James McGee (tennis)
Encyclopedia
James McGee is an Irish
professional tennis
player. He was born in Dublin, Ireland. He attended Belvedere College
in Dublin, Co. Dublin. He currently is the second highest ranked Irish tennis player and has been playing for the Ireland Davis Cup team
since 2009.
matches for Ireland
with a record of 5 wins & 5 losses (3–3 in singles & 2–2 in doubles).
Wins (1)
Runner-up (3)
Wins (4)
Runner-up (4)
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
professional tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player. He was born in Dublin, Ireland. He attended Belvedere College
Belvedere College
Belvedere College SJ is a private secondary school for boys located on Great Denmark Street, Dublin, Ireland. It is also known as St. Francis Xavier's College....
in Dublin, Co. Dublin. He currently is the second highest ranked Irish tennis player and has been playing for the Ireland Davis Cup team
Ireland Davis Cup team
The Ireland Davis Cup team represents the whole of Ireland in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by Tennis Ireland. Ireland competed in its first Davis Cup in 1923.Ireland currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group II...
since 2009.
Career
McGee has spent most of his career on the Futures and Challenger circuits. He is the second highest ranked Irish player. As of 6 March 2011, he has played 10 Davis CupDavis 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...
matches for Ireland
Ireland Davis Cup team
The Ireland Davis Cup team represents the whole of Ireland in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by Tennis Ireland. Ireland competed in its first Davis Cup in 1923.Ireland currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group II...
with a record of 5 wins & 5 losses (3–3 in singles & 2–2 in doubles).
Singles titles
| Legend (Singles) |
|---|
| Grand Slam (0) |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0) |
| ATP World Tour 500 (0) |
| ATP World Tour 250 (0) |
| ATP Challenger Tour (0) |
| ITF Futures (1) |
Wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 23 July 2011 |  IrelandIreland Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth... , F1 |
Carpet |  Charles-Antoine Brezac |
6–3, 6–3 |
Runner-up (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 29 September 2008 |  GreeceGreece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... , F6 |
Carpet |  Daniel Danilovic |
6–4, 4–6, 3–6 |
| 2. | 5 June 2011 |  SpainSpain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... , F18 |
Hard | Arnau Brugués-Davi Arnau Brugués-Davi Arnau Brugués-Davi is a professional tennis player from Spain.He won seventeen ITF Futures tournaments on hard courts in his career, however his the best achievement are singles and doubles titles in 2011 Penza Cup... |
5–7, 7–6(3), 6–7(0–7) |
| 3. | 2 July 2011 |  MoroccoMorocco Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara... , F5 |
Clay | Mehdi Ziadi |
4–6, 4–6 |
Doubles
| Legend (Singles) |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0) |
| ATP World Tour 500 (0) |
| ATP World Tour 250 (0) |
| ATP Challenger Tour (0) |
| ITF Futures (4) |
Wins (4)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 3 October 2010 | Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... , F6 |
Carpet |  Ioan-Alexandru Cojanu |
Paris Gemouchidis Paris Gemouchidis Paris Gemouchidis is a Greek tennis player. Gemouchidis's career high singles rank is World No. 582, which he achieved on July 11, 2011. As of October 31, 2011, on the Futures singles level, he has 6 quarterfinal finishes, 2 semifinal finishes, and 3 runner-ups... Bogdan-Victor LeonteBogdan-Victor Leonte Bogdan-Victor Leonte is a Romanian tennis player. On October 27, 2008, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 448.-External links:... |
6–4, 6–2 |
| 2. | 8 February 2009 |  AustriaAustria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... , F17 |
Carpet |  Jiri Krkoska |
 Kevin Deden Bastian KnittelBastian Knittel Bastian Knittel is a German tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On February 28, 2011, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 157.-Singles: 2 :-Doubles: 3 :-External links:... |
6–3, 6–7(6), [10–4] |
| 3. | 16 May 2009 |  Great BritainGreat Britain Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles... , F7 |
Clay | Colin O'Brien |
Nick Cavaday Barry King |
6–4, 6–4 |
| 4. | 27 October 2009 | Great Britain Great Britain Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles... , F16 |
Hard | Barry King |
Tim Bradshaw Alexander Slabinsky Alexander Slabinsky Alexander Slabinsky is a tennis player who plays under the flag of Great Britain... |
6–4, 7–6(7–3) |
Runner-up (4)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 15 August 2009 |  RussiaRussia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... , F4 |
Clay |  Romano Frantzen |
 Ivan Anikanov Artem SmirnovArtem Smirnov (tennis) Artem Smirnov is a Ukrainian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On September 14, 2009, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 321, whilst his highest doubles ranking of 159 was reached on August 23, 2010. He also played for the Ukraine Davis Cup team.-Challenger... |
3–6, 4–6 |
| 2. | 27 February 2010 |  Bosnia & Herzegovina, F2 |
Carpet | Colin O'Brien |
Chris Eaton Chris Eaton (tennis) Christopher Philip Eaton is an English tennis player. He reached his career-high singles ranking of #319 in June, 2009 and his career-high doubles ranking of #365 in February, 2009 and is the current British #9... Dominic InglotDominic Inglot Dominic Inglot is a British professional Tennis player specializing in doubles. He learnt to play tennis at St Benedict's School and at the University of Virginia.- 2010 :... |
W/O |
| 3. | 18 April 2010 | France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... , F6 |
Clay | Olivier Charroin Olivier Charroin Olivier Charroin is a French professional tennis player. He competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 523 on 23 June 2008, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No. 98, on 24 October 2011.-Doubles... |
Charles-Antoine Brezac Vincent Stouff |
4–6, 1–6 |
| 4. | 22 July 2011 | Ireland Ireland Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth... , F1 |
Carpet | James Cluskey |
Albano Olivetti Neal Skupski |
6–7(4), 3–6 |
External links
- James McGee at the Association of Tennis ProfessionalsAssociation of Tennis ProfessionalsThe Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the...
- Davis Cup profile