Jimmy Tattersall
James Irvine Tattersall was a British professional tennis player who became active from mid-1950s to early-1960s.
Career
Tattersall defeated Ivo Ribeiro of Brazil in the boys' singles final at the Wimbledon Championships in 1957 [Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles|1957] in straight sets. He also won the boys' doubles and became the youngest British No. 1 in junior tennis. In the same year, he was a member of the Duffield Lawn Tennis Club first tennis team. During the previous year, 1956 and as a 16 year–old, Tattersall also won the boys' doubles as well as the junior mixed doubles titles at Wimbledon.Apart from Wimbledon, Tattersall also participated at the 1960 U.S. National Championships, where he was defeated by Roy Emerson in the first round in straight sets. In 1961, he participated at the U.S. Clay Court Championships and after he defeated Andy Paton, Jr. in the first round, he was defeated by the eventual champion, Barry MacKay in the second round. Tattersall announced his retirement from tennis in 1962.