British tennis player
For the British thriller writer, see
Lee Child. For the rugby league footballer of the 1990s for Ireland, Wakefield Trinity, and Featherstone Rovers, see
Lee Child (rugby league).
Lee Childs| Country (sports) |  United Kingdom |
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| Residence | Bridgwater,England,United Kingdom |
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| Born | (1982-06-11)11 June 1982 (age 43)
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| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
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| Coach | Danny Sapsford |
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| Prize money | $201,900 |
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| Singles |
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| Career record | 3–8 (atATP Tour andGrand Slam-level, and inDavis Cup) |
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| Career titles | 0 |
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| Highest ranking | No. 251 (21 June 2004) |
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| Grand Slam singles results |
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| Wimbledon | 2R (2003) |
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| Doubles |
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| Career record | 0–8 (atATP Tour andGrand Slam-level, and inDavis Cup) |
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| Career titles | 0 |
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| Highest ranking | No. 344 (22 August 2005) |
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| Grand Slam doubles results |
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| Wimbledon | 1R (1999,2001,2002,2003,2004,2007) |
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| Grand Slam mixed doubles results |
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| Wimbledon | 3R (2002) |
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| Last updated on: 24 December 2021. |
Lee Childs (born 6 November 1982, inYeovil) is a retired Britishtennis player from England.
Following match victories in 2000, Childs was hailed as "the future of British tennis" and a successor toTim Henman andGreg Rusedski.[1]At the2003 Wimbledon Championships, he famously defeatedNikolay Davydenko in the first round in 5 sets. The score was 2–6, 7–6(2), 1–6, 7–6(5), 6–2. He then lost in the next round to a 17-year-oldRafael Nadal in straight sets, 6–2, 6–4, 6–3.[2]
Growing up, Lee went to Pawlett Primary School. He got his passion for tennis from his head teacher, Chris Vincent.[3]
Junior Grand Slam finals
[edit]Doubles: 1 (1 title)
[edit]ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
[edit]| Legend |
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| ATP Challenger (0–1) | | ITF Futures (2–3) |
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| Hard (2–4) | | Clay (0–0) | | Grass (0–0) | | Carpet (0–0) |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2000 | Great Britain F9,Glasgow | Futures | Hard |  Jean-Claude Scherrer | 3–5, 4–5(3–5), 2–4 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Oct 2000 | Great Britain F10,Edinburgh | Futures | Hard |  Wesley Moodie | 5–4(8–6), 3–5, 2–4, 5–4(7–5), 3–5 |
| Win | 1–2 | Oct 2000 | Great Britain F11,Leeds | Futures | Hard |  Bernard Parun | 5–4(7–5), 5–3, 5–3 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Oct 2003 | Tumkur, India | Challenger | Hard | Philipp Kohlschreiber | 5–7, 6–7(5–7) |
| Loss | 1–4 | Nov 2005 | Canada F2,Rimouski | Futures | Hard | Benjamin Becker | 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–4 | May 2007 | Greece F2,Syros | Futures | Hard | Miles Kasiri | 2–0 ret. |
| Legend |
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| ATP Challenger (0–1) | | ITF Futures (5–6) |
| | Finals by surface |
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| Hard (4–5) | | Clay (0–1) | | Grass (1–0) | | Carpet (0–1) |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 1999 | Great Britain F8,Sunderland | Futures | Hard | Simon Dickson | Oliver Freelove
 Jeff Laski | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Oct 2000 | Great Britain F11,Leeds | Futures | Hard | James Nelson | James Auckland
Barry Fulcher | 5–4(6–4), 5–3, 2–4, 4–2 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Feb 2001 | Great Britain F1,Nottingham | Futures | Carpet | James Nelson | Oliver Freelove
James Davidson | 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–7(1–7) |
| Loss | 1–3 | Nov 2001 | Bolton, United Kingdom | Challenger | Hard | Mark Hilton |  Gilles Elseneer
Wim Neefs | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | May 2002 | Great Britain F3,Bournemouth | Futures | Clay | Mark Hilton |  Jaroslav Levinsky
Michal Navratil | 0–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–5 | Apr 2005 | Great Britain F6,Bath | Futures | Hard | Alexander Flock | Ross Hutchins
Martin Lee | 6–7(4–7), 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–6 | Sep 2005 | Great Britain F11,Nottingham | Futures | Hard | Martin Lee |  Olivier Charroin
 Frederick Sundsten | 3–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–7 | Nov 2005 | Canada F2,Rimouski | Futures | Hard | Frederick Sundsten | Ross Hutchins
Jamie Murray | 6–7(5–7), 6–7(6–8) |
| Win | 2–7 | Jul 2006 | Great Britain F9,Felixstowe | Futures | Grass |  Luke Bourgeois | Ross Hutchins
Josh Goodall | 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3) |
| Win | 3–7 | Apr 2007 | Great Britain F7,Bath | Futures | Hard | Ross Hutchins | Thomas Oger
 Lovro Zovko | 1–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–7 | Apr 2007 | Great Britain F8,Bath | Futures | Hard | Luke Bourgeois | Jamie Delgado
Lovro Zovko | 3–6, 5–3 ret. |
| Win | 5–7 | May 2007 | Greece F2,Syros | Futures | Hard | Edward Corrie | Iain Atkinson
Sean Thornley | 6–3, 7–5 |
