Juniors As a junior tennis player, Reid reached several finals on the Australian Junior calendar and in 2002, he won the
Wimbledon Boys' Singles title, defeating the likes of
Steve Darcis and
Frank Dancevic on his way to victory. His victory led him to being named
2002 Australian Institute of Sport Junior Athlete of the Year. Reid compiled a win–loss record of 87–43 in singles (97–40 in doubles) and reached as high as No. 2 in the junior singles world rankings in 2002 (and No. 4 in doubles).
Pro tour Reid began playing Futures tournaments in 2001 and won his first Futures tournament in 2002 in New Zealand. He began playing Challenger tournaments after his maiden Futures victory, with his ranking reaching new heights he made the cut for the qualifying tournament in
Nottingham and played his first ATP match against
Greg Rusedski after qualifying. Reid's 2004 Australian summer was the biggest highlight of his professional career where he reached the final of a challenger in
New Caledonia (losing to
Guillermo Cañas in the final), made the quarterfinal in
Adelaide and Sydney and made the third round of the Australian Open, where he lost to second seed and eventual champion
Roger Federer in straight sets, winning just four games. He had beaten
Sargis Sargsian in five sets in his preceding second round match on the
Melbourne Arena, during which he struggled with a foot injury, cramping and vomiting. In May 2005, Reid, due to injuries, quit the tennis tour as a full-time participant. He did play two
Futures events in
Victoria, Australia in early 2006, but did not advance beyond the second round. He played no events in 2007. The following year Reid played one Futures event in April in Spain and reached the final. He then played one event in Australia in September, losing in the first round, and another in December, losing through retirement in the semi-finals. In the spring of 2009, Reid played three events, retiring from matches due to injury in each event. Reid's career-high doubles ranking was World No. 305, which he achieved in February 2003. He won
$301,844 during his career. ==Death==