James Cluskey
| Country (sports) |
 Ireland
|
|---|---|
| Residence | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
| Born |
18 August 1986 Dublin, Ireland |
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) |
| Turned pro | 2009 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $48,141 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–0 |
| Career titles | 0 ATP |
| Highest ranking | No. 801 (5 November 2007) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 1–7 |
| Career titles | 0 ATP |
| Highest ranking | No. 145 (9 September 2013) |
| Current ranking | No. 192 (18 August 2014) |
| Last updated on: 18 August 2014. | |
James Cluskey (born 18 August 1986) is a retired Irish professional tennis player, mainly playing doubles. He was born in Dublin, Ireland and attended Belvedere College along with fellow Irish tennis player James McGee. Cluskey is currently the highest ranked Irish doubles player. Cluskey retired from professional tennis in November 2015.
In 2004, Cluskey won the Irish under-18 singles championship. He also reached the final of the men's doubles and won the mixed doubles at the national championships. He then took the decision in 2005 to move to the United States, where he played college tennis for Louisiana State University. He had a successful four years there where he achieved a national doubles ranking of 3 with partner Ken Skupski. In total he won 82 doubles and 57 singles matches in college tennis.
Cluskey played his first futures event in Limerick in June 2006. He reached the quarter-finals of the doubles with university teammate Ken Skupski and also qualified for the main draw of the singles, reaching the second round. His form earned him a call up to the Irish Davis Cup team for their match against Slovenia where he narrowly lost a tense five set match in the doubles rubber. He continued playing futures during the summer months when he was not attending university. He won his first ever Challenger level match in 2008 at the Shelbourne Irish Open, partnering Colin O'Brien.
In 2010 Cluskey started to make his first breakthroughs at futures level. He won his first doubles tournament in Eilat partnering Michael Venus, who he had played with at university. He then went on to win a further three futures events that year, in Edinburgh, Dublin and Jūrmala, partnering compatriot Colin O'Brien.
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