Jamie Baker (tennis)

Jamie Baker
Country (sports)United Kingdom Great Britain
ResidenceGlasgow, Scotland
Born (1986-08-05) 5 August 1986 (age 38)
Glasgow, Scotland
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Turned pro2004
Retired2013
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachKeith Reynolds (2004–2013)
Prize money$401,380
Singles
Career record7–20
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 186 (25 June 2012)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2008, 2013)
French OpenQ2 (2012)
Wimbledon1R (2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012)
US OpenQ3 (2007)
Doubles
Career record1–3
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 306 (1 November 2010)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon1R (2007, 2013)
Team competitions
Davis Cup1R (2008)
Last updated on: 2 July 2021.

Jamie Baker (born 5 August 1986) is a retired British professional male tennis player, who was British No. 2 in 2008.[2]

He won the first match of Leon Smith's tenure as Davis Cup captain, in the tie against Turkey, helping Great Britain to a first Davis Cup win in three years.

Baker has twelve Futures single titles; in doubles, he has 1 Challenger and four Futures titles.

After retiring from tennis, Baker moved into Corporate Finance for a bank,[3] whilst also being a part-time television pundit for Eurosport and the BBC.[2]

  1. ^ "Jamie Baker". ATP. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Jamie Baker's break point: A tennis nomad exits the planet's cruellest sport". Independent. 11 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Finding a new job after hanging up the tennis racquet". BBC Business. 27 January 2015.