Kevin Ullyett
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Kevin Ullyett
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| Country (sports) |  Zimbabwe |
|---|---|
| Residence | London, United Kingdom |
| Born | 23 May 1972 Salisbury, Rhodesia |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Turned pro | 1990 |
| Retired | 2010 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $4,138,771 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 21-34 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 107 (22 May 2000) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2000) |
| French Open | Q1 (1993, 1997) |
| Wimbledon | Q2 (1993, 1994, 1997) |
| US Open | 2R (1993) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 502-310 |
| Career titles | 34 |
| Highest ranking | No. 4 (31 January 2005) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (2005) |
| French Open | QF (2004, 2008, 2009) |
| Wimbledon | F (2008) |
| US Open | W (2001) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | F (2004) |
| Olympic Games | QF (2004) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Career record | 53-40 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (2002) |
| French Open | QF (2002, 2005, 2007) |
| Wimbledon | F (2002) |
| US Open | SF (2009) |
Kevin Ullyett (born 23 May 1972) is a former professional tennis player from Zimbabwe. His primary success on the tour was in men's doubles.
Ullyett won 34 doubles titles during his career, including two Grand Slams at the 2001 US Open and the 2005 Australian Open with countryman Wayne Black. He also competed in the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics,[1] coming in at fifth place in 2004 with Black. In mixed doubles, Ullyett won the 2002 Australian Open with Daniela Hantuchová. He reached the final of Wimbledon in 2002 with Hantuchová, and the semifinals there in 2003 and 2005 with Hantuchová and Liezel Huber, respectively. He and Huber were also the runners-up at the 2005 Australian Open.
Black, Ullyett's compatriot and long-time doubles partner, retired at the end of 2005. He then played with Paul Hanley for two seasons, then with Jonas Björkman, who retired at the end of 2008, and finally with Brazilian Bruno Soares.
His father, Robert Ullyett, represented Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) in cricket and field hockey. He was part of the national team that competed at the 1964 Olympics (they beat New Zealand 2-1 and came 11th out of 15).[2]
He made his final tennis appearance at the South African Open in February 2010 (partnering with Wesley Moodie)[3][4] eighteen years after he first appeared there in 1992 competing in his first ATP Tour event. He had over 500 career wins.[5]
He lives with his wife and two children in London. Their first child, Jemima, was born in 2005.[6][7] He hopes for a career in property development after tennis.[8]
Grand Slam finals
Doubles (2 wins)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2001 | US Open | Hard | Wayne Black |
 Donald Johnson Jared Palmer |
7-6(11-9), 2-6, 6-3 |
| Win | 2005 | Australian Open | Hard | Wayne Black |
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
6-4, 6-4 |
Mixed doubles (1 win)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2002 | Australian Open | Hard |  Daniela Hantuchová |
 Gastón Etlis Paola Suárez |
6-3, 6-2 |
ATP career finals
Doubles (34-24)
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| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | Apr 1996 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard | Kent Kinnear
|
Rick Leach Jonathan Stark
|
4-6, 4-6 |
| Win | 1. | Feb 1997 | Shanghai, China | Carpet (i) |  Max Mirnyi
|
 Tomas Nydahl  Stefano Pescosolido
|
7-6, 6-7, 7-5 |
| Win | 2. | Apr 1998 | Orlando, United States | Clay |  Grant Stafford
|
 Michael Tebbutt Mikael Tillström
|
4-6, 6-4, 7-5 |
| Win | 3. | May 1998 | Coral Springs, United States | Clay | Grant Stafford
|
 Mark Merklein Vince Spadea
|
7-5, 6-4 |
| Win | 4. | Jul 1998 | Washington DC., United States | Hard | Grant Stafford
|
Wayne Ferreira Patrick Galbraith
|
6-3, 7-5 |
| Win | 5. | Sep 1998 | Bournemouth, United Kingdom | Clay |  Neil Broad
|
Wayne Arthurs  Alberto Berasategui
|
7-6, 6-3 |
| Loss | 2. | Oct 1998 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | Piet Norval
|
 Olivier Delaître Fabrice Santoro
|
3-6, 6-7 |
| Loss | 3. | Jan 1999 | Doha, Qatar | Hard | Piet Norval
|
Alex O'Brien Jared Palmer
|
3-6, 4-6 |
| Loss | 4. | Oct 1999 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | Piet Norval
|
 David Prinosil Sandon Stolle
|
3-6, 4-6 |
| Win | 6. | Oct 1999 | Lyon, France | Carpet (i) | Piet Norval
|
Wayne Ferreira Sandon Stolle
|
4-6, 7-6(7-5), 7-6(7-4) |
| Win | 7. | Nov 1999 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Piet Norval
|
Jan-Michael Gambill Scott Humphries
|
7-5, 6-3 |
| Win | 8. | Aug 2000 | Long Island, United States | Hard | Jonathan Stark
|
Jan-Michael Gambill Scott Humphries
|
6-4, 6-4 |
| Win | 9. | Oct 2000 | Hong Kong, China | Hard | Wayne Black
|
Dominik Hrbatý David Prinosil
|
6-1, 6-2 |
| Win | 10. | Nov 2000 | St. Petersburg, Russia | Hard (i) |  Daniel Nestor
|
 Thomas Shimada Myles Wakefield
|
7-6(7-5), 7-5 |
| Win | 11. | Feb 2001 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Hard (i) | Wayne Black
|
 Ji?í Novák David Rikl
|
6-3, 6-3 |
| Win | 12. | Aug 2001 | Long Island, United States | Hard | Jonathan Stark
|
Leo? Friedl Radek ?t?pánek
|
6-1, 6-4 |
| Win | 13. | Sep 2001 | US Open, New York | Hard | Wayne Black
|
Donald Johnson Jared Palmer
|
7-6(11-9), 2-6, 6-3 |
| Win | 14. | Jan 2002 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard | Wayne Black
|
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
|
7-5, 6-2 |
| Win | 15. | Mar 2002 | San Jose, United States | Hard (i) | Wayne Black
|
John-Laffnie de Jager Robbie Koenig
|
6-3, 4-6, [10-5] |
| Loss | 5. | May 2002 | Rome Masters, Italy | Clay | Wayne Black
|
Martin Damm Cyril Suk
|
5-7, 5-7 |
| Win | 16. | Jun 2002 | Queen's Club, England | Grass | Wayne Black
|
 Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi
|
7-6(7-5), 3-6, 6-3 |
| Win | 17. | Aug 2002 | Washington DC., United States | Hard | Wayne Black
|
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
|
7-6(7-4), 4-6, 6-3 |
| Win | 18. | Oct 2002 | Lyon, France | Carpet (i) | Wayne Black
|
Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor
|
6-4, 3-6, 7-6(7-3) |
| Win | 19. | Oct 2002 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Wayne Black
|
Wayne Arthurs Paul Hanley
|
6-4, 2-6, 7-6(7-4) |
| Loss | 6. | Mar 2003 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | Wayne Black
|
Leander Paes David Rikl
|
3-6, 0-6 |
| Win | 20. | May 2003 | Munich, Germany | Clay | Wayne Black
|
Joshua Eagle Jared Palmer
|
6-3, 7-5 |
| Loss | 7. | Jul 2003 | Stuttgart, Germany | Clay |  Yevgeny Kafelnikov
|
Tomá? Cibulec Pavel Vízner
|
6-3, 3-6, 4-6 |
| Loss | 8. | Oct 2003 | Moscow, Russia | Carpet (i) | Wayne Black
|
Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi
|
3-6, 5-7 |
| Loss | 9. | Oct 2003 | Madrid, Spain | Hard (i) | Wayne Black
|
Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi
|
2-6, 6-2, 3-6 |
| Loss | 10. | Mar 2004 | Indian Wells, United States | Hard | Wayne Black
|
Sébastien Grosjean Arnaud Clément
|
3-6, 6-4, 5-7 |
| Win | 21. | Apr 2004 | Key Biscayne, United States | Hard | Wayne Black
|
Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge
|
6-2, 7-6(14-12) |
| Win | 22. | May 2004 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Wayne Black
|
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
|
6-1, 6-2 |
| Loss | 11. | Jul 2004 | Indianapolis, United States | Hard | Wayne Black
|
Jordan Kerr Jim Thomas
|
7-6(9-7), 6-7(3-7), 3-6 |
| Loss | 12. | Nov 2004 | Paris Masters, France | Carpet (i) | Wayne Black
|
Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge
|
3-6, 4-6 |
| Loss | 13. | Nov 2004 | Tennis Masters Cup, Houston | Hard | Wayne Black
|
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
|
6-4, 5-7, 4-6, 2-6 |
| Win | 23. | Jan 2005 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | Wayne Black
|
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
|
6-4, 6-4 |
| Loss | 14. | Apr 2005 | Key Biscayne, United States | Hard | Wayne Black
|
Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi
|
1-6, 2-6 |
| Loss | 15. | Aug 2005 | Washington DC., United States | Hard | Wayne Black
|
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
|
4-6, 2-6 |
| Win | 24. | Aug 2005 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | Wayne Black
|
 Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram
|
7-6(7-2), 6-4 |
| Loss | 16. | Aug 2005 | Cincinnati, United States | Hard | Wayne Black
|
Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi
|
4-6, 7-5, 2-6 |
| Loss | 17. | Jan 2006 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard | Paul Hanley
|
Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram
|
6-7(4-7), 6-7(10-12) |
| Win | 25. | Feb 2006 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Hard (i) | Paul Hanley
|
Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram
|
7-6(7-4), 7-6(7-2) |
| Win | 26. | Mar 2006 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | Paul Hanley
|
Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor
|
1-6, 6-2, [10-1] |
| Win | 27. | May 2006 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Paul Hanley
|
Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor
|
4-6, 7-6(7-5), [10-4] |
| Win | 28. | Jun 2006 | Queen's Club, England | Grass | Paul Hanley
|
Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi
|
6-4, 7-6(7-5) |
| Loss | 18. | Aug 2006 | Washington DC., United States | Hard | Paul Hanley
|
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
|
3-6, 7-5, [3-10] |
| Loss | 19. | Aug 2006 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | Paul Hanley
|
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
|
5-7, 1-6 |
| Win | 29. | Oct 2006 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Paul Hanley
|
 Olivier Rochus Kristof Vliegen
|
7-6(7-2), 6-4 |
| Win | 30. | Jan 2007 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | Paul Hanley
|
Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor
|
6-4, 6-7(3-7), [10-6] |
| Loss | 20. | Aug 2007 | Montréal, Canada | Hard | Paul Hanley
|
Mahesh Bhupati Pavel Vízner
|
4-6, 4-6 |
| Loss | 21. | Apr 2008 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | Jamie Murray
|
Jeff Coetzee Wesley Moodie
|
2-6, 6-4, [8-10] |
| Win | 31. | Jun 2008 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Grass |  Bruno Soares
|
Jeff Coetzee Jamie Murray
|
6-2, 7-6(7-5) |
| Loss | 22. | Jul 2008 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | Jonas Björkman
|
Daniel Nestor  Nenad Zimonji?
|
6-7(12-14), 7-6(7-3), 3-6, 3-6 |
| Loss | 23. | Aug 2008 | Washington DC., United States | Hard | Bruno Soares
|
Marc Gicquel Robert Lindstedt
|
6-7(3-7), 3-6 |
| Win | 32. | Oct 2008 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Jonas Björkman
|
Johan Brunström Michael Ryderstedt
|
6-1, 6-3 |
| Win | 33. | Nov 2008 | Paris Masters, France | Hard (i) | Jonas Björkman
|
Jeff Coetzee Wesley Moodie
|
6-2, 6-2 |
| Loss | 24. | Aug 2009 | New Haven, United States | Hard | Bruno Soares
|
 Julian Knowle Jürgen Melzer
|
4-6, 6-7(3-7) |
| Win | 34. | Oct 2009 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Bruno Soares
|
Simon Aspelin Paul Hanley
|
6-4, 7-6(7-4) |
Doubles performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W-L) win-loss record.
| Tournament | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Career SR | Career W-L | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 1R | QF | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | QF | QF | 3R | QF | W | SF | SF | 3R | 3R | A | 1 / 15 | 33-14 | ||
| French Open | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 3R | 3R | 2R | QF | 1R | 2R | 2R | QF | QF | A | 0 / 15 | 19-15 | ||
| Wimbledon | A | Q3 | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | QF | SF | QF | 2R | F | QF | 1R | 0 / 16 | 24-16 | ||
| US Open | A | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | W | QF | 3R | QF | SF | SF | SF | 2R | 2R | A | 1 / 14 | 29-13 | ||
| Win-loss | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 3-2 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 4-4 | 2-4 | 11-3 | 9-4 | 7-4 | 12-4 | 14-3 | 12-4 | 10-4 | 8-4 | 9-4 | 0-1 | 2 / 60 | 105-58 | ||
| Masters 1000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | SF | Q2 | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | QF | 2R | F | QF | 1R | QF | QF | 1R | A | 0 / 12 | 16-12 | ||
| Miami | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | 2R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 3R | 2R | W | F | SF | QF | 2R | QF | A | 1 / 14 | 23-13 | ||
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | SF | A | A | A | SF | SF | 2R | A | 0 / 7 | 7-7 | ||
| Rome | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | F | 2R | QF | 2R | QF | QF | SF | SF | A | 0 / 10 | 11-10 | ||
| Madrid (Stuttgart) | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | F | A | SF | SF | 2R | SF | SF | A | 0 / 11 | 11-11 | ||
| Canada | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | W | F | F | QF | 2R | A | 1 / 12 | 14-11 | ||
| Cincinnati | A | Q2 | Q2 | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | F | 2R | QF | 2R | 2R | A | 0 / 13 | 5-13 | ||
| Shanghai | Not Held | 2R | A | 0 / 1 | 0-1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Paris | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | 1R | 1R | SF | 2R | QF | F | SF | 1R | QF | W | 2R | A | 1 / 12 | 16-11 | ||
| Hamburg | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | W | 2R | W | F | 2R | NME | 2 / 9 | 13-7 | |||
| Masters W-L | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 3-5 | 4-9 | 3-7 | 5-9 | 9-8 | 8-9 | 17-5 | 17-7 | 12-7 | 14-9 | 13-8 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 5 / 101 | 116-96 | ||
| Year-end ranking | 235 | 135 | 91 | 158 | 103 | 92 | 35 | 26 | 34 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 24 | - | - | |||
References
- ^ Kevin at Sports Reference
- ^ Robert at Sports Reference
- ^ "allAfrica.com: Zimbabwe: Ullyett's Swansong At SA Open". Archived from the original on 5 June 2011.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 July 2010. Retrieved 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Kevin-Ullyett.aspx Archived 9 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Tennis Server ATP/WTA Pro Tennis Showcase - 2009 Legg Mason Tennis Classic - Wild Cards and Qualifiers Win in DC". Tennisserver.com.
- ^ http://doublesonlycourt.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/on-court-with-kevin-ullyett.pdf[bare URL PDF]
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