Liam Broady
Encyclopedia
Liam Broady is a junior tennis player who in 2010 won the Boys' Doubles at Wimbledon
partnered with fellow Briton Tom Farquharson
.
and has another sister and a brother.
Broady attended Priestnall School
where he completed his GCSEs in 2010.
Broady is an avid Manchester City F.C.
fan.
At Wimbledon in 2011
, Broady beat Germany's Robin Kern 7–6 (7–4) 4–6 13–11 to reach the semi-finals of the boys' singles and followed that victory with another against Australian Jason Kubler
with the match ending 6–4 6–3 in the Brit's favour to ensure a place in the final.
He lost in the final 6–2 4–6 2–6 to Australian Luke Saville
.
2010 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' Doubles
Liam Broady and Tom Farquharson defeated Lewis Burton and George Morgan in the first all-British final for many years.Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Kevin Krawietz were the defending champions, but Herbert was no longer eligible to compete as a Junior that year, and only Krawietz competed...
partnered with fellow Briton Tom Farquharson
Tom Farquharson (tennis)
Tom Farquharson is a British junior tennis player who in 2010 won the Boys' Doubles at Wimbledon partnered with Liam Broady-References:...
.
Personal life
He is a brother of the tennis player Naomi BroadyNaomi Broady
Naomi Broady is an English tennis player who is coached by Suzi Riley. She began playing tennis at the age of 7 and was the 2007 British under 18 girls' champion. She is currently the British no. 5 with a career-high world ranking of no. 194 . So far in her career she has won four ITF titles in...
and has another sister and a brother.
Broady attended Priestnall School
Priestnall School
Priestnall School is a secondary school in Heaton Mersey, Stockport, England. There are currently approximately 1300 students attending the school. The headmistress is Jo Morgan.-College System:In 2009, Priestnall launched a 'college system'...
where he completed his GCSEs in 2010.
Broady is an avid Manchester City F.C.
Manchester City F.C.
Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
fan.
Tennis career
In 2005 Liam Broady won the Natwest Dorset Open which marked the start of his career.At Wimbledon in 2011
2011 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' Singles
Márton Fucsovics was the defending champion, but was not eligible to participate.Australian Luke Saville won the title beating home player Liam Broady 2–6, 6–4, 6–2 in the final.-Seeds:# Jiří Veselý # Thiago Moura Monteiro ...
, Broady beat Germany's Robin Kern 7–6 (7–4) 4–6 13–11 to reach the semi-finals of the boys' singles and followed that victory with another against Australian Jason Kubler
Jason Kubler
Jason Kubler is a professional Australian tennis player.-Junior career:In 2009 Kubler was a part of the winning Australian junior Davis Cup team with Luke Saville and Joey Swaysland...
with the match ending 6–4 6–3 in the Brit's favour to ensure a place in the final.
He lost in the final 6–2 4–6 2–6 to Australian Luke Saville
Luke Saville
Luke Saville is an Australian junior tennis player. Saville is most famous for winning the boys singles at the Wimbledon Championships, and was also runner up in the boys singles at the Australian Open.-Junior career:...
.