title: James Sekulov
text: # James Sekulov
  
  James Sekulov (born 13 October 1976) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.
  
  ## Career
  
  Sekulov was a boys' doubles finalist at the 1993 US Open, partnering Ben Ellwood. He finished that year as the world's seventh-ranked junior singles player.
  
  The right-handed Australian made his senior Grand Slam debut in the 1998 US Open and lost in the opening round to Davide Sanguinetti.
  
  In 1999, Sekulov reached the semi-finals of the Mercedes-Benz Cup in Los Angeles. To make the semi-finals, where he was beaten by Pete Sampras, Sekulov managed wins over Czech Martin Damm, world number 18 Thomas Enqvist and former French Open champion Michael Chang.
  
  He had a five-set win over Ivan Ljubicic at the 2000 Australian Open, in what would be his last Grand Slam appearance and only win. Later that year, Sekulov defeated Roger Federer, then ranked 40th in the world, at the Indianapolis Tennis Championships.
  
  