On court

• Started playing tennis aged seven
• The drive to follow a professional tennis career kicked in at age 17
• Trains at the Knoxville Racquet Club in Knoxville, Tennessee
• Enjoyed a successful junior career, peaking at No.6 in the ITF Junior rankings
• Represented the University of Tennessee from 2007 to 2011
• Named an All-American in singles and doubles for four straight years, one of only two players in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) history to achieve the feat
• Ranked No.1 in both singles and doubles during his American college career
• Named Southeastern Conference Athlete of the Year in 2011
• Won his first ITF Futures Pro Circuit event in 2011, securing the Oklahoma F19 title
• Broke into the world’s top 300 for the first time in May 2012
• Won his first Challenger title at the 2012 Winnetka Challenger
• Tennis idol is Andre Agassi
• Favourite surface is hard courts
• Feels his game most closely resembles that of John McEnroe
• Names Marcos Baghdatis as the toughest opponent he’s ever faced
• Dream tennis scenario would be to take on Rafael Nadal at the Australian Open
• Ultimate professional goal is to reach the world’s top 50
• Would want Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Russell Crowe and Will Ferrell sitting in his entourage during an Australian Open match at Rod Laver Arena

Off court

• Nickname is “JP” or “J-bomber”
• Enjoys rugby, surfing, and swimming
• Graduated from the University of Tennessee with a degree in Economics
• Names democracy and capitalism as two of his loves
• His perfect day would involve sitting by the beach
• Would have followed a career on Wall Street had he not been a tennis player

Year-end singles ranking history

Titles/Finals

Titles

2015 Drummondville Challenger

2013 Canada F6 ITF

2012 U.S.A F11 ITF, Winnetka Challenger

2011 U.S.A F19 ITF

Finals

2015 Vancouver Challenger

2014 Taipei City Challenger

2011 U.S.A. F26 ITF, U.S.A. F27 ITF