Lee Childs (tennis)
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Lee Childs (born 6 November 1982, in
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) is a retired British
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player from England. Following match victories in 2000, Childs was hailed as "the future of British tennis" and a successor to
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and
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. At the
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, he famously defeated
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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
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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)


Doubles: 12 (5–7)


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* * 1982 births Living people English male tennis players British male tennis players Sportspeople from Yeovil US Open (tennis) junior champions Tennis players from Somerset Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' doubles 21st-century English sportsmen {{England-tennis-bio-stub