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My goals for the next 12 months
  • ATP World Singles Ranking inside top 200 within 12 months
  • ATP World Singles Ranking inside top 100 within 18 months
Criteria needed to achieve these goals

To achieve these goals there are certain areas which need addressing both on and off the court.

- At present I am working hard with my coach on both technical, physical and mental areas of my game to enable me to perform to the best of my ability. These are on going and will continue to be developed throughout my career in an effort to constantly progress and improve.

- To obtain these rankings, I presently need a total of 211 ATP Points to reach 200 and a further 174 ATP Points to reach my goal of the World’s Top 100.

A schedule for the next 12 months

These are the tournaments that I will have to play to achieve my ranking goals. This schedule incorporates both Future and ATP Challenger events as a means of building my ranking to enable me to compete in the Qualifying of ATP Tour and Grand Slam events.
2002   March 3: $25,000 + H Kyoto, Japan
Sept 30: $15,000 Great Britain   March 10: $25,000 + H Gosford, Australia
Oct 7: $15,000 Great Britain   March 17: $25,000 + H Hamilton, New Zealand
Oct 14: Rest Week/Training Week   March 24: Rest Week
Oct 21: National Championships, Bolton   March 31: Training Week
Oct 28: $25,000 + H Nottingham   April 7: Training Week
Nov 4: $15,000 Australia   April 14: $15,000 China
Nov 11: $15,000 Australia   April 21: $15,000 China
Nov 18: $15,000 Philippines   April 28: $15,000 Uzbekistan
Nov25: $15,000 Philippines   May 5: $15,000 Uzbekistan
Dec 2: $25,000 + H Bangkok, Thailand   May 12: $25,000 + H, Uzbekistan
Dec 9: Rest Week   May 19: French Open Qualifying
Dec 16: Training Week   May 26: French Open/Rest Week
Dec 23: Training Week   June 2: 50,000 Surbiton
Dec 30: ATP Tour Event Adelaide, Australia   June 9: ATP Tour Event, Stella Artois
2003   June 16: ATP Tour Event, Stella Artois
Jan 6: Australian Open, Qualifying   June 16: ATP Tour Event, Nottingham
Jan 13: Australian Open/$15,000 France   June 23: ATP Tour Event, Nottingham
Jan 20: $15,000 France   June 23: Wimbledon Championships
Jan 27: Training Week   June 30: Wimbledon Championships
Feb 3: $15,000 Great Britain   July 7: $50,000 Bristol
Feb 10: $15,000 Great Britain   July 14: $50,000 Manchester
Feb 17: $25,000 + H Hull,
  July 21: Inter County Championships
Feb 24: $25,000 + H Hoi Chi Minh, Vietnam   July28: $25,000 Wrexham
Factfile
  • Home Address: Spixworth, Norwich
  • Current British No. 7
  • Current ATP Singles Ranking: 342
  • Doubles Ranking: 325
Career achievements
  • National Junior Singles Champion ‘92
  • National Junior Doubles Champion ‘97
  • National Junior Singles Runner-up ‘98
  • National Senior Championships Quarter Finalist ‘00 & ‘01
  • Competed for Great Britain between ‘92-’98
  • Unbeaten record for Great Britain in Galea Cup (European Team Championships)
  • Junior ITF World Singles Ranking: 69
  • Singles Titles in U.S., Greece, Israel, Botswana, South Africa, India and the U.K.
Past 12 months
  • Wimbledon Championships, Singles
    and Doubles
  • Beaten 5 top 200 Players in last 4 months
  • $25,000 + H Challenger Singles, Qualified and 2nd Round, Hamilton, New Zealand
  • $25,000 + H Challenger Singles, Qualified and Quarter Finalist, Gosford, Australia
  • $10,000 Future Singles Semi-Finalist, Bangkok, Thailand
  • $25,000 Satellite Doubles Runner-up, Bombay, India
  • $25,000 Future Singles Runner-up,
    Lagos, Nigeria
  • $25,000 Satellite Singles and Doubles Champion, Bangalore, India
A tribute

"James is a dedicated professional who works very hard at his tennis and who is also on the LTA's performance program.
In recognition of his commitment and results achieved over the last 12 months he was awarded a wildcard into the Wimbledon Championships this year.
No doubt with the application and effort he is prepared to put in to reach his goals he will achieve his potential in the coming years."

Jeremy Bates
Head of national training,
Great Britain

 
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