Ian Flanagan
Ian Flanagan 
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 United Kingdom
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| Birthday: | January 15, 1982 | ||||||||||||
| Size: | 178 cm | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 70 kg | ||||||||||||
| 1st professional season: | 2000 | ||||||||||||
| Resignation: | 2008 | ||||||||||||
| Playing hand: | Right | ||||||||||||
| Prize money: | $ 46,354 | ||||||||||||
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| Career record: | 2: 1 | ||||||||||||
| Highest ranking: | 503 (October 11, 2004) | ||||||||||||
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| Career record: | 1: 1 | ||||||||||||
| Highest ranking: | 366 (November 26, 2007) | ||||||||||||
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| Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links ) | |||||||||||||
Ian Flanagan (born January 15, 1982 in St Asaph , Denbighshire , Wales ) is a retired British tennis player .
Life
Flanagan was born on January 15, 1982 in St Asaph (Denbighshire) to Sheila and George Flanagan and grew up in the village of Graianrhyd . He started playing tennis at the age of six. From 1993 to 1997 Flanagan went to Ysgol Brynhyfryd , a secondary school in Ruthin . Between 1998 and 2000 he suffered from Pfeiffer glandular fever .
Career
At the 1996 Youth Olympic Games , Flanagan won a gold medal . Before 2004 he never played in an ATP Tour tournament , but his victory in three sets 6: 7, 6: 2 and 6: 3 against the Serbian Nenad Zimonjić in qualifying for the 2004 Queen's Club Championships for qualify for the main round. At that time, Flanagan was 866th in the tennis world rankings . In the first round of the tournament he defeated the Australian Mark Philippoussis in straight sets 7: 6 and 7: 6. In the second round, Flanagan won against Romanian Victor Hănescu in two sets with 7: 6 and 6: 3. In the round of 16 he met French Sébastien Grosjean , but lost to him after 50 minutes in two sets with 2: 6 and 0: 6.
Flanagan achieved his highest ranking in the world rankings with 503 in singles on October 11, 2004 and 366 in doubles on November 26, 2007.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Flanagan upsets Philippoussis at Queens
- ↑ Flanagan out to prove he is no flash in the pan
- ↑ Father's price for 'fighter' Flanagan
- ↑ Ian Flanagan (talks tennis)
- ↑ Delgado, Flanagan Qualify into Main Draw ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Briton stuns Philippoussis
- ↑ Flanagan shows ability to turn heads
- ↑ Flanagan adds Hanescu scalp
- ↑ Third time unlucky for Flanagan
- ↑ Ian Flanagan (GBR) ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- ATP profile of Ian Flanagan (English)
- ITF profile for Ian Flanagan (English)
- Official website ( Memento of July 5, 2004 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Flanagan, Ian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 15, 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St Asaph , Wales, United Kingdom |