Adam Kennedy (tennis)

Adam Kennedy (born 9 February 1983) is an Australian former professional tennis player.

Adam Kennedy
Country (sports) Australia
Born (1983-02-09) 9 February 1983
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$44,468
Singles
Career record0–3
Highest rankingNo. 358 (19 May 2003)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2003)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Highest rankingNo. 428 (16 February 2004)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2004)

A top ranked Australian junior, Kennedy was trained at the Bollettieri Academy in Florida.[1]

Kennedy, who played right-handed, spent most of his career on the ITF circuit, reaching a career high singles ranking of 358 in the world. During his career he featured in the main draw of three ATP Tour tournaments, the first as a qualifier at Newport in 2002. The following year he received a wildcard to compete in the AAPT Championships in Adelaide and also played in Los Angeles, where he lost to fifth seed Mark Philippoussis in the first round.[2]

From 2002 to 2004 he appeared in the qualifying draws for the Australian Open. As a doubles player he played in the main draw of the 2004 Australian Open, as a wildcard pairing with Todd Reid.[3]

References
  1. "Bollettieri Basking In Jock Paradise". AP NEWS. 2 May 1996.
  2. "Easy wins for Scud, Hewitt in LA". ABC News. 30 July 2003.
  3. "Australian Open Results". www.espn.com. 22 January 2004.
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