James Shepherd (born 1940) is a former Australian professional tennis player.

Career

In 1962, he was defeated by

Premjit Lall Premjit Lall (20 October 1940 – 31 December 2008) was an Indian professional tennis player from Kolkata, who was active during the 1960s and 70s. Tennis career Lall started his tennis career on the grass courts of the Calcutta South Club wher ...

in the second round at the

Australian Championships The Australian Open is a tennis tournament held annually at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia. The tournament is the first of the four Grand Slam tennis events held each year, preceding the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. ...

in men's singles. He also defeated Peter McPherson in the first round by the third section In the same year he reached the first with

Jimmy Tattersall James Irvine Tattersall (27 March 1940 – 4 February 1997) was a British professional tennis player who became active from mid-1950s to early-1960s. Career Tattersall defeated Ivo Ribeiro of Brazil in the boys' singles final at the Wimbledon ...

and second round with Roger Taylor at the

1962 Wimbledon Championships The 1962 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 25 June until Saturday 7 July 1962. It was the 76th ...

. In 1964 he reached the second round again with Gary Cruth at the Australian Open. In 1968 Shepherd made his last match with

John Newcombe John David Newcombe AO OBE (born 23 May 1944) is an Australian former professional tennis player. He is one of the few men to have attained a world No. 1 ranking in both singles and doubles. At the majors, he won seven singles titles, a for ...

at the Pacific Coast Professionals before he retired.

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* 1940 births Living people Australian male tennis players Place of birth missing (living people) Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' doubles Australian Championships (tennis) junior champions {{Australia-tennis-bio-stub