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British tennis player
James Irvine Tattersall
(27 March 1940 ? 4 February 1997) was a British professional
tennis
player who became active from mid-1950s to early-1960s.
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Career
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Tattersall defeated Ivo Ribeiro of Brazil in the boys' singles final at the
Wimbledon Championships
in
1957
in straight sets.
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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.
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Apart from Wimbledon, Tattersall also participated at the
1960 U.S. National Championships
, where he was defeated by
Roy Emerson
in the first round in straight sets.
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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.
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Tattersall announced his retirement from tennis in 1962.
Death
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He died on 4 February 1997, aged 56 at his home in
Evesham
,
Worcestershire
where he lived for the latter part of his life.
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Junior Grand Slam finals
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Singles: 1
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Result
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Year
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Championship
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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Win
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1957
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Wimbledon
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Grass
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Ivo Ribeiro
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6?2, 6?1
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