Ian Flanagan

Ian Flanagan ( born January 15, 1982 in St Asaph, Denbighshire, Wales ) is a former British tennis player.

Life

Flanagan was in St Asaph ( Denbighshire ) was born on 15 January 1982 as the son of Sheila and George Flanagan and grew up in the village Graianrhyd. At the age of six he began playing tennis. From 1993 to 1997 Flanagan went to Ysgol Brynhyfryd, a secondary school in Ruthin. He suffered between 1998 and 2000 at the glandular fever.

Career

The Youth Olympic Games of 1996, Flanagan won a gold medal. Prior to 2004, he never played in an ATP Tour tournament, but he could by his victory in three sets 6:7, 6:2 and 6:3 against the Serb Nenad Zimonjic in the qualification for the Queen 's Club Championships 2004 the main round qualify. At this time, Flanagan was 866 the tennis world rankings. In the first round of the tournament, he defeated Australian Mark Philippoussis in straight sets 7-6, 7-6. In the second round Flanagan won against the Romanians Victor Hanescu also in straight sets 7-6, 6-3. In the second round he met the Frenchman Sebastien Grosjean, but lost him after 50 minutes in two sets 2:6 0:6 and.

Flanagan reached its highest ranking in the world rankings with rank 503 in a single on 11 October 2004 and rank 366 in a double on 26 November 2007.