T. J. Middleton (born May 2, 1968) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Middleton attended the University of Georgia where he helped lead the Bulldogs to the 1987 National Championship. He was the 1990 SEC Doubles Champion. He is a member of the Delta chapter of the Sigma Chi fraternity. He turned professional in 1990 and had a career that spanned 10 years before his retirement at the end of 2000. A doubles specialist, he achieved a career high singles ranking of world No. 221 and his highest doubles ranking was world No. 63.

Doubles

Middleton did not win any senior doubles titles but reached the final on four separate occasions, at

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in 1992,

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(1997), Marseille (1998) and Boston (1999). In 1994 he reached the Wimbledon Mixed Doubles final.

Post-professional tennis

Middleton was invited to play at the

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in the Gentlemen's Invitational Doubles, playing with

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in the round-robin group. He had won the tournament in

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with the same partner and finished runners up in 2005 and

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Career finals

Doubles (3 losses)

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