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Oliver Golding (born 29 September 1993) is a British former professional tennis player and child actor. Showing promise in reaching a world junior ranking of number two and being the 2011 U.S. Open Boys' Champion., Youngest ever junior British number one: BBC.co.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2010. Golding failed to transition onto the men's professional circuit, Never entering the top 300 and failing to win a match on the ATP tour.
Golding is a Youth Olympic Games gold medallist, having won gold in the boys' doubles event in tennis at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics with Czech Republic partner Jiří Veselý, with whom he also reached the final in the boys' doubles at the 2010 U.S. Open.
In late 2006, as fourth , Golding lost 4–6, 2–6, in the semi-final of the Ariel Winter Grand Prix event (promoted by the LTA), to the eventual winner, number two seed Andrew Bettles. Ariel Winter Grand Prix 2006, semi-finalist: Falmouth Packet website. Retrieved 28 January 2008.
Golding's first two tournament wins were in the Bournemouth Open (Boys 14) at the West Hants Club on 5 August 2007, Bournemouth Open (Boys 14) at the West Hants Club: CoreTennis.net website. Retrieved 6 February 2008. when he defeated David Wright 6–3, 6–0 in the Final, 6–3, 6–0 victory for Golding, against David Wright, at the Bournemouth Open: CoreTennis.net website. Retrieved 6 February 2008. and in the Frutina Westway Winter Tournament (16 & Under) on 31 December 2007, when he beat Alexander Wilton 6–0, 6–0 in that Final match. 6–0, 6–0 victory for Golding, against Alexander France, in the Frutina Westway Winter Tournament: LTA website. Retrieved 10 April 2008. Golding was also the recipient of a £2,000 grant from "Tennis First", a charity set up to help young players fulfil their potential, and tennis kit from the manufacturers Fred Perry. Subsequently, on 5 April 2008, Golding beat Zack Evenden 6–3, 6–1 to win the Rickmansworth Junior Tournament (18 & Under Boys Singles). 6–3, 6–1 win over Zack Evenden, Rickmansworth Junior Tournament (18 & Under Boys Singles) Final: LTA website. Retrieved 14 April 2008.
Golding won his first ITF tournament in July 2008 at the Grade 5 Scottish International ITF doubles competition, partnering Nick Jones. Doubles success partnering Nick Jones, Scottish Junior International Championships, July 2008: ITFTennis.com website. Retrieved 22 July 2008. He became the British junior No. 1 in late 2009. In 2010 he reached the semifinals in the junior boys singles at Wimbledon, beating the world Number No. 1 Jason Kubler en route. Golding beats Jason Kubler at Wimbledon: Wimbledon.org website. Retrieved 2 August 2010. Defeats Renzo Olivo to reach Wimbledon Junior semi finals: BBC.co.uk website. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
At the Youth Olympics Golding beat world No. 1 and Junior Wimbledon champion Márton Fucsovics in round 1 of the singles, and won gold in the boys' doubles with Czech partner Jiří Veselý. This moved him into the top 20 of the ITF boys' world rankings. At the 2010 US Open Golding once again teamed up with Jiří Veselý in the boys' doubles. They reached the final where they lost 6–1, 7–5.
In September 2011, Golding won the US Open boys' singles, reaching as high as No. 2 in the junior combined rankings as a result.
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||
| Australian Open | A | 3R | A | 2–1 |
| French Open | A | 2R | QF | 4–2 |
| Wimbledon | 1R | SF | 2R | 5–3 |
| US Open | A | 2R | W | 7–1 |
| Youth Olympic Games | ||||
| Summer Youth Olympics | NH | QF | NH ! 2–1 | |
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||
| Australian Open | A | 1R | A | 0–1 |
| French Open | A | QF | QF | 4–2 |
| Wimbledon | 1R | 1R | F | 4–3 |
| US Open | 1R | F | QF | 6–3 |
| Youth Olympic Games | ||||
| Summer Youth Olympics | NH | W | NH ! 4–0 | |
At the French Open Golding was a Boys' Singles quarterfinalist. He was defeated by Bjorn Fratangelo 1–6, 1–6. Golding also reached the quarterfinals of the Boys' doubles at the French Open, partnered with Jiří Veselý, they lost to Mitchell Krueger and Shane Vinsant of the US in 4–6, 6–4, 8–10.
At the Wimbledon Championships Golding reached the Final of the boys' doubles, partnered with Jiří Veselý, where they lost to George Morgan & Mate Pavić in 3 sets 6–3, 4–6, 5–7. Golding reached the second round of the boys' singles.
Golding partnered Liam Broady at the boys' doubles at the 2011 U.S. Open, being beaten by R. Kern and J. Lenz, 6–7 (4–7), 4–6 of Germany in the quarterfinals. In the boys' Singles at the 2011 U.S. Open Golding won the final by defeating Jiří Veselý 5–7, 6–3, 6–4.
Golding finished the 2011 season with an ITF Junior Boys' Rankings world ranking of 3; his highest season ranking was 2.
Golding admitted to being approached by Alexandros Jakupovic to throw a match.
| {class=wikitable style=font-size:97% !Legend (singles) |
| ATP Challenger Tour (0–0) |
| ITF Futures Tour (6–6) |
| Hard (4–3) |
| Clay (2–3) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Win | 1–0 | Great Britain F6, Bournemouth | Futures | Clay | Andrew Fitzpatrick | 7–6(7–4), 6–4 | |
| Win | 2–0 | Great Britain F8, Newcastle | Futures | Clay | Daniel Smethurst | 6–4, 6–1 | |
| Loss | 2–1 | Netherlands F5, Enschede | Futures | Clay | Alexander Slabinsky | 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 2–2 | Qatar F2, Doha | Futures | Hard | Clément Reix | 3–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 2–3 | Spain F15, Madrid | Futures | Clay | Richard Becker | 3–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 2–4 | Austria F6, Wels | Futures | Clay | Dennis Novak | 2–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–7(1–7) | |
| Win | 3–4 | Greece F19, Heraklion | Futures | Hard | Luke Bambridge | 1–6, 6–2, 6–3 | |
| Win | 4–4 | Greece F20, Rethymno | Futures | Hard | Nikola Čačić | 6–4, 7–6(7–4) | |
| Win | 5–4 | Portugal F1, Vale do Lobo | Futures | Hard | Stanislav Vovk | 6–1, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 5–5 | Qatar F2, Doha | Futures | Hard | Adrien Bossel | 4–6, 1–6 | |
| Win | 6–5 | Italy F27, Piombino | Futures | Hard | Davide Galoppini | 7–6(7–3), 6–3 | |
| Loss | 6–6 | Great Britain F4, Nottingham | Futures | Hard | Lloyd Glasspool | 7–5, 4–6, 4–6 |
| {class=wikitable style=font-size:97% !Legend (doubles) |
| ATP Challenger Tour (0–0) |
| ITF Futures Tour (9–6) |
| Hard (7–4) |
| Clay (2–2) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Loss | 0–1 | Great Britain F12, Roehampton | Futures | Hard | Neal Skupski | Ashwin Kumar Laurent Rochette | 2–6, 7–6(10–8), 6–10 | |
| Win | 1–1 | Sweden F6, Falun | Futures | Hard (i) | Daniel Smethurst | Pierre Bonfre Viktor Stjern | 7–6(7–2), 7–6(8–6) | |
| Win | 2–1 | Great Britain F17, Cardiff | Futures | Hard (i) | Sean Thornley | Daniel Cox Daniel Smethurst | 6–4, 6–4 | |
| Win | 3–1 | Turkey F33, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Joris De Loore | Damir Džumhur Aldin Šetkić | 6–3, 7–6(7–5) | |
| Win | 4–1 | Turkey F35, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Gleb Sakharov | Antonio Comporto Thomas Fabbiano | 6–2, 6–1 | |
| Win | 5–1 | Belgium F3, Knokke | Futures | Clay | Joris De Loore | Alexander Blom Thanasi Kokkinakis | 5–7, 7–6(7–3), 10–7 | |
| Loss | 5–2 | Great Britain F12, Wrexham | Futures | Hard | Sean Thornley | Lewis Burton Edward Corrie | 4–6, 0–6 | |
| Loss | 5–3 | Belgium F8, Koksijde | Futures | Clay | Joris De Loore | Daniel Glancy Manuel Sánchez | 6–3, 2–6, 8–10 | |
| Loss | 5–4 | Italy F6, Pozzuoli | Futures | Clay | Denys Mylokostov | Ken Skupski Neal Skupski | 3–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | 6–4 | Spain F15, Madrid | Futures | Clay | Alexander Ward | Richard Becker Lorenzo Giustino | 6–3, 2–6, 10–5 | |
| Loss | 6–5 | Greece F18, Heraklion | Futures | Hard | Luke Bambridge | Marko Djokovic Carlos Gómez-Herrera | 1–6, 7–6(7–3), 11–13 | |
| Win | 7–5 | Greece F19, Heraklion | Futures | Hard | Luke Bambridge | Andreas Mies Oscar Otte | 6–3, 7–5 | |
| Win | 8–5 | Greece F1, Heraklion | Futures | Hard | Alexandros Jakupovic | Nikola Čačić Ilija Vucic | 6–1, 3–6, 10–5 | |
| Loss | 8–6 | Qatar F3, Doha | Futures | Hard | Joshua Ward-Hibbert | Chen Ti Ruan Roelofse | 1–6, 1–6 | |
| Win | 9–6 | Great Britain F12, Manchester | Futures | Hard | George Morgan | Edward Corrie Joshua Ward-Hibbert | 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 10–6 |
| 5–7, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 1. | 20 August 2010 | Youth Olympics, Singapore | Hard | Jiří Veselý | Victor Baluda Mikhail Biryukov | 6–3, 6–1 |
| 1–6, 5–7 |
| 6–3, 4–6, 5–7 |
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 0/0 | 0–0 |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | 0/0 | 0–0 |
| Wimbledon | Q2 | 1R | A | Q2 | 0/1 | 0–1 |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | 0/0 | 0–0 |
| Career statistics | ||||||
| Tournaments played | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 ! colspan=2 | Career total: 3 | |
| Titles ! 0 ! 0 ! 0 ! 0 ! colspan=2 | Career total: 0 | |||||
| Finals reached | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 ! colspan=2 | Career total: 0 | |
| Overall win–loss ! 0–1 ! 0–2 ! 0–0 ! 0–0 ! 0/3 ! 0–3 | ||||||
| Win % | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Year end ranking | 701 | 431 | 406 | – | ||
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 0/0 | 0–0 |
| French Open | A | A | 0/0 | 0–0 |
| Wimbledon | Q1 | 1R | 0/1 | 0–1 |
| US Open | A | A | 0/0 | 0–0 |
| Summer Olympics | Not held | A | 0/0 | 0–0 |
| Career statistics | ||||
| Tournaments played | 0 | 1 ! colspan=2 | Career total: 1 | |
| Titles ! 0 ! 0 ! colspan=2 | Career total: 0 | |||
| Finals reached | 0 | 0 ! colspan=2 | Career total: 0 | |
| Overall win–loss ! 0–0 ! 0–1 ! 0/1 ! 0–1 | ||||
| Win % | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Year end ranking | 477 | – | ||
He attended Ganeass Educational Support Services from 2003 to 2010. During that time he achieved five GCSEs by the time he was 14, going on to complete three A levels before the age of 17.
Golding's first film project was as one of four small boys in Mike Leigh's award-winning All or Nothing (2002 TV film), awards won: IMDB.com website. Retrieved 28 January 2008. 2002 comedy drama All or Nothing. All or Nothing (small boy): BFI.org.uk website. Retrieved 28 January 2008. His biggest film role to date then came in The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby, a tale of the story of Greyfriars Bobby, a child who takes on the responsibility of a policeman's dog after his death, and who has to win the battle with authority to save the dog's life. Though casting began in 2002, the film was much delayed due to problems with the funding. The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby (2005 film), as Ewan Adams: IMDB.com website. Retrieved 28 January 2008. Shooting largely took place during 2004–05, and the film was released in France on 11 May 2005, Italy in July 2005, the USA on 29 October 2005 and at the Children's Film Festival in the UK on 16 November 2005. Release info, The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby: IMDB.com website. Retrieved 28 January 2008.
In 2003 Golding portrayed Jeremy Potts in another stage show, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, in London's West End. In the same year, he appeared as one of the children in Henrik Ibsen's play, Brand, which starred Ralph Fiennes and was directed by Adrian Noble. Brand (2003 stage play): Curtain Up.com website. Retrieved 28 January 2008.
In March 2004, Golding made an appearance as a young customer in "Elephants and Hens", episode 2 of the third season of Black Books, the television comedy series about a dysfunctional bookshop owner, played by Dylan Moran. Black Books (2004 TV series), as a young customer: IMDB.com website. Retrieved 28 January 2008. Then, in April of the same year, he took the part of Tom Dawson in the fifth episode of the Carlton Television production, Murder in Suburbia, in which Gwyneth Strong played his mother Pat. Murder in Suburbia (2004 TV series), as Tom Dawson: TV.com website. Retrieved 28 January 2008. Finally in 2004, he provided the voice of Xath in the English version of the animated puppet fantasy Strings, co-produced by Birdpic Limited in association with partnerships. Strings (2004 animated film), English voice of Xath: BFI.org.uk website. Retrieved 28 January 2008.
In June 2008, Golding appeared in the BBC Three TV documentary Child Stars, featuring three promising youngsters with outstanding talent and ambition. Appearance in BBC Three documentary ("Child Stars", June 2008): BBC TV Listings. Retrieved 22 July 2008. However, he has forgone further advancement as an actor to concentrate on a possible tennis career. Gave up acting to concentrate on tennis: Daily Telegraph website. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
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