Kevin Ullyett

Summary

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.

Kevin Ullyett
Country (sports) Zimbabwe
ResidenceLondon, United Kingdom
Born (1972-05-23) 23 May 1972 (age 51)
Harare, Zimbabwe
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro1990
Retired2010
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$4,138,771
Singles
Career record21–34
Career titles0
5 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 107 (22 May 2000)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2000)
French OpenQ1 (1993, 1997)
WimbledonQ2 (1993, 1994, 1997)
US Open2R (1993)
Doubles
Career record502–310
Career titles34
15 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 4 (31 January 2005)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenW (2005)
French OpenQF (2004, 2008, 2009)
WimbledonF (2008)
US OpenW (2001)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsF (2004)
Olympic GamesQF (2004)
Mixed doubles
Career record53–40
Career titles1
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenW (2002)
French OpenQF (2002, 2005, 2007)
WimbledonF (2002)
US OpenSF (2009)
Last updated on: 5 May 2023.

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 edit

Doubles (2 wins) edit

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) edit

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 edit

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up) edit

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Series (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (0–1)
Indoors (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 1999 Nottingham, United Kingdom World Series Grass   Cédric Pioline 3–6, 5–7

Doubles: 59 (34 titles, 25 runner-ups) edit

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (2–1)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–1)
ATP Masters Series (5–9)
ATP Championship Series (4–7)
ATP World Series (23–7)
Finals by surface
Hard (22–16)
Clay (6–4)
Grass (3–1)
Carpet (3–3)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (20–20)
Indoors (14–5)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 1996 Seoul, South Korea World Series Hard   Kent Kinnear   Rick Leach
  Jonathan Stark
4–6, 4–6
Win 1–1 Feb 1997 Shanghai, China World Series Carpet   Max Mirnyi   Tomas Nydahl
  Stefano Pescosolido
7–6, 6–7, 7–5
Win 2–1 Apr 1998 Orlando, United States World Series Clay   Grant Stafford   Michael Tebbutt
  Mikael Tillström
4–6, 6–4, 7–5
Win 3–1 May 1998 Coral Springs, United States World Series Clay   Grant Stafford   Mark Merklein
  Vince Spadea
7–5, 6–4
Win 4–1 Jul 1998 Washington, United States Championship Series Hard   Grant Stafford   Wayne Ferreira
  Patrick Galbraith
6–2, 6–4
Win 5–1 Sep 1998 Bournemouth, United Kingdom International Series Clay   Neil Broad   Wayne Arthurs
  Alberto Berasategui
7–6, 6–3
Loss 5–2 Oct 1998 Basel, Switzerland World Series Hard   Piet Norval   Olivier Delaître
  Fabrice Santoro
3–6, 6–7
Loss 5–3 Jan 1999 Doha, Qatar World Series Hard   Piet Norval   Alex O'Brien
  Jared Palmer
3–6, 4–6
Loss 5–4 Oct 1999 Vienna, Austria Championship Series Carpet   Piet Norval   David Prinosil
  Sandon Stolle
3–6, 4–6
Win 6–4 Oct 1999 Lyon, France International Series Carpet   Piet Norval   Wayne Ferreira
  Sandon Stolle
4–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4)
Win 7–4 Nov 1999 Stockholm, Sweden World Series Hard   Piet Norval   Jan-Michael Gambill
  Scott Humphries
7–5, 6–3
Win 8–4 Aug 2000 Long Island, United States International Series Hard   Jonathan Stark   Jan-Michael Gambill
  Scott Humphries
6–4, 6–4
Win 9–4 Oct 2000 Hong Kong, Hong Kong International Series Hard   Wayne Black   Dominik Hrbatý
  David Prinosil
6–1, 6–2
Win 10–4 Nov 2000 St. Petersburg, Russia International Series Hard   Daniel Nestor   Thomas Shimada
  Myles Wakefield
7–6(7–5), 7–5
Win 11–4 Feb 2001 Copenhagen, Denmark International Series Hard   Wayne Black   Jiří Novák
  David Rikl
6–3, 6–3
Win 12–4 Aug 2001 Long Island, United States International Series Hard   Jonathan Stark   Leoš Friedl
  Radek Štěpánek
6–1, 6–4
Win 13–4 Sep 2001 New York, United States Grand Slam Hard   Wayne Black   Donald Johnson
  Jared Palmer
7–6(11–9), 2–6, 6–3
Win 14–4 Jan 2002 Adelaide, Australia International Series Hard   Wayne Black   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
7–5, 6–2
Win 15–4 Mar 2002 San Jose, United States World Series Hard   Wayne Black   John-Laffnie de Jager
  Robbie Koenig
6–3, 4–6, [10–5]
Loss 15–5 May 2002 Rome, Italy Masters Series Clay   Wayne Black   Martin Damm
  Cyril Suk
5–7, 5–7
Win 16–5 Jun 2002 Queen's, United Kingdom International Series Grass   Wayne Black   Mahesh Bhupathi
  Max Mirnyi
7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–3
Win 17–5 Aug 2002 Washington, United States Championship Series Hard   Wayne Black   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–3
Win 18–5 Oct 2002 Lyon, France International Series Carpet   Wayne Black   Mark Knowles
  Daniel Nestor
6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–3)
Win 19–5 Oct 2002 Stockholm, Sweden World Series Hard   Wayne Black   Wayne Arthurs
  Paul Hanley
6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 19–6 Mar 2003 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Championship Series Hard   Wayne Black   Leander Paes
  David Rikl
3–6, 0–6
Win 20–6 May 2003 Munich, Germany World Series Clay   Wayne Black   Joshua Eagle
  Jared Palmer
6–3, 7–5
Loss 20–7 Jul 2003 Stuttgart, Germany Championship Series Clay   Yevgeny Kafelnikov   Tomáš Cibulec
  Pavel Vízner
6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 20–8 Oct 2003 Moscow, Russia World Series Carpet   Wayne Black   Mahesh Bhupathi
  Max Mirnyi
3–6, 5–7
Loss 20–9 Oct 2003 Madrid, Spain Masters Series Hard   Wayne Black   Mahesh Bhupathi
  Max Mirnyi
2–6, 6–2, 3–6
Loss 20–10 Mar 2004 Indian Wells, United States Masters Series Hard   Wayne Black   Sébastien Grosjean
  Arnaud Clément
3–6, 6–4, 5–7
Win 21–10 Apr 2004 Miami, United States Masters Series Hard   Wayne Black   Jonas Björkman
  Todd Woodbridge
6–2, 7–6(14–12)
Win 22–10 May 2004 Hamburg, Germany Masters Series Clay   Wayne Black   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
6–4, 6–2
Loss 22–11 Jul 2004 Indianapolis, United States Championship Series Hard   Wayne Black   Jordan Kerr
  Jim Thomas
7–6(9–7), 6–7(3–7), 3–6
Loss 22–12 Nov 2004 Paris, France Masters Series Carpet   Wayne Black   Jonas Björkman
  Todd Woodbridge
3–6, 4–6
Loss 22–13 Nov 2004 Houston, United States ATP Finals Hard   Wayne Black   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
6–4, 5–7, 4–6, 2–6
Win 23–13 Jan 2005 Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard   Wayne Black   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
6–4, 6–4
Loss 23–14 Apr 2005 Miami, United States Masters Series Hard   Wayne Black   Jonas Björkman
  Max Mirnyi
1–6, 2–6
Loss 23–15 Aug 2005 Washington, United States Championship Series Hard   Wayne Black   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
4–6, 2–6
Win 24–15 Aug 2005 Montreal, Canada Masters Series Hard   Wayne Black   Jonathan Erlich
  Andy Ram
7–6(7–2), 6–4
Loss 24–16 Aug 2005 Cincinnati, United States Masters Series Hard   Wayne Black   Jonas Björkman
  Max Mirnyi
4–6, 7–5, 2–6
Loss 24–17 Jan 2006 Adelaide, Australia International Series Hard   Paul Hanley   Jonathan Erlich
  Andy Ram
6–7(4–7), 6–7(10–12)
Win 25–17 Feb 2006 Rotterdam, Netherlands Championship Series Hard   Paul Hanley   Jonathan Erlich
  Andy Ram
7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2)
Win 26–17 Mar 2006 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Championship Series Hard   Paul Hanley   Mark Knowles
  Daniel Nestor
1–6, 6–2, [10–1]
Win 27–17 May 2006 Hamburg, Germany Masters Series Clay   Paul Hanley   Mark Knowles
  Daniel Nestor
4–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–4]
Win 28–17 Jun 2006 Queen's, United Kingdom International Series Grass   Paul Hanley   Jonas Björkman
  Max Mirnyi
6–4, 3–6, [10–8]
Loss 28–18 Aug 2006 Washington, United States Championship Series Hard   Paul Hanley   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
3–6, 7–5, [3–10]
Loss 28–19 Aug 2006 Montreal, Canada Masters Series Hard   Paul Hanley   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
5–7, 1–6
Win 29–19 Oct 2006 Stockholm, Sweden World Series Hard   Paul Hanley   Olivier Rochus
  Kristof Vliegen
7–6(7–2), 6–4
Win 30–19 Jan 2007 Sydney, Australia World Series Hard   Paul Hanley   Mark Knowles
  Daniel Nestor
6–4, 6–7(3–7), [10–6]
Loss 30–20 May 2007 Hamburg, Germany Masters Series Clay   Paul Hanley   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
3–6, 4–6
Loss 30–21 Aug 2007 Toronto, Canada Masters Series Hard   Paul Hanley   Mahesh Bhupathi
  Pavel Vízner
4–6, 4–6
Loss 30–22 Apr 2008 Estoril, Portugal World Series Clay   Jamie Murray   Jeff Coetzee
  Wesley Moodie
2–6, 6–4, [8–10]
Win 31–22 Jun 2008 Nottingham, United Kingdom World Series Grass[a]   Bruno Soares   Jeff Coetzee
  Jamie Murray
6–2, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 31–23 Jul 2008 Wimbledon, United Kingdom Grand Slam Grass   Jonas Björkman   Daniel Nestor
  Nenad Zimonjić
6–7(12–14), 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 3–6
Loss 31–24 Aug 2008 Washington, United States Championship Series Hard   Bruno Soares   Marc Gicquel
  Robert Lindstedt
6–7(3–7), 3–6
Win 32–24 Oct 2008 Stockholm, Sweden World Series Hard   Jonas Björkman   Johan Brunström
  Michael Ryderstedt
6–1, 6–3
Win 33–24 Nov 2008 Paris, France Masters Series Hard   Jonas Björkman   Jeff Coetzee
  Wesley Moodie
6–2, 6–2
Loss 33–25 Aug 2009 New Haven, United States 250 Series Hard   Bruno Soares   Julian Knowle
  Jürgen Melzer
4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win 34–25 Oct 2009 Stockholm, Sweden 250 Series Hard   Bruno Soares   Simon Aspelin
  Paul Hanley
6–4, 7–6(7–4)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals edit

Singles: 8 (5–3) edit

Legend
ATP Challenger (5–3)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (1–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Aug 1993 Winnetka, United States Challenger Hard   Maurice Ruah 6–3, 6–2
Loss 1–1 Oct 1994 Ponte Vedra, United States Challenger Hard   Vince Spadea 3–6, 4–6
Win 2–1 Apr 1996 Nagoya, Japan Challenger Hard   Peter Tramacchi 3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win 3–1 Oct 1996 Monterrey, Mexico Challenger Hard   Alex O'Brien 6–3, 7–6
Loss 3–2 Mar 1997 Magdeburg, Germany Challenger Carpet   Petr Luxa 3–6, 6–2, 5–7
Loss 3–3 Jun 1998 Surbiton, United Kingdom Challenger Grass   Gianluca Pozzi 4–6, 3–6
Win 4–3 Mar 2000 Kyoto, Japan Challenger Carpet   Arvind Parmar 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–4
Win 5–3 May 2000 Jerusalem, Israel Challenger Hard   Gianluca Pozzi 6–4, 6–3

Doubles: 22 (15–7) edit

Legend
ATP Challenger (15–7)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (14–7)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 May 1992 São Paulo, Brazil Challenger Hard   Grant Stafford   Gerardo Martinez
  Tom Mercer
7–6, 6–4
Win 2–0 May 1992 Itu, Brazil Challenger Hard   Grant Stafford   Bertrand Madsen
  Tom Mercer
6–1, 6–3
Win 3–0 Aug 1993 Cincinnati, United States Challenger Hard   Johan de Beer   Wayne Arthurs
  Leander Paes
7–6, 6–4
Win 4–0 Aug 1993 Bronx, United States Challenger Hard   Johan de Beer   Wayne Arthurs
  Grant Doyle
7–6, 7–6
Win 5–0 Oct 1993 Monterrey, Mexico Challenger Hard   Lan Bale   Jean-Philippe Fleurian
  Roger Smith
4–6, 6–2, 6–3
Loss 5–1 Dec 1993 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Challenger Hard   David Nainkin   Sébastien Lareau
  Daniel Nestor
4–6, 4–6
Win 6–1 May 1994 Jerusalem, Israel Challenger Hard   Ellis Ferreira   Filip Dewulf
  Dick Norman
7–6, 6–3
Loss 6–2 Aug 1994 Cincinnati, United States Challenger Hard   Brian Gyetko   Grant Doyle
  Paul Kilderry
3–6, 4–6
Loss 6–3 Oct 1994 Brest, France Challenger Hard   Bryan Shelton   Trevor Kronemann
  David Macpherson
1–6, 4–6
Win 7–3 Apr 1995 Nagoya, Japan Challenger Hard   Leander Paes   Joshua Eagle
  Andrew Kratzmann
7–6, 7–5
Loss 7–4 Oct 1996 Monterrey, Mexico Challenger Hard   Myles Wakefield   Sargis Sargsian
  Michael Sell
2–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win 8–4 Dec 1996 Amarillo, United States Challenger Hard   Max Mirnyi   Justin Gimelstob
  Jeff Salzenstein
6–3, 6–4
Win 9–4 Feb 1997 Cherbourg, France Challenger Hard   Max Mirnyi   Stefano Pescosolido
  Vincenzo Santopadre
6–3, 6–7, 6–4
Loss 9–5 May 1997 Jerusalem, Israel Challenger Hard   Wayne Black   Mahesh Bhupathi
  Leander Paes
7–6, 2–6, 6–7
Win 10–5 Sep 1997 Urbana, United States Challenger Hard   Michael Sell   Gouichi Motomura
  Takao Suzuki
3–6, 7–6, 6–2
Win 11–5 Sep 1997 Delray Beach, United States Challenger Hard   Michael Sell   Oren Motevassel
  Daniele Musa
6–3, 6–3
Loss 11–6 Mar 1998 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Challenger Hard   Max Mirnyi   Mahesh Bhupathi
  Peter Tramacchi
4–6, 0–6
Win 12–6 Mar 1998 Bangkok, Thailand Challenger Hard   Peter Tramacchi   Gábor Köves
  Attila Sávolt
6–4, 6–3
Win 13–6 Mar 1998 Kyoto, Japan Challenger Carpet   Takao Suzuki   Óscar Ortiz
  Maurice Ruah
4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Loss 13–7 Feb 2000 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Challenger Hard   Irakli Labadze   Michael Hill
  Todd Woodbridge
3–6, 4–6
Win 14–7 May 2000 Jerusalem, Israel Challenger Hard   Neville Godwin   Noam Behr
  Eyal Ran
7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–3)
Win 15–7 Feb 2008 East London, South Africa Challenger Hard   Jonas Björkman   Thomas Johansson
  Stefan Koubek
6–2, 6–2

Performance Timelines edit

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles edit

Tournament 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open A A Q1 Q3 A Q2 Q1 Q1 2R Q2 0 / 1 1–1 50%
French Open A Q1 A A A Q1 A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon Q1 Q2 Q2 Q1 A Q2 Q1 A Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open Q1 2R 1R A A Q1 Q2 Q1 A A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Win–loss 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 0 / 3 2–3 40%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells A A Q2 Q2 A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Miami A A 1R Q3 A A A A Q1 A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Canada A A A A Q1 A Q2 2R A A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Cincinnati 1R Q1 Q2 A A 1R Q1 Q1 Q1 A 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Paris A A A A Q1 A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 0 / 4 1–4 20%

Doubles edit

Tournament 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 1R A 2R 2R 1R 1R 2R QF QF 3R QF W SF SF 3R 3R A 1 / 15 34–14 100%
French Open A 1R A 1R 1R 2R 3R 3R 3R 3R 2R QF 1R 2R 2R QF QF A 0 / 15 21–15 58%
Wimbledon Q3 1R 1R A 1R 2R 3R 1R 1R 2R 3R QF SF QF 2R F QF 1R 0 / 16 25–16 61%
US Open A 1R A A 1R 2R 1R 1R W QF 3R QF SF SF SF 2R 2R A 1 / 14 29–13 69%
Win–loss 0–0 0–4 0–1 1–2 1–4 3–4 4–4 3–4 11–3 9–4 7–4 12–4 14–3 12–4 10–4 11–4 9–4 0–1 2 / 60 109–58 65%
National Representation
Summer Olympics Not Held A Not Held 1R Not Held QF Not Held A NH 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Year-End Championships
ATP Finals Did Not Qualify RR Did Not Qualify F SF SF SF RR DNQ 0 / 6 13–9 59%
ATP Masters 1000 Series
Indian Wells A SF Q2 A A A 2R 1R 1R QF 2R F QF 1R QF QF 1R A 0 / 12 17–12 59%
Miami A 2R 1R A A 2R 2R 3R 3R 3R 2R W F SF QF 2R QF A 1 / 14 23–13 64%
Monte Carlo A A A A A A 2R 1R 1R A SF A A A SF SF 2R A 0 / 7 7–7 50%
Hamburg A A A A A A 2R A 2R 1R 2R W 2R W F 2R NMS 2 / 9 13–7 65%
Madrid Not Masters Series 2R F A SF SF 2R 2R 2R A 0 / 7 11–7 61%
Rome A A A A A A 1R A 1R F 2R QF 2R QF QF SF SF A 0 / 10 11–10 52%
Canada A A A A A 1R 2R 2R 2R 2R 1R 2R W F F QF 2R A 1 / 12 15–11 58%
Cincinnati Q2 Q2 A A 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R 2R F 2R QF 2R 2R A 0 / 13 5–13 28%
Shanghai Not Masters Series 2R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Stuttgart A A A A A A 1R 2R 2R Not Masters Series 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Paris A A A A A QF 1R 1R SF 2R QF F SF 1R QF W 2R A 1 / 12 17–11 61%
Win–loss 0–0 4–2 0–1 0–0 0–1 3–4 4–9 3–7 5–9 9–8 8–9 17–5 17–7 13–7 15–9 14–8 7–9 0–0 5 / 100 119–95 56%
Year-end ranking 135 91 158 103 92 35 26 34 13 11 18 9 6 8 10 8 24 Prize Money: S4,138,771

Mixed doubles edit

Tournament 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 2R A 2R W SF QF F 1R SF 1R 1R 1 / 10 19–9 68%
French Open A A A A 1R QF 1R 2R QF 1R QF 2R 1R 0 / 9 8–9 47%
Wimbledon 1R 2R 2R 1R A F 3R 2R SF 2R 2R QF QF 0 / 12 17–12 59%
US Open A A 1R A 1R 2R 1R 2R QF 2R 2R 1R SF 0 / 10 9–10 47%
Win–loss 0–1 1–1 2–3 0–1 1–3 13–3 5–4 5–4 11–4 1–4 6–4 3–4 5–4 1 / 41 53–40 57%

Wins over top 10 players edit

Doubles edit

  • He has a 46–68 (40.4%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
Type 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
Wins 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 7 10 6 10 6 0 0 0 0 0 46
# Opponents Rank Event Surface Rd Score Partner KUR
1994
1.   Ken Flach
  Rick Leach
16
10
Indian Wells, United States Hard 2R 6–4, 3–6, 7–6   John-Laffnie de Jager 132
1996
2.   Byron Black
  Grant Connell
4
3
Moscow, Russia Carpet (i) 1R 7–5, 6–7, 6–4   Max Mirnyi 153
1997
-   Brian MacPhie
  Daniel Nestor
75
7
Hong Kong, Hong Kong Hard QF Walkover   Neville Godwin 68
3.   Kelly Jones
  Alex O'Brien
72
7
Ostrava, Czech Republic Carpet (i) 1R 6–4, 6–0   Grant Stafford 81
1999
4.   Wayne Black
  Sandon Stolle
21
4
Washington, United States Hard QF 6–4, 6–4   Piet Norval 36
5.   Wayne Black
  Sandon Stolle
17
9
Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) SF 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–4   Piet Norval 30
2000
6.   Rick Leach
  Alex O'Brien
3
5
Davis Cup, Harare, Zimbabwe Hard (i) 1R 7–6(7–4), 5–7, 0–6, 7–5, 7–5   Wayne Black 32
7.   Jiří Novák
  David Rikl
8
9
St. Petersburg, Russia Hard (i) SF 3–6, 6–4, 6–4   Daniel Nestor 36
2001
8.   Joshua Eagle
  Sandon Stolle
25
3
Copenhagen, Denmark Hard (i) SF 6–4, 6–4   Wayne Black 33
9.   Jiří Novák
  David Rikl
11
9
Copenhagen, Denmark Hard (i) F 6–3, 6–3   Wayne Black 33
10.   Yevgeny Kafelnikov
  Max Mirnyi
8
7
Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard (i) 1R 7–6(13–11), 6–7(5–7), 6–3   Wayne Black 28
11.   Max Mirnyi
  Alexander Shvets
10
410
Davis Cup, Minsk, Belarus Carpet (i) 2R 6–7(6–8), 7–5, 6–3, 7–6(7–5)   Wayne Black 29
12.   Jiří Novák
  David Rikl
6
4
US Open, New York, United States Hard 3R 2–6, 6–2, 6–4   Wayne Black 25
13.   Donald Johnson
  Jared Palmer
3
5
US Open, New York, United States Hard F 7–6(11–9), 2–6, 6–3   Wayne Black 25
14.   Max Mirnyi
  Sandon Stolle
10
7
Paris, France Hard (i) QF 6–4, 6–7(1–7), 6–3   Wayne Black 11
2002
15.   Joshua Eagle
  Sandon Stolle
22
7
Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard (i) QF 6–4, 7–6(7–5)   Chris Haggard 14
16.   Mahesh Bhupathi
  Jan-Michael Gambill
4
90
Indian Wells, United States Hard 2R 7–6(7–4), 6–2   Wayne Black 13
17.   Max Mirnyi
  Vladimir Voltchkov
6
87
Davis Cup, Harare, Zimbabwe Hard (i) 1R 6–3, 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 7–6(14–12)   Wayne Black 10
18.   John-Laffnie de Jager
  Leander Paes
64
10
Rome, Italy Clay 1R 6–4, 6–2   Wayne Black 9
19.   Mahesh Bhupathi
  Max Mirnyi
6
5
Rome, Italy Clay QF 4–6, 6–4, [10–3]   Wayne Black 9
20.   Joshua Eagle
  Sandon Stolle
33
7
Rome, Italy Clay SF 6–4, 6–3   Wayne Black 9
21.   Donald Johnson
  Jared Palmer
1
1
Queen's Club, London, United Kingdom Grass SF 7–5, 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–5)   Wayne Black 7
22.   Mahesh Bhupathi
  Max Mirnyi
6
5
Queen's Club, London, United Kingdom Grass F 7–5, 6–3   Wayne Black 7
23.   Martin Damm
  Cyril Suk
10
17
Washington, United States Hard SF 6–4, 7–6(7–3)   Wayne Black 9
24.   Mark Knowles
  Daniel Nestor
2
1
Lyon, France Carpet (i) F 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–3)   Wayne Black 13
2003
25.   Donald Johnson
  Jared Palmer
12
9
Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard QF 7–5, 6–3   Wayne Black 16
26.   Mahesh Bhupathi
  Max Mirnyi
5
4
Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard SF 6–4, 0–6, 7–6(7–4)   Wayne Black 16
27.   Max Mirnyi
  Jared Palmer
1
20
Stuttgart, Germany Clay SF 6–4, 7–6(8–6)   Yevgeny Kafelnikov 18
28.   Chris Haggard
  Paul Hanley
21
10
Madrid, Spain Hard (i) 1R 6–4, 6–4   Wayne Black 18
29.   Mark Knowles
  Daniel Nestor
7
6
Madrid, Spain Hard (i) 2R 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 6–3   Wayne Black 18
30.   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
2
2
Paris, France Hard (i) 1R 7–6(7–3), 6–3   Wayne Black 18
2004
31.   Mahesh Bhupathi
  Max Mirnyi
4
3
Indian Wells, United States Hard SF 6–4, 6–4   Wayne Black 18
32.   Paul Hanley
  Fabrice Santoro
8
7
Miami, United States Hard QF 6–1, 7–5   Wayne Black 15
33.   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
1
1
Miami, United States Hard SF 6–2, 7–5   Wayne Black 15
34.   Jonas Björkman
  Todd Woodbridge
5
6
Miami, United States Hard F 6–2, 7–6(14–12)   Wayne Black 15
35.   Mark Knowles
  Daniel Nestor
8
7
Hamburg, Germany Clay QF 6–2, 6–7(7–9), 7–6(7–5)   Wayne Black 15
36.   Jonas Björkman
  Todd Woodbridge
3
4
Hamburg, Germany Clay SF 6–2, 6–1   Wayne Black 15
37.   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
1
1
Hamburg, Germany Clay F 6–4, 6–2   Wayne Black 15
38.   Mark Knowles
  Daniel Nestor
1
1
Paris, France Hard (i) QF 6–4, 6–4   Wayne Black 9
39.   Mahesh Bhupathi
  Max Mirnyi
6
8
Paris, France Hard (i) SF 6–3, 6–4   Wayne Black 9
40.   Jonas Björkman
  Todd Woodbridge
3
6
Masters Cup, Houston, United States Hard (i) SF 6–4, 6–2   Wayne Black 9
2005
41.   Mahesh Bhupathi
  Todd Woodbridge
7
4
Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia Hard QF 7–6(7–3), 6–3   Wayne Black 8
42.   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
5
5
Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia Hard F 6–4, 6–4   Wayne Black 8
43.   Leander Paes
  Nenad Zimonjić
7
11
Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom Grass QF 7–5, 7–6(10–8), 7–6(10–8)   Wayne Black 9
-   Mark Knowles
  Radek Štěpánek
5
41
Washington, United States Hard SF Walkover   Wayne Black 8
44.   Jonas Björkman
  Max Mirnyi
1
4
Montreal, Canada Hard SF 6–4, 3–6, 7–5   Wayne Black 7
45.   Leander Paes
  Nenad Zimonjić
9
11
Cincinnati, United States Hard QF 7–5, 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–5)   Wayne Black 7
46.   Michaël Llodra
  Fabrice Santoro
10
17
Cincinnati, United States Hard SF 4–6, 6–2, 6–2   Wayne Black 7

Notes edit

  1. ^ The final itself was played on indoor hard due to rain.[9]

References edit

  1. ^ Kevin at Sports Reference
  2. ^ Robert at Sports Reference
  3. ^ "allAfrica.com: Zimbabwe: Ullyett's Swansong at SA Open". Archived from the original on 5 June 2011.
  4. ^ "Match Results". Archived from the original on 30 July 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Players | ATP Tour | Tennis". atpworldtour.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2010.
  7. ^ "Tennis Server ATP/WTA Pro Tennis Showcase – 2009 Legg Mason Tennis Classic – Wild Cards and Qualifiers Win in DC". Tennisserver.com.
  8. ^ On court with Kevin Ullyett
  9. ^ "Tennis - the Slazenger Open - Day Six - Nottingham Tennis Centre Stock Photo - Alamy".

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