Neil Broad
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Residence | Cape Town, South Africa | ||||||||||
Born |
Cape Town, South Africa | 20 November 1966||||||||||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||
Turned pro | 1986 | ||||||||||
Retired | 2000 | ||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed | ||||||||||
Prize money | $1,205,610 | ||||||||||
Singles | |||||||||||
Career record | 7–19 (at ATP Tour, Grand Prix tour, and Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) | ||||||||||
Career titles | 0 | ||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 84 (8 May 1989) | ||||||||||
Grand Slam Singles results | |||||||||||
Australian Open | 2R (1989) | ||||||||||
French Open | 1R (1989) | ||||||||||
Wimbledon | 2R (1990) | ||||||||||
US Open | 2R (1989) | ||||||||||
Doubles | |||||||||||
Career record | 283–273 (at ATP Tour, Grand Prix tour, and Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) | ||||||||||
Career titles | 7 | ||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 9 (9 April 1990) | ||||||||||
Grand Slam Doubles results | |||||||||||
Australian Open | SF (1990) | ||||||||||
French Open | 2R (1989, 1992, 1995, 1997) | ||||||||||
Wimbledon | QF (1997) | ||||||||||
US Open | QF (1998) | ||||||||||
Medal record
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Neil Broad (born 20 November 1966) is a former professional tennis player who represented Great Britain for most of his playing career. He is a former UK number 1 who won seven ATP tour doubles titles in his career, and won the Silver Medal in doubles at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Playing career overview
The right-hander played primarily doubles in his career. He achieved his highest doubles ranking of No. 9 on 9 April 1990. Broad achieved his best Grand Slam doubles result at the 1990 Australian Open, reaching the semifinals while partnering Gary Muller of South Africa. Broad played on the Great Britain Davis Cup team from 1992 to 2000, achieving a doubles record of 4–7. He won a silver medal for Great Britain at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996, partnering Tim Henman. He retired from the tour in 2000.
Broad teamed up with Roger Federer in the men's doubles at the Australian Open in 2000. However they were knocked out by David Macpherson and Peter Nyborg.
Major finals
Olympic finals
Doubles: 1 (0–1)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Silver | 1996 | Atlanta | Hard | 4–6, 4–6, 2–6 |
Career finals
Doubles (7 titles, 17 runners-up)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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Winner | 1. | 8 January 1989 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard | 6–2, 7–6 | ||
Runner-up | 1. | 16 July 1989 | Newport, U.S. | Grass | 6–2, 5–7, 3–6 | ||
Winner | 2. | 30 July 1989 | Washington, U.S. | Hard | 6–7, 7–6, 6–4 | ||
Runner-up | 2. | 18 February 1990 | Toronto Indoor, Canada | Carpet (i) | 6–2, 4–6, 3–6 | ||
Runner-up | 3. | 12 August 1990 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Hard | 6–7, 2–6 | ||
Runner-up | 4. | 30 September 1990 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | 6–4, 6–7, 3–6 | ||
Winner | 3. | 7 October 1990 | Toulouse, France | Hard | 7–6, 6–4 | ||
Winner | 4. | 9 February 1992 | Milan, Italy | Carpet (i) | 5–7, 7–5, 6–4 | ||
Runner-up | 5. | 25 October 1992 | Lyon, France | Carpet (i) | 1–6, 3–6 | ||
Runner-up | 6. | 25 April 1993 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard | 7–5, 6–7, 2–6 | ||
Runner-up | 7. | 13 June 1993 | London/Queen's Club, U.K. | Grass | 7–6, 3–6, 4–6 | ||
Runner-up | 8. | 12 June 1994 | Florence, Italy | Clay | 6–7, 3–6 | ||
Winner | 5. | 14 August 1994 | San Marino | Clay | 6–4, 7–6 | ||
Runner-up | 9. | 2 October 1994 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | 6–7, 4–6 | ||
Runner-up | 10. | 30 July 1995 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Clay | 6–7, 2–6 | ||
Runner-up | 11. | 21 April 1996 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | 1–6, 3–6 | ||
Runner-up | 12. | 23 June 1996 | Nottingham, U.K. | Grass | 7–6, 6–7, 4–6 | ||
Runner-up | 13. | 28 July 1996 | Atlanta Olympics, U.S. | Hard | 4–6, 4–6, 2–6 | ||
Runner-up | 14. | 6 October 1996 | Lyon, France | Carpet (i) | 2–6, 1–6 | ||
Runner-up | 15. | 11 May 1997 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | 3–6, 6–7 | ||
Runner-up | 16. | 8 March 1998 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet | 6–7, 3–6 | ||
Winner | 6. | 2 August 1998 | Umag, Croatia | Clay | 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 | ||
Winner | 7. | 20 September 1998 | Bournemouth, U.K. | Clay | 7–6, 6–3 | ||
Runner-up | 17. | 21 February 1999 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet | 7–6, 3–6, 4–6 |
After the tour
Since retirement, Broad has helped coach South African Paralympic tennis player Tim Hubbard in preparation for the 2004 Paralympic Games.[1] Broad is currently coaching Brad Williams, a player at Texas A&M University.[2] Broad also plays tennis on the Senior tour. He is also coaching a very promising young player, Chloe Heerden.