Joshua Milton (born 14 October 1989) is a British
tennis coach and former professional player. Based in
San Diego, Milton has been the traveling coach of
Dan Evans. As a player he was a Welsh number one and represented Wales at the
2010 Commonwealth Games
The 2010 Commonwealth Games (Hindi: 2010 राष्ट्रमण्डल खेल), officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Delhi, India, f ...
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Biography
Born in
Cardiff, Milton was a student at
Stanwell School
Stanwell School is a co-educational foundation status comprehensive school and Sixth form college located in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, for children aged between eleven and eighteen. The school is in the town of Penarth, south-west fr ...
in Penarth and lived in the village of
Rhoose.
Tennis career
Milton won eight
ITF Circuit titles during his career, five in singles and three in doubles. He participated in the singles qualifying draw at the
Wimbledon Championships on five occasions, twice reaching the second round. On the
ATP Tour he also made several qualifying appearances, including at the
2016 Indian Wells Masters
The 2016 BNP Paribas Open (also known as the 2016 Indian Wells Masters) was a professional tennis tournament played at Indian Wells, California in March 2016. It was the 43rd edition of the men's event and 28th of the women's event, and was class ...
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At the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, Milton had a second round win over
Ross Hutchins of England, before falling to number-two seed
Peter Luczak at the quarter-finals stage, in three sets. With partner Chris Lewis he was also a quarter-finalist in the doubles.
In 2011 he became the first Welshman since
Gerald Battrick in the 1970s to reach the top-four in the British rankings.
In 2016, he recorded his best ever result in an ATP Challenger Tour event in Bangkok, reaching the Quarter-Final as a qualifier, before finally being defeated by former top-10 star
Mikhail Youzhny.
See also
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Wales at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
References
External links
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Joshua Miltonat the
Commonwealth Games Federation
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1989 births
Living people
British male tennis players
Welsh male tennis players
Commonwealth Games competitors for Wales
Tennis players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Sportspeople from Cardiff