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Donald Young (tennis)
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| Country |  United States |
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| Residence | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Date of birth | July 23, 1989 | |
| Place of birth | Chicago, Illinois | |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |
| Turned Pro | 2004 | |
| Plays | Left; two-handed backhand | |
| Career Prize Money | $204,691 | |
| Singles | ||
| Career record: | 2-12 | |
| Career titles: | 0 | |
| Highest ranking: | No. 98 (November 19, 2007) | |
| Grand Slam results | ||
| Australian Open | - | |
| French Open | - | |
| Wimbledon | - | |
| U.S. Open | 3r (2007) | |
| Doubles | ||
| Career record: | 0-2 | |
| Career titles: | ||
| Highest ranking: | No. 210 (August 13, 2007) | |
Donald Young, Jr. is a professional tennis player from the United States. He was the recipient of much press, heralding him as the next great U.S. male tennis player after success on the junior circuit. He struggled in his first years on the pro tour, though he managed to play better in 2007 and broke into the top 100.
While ball-boying at the age of 10, Young had the opportunity to play with tennis legend John McEnroe. McEnroe would later say that Young "...has hands like another lefty I know very well."[1]
As of November 19, 2007, Young was at his career-high ATP rank, 98.
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Young is coached by his father, Donald Sr., and mother, Illona, who are both tennis teaching professionals. Born in Chicago, Donald now resides in Atlanta, Georgia.
He turned pro in 2004, but has mostly won matches in Futures and Challenger events, lower level pro tennis tournaments. He currently has a career ATP singles record of 2-13, all 15 appearances coming as a wild card. He has had a dismal start on the ATP level, and his handlers were criticized for pushing him too fast.[2]
Young was, for a period of time in 2005, ranked the # 1 junior player in the world. Young was the youngest player to win the Australian Open Junior Championships, doing so in 2005.
He defeated Jesse Levine for the 2006 U.S. Jr. National Championship, after Levine defaulted due to food poisoning.
Young showed signs of improvement, including taking a set off of fellow teenager and 20th seed Novak Đoković at the 2006 US Open.
In January 2007 he reached the finals of a Futures tournament on the ITF Men's Circuit, as well as winning a Futures title in April. This was his biggest success in the professional ranks.
In July 2007, Young won the Junior Wimbledon title, beating number 1 seed Vladimir Ignatic 7-5, 6-1 in the final. Shortly thereafter, Young won a Challenger tournament and his ranking rose sharply to 221.
His rank rose sharply, from 92 to 7th on the Junior ITF circuit (as of July 13, 2007), after he won the Junior Wimbledon Championships. He opted to play only some of the grand slam tournaments in 2007, and concentrate on playing professional tournaments.
On August 19, 2007, Young won his first-ever ATP Tour level singles match. In the first round of New Haven he beat fellow American Amer Delic in three sets: 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. In the following round, he lost a tight three-setter to Russian Nikolay Davydenko 2-6, 6-4, 5-7.
In 2007 Young received a wild card into the main US Open draw. On August 27, 2007, Young defeated Australian Chris Guccione 6-7(2), 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 in the first round. This was his first career victory in a grand slam match. On August 30, Young won his second round match by default. It was against heavily favored opponent Richard Gasquet of France, who had fallen ill during the procession of the tournament and officially withdrew after morning practice. On September 1, Young fell in the third round to unseeded Feliciano Lopez of Spain in 4 sets, 6-3, 3-6, 6-7, 5-7.
In November 2007 Young lost in the finals at the JSM Challenger in Champaign, Illinois, at the University of Illinois, Levine won again. In a "re-match" against Jesse Levine, who had ceded the 2006 U.S. Jr. National Championship to him when Levine defaulted due to food poisoning, Levine topped Young 7-6 (4), 7-6 (4).[2]
His talents were recognized by the Association of Tennis Professionals in December, 2007, as for Young was one of eleven honored in the 2007 Century Club[3]
- 9/1 - 2007 US Open : Lost 3rd Round match to Feliciano Lopez
- 8/23 - Pilot Pen Tennis: Lost to Nikolay Davydenko
- 8/19 - Pilot Pen Tennis: Won his first ATP singles match, beating Amer Delic 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.
- 7/23 - Comerica Challenger: Won final beating Bobby Reynolds 6-7 (5), 6-3, (10-7)
- 7/8 - WimJunior Wimbledon: Won final beating Vladimir Ignatic in straight sets
- 1/8 - USA F1: lost final to Michael Lammer
- 1/15 - USA F2: lost QF to Christopher Gogoel 7-6 (5), 6-7 (45), 7-6 (872)
- 2/5 - USA Dallas Challenger: Lost first round to Jordan Dyke (Default)
- 12/2 - USA Freeman Challenger: Lost second round to Doug Gallagher 3-6, 7-5, (22-20)
February 17-USA Joplin Challenger: Won Title with Phillip Bruand. It was Donald's first professional title.
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- ^ Opinion: IMG, Put Double-Bageled Young Back in Oven
- ^ Association of Tennis Professionals. "11 Players Break into 2007 Century Club", Association of Tennis Professionals, 2007-12-05. Retrieved on 2007-12-06. (English)