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James Shepherd (born 1940) is a former Australian professional tennis player.

Jim Shepherd

Full name	James Shepherd
Country (sports)	Australia
Born	c. 1940 Australia
Turned pro	1962
Retired	1968
Plays	Right-handed
Singles
Career record	19
Career titles	6
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R, 2R (1960, 1961, 1962, 1964)
Wimbledon	1R (1962)

Career

In 1962, he was defeated by Premjit Lall in the second round at the Australian Championships in men's singles. He also defeated Peter McPherson in the first round by the third section [1] In the same year he reached the first with Jimmy Tattersall and second round with Roger Taylor at the 1962 Wimbledon Championships. In 1964 he reached the second round again with Gary Cruth at the Australian Open. In 1968 Shepherd made his last match with John Newcombe at the Pacific Coast Professionals before he retired.[2][3]

References

External links

• Jim Shepherd at the Association of Tennis Professionals

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