Joel Bailey (tennis)
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United States| Full name | Joel Bailey |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) | United States |
| Born | April 25, 1951 West Palm Beach, Florida |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 7–34 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 197 (December 31, 1978) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (1978, 1981) |
| US Open | 2R (1979) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 28–55 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 90 (September 24, 1979) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (1981) |
| French Open | 1R (1978) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1978) |
| US Open | 1R (1977, 1979, 1981) |
Joel Bailey (born April 25, 1951) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
Bailey was born in Florida but based in Memphis, Tennessee. An All-American varsity tennis player at Samford University, Bailey began competing internationally in the late 1970s.
He won a Grand Prix doubles title in Lagos, Nigeria with Bruce Kleege in 1979.[1]
In singles, he had his first big match win at Sarasota in 1980 when he saved triple match points to upset Steve Krulevitz, from a set and 2–5 down.[2] He had only entered the tournament as a wild card, which was awarded as he was the son of Mack Bailey, who owned the company that sponsored the tournament.[3] At the Tulsa that year he made the quarter-finals, his best performance in a Grand Prix tournament. He competed in the main draw of the 1981 Wimbledon Championships and had a two set lead over Kevin Curren in their first round encounter, but lost in five.[4]
From the 1980s he lived in Japan and appeared in many tournaments in that country, as well as earning a living teaching tennis.[5] He twice won the doubles title at the ATP Challenger event in Nagoya.
Grand Prix career finals
Doubles: 1 (1–0)
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Mar 1979 | Lagos, Nigeria | Hard |  Bruce Kleege |
 Ismail El Shafei Peter Feigl |
6–4, 6–7, 6–3 |
