonwealth Games till date...
in Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
for Scotland.
He has made four ATP Tour doubles finals in his career winning two of them both in 2009. The Open de Moselle
Open de Moselle
The Open de Moselle is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour. It has been held annually since 2003. The venue for the tournament was the Arènes until 2010 and is now the Parc des Expositions since 2011...
and St. Petersburg Open
St. Petersburg Open
The St. Petersburg Open is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour. It has been held annually at the Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex in St. Petersburg, Russia,...
. In 2011 he had his best doubles Grand slam season to date reaching the quarter-finals of Wimbledon
2011 Wimbledon Championships
The 2011 Wimbledon Championships took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, England, from 20 June to 3 July 2011. It was the 125th edition of the championships, and the third Grand Slam tournament of the year. It was played on grass courts and was part of the...
his best achievement in a Grand slam tournament and then two months later equaling it at the US Open
2011 US Open (tennis)
The 2011 US Open was a tennis tournament played on the outdoor hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Park, of Queens, New York City, United States...
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Biography
Working his way up through the ranks Colin loved to compete, and regularly travelled long distances to play in regional challenge events and regional and GB junior tournaments. He was never at the top rank in the juniors, being small and slightly built until late teens, but held his own through court craft and determination. He also began his county career as a junior, representing North of Scotland, culminating in the great enjoyment he has in playing Summer County week and the camaraderie that he has with the North of Scotland players.Colin left high school in 2001 at age 17 to study Economics & Finance at The University of Stirling as a sports bursar. The University offered him the opportunity to continue with his tennis training and competition as part of a high quality programme, otherwise he would have become a social player at that time. His tennis career was supported by the University when they enabled him to take two sabbatical years from 2004 to turn pro and join the tour, during which time he achieved career highs for singles and doubles in 2006. After selection in the Davis Cup squad for the match against Serbia and playing Wimbledon in 2006, Colin decided to quit the tour to return to Stirling in order to complete his University degree.
He graduated with First Class Honours in 2007 and secured a graduate scheme position as an energy trader where he worked for a year. With his hunger rekindled and his head set on making it in pro tennis, Colin decided to return to the tour in August 2008.
In 2009 he won his first doubles tournament on the ATP Tour circuit with fellow compatriot Ken Skupski
Ken Skupski
Ken Skupski is a professional tennis player who lives in Liverpool, England. He is best known as a doubles player, most successfully partnering Colin Fleming. Having played college tennis at the Louisiana State University, he turned professional in 2007...
at the 2009 Open de Moselle
2009 Open de Moselle
The 2009 Open de Moselle was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 12th edition of the Open de Moselle, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2009 ATP World Tour...
in France 2–6, 6–4, [10–5]. A few months later he won his second title at the 2009 St. Petersburg Open
2009 St. Petersburg Open
The 2009 St. Petersburg Open was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 15th edition of the St. Petersburg Open, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2009 ATP World Tour...
again partnering Ken Skupski winning 2–6, 7–5, [10–4].
In 2010 he competed in the Eastbourne open
2010 AEGON International
The 2010 AEGON International was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 35th edition of the event for the women and the 2nd edition for the men. It was classified as a WTA Premier tournament on the 2010 WTA Tour and as an ATP World Tour 250 series...
in Englandagain partnering Ken Skupski but only to lose in three sets 3–6, 7–5, [8–10].
In 2011 he reached the Final of the Casablanca open
2011 Grand Prix Hassan II
The 2011 Grand Prix Hassan II was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 27th edition of the Grand Prix Hassan II, and an ATP Tour World 250 event on the 2011 ATP World Tour...
in Morocco, this time partnering Igor Zelenay
Igor Zelenay
Igor Zelenay is a professional tennis player. He mainly plays doubles, and his career high rank is 74, achieved on 2 February 2009. His career high in singles is 279, achieved on August 1, 2005.-Doubles:...
only to lose the final in straight sets 2–6, 1–6.
In June at Wimbledon Hutchins had his best performance at a Grand Slam event in doubles making the qurater-finals. He lost a very tight five set thriller partnering Ross Hutchins
Ross Hutchins
Ross Dan Hutchins is a British professional tennis player, known best as a doubles player. Hutchins was born in Wimbledon, a location synonymous with tennis. Having turned professional in 2002, he enjoyed success on the Challenger circuit and broke through to the ATP Tour in late 2007...
to Christopher Kas and Alexander Peya. And then two months later at the US Open he equaled his Wimbledon performance of a quarter-final finish only to lose in three sets to Rohan Bopanna
Rohan Bopanna
Rohan Bopanna is an Indian professional tennis player. His singles career high ranking was 213th in 2007. Recently, most of his appearances in professional tournaments has been in doubles matches. He is a member of the Indian Davis Cup team since 2002...
and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi is a professional tennis player from Pakistan. He is currently Pakistan's top player. A top 10 doubles player, his highest Singles Race ranking is 103rd and is the former Asian No. 3...
5–7, 6–2, 5–7 whilst having match point. again partnering Ross Hutchins. Then at the Davis Cup
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By...
he help Great Britain
Great Britain Davis Cup team
The Great Britain Davis Cup team represents the United Kingdom in Davis Cup tennis competition and is controlled by the Lawn Tennis Association. The United Kingdom played in the very first International Lawn Tennis Challenge...
Win their promotion tie 5–0 against Hungray to advance to group I playing in Both Doubles and then the dead Singles match. He won the match this being his first ATP Tour Singles match win against Sebo Kiss 6–4, 6–3. He then reached the semi finals of the Open de Moselle
Open de Moselle
The Open de Moselle is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour. It has been held annually since 2003. The venue for the tournament was the Arènes until 2010 and is now the Parc des Expositions since 2011...
but lost to second seeds Lukáš Dlouhý
Lukáš Dlouhý
Lukáš Dlouhý is a professional Czech tennis player on the ATP Tour. A doubles specialist, Dlouhý reached a career-high ranking of World Number 5 on June 22, 2009.-2006-2008:...
and Marcelo Melo
Marcelo Melo
Marcelo Melo is a Brazilian tennis player, currently ranked 22nd in the world in doubles. Alongside regular teammate André Sá, he has reached the Mens Doubles semifinal at the 2007 Wimbledon Championships and the quarterfinal at the 2007 US Open...
in three sets. He did finally win his third title after a two year wait partnering now permanent partner Ross Hutchins at the St. Petersburg Open
St. Petersburg Open
The St. Petersburg Open is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour. It has been held annually at the Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex in St. Petersburg, Russia,...
which happens to be the last tile he won back in 2009. They defeated Michail Elgin
Michail Elgin
Michail Elgin, is a Russian professional tennis player.Elgin became famous when he advanced to the quarter–finals in singles at the 2008 St. Petersburg Open, where he lost to Victor Hănescu from Romania 1–6, 4–6.-Doubles: 1 :-External links:...
and Alexandre Kudryavtsev
Alexandre Kudryavtsev
Alexandre Kudryavtsev is a Russian professional tennis player who has played professionally since 2003. He made his breakthrough in 2008, playing in his first top-level international tournaments on the ATP tour, having spent time playing in "Challenger" and "Futures" events...
in three sets 6–3, 6–7(5–7), [10–8]. This was Flemings first title with with Hutchins. With this win his world ranking rose to a career high rank of 30 in the world.
Doubles: 5 (3-2)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
| Winner | 1. | 22 September 2009 |  Metz2009 Open de Moselle The 2009 Open de Moselle was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 12th edition of the Open de Moselle, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2009 ATP World Tour... , France |
Hard |  Ken SkupskiKen Skupski Ken Skupski is a professional tennis player who lives in Liverpool, England. He is best known as a doubles player, most successfully partnering Colin Fleming. Having played college tennis at the Louisiana State University, he turned professional in 2007... |
Arnaud Clément Arnaud Clément Arnaud Clément is a professional tennis player from France. His best achievement is reaching the final of the 2001 Australian Open.-Career:Clément was born in Aix-en-Provence, and currently lives in Geneva, Switzerland... Michaël LlodraMichaël Llodra Michaël Llodra is a French professional tennis player. He is a prolific doubles player with three Grand Slam championships, and has also had success in singles.-Life and career:... |
2–6, 6–4, [10–5] |
| Winner | 2. | 01 November 2009 |  St. Petersburg2009 St. Petersburg Open The 2009 St. Petersburg Open was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 15th edition of the St. Petersburg Open, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2009 ATP World Tour... , Russia |
Hard | Ken Skupski Ken Skupski Ken Skupski is a professional tennis player who lives in Liverpool, England. He is best known as a doubles player, most successfully partnering Colin Fleming. Having played college tennis at the Louisiana State University, he turned professional in 2007... |
Jérémy Chardy Jérémy Chardy Jérémy Chardy is a French professional tennis player. He won the 2005 Wimbledon Championships Boys' Singles title, and finished as the runner-up at the 2005 US Open Boys' Singles, losing to Ryan Sweeting. His career high rank is no... Richard GasquetRichard Gasquet Richard Gasquet is a French professional tennis player. He won the mixed doubles Grand Slam title at the 2004 French Open, partnering Tatiana Golovin. His highest ranking in singles is #7. His best achievements in tennis are reaching the semi-finals of Wimbledon in 2007 and later that year... |
2–6, 7–5, [10–4] |
| Runner-up | 1. | 19 June 2010 | Eastbourne 2010 AEGON International The 2010 AEGON International was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 35th edition of the event for the women and the 2nd edition for the men. It was classified as a WTA Premier tournament on the 2010 WTA Tour and as an ATP World Tour 250 series... , England |
Grass | Ken Skupski Ken Skupski Ken Skupski is a professional tennis player who lives in Liverpool, England. He is best known as a doubles player, most successfully partnering Colin Fleming. Having played college tennis at the Louisiana State University, he turned professional in 2007... |
 Mariusz FyrstenbergMariusz Fyrstenberg Mariusz Fyrstenberg is a left-handed Polish professional tennis player whose speciality is in doubles. His current partner is Marcin Matkowski; they have been playing together since 2003.... Marcin MatkowskiMarcin Matkowski Marcin Matkowski is a right-handed Polish professional tennis player whose speciality is in doubles. His current partner is Mariusz Fyrstenberg; they have been playing together since 2003, he occasionally plays mixed doubles with Caroline Wozniacki.Matkowski and Fyrstenberg qualified as the eighth... |
3–6, 7–5, [8–10] |
| Runner-up | 2. | 09 April 2011 |  Casablanca2011 Grand Prix Hassan II The 2011 Grand Prix Hassan II was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 27th edition of the Grand Prix Hassan II, and an ATP Tour World 250 event on the 2011 ATP World Tour... , Morocco |
Clay |  Igor ZelenayIgor Zelenay Igor Zelenay is a professional tennis player. He mainly plays doubles, and his career high rank is 74, achieved on 2 February 2009. His career high in singles is 279, achieved on August 1, 2005.-Doubles:... |
 Robert LindstedtRobert Lindstedt Robert Lindstedt is a Swedish professional tennis player, who turned pro in 1998, and is a doubles specialist...  Horia TecăuHoria Tecau Horia Tecău is a Romanian tennis player who turned pro in 2003, and is a doubles specialist. Tecău is currently ranked 9th in ATP's doubles ranking, being also his highest doubles ranking achieved on August 8, 2011.... |
2–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 30 October 2011 | St. Petersburg 2011 St. Petersburg Open – Doubles Daniele Bracciali and Potito Starace were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the quartefinals.Colin Fleming and Ross Hutchins won the tournament, defeating Michail Elgin and Alexandre Kudryavtsev 6–3, 6–7, [10–8] in the final.-Seeds:... , Russia |
Hard | Ross Hutchins Ross Hutchins Ross Dan Hutchins is a British professional tennis player, known best as a doubles player. Hutchins was born in Wimbledon, a location synonymous with tennis. Having turned professional in 2002, he enjoyed success on the Challenger circuit and broke through to the ATP Tour in late 2007... |
Michail Elgin Michail Elgin Michail Elgin, is a Russian professional tennis player.Elgin became famous when he advanced to the quarter–finals in singles at the 2008 St. Petersburg Open, where he lost to Victor Hănescu from Romania 1–6, 4–6.-Doubles: 1 :-External links:... Alexandre KudryavtsevAlexandre Kudryavtsev Alexandre Kudryavtsev is a Russian professional tennis player who has played professionally since 2003. He made his breakthrough in 2008, playing in his first top-level international tournaments on the ATP tour, having spent time playing in "Challenger" and "Futures" events... |
6–3, 6–7(5–7), [10–8] |