Jim Thomas (tennis)
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| Country (sports) | United States |
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| Residence | Canton, Ohio, United States |
| Born |
September 24, 1974 Canton, Ohio, United States |
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) |
| Turned pro | 1996 |
| Plays | Right-handed (single-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $801,553 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–3 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 288 (November 2, 1998) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q2 (1998) |
| French Open | DNP |
| Wimbledon | Q2 (1998, 1999) |
| US Open | Q2 (1998) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 154–196 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 6 |
| Highest ranking | No. 29 (August 21, 2006) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2005) |
| French Open | 2R (2002, 2007, 2008) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008) |
| US Open | SF (2005) |
Jim Thomas (born September 24, 1974) is an American former professional tennis player. His highest ATP world singles ranking was number 288, which he reached on November 2, 1998. His career high in doubles was at 29, set on August 21, 2006. He retired following the 2008 season.
Biography
Thomas began playing tennis at age three and is the youngest of six children (four brothers, one sister). He has 16 nephews and nieces and considers his parents most inspirational people in his life. His father is a doctor and his mother is a teacher.
Favourite players he enjoyed watching while growing up were John McEnroe and Boris Becker. Jim played four years at Stanford University from 1992–96 and earned a degree in American Studies before turning pro. He also earned All-American honours during his senior year and was a member of NCAA team champions in 1995-96.
Thomas is interested in national and international politics. He is involved with Victory Gallop in Bath, Ohio, an equestrian therapy organisation for at-risk children. He considers hard courts to be his favourite surface.
Thomas's career best effort at a Grand Slam was the 2005 US Open where he and Paul Goldstein made the semi-finals. He has 6 doubles ATP titles and 14 doubles Challenger titles to his name. He recorded doubles wins over Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Lleyton Hewitt, Marat Safin, the Bryan brothers and Pat Rafter amongst others, in his career.
ATP Doubles finals: 13 (6–7)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponents in the final | Score |
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| Runner-up | 1. | November 20, 2000 |  Brighton, England |
Hard (I) |  Paul Goldstein |
 Michael Hill Jeff Tarango |
3–6, 5-7 |
| Winner | 2. | January 8, 2001 |  Auckland, New Zealand |
Hard (O) |  Marius Barnard |
David Adams Martín García |
7–6(12–10), 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 3. | April 30, 2001 | Houston, United States |
Clay (O) | Kevin Kim |
 Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes |
6–7(4–7), 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | September 10, 2001 |  Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
Hard (O) | Marius Barnard |
 Julien Boutter Dominik Hrbatý |
4–6, 6–3, 11–13 |
| Winner | 5. | July 5, 2004 | Newport, United States |
Grass (O) | Jordan Kerr |
Gregory Carraz Nicolas Mahut |
6-3, 6–7(5–7), 6-3 |
| Winner | 6. | July 19, 2004 | Indianapolis, United States |
Hard (O) | Jordan Kerr |
 Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett |
6-7(7–9), 7-6(7–3), 6-3 |
| Runner-up | 7. | January 31, 2005 | Delray Beach, United States |
Hard (O) | Jordan Kerr |
 Simon Aspelin Todd Perry |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 8. | July 4, 2005 | Newport, United States |
Grass (O) | Jordan Kerr |
Graydon Oliver Travis Parrott |
7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5) |
| Runner-up | 9. | February 13, 2006 | San Jose, United States |
Hard (I) | Paul Goldstein |
Jonas Björkman John McEnroe |
6–7(2–7), 6-4, [7–10] |
| Winner | 10. | May 22, 2006 |  Pörtschach, Austria |
Clay (O) | Paul Hanley |
Oliver Marach Cyril Suk |
6–3, 4–6, [10-5] |
| Runner-up | 11. | July 17, 2006 | Indianapolis, United States |
Hard (O) | Paul Goldstein |
Bobby Reynolds Andy Roddick |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 12. | October 2, 2006 |  Tokyo, Japan |
Hard (O) | Paul Goldstein |
Ashley Fisher Tripp Phillips |
2-6, 5-7 |
| Winner | 13. | July 9, 2007 | Newport, United States |
Grass (O) | Jordan Kerr |
Nathan Healey Igor Kunitsyn |
6–3, 7–5 |
External links
- Jim Thomas at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Official Jim Thomas Website: http://jimthomas11.tripod.com