He excelled as a junior and peaked in the Men's Tour in September 2004, reaching a career-high singles ranking of world No.

His victory led him to being named 2002 Australian Institute of Sport Junior Athlete of the Year.

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.

[3] 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.

The following year Reid played one Futures event in April in Spain and reached the final.