James McCabe (born 5 July 2003) is an Australian professional

tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of 258 achieved on 18 September 2023 and a career high ATP doubles ranking of 302 achieved on 31 July 2023.

Early life

McCabe was born in Iba,

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

to an

Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...

father and a

Filipina Filipinos ( tl, Mga Pilipino) are the people who are citizens of or native to the Philippines. The majority of Filipinos today come from various Austronesian ethnolinguistic groups, all typically speaking either Filipino, English and/or other ...

mother. At six months of age he moved to Sydney, Australia where he was raised and attended Trinity Grammar School. A prodigiously talented junior, McCabe broke the national U10

beep test The multi-stage fitness test (MSFT), also known as the beep test, bleep test, PACER (Progressive Aerobic Cardiovascular Endurance Run), PACER test, FitnessGram PACER test, or the 20 m Shuttle Run Test (20 m SRT), is a running test used to estimate ...

record in 2013, was crowned the Australian national junior 200m butterfly

swimming Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, or other liquid, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body to achieve hydrodynamic thrust that r ...

champion, won the 2019 U16 Australian national championship in tennis as well as being an accomplished

flutist The flute is a family of classical music instrument in the woodwind group. Like all woodwinds, flutes are aerophones, meaning they make sound by vibrating a column of air. However, unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is a reedless ...

with an AMusA ( Associate in Music, Australia) diploma.

Professional career

2021

McCabe began competing in professional events in late 2021 and was able to reach the quarterfinals of the first ITF Futures event he entered in

Tunisia ) , image_map = Tunisia location (orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = Location of Tunisia in northern Africa , image_map2 = , capital = Tunis , largest_city = capital , ...

in October 2021 after winning all three matches in the qualifying draw. He continued playing Tunisian ITF Futures tournaments for the remainder of the 2021 season which included a second quarterfinal appearance in November and his results during this period boosted his singles ranking to finish the year at No.1209.

2022-23

In January 2022, he was rewarded for strong finish to the 2021 season with a main draw wildcard into his first ATP Challenger in Bendigo as well as a qualifying wildcard into the

2022 Australian Open The 2022 Australian Open was a Grand Slam tennis tournament that took place at Melbourne Park, Australia from 17 to 30 January 2022. It was the 110th edition of the Australian Open, the 54th in the Open Era, and the first Grand Slam of the ye ...

. McCabe was also rewarded with a main draw wildcard entry into the doubles draw and partnered

Alex Bolt Alex Bolt (born 5 January 1993) is an inactive Australian professional tennis player. His career-high ranking is World No. 125 in singles and World No. 81 in doubles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Highlights of Bolt's career ...

. The pair were defeated in the first round by eventual champions Nick Kyrgios and

Thanasi Kokkinakis Athanasios "Thanasi" Kokkinakis ( ; born 10 April 1996) is an Australian professional tennis player and a doubles specialist. He has been ranked as high as world No. 69 in singles by the ATP, which he first achieved on 8 June 2015. He has won ...

. McCabe won his first professional tournament in February 2022 when he defeated

Dane Sweeny Dane Sweeny (born 12 February 2001) is an Australian professional tennis player. Sweeny made his ATP Tour debut at the 2021 Great Ocean Road Open after receiving a wild card into the main draw. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 2 ...

in the final of the ITF Futures tournament in Canberra and followed it up the a second Futures title the following month in Bendigo. He spent the 2022 season playing on the ITF Futures and ATP Challenger circuits and was able to improve his singles ranking to No. 405 in 2022 and No. 272 in 2023.

2024: ATP and Grand Slam debuts

In January 2024, it was announced McCabe was awarded a wildcard in the

2024 Australian Open The 2024 Australian Open was a Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam level tennis tournament held at Melbourne Park, from 14 to 28 January 2024. It was the 112th edition of the Australian Open, the 56th in the Open Era, and the first Grand Slam (ten ...

main draw singles event making his Grand Slam debut. He qualified for the

2024 Adelaide International The 2024 Adelaide International was a professional tennis tournament on the 2024 ATP Tour and 2024 WTA Tour. It was a combined ATP Tour 250 and WTA 500 tournament played on outdoor hard court at Memorial Drive Tennis Centre, Adelaide, Austra ...

main draw as a lucky loser for his ATP debut.

ATP Challenger and World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 2 (0–2)

References

External links

* * 2003 births Living people Australian male tennis players Australian people of Irish descent Australian people of Filipino descent Sportspeople from Zambales Filipino emigrants to Australia People educated at Trinity Grammar School (New South Wales) {{Australia-tennis-bio-stub