Nick Rainey
tennis player (1980-)
Nicholas Rainey (born December 7, 1980) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
Biography
Born in Santa Monica, Rainey grew up on Mercer Island, Washington. Rainey, who was coached by James Kasser, was a right-handed player, with a double-handed backhand. One of his doubles partners as a junior was Andy Roddick. A member of the University of Southern California tennis team, Rainey and doubles partner Ryan Moore were runners-up in the 2000 NCAA Division I Championships. He also made the singles quarter-finals at the 2002 NCAA Division I Championships, with wins over Todd Widom, Benjamin Becker and John Chesworth.
From 2002 he competed professionally, mostly on the doubles circuit. He reached a highest doubles ranking of 173 in the world and won a total of 12 ITF Futures titles. Both on his ATP Challenger titles were also in doubles, the Tampere Open with Doug Bohaboy in 2002 and the Burbank Challenger partnering Brian Wilson in 2004. It was with Wilson that he made his only main draw appearance on the ATP Tour, at the 2005 China Open.
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