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James Turner

b. 1965

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About James Turner

Born 1965. James Turner is a British tennis player.

James Turner (born 2 July 1965) is a former professional tennis player from England who competed for Great Britain.

Career Turner and partner Andrew Castle were doubles semi-finalists at the 1986 Bristol Open. He also made the second round of the singles draw, after beating Steve Shaw. He was eliminated in the second round by Broderick Dyke.

Turner made his Grand Slam singles debut at the 1989 Wimbledon Championships, having received a wild card. Although the opening round match went to five sets, Czech player Karel Nováček defeated Turner. His only other singles appearance in Wimbledon, the following year, would also result in a first-round exit, to Guillaume Raoux.

He however never failed to get past the first round of the men's doubles at Wimbledon, in his four appearances at the tournament. In the 1989 he partnered Stephen Botfield and the pair defeated sixth seeds Paul Annacone and Christo van Rensburg. He also teamed up with Botfield at the 1990 Wimbledon Championships, where they made the round of 16. Their two wins both came in five set matches but when they were knocked out of the draw by Stefan Kruger and Greg Van Emburgh, it was in straight sets.

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Who is James Turner?

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When was James Turner born?

James Turner was born on 2 July 1965 in Bathford.

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James Turner is a tennis player.

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James Turner is British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: James Turner

· Wikidata: Q6144486

· DBpedia: James Turner (tennis)

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