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James Boukedes "Bo" Hodge (born December 13, 1981) is an American former professional tennis player.

Bo Hodge

Full name	James Boukedes Hodge
Country (sports)	United States
Born	(1981-12-13) December 13, 1981 (age 40) Athens, Georgia, U.S.
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Prize money	$31,130
Singles
Highest ranking	No. 497 (Aug 12, 2002)
Grand Slam singles results
US Open	Q1 (2002)
Doubles
Career record	0–2
Highest ranking	No. 439 (Nov 26, 2001)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open	1R (2003)

Hodge, a native of Athens, Georgia, won a high school state title at Athens Academy and later studied at Boca Prep in Florida, where he had Andy Roddick and Mardy Fish as teammates.[1]

A four-time All-American for the University of Georgia, Hodge was a member of the 2001 NCAA championship winning team and was an NCAA doubles finalist with John Isner in 2004. He was ranked as high as two in the national collegiate rankings. His father Mark had played tight end for the University of Georgia's football team during the 1970s.[2]

On the professional tour, Hodge attained a best singles world ranking of 497 and won one ITF Futures title. He competed in the doubles main draw of the 2003 US Open as a wildcard pairing with Mardy Fish, who he later coached on tour.[2]

Hodge served as associate head coach for the University of Georgia men's team from 2015 to 2017, until being suspended while he was under police investigation for possessing Adderall without a prescription.[3] It was revealed that he had been borrowing pills off Georgia players and also once bought some off the son of head coach Manny Diaz.[2] He received three years of probation on the possession charge and lost his coaching job.[2]

ITF Futures titles

Singles: (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
1.	Jun 2002	Jamaica F7, Montego Bay	Hard	Andrew Colombo	6–4, 6–3

Doubles: (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
1.	Jul 2001	USA F17A, Quogue	Clay	Michael Sell	Evan Austin Andrew Colombo	6–4, 6–4
2.	Jul 2001	USA F17B, Pittsburgh	Clay	Andrew Colombo	Adriano Biasella Scott Lipsky	6–1, 6–7(6), 6–4
3.	Sep 2001	Mexico F6, Guadalajara	Clay	Matías Boeker	Vikrant Chadha Eric Nunez	6–2, 6–3
4.	Sep 2001	Mexico F7, Puerto Vallarta	Hard	Matías Boeker	Luis Fernando Manrique Kiantki Thomas	6–4, 7–6(3)

References

External links

• Bo Hodge at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Bo Hodge at the International Tennis Federation

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