Donald Young

Country	United States
Residence	Atlanta, Georgia
Date of birth	July 23, 1989 (1989-07-23) (age 18)
Place of birth	Chicago, Illinois
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Turned Pro	2004
Plays	Left; two-handed backhand
Career Prize Money	$97,089
Singles
Career record:	2-12
Career titles:	0
Highest ranking:	No. 221 (July 25, 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)
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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. However, his career has yet to meet its early expectations. While ballboying 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] John Patrick McEnroe, Jr. ...

Career

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. Nickname: Location in Fulton and DeKalb counties in the state of Georgia Coordinates: , Country State Counties Fulton, DeKalb Government  - Mayor Shirley Franklin (D) Area  - City  132. ...

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. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Australian Open tennis tournament, now held annually during the last two weeks of January, but formerly held in December in many years, is chronologically the first of the worlds four major tournaments which together constitute the Grand Slam. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He defeated Jesse Levine for the 2006 U.S. Jr. National Championship, after Levine defaulted due to food poisoning. Jesse Levine (b. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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 has opted to play only some of the grand slam tournaments in 2007 and concentrate on playing professional tournaments.

He turned pro in 2004 but has mostly won matches in Futures and Challenger events, lower level pro tennis tournaments. Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The ATP Challenger Series is a series of professional tennis tournaments held internationally that are part of the ATP Tour. ...

He currently has a career ATP singles record of 1-12, all 13 appearances coming as a wild card. He has had a dismal start on the ATP level, and his handlers have been criticized for pushing him too fast.^[1] However, 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 is his biggest success in the professional ranks. Young has shown signs of improvement, including taking a set off of fellow teenager and 20th seed Novak Đoković at the 2006 US Open. THe ITF Mens Circuit is a series of professional tennis tournaments held around the world that are organized by the International Tennis Federation. ... Novak Đoković (Serbian Cyrillic: Новак Ђоковић, pronounced ,  , commonly spelled Djokovic in English media), born May 22, 1987 in Belgrade is a Serbian tennis player who turned professional in 2003. ... The U.S. Open is the fourth and final event of the Grand Slam in tennis. ...

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. // Draw Category: ...

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. is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Pilot Pen Tennis (played between 1990 and 1998 as the Volvo International) is a professional tennis tournament held in New Haven, Connecticut, and first contested in 1985 in Stratton Mountain, Vermont. ... Country: United States Residence: Jacksonville, FL Height: 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) Weight: 93 kg (205 lbs) Plays: Right Turned pro: 2003 Highest singles ranking: 33 (2005-01-10) Career Prize Money: $205,360 Amer Delić (born June 30, 1982 in Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina) is an American professional tennis... Nikolay Davydenko (Russian: Николай Давыденко; born June 2, 1981 in Severodonezk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) is currently the number one ranked Russian male tennis player, fifth in the world, and the winner of ten ATP singles titles. ...

In 2007, as in 2006, Young received a wild card into the main US Open draw via his victory in the Boys 18 National Hard Court Championships. On August 27, 2007, Young defeated Australian Chris Guccione 6-7(2), 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 in the first round of the US Open. This was his first career victory in a grand slam match. On August 30, 2007, Young won his second round match of the US Open 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. The U.S. Open is the fourth and final event of the Grand Slam in tennis. ... Richard Gasquet (born 18 June 1986) is a French tennis player. ...

On September 1, 2007, Young fell in the third round of the US Open to unranked Feliciano Lopez in 4 sets, 6-3, 3-6, 6-7, 5-7. Because of the loss, Young will still be able to participate in the junior's tournament which he has also enrolled in. He is ranked #1 in the junior rankings and is in his last year of eligibility at the age of 18.

Young is sponsored by Head (racquet) and Nike (clothing and shoes). Nike, Inc. ...

2007 Singles Results

• 8/23 - Pilot Pen Tennis: Lost to Nikolay Davydenko
• 8/19 - Pilot Pen Tennis: Won his first major 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 Vladimir Obradovic
• 2/5 - USA Dallas Challenger: Lost first round to Jordan Dyke (Default)
• 12/2 - USA Freeman Challenger: Lost second round to Jesse Witten

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2007 Doubles Results

February 17-USA Joplin Challenger: Won Title with Phillip Bruand. It was Donald's first professional title.

2007 Wimbledon

Donald Young defeated the 1 seed, Vladamir Ignatic, in the finals to win the juniors championship.

Sources

External links

• Young's ATP Profile
• Young's Juniors Profile/Results
• Young's Juniortennis.com Profile
• New York Times Donald Young Article