John-Patrick Smith
John-Patrick at the 2015 Wimbledon
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| Full name | John-Patrick Tracey Smith |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |
 Australia
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| Residence | Townsville, Queensland |
| Born |
24 January 1989 Townsville, Queensland |
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) |
| Turned pro | July 2011 |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach(es) | Cameron Whiting |
| Prize money | $645,702 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 5–12 (ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draws, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 108 (28 September 2015) |
| Current ranking | No. 222 (30 January 2017) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2013) |
| French Open | Q2 (2015) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2015) |
| US Open | 1R (2015) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 15–23 (ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draws, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 68 (17 March 2014) |
| Current ranking | No. 81 (30 January 2017) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2013, 2015) |
| French Open | 1R (2013) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2013, 2014) |
| US Open | 1R (2013, 2014) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2013, 2014, 2017) |
| Last updated on: 30 January 2017. | |
John-Patrick Tracey "JP" Smith (born 24 January 1989) is an Australian professional tennis player who competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour, both in singles and doubles. He attended the University of Tennessee from 2007 through 2011 where he was a four-time All-American and made it to the college No. 1 ranking in both singles and doubles.
Smith reached his highest ATP singles ranking of No. 108 on September 28, 2015, and his highest ATP doubles ranking of No. 68, on 17 March 2014. In July 2015, Smith won his maiden ATP tour match defeating fellow Aussie Bernard Tomic in the first round of the Hall of Fame Championships in Newport. He went on to reach the semifinals.
Knoxville became Smith's home away from home when he enrolled at the University of Tennessee in August 2007. It was on those campus' hard courts that he became one of the most prolific athletes in Tennessee and Intercollegiate Tennis Association history.
Coached by Sam Winterbotham and American former tennis star Chris Woodruff, Smith became a mainstay in the college top 10 in singles and doubles while helping the Volunteers to their best four-year period in program history. Smith played No. 1 in the singles and doubles lineups nearly his entire career. He was voted the Southeastern Conference Player of the Year in 2010 and 2011 as a junior and senior. As a team, Tennessee won the conference title both those years and reached the NCAA final in 2010. Smith eventually became the Vols' career combined wins leader with 298 (152 singles wins, 146 doubles wins).
He was consistently among the top tennis players year in, year out. He finished his career as the second player in college tennis history to earn singles and doubles ITA All-America honors all four years of his career, joining eventual world No. 1 doubles player Rick Leach of Southern California.
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