James Turner

James Turner (born 2 July 1965) is a former professional tennis player from England who competed for Great Britain. Career Turner and partner Andrew Castle were doubles semi-finalists at the 1986 Bristol Open. He also made the second round of the singles draw, after beating Steve Shaw. In the 1988 Stella Artois Championships, held at the Queen's Club in London, Turner had an upset win over world number 23 Slobodan Živojinović. Turner was the world's 742nd ranked player at the time. He was eliminated in the second round by Broderick Dyke. Turner made his Grand Slam singles debut at the 1989 Wimbledon Championships, having received a wild card. Czech player Karel Nováček defeated Turner in the opening round, but the match went to five sets. His only other singles appearance in Wimbledon, the following year, would also result in a first round exit, to Guillaume Raoux.