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T. J. Middleton
Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
Born	May 2, 1968 (age 56); Auburn, New York, U.S.
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro	1990
Retired	2000
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	US$378,226
Singles
Career record	2–5
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 221 (September 23, 1991)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	DNP
French Open	DNP
Wimbledon	DNP
US Open	DNP
Doubles
Career record	95–131
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 63 (June 22, 1991)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	QF (1993)
French Open	1R (1993, 1994, 1997, 1999)
Wimbledon	3R (1993)
US Open	2R (1999)

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T. J. Middleton (born May 2, 1968) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Middleton attended the University of Georgia where he helped lead the Bulldogs to the 1987 National Championship. He was the 1990 SEC Doubles Champion. He is a member of the Delta chapter of the Sigma Chi fraternity. He turned professional in 1990 and had a career that spanned 10 years before his retirement at the end of 2000. A doubles specialist, he achieved a career high singles ranking of world No. 221 and his highest doubles ranking was world No. 63.

Doubles[edit]

Middleton did not win any senior doubles titles but reached the final on four separate occasions, at Casablanca in 1992, Long Island (1997), Marseille (1998) and Boston (1999). In 1994 he reached the Wimbledon Mixed Doubles final.

Post-professional tennis[edit]

Middleton was invited to play at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships in the Gentlemen's Invitational Doubles, playing with David Wheaton in the round-robin group. He had won the tournament in 2004 with the same partner and finished runners up in 2005 and 2006.

Career finals[edit]

Doubles (3 losses)[edit]

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	Mar 1992	Casablanca, Morocco	Clay	Ģirts Dzelde	Horacio de la Peña Jorge Lozano	6–2, 4–6, 6–7
Loss	2.	Aug 1997	Long Island, U.S.	Hard	Mark Keil	Marcos Ondruska David Prinosil	4–6, 4–6
Loss	3.	Feb 1998	Marseilles, France	Hard	Mark Keil	Donald Johnson Francisco Montana	4–6, 6–3, 3–6

External links[edit]

T. J. Middleton at the Association of Tennis Professionals
T. J. Middleton at the International Tennis Federation
T. J. Middleton at ESPN.com

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+| residence             = [[Jackson, Mississippi]], U.S.
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+| birth_date            = {{Birth date and age|1968|5|2}}
-| birth_place            = [[Auburn, New York]], U.S.
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-'''T.J. Middleton''' (born May 2, 1968, in [[Auburn, New York]]) is a former professional [[tennis]] player from the [[United States]].  Middleton attended the [[University of Georgia]] where he helped lead the Bulldogs to the 1987 National Championship.  He was the 1990 SEC Doubles Champion.  He is a member of the Delta Chapter of the [[Sigma Chi]] Fraternity.  He turned professional in 1990 and had a career that spanned 10 years before his retirement at the end of 2000. A doubles specialist, he achieved a career high singles ranking of World No. 221 and his highest doubles ranking was World No. 63. T.J. is now the Director of Tennis Development at River Hills Club in Jackson, Mississippi. He works along-side former ATP pro Dave Randall, former Ole Miss standout Courtenay Middleton, former Lamar University player Alan Shearer, and Head Coach of national-ranked Belhaven University Levi Patton.
+'''T. J. Middleton''' (born May 2, 1968) is a former professional [[tennis]] player from the United States.  Middleton attended the [[University of Georgia]] where he helped lead the Bulldogs to the 1987 National Championship.  He was the 1990 SEC Doubles Champion.  He is a member of the Delta chapter of the [[Sigma Chi]] fraternity.  He turned professional in 1990 and had a career that spanned 10 years before his retirement at the end of 2000. A doubles specialist, he achieved a career high singles ranking of world No. 221 and his highest doubles ranking was world No. 63.
 ==Doubles==
-He did not win any senior doubles titles but reached the final on four separate occasions, at [[Grand Prix Hassan II|Casablanca]] in 1992, [[ATP Long Island|Long Island]] (1997), [[Marseille Open|Marseille]] (1998) and [[U.S. Pro Tennis Championships|Boston]] (1999).  In 1994 he reached the Wimbledon Mixed Doubles final.
+Middleton did not win any senior doubles titles but reached the final on four separate occasions, at [[Grand Prix Hassan II|Casablanca]] in 1992, [[ATP Long Island|Long Island]] (1997), [[Marseille Open|Marseille]] (1998) and [[U.S. Pro Tennis Championships|Boston]] (1999).  In 1994 he reached the Wimbledon Mixed Doubles final.
 ==Post-professional tennis==
-Middleton was invited to play at the [[2008 Wimbledon Championships]] in the [[2008 Wimbledon Championships - Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles|Gentlemen's Invitational Doubles]], playing with [[David Wheaton]] in the a round-robin group. He had won the tournament in [[2004 Wimbledon Championships#Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles|2004]] with the same partner and finished runners up in 2005 and [[2006 Wimbledon Championships#Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles|2006]].
+Middleton was invited to play at the [[2008 Wimbledon Championships]] in the [[2008 Wimbledon Championships – Gentlemen's invitation doubles|Gentlemen's Invitational Doubles]], playing with [[David Wheaton]] in the round-robin group. He had won the tournament in [[2004 Wimbledon Championships#Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles|2004]] with the same partner and finished runners up in 2005 and [[2006 Wimbledon Championships#Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles|2006]].
+==Career finals==
+===Doubles (3 losses)===
+{|class="sortable wikitable"
+!style="width:40px"|Result
+!style="width:20px" class="unsortable"|No.
+!style="width:55px"|Date
+!style="width:150px"|Tournament
+!style="width:50px"|Surface
+!style="width:150px"|Partner
+!style="width:150px"|Opponents
+!style="width:110px" class="unsortable"|Score
+|-
+| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
+| 1.
+| Mar 1992
+| [[ATP Casablanca|Casablanca]], Morocco
+| Clay
+| {{flagicon|LAT}} [[Ģirts Dzelde]]
+| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Horacio de la Peña]] <br> {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Jorge Lozano]]
+| 6–2, 4–6, 6–7
+|-
+| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
+| 2.
+| Aug 1997
+| [[Pilot Pen Tennis|Long Island]], U.S.
+| Hard
+| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mark Keil]]
+| {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Marcos Ondruska]] <br />{{flagicon|GER}} [[David Prinosil]]
+| 4–6, 4–6
+|-
+| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
+| 3.
+| Feb 1998
+| [[Marseille Open|Marseilles]], France
+| Hard
+| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mark Keil]]
+| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Donald Johnson]] <br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Francisco Montana]]
+| 4–6, 6–3, 3–6
+|-
+|}
 ==External links==
-*{{ATP|id=M383}}
+* {{ATP}}
+* {{ITF}}
+* {{ESPN Tennis}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Middleton, T. J.}}
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-| DATE OF DEATH     =
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-{{DEFAULTSORT:Middleton, Tj}}
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+[[Category:Georgia Bulldogs men's tennis players]]
-[[Category:People from Atlanta, Georgia]]
+[[Category:Tennis players from Atlanta]]
-[[Category:People from Cayuga County, New York]]
+[[Category:Sportspeople from Auburn, New York]]
-[[Category:Tennis people from Georgia (U.S. state)]]
+[[Category:Tennis players from Georgia (U.S. state)]]
-[[Category:Tennis people from New York]]
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