Neil Broad
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.
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| Residence | Cape Town, South Africa | ||||||||||
| Born | 20 November 1966 Cape Town, South Africa | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1986 | ||||||||||
| Retired | 2000 | ||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed | ||||||||||
| Prize money | $1,205,610 | ||||||||||
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| 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) | ||||||||||
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| 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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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 | | .svg.png){kind=small} | 4–6, 4–6, 2–6 |
Career finals
Doubles (7 titles, 17 runners-up)
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| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1. | Jan 1989 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard | |
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6–2, 7–6 |
| Loss | 1. | Jul 1989 | Newport, U.S. | Grass | |
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6–2, 5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 2. | Jul 1989 | Washington, U.S. | Hard | |
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6–7, 7–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2. | Feb 1990 | Toronto Indoor, Canada | Carpet (i) | |
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6–2, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3. | Aug 1990 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Hard | |
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6–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 4. | Sep 1990 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | |
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6–4, 6–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 3. | Oct 1990 | Toulouse, France | Hard | |
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7–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 4. | Feb 1992 | Milan, Italy | Carpet (i) | |
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5–7, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5. | Oct 1992 | Lyon, France | Carpet (i) | |
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1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 6. | Apr 1993 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard | |
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7–5, 6–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 7. | Jun 1993 | London/Queen's Club, U.K. | Grass | |
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7–6, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 8. | Jun 1994 | Florence, Italy | Clay | |
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6–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 5. | Aug 1994 | San Marino | Clay | |
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6–4, 7–6 |
| Loss | 9. | Oct 1994 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | |
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6–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 10. | Jul 1995 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Clay | |
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6–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 11. | Apr 1996 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay |  |
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1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 12. | Jun 1996 | Nottingham, U.K. | Grass | |
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7–6, 6–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 13. | Jul 1996 | Atlanta Olympics, U.S. | Hard | |
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4–6, 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 14. | Oct 1996 | Lyon, France | Carpet (i) | |
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2–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 15. | May 1997 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | |
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3–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 16. | Mar 1998 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet | |
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6–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 6. | Aug 1998 | Umag, Croatia | Clay | |
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6–1, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 7. | Sep 1998 | Bournemouth, U.K. | Clay |  |
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7–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 17. | Feb 1999 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet | |
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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.
References
- ITF Tennis - Paralympics 2008 - News Article
- "Texas A&M Athletics Athlete Bios". Archived from the original on 12 July 2007. Retrieved 5 June 2007.
