James Greenhalgh (born 19 February 1975) is a former professional

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player from

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Career

Greenhalgh, a doubles specialist, was born in

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, but at the age of four moved to New Zealand. In his junior career he partnered countryman

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and the pair were boys' doubles champion at the 1993 French Open and

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. They defeated South Africans

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and Gareth Williams in both finals. In 1999, Greenhalgh, with partner Grant Silcock, won the Hong Kong Open. They defeated the experienced pairing of

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and

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in the semi final and won the final in a walkover, after one of their opponents,

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, withdrew with a shoulder injury. It would be his only title win on the

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and meant that he broke into the double's top 100 rankings for the first time. As a singles player, his highest ever ranking was 327, attained in 1995. Greenhalgh also made two

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appearances with Silcock, at the

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and

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in 1999, failing to progress past the first round in either. His only other Grand Slam match came in the

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, where he teamed up with German

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. He regularly represented the

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during his career, participating in a total of 15 ties. In singles he had only a 2–9 record, but won 11 of his 13 doubles rubbers, which is a national record. His six doubles wins with

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makes them the most successful ever pairing for New Zealand in the

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Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

ATP career finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Doubles: 6 (3–3)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Greenhalgh, James 1975 births Living people New Zealand male tennis players Wimbledon junior champions French Open junior champions English emigrants to New Zealand People educated at Saint Kentigern College Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' doubles Tennis people from Hertfordshire