Kevin Ullyett
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.
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| Country (sports) |  |
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| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
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 |
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| Win | 2001 | US Open | Hard | |  | 7–6(11–9), 2–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 2005 | Australian Open | Hard | | | 6–4, 6–4 |
Mixed doubles (1 win)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 2002 | Australian Open | Hard |  |  | 6–3, 6–2 |
ATP career finals
Doubles (34–24)
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| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 1. | Apr 1996 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard | |
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4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1. | Feb 1997 | Shanghai, China | Carpet (i) |  |
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7–6, 6–7, 7–5 |
| Win | 2. | Apr 1998 | Orlando, United States | Clay |  |
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4–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 3. | May 1998 | Coral Springs, United States | Clay | |
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7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 4. | Jul 1998 | Washington DC., United States | Hard | |
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6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 5. | Sep 1998 | Bournemouth, United Kingdom | Clay |  |
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7–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2. | Oct 1998 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | |
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3–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 3. | Jan 1999 | Doha, Qatar | Hard | |
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3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4. | Oct 1999 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | |
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3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 6. | Oct 1999 | Lyon, France | Carpet (i) | |
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4–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4) |
| Win | 7. | Nov 1999 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | |
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7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 8. | Aug 2000 | Long Island, United States | Hard | |
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6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 9. | Oct 2000 | Hong Kong, China | Hard | |
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6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 10. | Nov 2000 | St. Petersburg, Russia | Hard (i) | .svg.png){kind=small} |
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7–6(7–5), 7–5 |
| Win | 11. | Feb 2001 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Hard (i) | |
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6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 12. | Aug 2001 | Long Island, United States | Hard | |
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6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 13. | Sep 2001 | US Open, New York | Hard | |
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7–6(11–9), 2–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 14. | Jan 2002 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard | |
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7–5, 6–2 |
| Win | 15. | Mar 2002 | San Jose, United States | Hard (i) | |
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6–3, 4–6, [10–5] |
| Loss | 5. | May 2002 | Rome Masters, Italy | Clay | |
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5–7, 5–7 |
| Win | 16. | Jun 2002 | Queen's Club, England | Grass | |
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7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 17. | Aug 2002 | Washington DC., United States | Hard | |
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7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 18. | Oct 2002 | Lyon, France | Carpet (i) | |
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6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–3) |
| Win | 19. | Oct 2002 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | |
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6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–4) |
| Loss | 6. | Mar 2003 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | |
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3–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 20. | May 2003 | Munich, Germany | Clay | |
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6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 7. | Jul 2003 | Stuttgart, Germany | Clay |  |
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6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 8. | Oct 2003 | Moscow, Russia | Carpet (i) | |
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3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 9. | Oct 2003 | Madrid, Spain | Hard (i) | |
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2–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
| Loss | 10. | Mar 2004 | Indian Wells, United States | Hard | |
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3–6, 6–4, 5–7 |
| Win | 21. | Apr 2004 | Key Biscayne, United States | Hard | |
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6–2, 7–6(14–12) |
| Win | 22. | May 2004 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | |
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6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 11. | Jul 2004 | Indianapolis, United States | Hard | |
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7–6(9–7), 6–7(3–7), 3–6 |
| Loss | 12. | Nov 2004 | Paris Masters, France | Carpet (i) | |
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3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 13. | Nov 2004 | Tennis Masters Cup, Houston | Hard | |
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6–4, 5–7, 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 23. | Jan 2005 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | |
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6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 14. | Apr 2005 | Key Biscayne, United States | Hard | |
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1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 15. | Aug 2005 | Washington DC., United States | Hard | |
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4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 24. | Aug 2005 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | |
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7–6(7–2), 6–4 |
| Loss | 16. | Aug 2005 | Cincinnati, United States | Hard | |
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4–6, 7–5, 2–6 |
| Loss | 17. | Jan 2006 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard | |
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6–7(4–7), 6–7(10–12) |
| Win | 25. | Feb 2006 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Hard (i) | |
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7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2) |
| Win | 26. | Mar 2006 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | |
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1–6, 6–2, [10–1] |
| Win | 27. | May 2006 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | |
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4–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–4] |
| Win | 28. | Jun 2006 | Queen's Club, England | Grass | |
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6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
| Loss | 18. | Aug 2006 | Washington DC., United States | Hard | |
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3–6, 7–5, [3–10] |
| Loss | 19. | Aug 2006 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | |
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5–7, 1–6 |
| Win | 29. | Oct 2006 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | |
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7–6(7–2), 6–4 |
| Win | 30. | Jan 2007 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | |
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6–4, 6–7(3–7), [10–6] |
| Loss | 20. | Aug 2007 | Montréal, Canada | Hard | |
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4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 21. | Apr 2008 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | |
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2–6, 6–4, [8–10] |
| Win | 31. | Jun 2008 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Grass |  |
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6–2, 7–6(7–5) |
| Loss | 22. | Jul 2008 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | |
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6–7(12–14), 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 23. | Aug 2008 | Washington DC., United States | Hard | |
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6–7(3–7), 3–6 |
| Win | 32. | Oct 2008 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | |
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6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 33. | Nov 2008 | Paris Masters, France | Hard (i) | |
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6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 24. | Aug 2009 | New Haven, United States | Hard | |
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4–6, 6–7(3–7) |
| Win | 34. | Oct 2009 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | |
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6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
Doubles performance timeline
| 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 | ||
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| 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 | LQ | 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 | LQ | 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 | LQ | LQ | 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
- http://allafrica.com/stories/200912280519.html
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 July 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- 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
External links
- Kevin Ullyett at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Kevin Ullyett at the International Tennis Federation
- Kevin Ullyett at the Davis Cup
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