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James Nelson

GBR Age 44 Plays: Right-Handed

James Nelson represented the United Kingdom on the ATP Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 590. In TennisDB's records, James Nelson finished with a career record of 0–0 and no singles titles.

Peak ranking

590 (May 14, 2001)

Elo peak

1516 (7th percentile)

Career record

0–0

Career titles

Prize money

$30,864

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

James Nelson's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Christian Vinck #123	3-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 25, 2001	Q1 Q	Wimbledon	Grand Slam	Grass
Christian Vinck #160	3-6 6-4 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 27, 2000*	Q2 Q	Wimbledon	Grand Slam	Grass
Mark Hilton #335	6-2 0-6 10-8	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 26, 2000	Q1 Q	Wimbledon	Grand Slam	Grass

Qualifying matches are shown here but excluded from main-draw summaries and leaderboards.

Career Results

James Nelson career results by season
Season	Age	Type	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
2000	18	Qualifying Q	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—
2001	19	Qualifying Q	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
Career		—	0	0	0	—	—	—

Career Results by Surface

James Nelson career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Type	Hard				Clay				Grass				Total
Season	Age	Type	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
2000	18	Qualifying Q	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	1	1	2	50.0%
2001	19	Qualifying Q	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%

Advanced Stats

James Nelson advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
2000	18	1501	98.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	19	1486	99.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		1516	98.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

James Nelson Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	W	W-L Win %
2000	18	Q2	1–1 (50%)
2001	19	Q1	0–1 (0%)
W-L		1–2 (33%)	1–2 (33%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Current rank

1412

Career high

590

Career-high date

May 14, 2001

First Top 100

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First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

James Nelson ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1999	17	—	—	—	—	1297	1301	1313	1299	1308	1136	1137	1133
2000	18	1138	1026	1035	1026	1091	1072	842	706	711	651	649	655
2001	19	631	631	630	602	592	599	651	705	716	764	754	750
2002	20	789	715	691	758	770	765	797	849	895	908	925	891
2003	21	894	1188	1276	1274	1283	1289	1288	1308	1343	1438	1400	1412

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is James Nelson?: James Nelson is 44 years old, born on February 18, 1982.
Which country does James Nelson represent?: James Nelson represents United Kingdom in TennisDB's ATP records.
Is James Nelson left-handed or right-handed?: James Nelson plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has James Nelson won?: James Nelson has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has James Nelson won?: TennisDB does not group any of James Nelson's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is James Nelson's highest ATP ranking?: James Nelson's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 590, first achieved on May 14, 2001.
What is James Nelson's career win-loss record?: James Nelson has a career ATP singles record of 0 wins and 0 losses.
How much career prize money has James Nelson earned?: James Nelson has earned at least $30,864 in career prize money from professional tennis.