Country (sports) | Jamaica |
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Born | Montego Bay, Jamaica | 6 July 1983
Plays | Left-handed |
Prize money | $23,493 |
Singles | |
Highest ranking | No. 503 (26 May 2003) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 0–1 (ATP Tour) |
Highest ranking | No. 463 (31 March 2003) |
Ryan Russell (born 6 July 1983) is a Jamaican former professional tennis player.
Russell, a left-handed player from Montego Bay, is the son of tennis player Richard Russell and was trained at the Nick Bollettieri academy in Florida.[1] Highly ranked in junior tennis, he was a junior Wimbledon doubles semi-finalist and debuted for the Jamaica Davis Cup team as a 16-year old. He played in the Davis Cup until 2007, amassing a record 20 singles wins. His only ATP Tour main draw appearance came in doubles at the 2002 Hall of Fame Championships in Newport and he won six ITF Futures doubles titles during his career.[2]