 Broady at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships |
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| Full name | Liam Tarquin Broady |
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| Country |  Great Britain |
| Residence | Stockport, United Kingdom |
| Born | January 4, 1994 Stockport, United Kingdom |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (170 lb) |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $27,518 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–1 (in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 656 (7 November 2011) |
| Current ranking | No. 1065 (22 October 2012) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Wimbledon | Q2 (2011) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–1 (in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 716 (18 June 2012) |
| Current ranking | No. 986 (22 October 2012) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2012) |
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Last updated on: October 23, 2012. |
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Liam Tarquin Broady (born 4 January 1994 in Stockport, Greater Manchester)[1] is a junior tennis player who in 2010 won the Boys' Doubles at Wimbledon partnered with fellow Briton Tom Farquharson,[2] and in 2012 won the Boys' Doubles at the Australian Open partnered with fellow Briton Joshua Ward-Hibbert.
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Personal life[edit]
He is a brother of the tennis player Naomi Broady and has another sister and a brother.[3][4]
Broady attended Priestnall School where he completed his GCSEs in 2010.[5]
Broady is an avid Manchester City F.C. fan.[6]
Tennis career[edit]
Juniors[edit]
In 2005 Liam Broady won the Natwest Dorset Open which marked the start of his career. At the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, Broady partnered Tom Farquharson to the final where they defeated fellow Brits Lewis Burton and George Morgan. The pair became the first British partnership to win the title since 1995. At Wimbledon in 2011, Broady beat Germany's Robin Kern 7–6 (7–4) 4–6 13–11 to reach the semi-finals of the boys' singles and followed that victory with another against Australian Jason Kubler with the match ending 6–4 6–3 in the Brit's favour to ensure a place in the final.[7] He lost in the final 6–2 4–6 2–6 to Australian Luke Saville.[8] Broady finished 2011 by partnering Joshua Ward–Hibbert to the Dunlop Orange Bowl doubles title.[9] The 2012 season saw Broady reach the boys' semifinals at the US Open for the first time, and go on to make the final, where he lost against Filip Peliwo 2–6, 6–2, 5–7 in a tightly fought match.[10]
As a junior Broady has reached as high as No. 2254 in the junior combined world rankings in March 2012.
Junior Slam results – Singles:
Australian Open:
French Open: 3R (2012)
Wimbledon: F (2011)
US Open: F (2012)
Junior Slam results – Doubles:
Australian Open: W (2012)
French Open: QF (2012)
Wimbledon: W (2010)
US Open: QF (2011)
Career statistics[edit]
Junior Grand Slam finals[edit]
Singles: 2 (0–2)[edit]
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Runner–up | 2011 | Wimbledon |
Grass |  Luke Saville |
6–2, 4–6, 2–6 |
| Runner–up | 2012 |  US Open |
Hard |  Filip Peliwo |
2–6, 6–2, 5–7 |
Doubles: 2 (2–0)[edit]
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 2010 | Wimbledon |
Grass | Tom Farquharson |
Lewis Burton George Morgan |
7–6(7–4), 6–4 |
| Winner | 2012 | Australian Open |
Hard | Joshua Ward-Hibbert |
 Adam Pavlásek Filip Veger |
6–3, 6–2 |
References[edit]
- ^ Liam Broady Profile – 2012 Wimbledon Championships Website – Official Site by IBM. Wimbledon.com. Retrieved on 2013-01-24.
- ^ Liam Brody and Tom Farquharson victorious in boys' doubles final | Metro News. Metro.co.uk (4 July 2010). Retrieved on 2013-01-24.
- ^ Harman, Neil (10 October 2008). "Liam Broady doing just fine without LTA". Times Online (London: Times Newspapers). Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- ^ Vignes, Spencer (22 June 2011). "Tennis: Naomi Broady’s Wimbledon bow ends in tears but youngster tells Spencer Vignes she will only be better for the experience". Manchester Evening News – Other Sports. MEN Media. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- ^ "Sports Personality – Liam Broady – Winner". Proud of Stockport Awards Winners 2011. Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council. 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- ^ Mendick, Robert (3 July 2011). "Liam Broady: the new star of British tennis". The Telegraph (London). Retrieved 2012-01-06.
- ^ "Broady reaches boys' semi-finals". BBC News. 30 June 2011.
- ^ "Broady loses out in boys' final". BBC News. 2 July 2011.
- ^ Massetani, Marco (21 December 2011) Kontaveit and Thiem reign at the Orange Bowl. itftennis.com
- ^ Newman, Paul (10 September 2012). "Briton Liam Broady defeated in US Open boys' final". The Independent. Retrieved 10-09-2012.
External links[edit]
- Liam Broady at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Liam Broady at the International Tennis Federation
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