James Irvine Tattersall (27 March 1940 – 4 February 1997) was a British professional

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player who became active from mid-1950s to early-1960s.

Career

Tattersall defeated Ivo Ribeiro of Brazil in the boys' singles final at the

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in straight sets. He also won the boys' doubles and became the youngest British No. 1 in junior tennis. In the same year, he was a member of the Duffield Lawn Tennis Club first tennis team. During the previous year, 1956 and as a 16 year–old, Tattersall also won the boys' doubles as well as the junior mixed doubles titles at Wimbledon. Apart from Wimbledon, Tattersall also participated at the 1960 U.S. National Championships, where he was defeated by

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in the first round in straight sets. In 1961, he participated at the U.S. Clay Court Championships and after he defeated Andy Paton, Jr. in the first round, he was defeated by the eventual champion, Barry MacKay in the second round. Tattersall announced his retirement from tennis in 1962.

Death

He died on 11 February 1997, aged 56 at his home in

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where he lived for the latter part of his life.

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1

References

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* 1940 births 1997 deaths English male tennis players British male tennis players Tennis players from Gloucestershire Wimbledon junior champions Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' singles 20th-century English sportsmen {{UK-tennis-bio-stub