T. J. Middleton (born May 2, 1968) is a former professional
tennis player from the United States. Middleton attended the
University of Georgia where he helped lead the Bulldogs to the 1987 National Championship. He was the 1990 SEC Doubles Champion. He is a member of the Delta chapter of the
Sigma Chi fraternity. He turned professional in 1990 and had a career that spanned 10 years before his retirement at the end of 2000. A doubles specialist, he achieved a career high singles ranking of world No. 221 and his highest doubles ranking was world No. 63.
Doubles
Middleton did not win any senior doubles titles but reached the final on four separate occasions, at
Casablanca
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in 1992,
Long Island
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(1997),
Marseille (1998) and
Boston (1999). In 1994 he reached the Wimbledon Mixed Doubles final.
Post-professional tennis
Middleton was invited to play at the
2008 Wimbledon Championships
The 2008 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. It was the 122nd edition of the The Championships, Wimbledon, Wimbledon C ...
in the
Gentlemen's Invitational Doubles, playing with
David Wheaton
David Wheaton (born June 2, 1969) is an American author, radio host, columnist, and former professional tennis player.
Personal
Born in Minneapolis as the youngest of four children. In his tennis carrier, he dated tennis star Mary Joe Fernández ...
in the round-robin group. He had won the tournament in
2004
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Events January
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with the same partner and finished runners up in 2005 and
2006
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Career finals
Doubles (3 losses)
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1968 births
Living people
American male tennis players
Georgia Bulldogs men's tennis players
Tennis players from Atlanta
Sportspeople from Auburn, New York
Tennis players from Georgia (U.S. state)
Tennis players from New York (state)
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