T.J. Middleton
Encyclopedia
T.J. Middleton is a former professional tennis
player from the United States
. Middleton attended the University of Georgia
where he helped lead the Bulldogs to the 1987 National Championship. He was the 1990 SEC Doubles Champion. He is a member of the Delta Chapter of the Sigma Chi
Fraternity. He turned professional in 1990 and had a career that spanned 10 years before his retirement at the end of 2000. A doubles specialist, he achieved a career high singles ranking of World No. 221 and his highest doubles ranking was World No. 63. T.J. is now the Director of Tennis Development at River Hills Club in Jackson, Mississippi. He works along-side former ATP pro Dave Randall, former Ole Miss standout Courtenay Middleton, former Lamar University player Alan Shearer, and Head Coach of national-ranked Belhaven University Levi Patton.
in 1992, Long Island
(1997), Marseille (1998) and Boston
(1999). In 1994 he reached the Wimbledon Mixed Doubles final.
in the Gentlemen's Invitational Doubles
, playing with David Wheaton
in the a round-robin group. He had won the tournament in 2004 with the same partner and finished runners up in 2005 and 2006.
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 from the United States
United States
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. Middleton attended the University of Georgia
University of Georgia
The University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1785, it is the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning and is one of multiple schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States...
where he helped lead the Bulldogs to the 1987 National Championship. He was the 1990 SEC Doubles Champion. He is a member of the Delta Chapter of the Sigma Chi
Sigma Chi
Sigma Chi is the largest and one of the oldest college Greek-letter secret and social fraternities in North America with 244 active chapters and more than . Sigma Chi was founded on June 28, 1855 at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio when members split from Delta Kappa Epsilon...
Fraternity. He turned professional in 1990 and had a career that spanned 10 years before his retirement at the end of 2000. A doubles specialist, he achieved a career high singles ranking of World No. 221 and his highest doubles ranking was World No. 63. T.J. is now the Director of Tennis Development at River Hills Club in Jackson, Mississippi. He works along-side former ATP pro Dave Randall, former Ole Miss standout Courtenay Middleton, former Lamar University player Alan Shearer, and Head Coach of national-ranked Belhaven University Levi Patton.
Doubles
He did not win any senior doubles titles but reached the final on four separate occasions, at CasablancaGrand Prix Hassan II
The Grand Prix Hassan II is an annual tennis tournament on the ATP Tour and is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series. The event is held annually at the Complexe Al Amal in Casablanca, Morocco and is played on clay courts. Between 1986 and 1989 it was part of the Challenger...
in 1992, Long Island
ATP Long Island
The Volvo International – also known as the Pilot Pen International – is a defunct professional tennis tournament played on clay courts from 1973 to 1984 and on outdoor hard courts from 1985 to 1998. It was first held at the Mount Washington Resort in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire in the...
(1997), Marseille (1998) and Boston
U.S. Pro Tennis Championships
The U.S. Pro Tennis Championships was the oldest professional tennis tournament played until its final year of 1999 and is considered as a part of the professional grand slam from 1927 - 1967 until the advent of Open Era...
(1999). In 1994 he reached the Wimbledon Mixed Doubles final.
Post-professional tennis
Middleton was invited to play at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships2008 Wimbledon Championships
The 2008 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 122nd edition of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam event of the year...
in the Gentlemen's Invitational Doubles
2008 Wimbledon Championships - Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles
Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis were the defending champions, but Donald Johnson and Jared Palmer won with a walkover, after they withdrew from the final.-Final:-Group A:...
, playing with David Wheaton
David Wheaton
David Wheaton is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Born in Minneapolis, Wheaton played in his first tournament at age eight, and won the Minnesota State High School tennis title in 1984, as a ninth grader. In 1987, he won the US Open junior title and was ranked the No. 1...
in the a round-robin group. He had won the tournament in 2004 with the same partner and finished runners up in 2005 and 2006.