Country (sports) | United Kingdom |
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Residence | Bridgwater, England |
Born |
Yeovil, England |
11 June 1982
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Coach(es) | Danny Sapsford |
Prize money | $201,900 |
Singles | |
Career record | 3–8 (at ATP Tour and Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 0 Challengers, 2 Futures |
Highest ranking | No. 251 (21 June 2004) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Wimbledon | 2R (2003) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 0–8 (at ATP Tour and Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 344 (22 August 2005) |
Lee Childs (born 6 November 1982, in Yeovil) is a retired British tennis player from England.
Following match victories in 2000, Childs was hailed as "the future of British tennis" and a successor to Tim Henman and Greg Rusedski. At the 2003 Wimbledon Championships, he famously defeated Nikolay Davydenko in the first round in 5 sets. The score was 2-6, 7-6 (2), 1-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2. He then lost in the next round to a 16-year-old Rafael Nadal in straight sets, 6-2, 6-4, 6-3.