James Shortall (born 25 December 1979) is a New Zealand former professional
tennis
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player.
Born and raised in
Feilding
Feilding is a town in the Manawatū District of the North Island of New Zealand. It is located on New Zealand State Highway 54, State Highway 54, 20 kilometres north of Palmerston North. The town is the seat of the Manawatū District Council. ...
, Shortall played collegiate tennis in the United States for the
University of Mississippi
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. In 2000 he and teammate Vikrant Chadha made the doubles semi-finals of the NCAA championships.
Shortall represented the
New Zealand Davis Cup team
The New Zealand men's national tennis team represents New Zealand in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by Tennis New Zealand.
New Zealand currently compete in Group II of the Asia/Oceania Zone. They have played in the World Group ...
between 2000 and 2003. He was a two-time doubles quarter-finalist at the
Heineken Open and won four
ITF Futures
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titles in doubles.
ITF Futures titles
Doubles: (4)
See also
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List of New Zealand Davis Cup team representatives
This is a list of tennis players who have represented the New Zealand Davis Cup team in an official Davis Cup match. New Zealand have taken part in the competition since 1924. Before that, New Zealander was represented by the Australasia Davis Cu ...
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1979 births
Living people
New Zealand male tennis players
Ole Miss Rebels men's tennis players
New Zealand expatriate tennis players in the United States
Sportspeople from Feilding