From Bollettieri to the Big Screen ft Jordan Cox
Welcome to Season 14 Episode 25 of the ParentingAces Podcast! In this week's episode, Lisa chats with former Wimbledon Junior Finalist, Jordan Cox, live from the Intennse Arena in Atlanta.
Jordan Cox began playing tennis at 8 years old and quickly started competing in junior events across the country & around the world. Some key junior tournament highlights include winning the singles & doubles (w Evan King) titles at the Boys 14 USTA Winter Nationals, winning the singles title at the Boys 16 USTA Hard Courts at Kalamazoo, placing 3rd at the Boys 18 USTA Hard Courts at Kalamazoo, and reaching the finals of the Boy's Singles draw at Wimbledon.
After a successful junior career, Jordan decided to forgo college and NCAA tennis to play professionally. He earned singles and doubles titles at the 10-15k level reaching a career high ATP singles ranking of 449 and doubles ranking of 605.
The grind of professional tennis eventually proved too much so Jordan stopped after 4 years. Unsure of what to do next, he found himself playing college tennis for Coach Chase Hodges and the Georgia Gwinnett Grizzlies. He earned his Bachelors in business marketing while competing on the championship winning team 3 years running.
Currently, Jordan is an actor and resides in the Atlanta area with his wife, Valeria. He's acting on TV shows & movies while still staying in the game he loves as a coach at Harp Performance Academy under Jim Harp.
You can find Jordan's acting resume on his IMDB page at https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6338980/?ref_=fn_all_nme_1. You can also follow him on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jordanmcoxxy/.
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CREDITS
Intro & Outro Music: Morgan Stone aka STØNE
Audio & Video Editing: Lisa Stone