About Lee Childs
Born 1982. Lee Childs is a British tennis player.
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 17-year-old Rafael Nadal in straight sets, 6–2, 6–4, 6–3.
Growing up, Lee went to Pawlett Primary School. He got his passion for tennis from his head teacher, Chris Vincent.
Junior Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 6 (2–4) LegendATP Challenger (0–1)ITF Futures (2–3)Finals by surfaceHard (2–4)Clay (0–0)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)
Doubles: 12 (5–7) LegendATP Challenger (0–1)ITF Futures (5–6)Finals by surfaceHard (4–5)Clay (0–1)Grass (1–0)Carpet (0–1)
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Who is Lee Childs?
British tennis player
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Lee Childs was born on 11 June 1982 in Yeovil.
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Lee Childs is a tennis player.
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