James Baily (born 1 February 1975) is a British former professional tennis player who won the boys' singles title at the

1993 Australian Open The 1993 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Flinders Park in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 81st edition of the Australian Open and was held from 18 through 31 January 1993. Seniors Men's ...

Biography

Born in Portsmouth, Baily is originally from Curbridge, a village in Hampshire. At the

, a day before his 18th birthday, Baily defeated New Zealander Steven Downs in the boys' singles final. This made him the first British player in 28 years to win a junior grand slam title, since

Gerald Battrick Gerald Battrick (27 May 1947 – 26 November 1998) was a Welsh tennis player who reached as high as No. 3 in Britain (and world No. 53), winning at least 6 titles. Personal life Gerald Battrick was born on 27 May 1947 in Bridgend, Glamorgan, wh ...

in 1965. Bailey, who was coached by Steve Shaw, couldn't make the transition to professional tennis and appeared only in satellite tournaments, before retiring in 1994.

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Baily, James 1975 births Living people British male tennis players English male tennis players Tennis people from Hampshire Australian Open (tennis) junior champions Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' singles 20th-century British people 21st-century British people