Norrie at the 2017 Wimbledon Championships
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Country (sports) |
Great Britain (2013–present) New Zealand (2010–13) |
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Residence | Fort Worth, United States |
Born |
Johannesburg, South Africa |
23 August 1995
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Turned pro | 2017 |
Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
College | TCU |
Coach(es) | James Trotman |
Prize money | $233,392 |
Singles | |
Career record | 2–4 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 164 (18 September 2017) |
Current ranking | No. 164 (18 September 2017) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Wimbledon | 1R (2017) |
US Open | 2R (2017) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 0–0 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 447 (31 July 2017) |
Current ranking | No. 486 (18 September 2017) |
Mixed doubles | |
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 1R (2017) |
Last updated on: 18 September 2017. |
Cameron Norrie (born 23 August 1995) is a British tennis player.
Norrie has a career high ATP singles ranking of 164 achieved on 18 September 2017. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 447 achieved on 31 July 2017.
Norrie was born in South Africa to a Scottish father and a Welsh mother. The family later moved to New Zealand and Norrie represented New Zealand as a junior, becoming ranked number 10 in the world, before switching his allegiance to Great Britain due to available funding.
Norrie played college tennis at Texas Christian University, where he became the top-ranked male college tennis player. He turned professional in June 2017, after putting his studies on hold.
Norrie made his ATP main draw debut at the 2017 Aegon Championships after receiving a wildcard into the singles main draw, where he was defeated by Sam Querrey in the first round. Norrie earned his first ATP main draw victory after defeating Horacio Zeballos at the 2017 Aegon International Eastbourne. He qualified for the main draw of the 2017 US Open, where he progressed to the second round.