Kevin Ullyett
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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 |
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| Win | 2001 | US Open | Hard | Template:Flagicon Wayne Black | Template:Flagicon Donald Johnson Template:Flagicon Jared Palmer |
7–6(11–9), 2–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 2005 | Australian Open | Hard | Template:Flagicon Wayne Black | Template:Flagicon Bob Bryan Template:Flagicon Mike Bryan |
6–4, 6–4 |
Mixed doubles (1 win)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 2002 | Australian Open | Hard | Template:Flagicon Daniela Hantuchová | Template:Flagicon Gastón Etlis Template:Flagicon Paola Suárez |
6–3, 6–2 |
ATP Career Finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | [[1999 Nottingham Open – Singles|Template:Dts]] | Nottingham, United Kingdom | World Series | Grass | Template:Flagicon Cédric Pioline | 3–6, 5–7 |
Doubles: 59 (34 titles, 25 runner-ups)
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ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 8 (5–3)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Template:Dts | Winnetka, United States | Challenger | Hard | Template:Flagicon Maurice Ruah | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Template:Dts | Ponte Vedra, United States | Challenger | Hard | Template:Flagicon Vince Spadea | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Template:Dts | Nagoya, Japan | Challenger | Hard | Template:Flagicon Peter Tramacchi | 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–1 | Template:Dts | Monterrey, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Template:Flagicon Alex O'Brien | 6–3, 7–6 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Template:Dts | Magdeburg, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Template:Flagicon Petr Luxa | 3–6, 6–2, 5–7 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Template:Dts | Surbiton, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Template:Flagicon Gianluca Pozzi | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 4–3 | Template:Dts | Kyoto, Japan | Challenger | Carpet | Template:Flagicon Arvind Parmar | 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–3 | Template:Dts | Jerusalem, Israel | Challenger | Hard | Template:Flagicon Gianluca Pozzi | 6–4, 6–3 |
Doubles: 22 (15–7)
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Performance Timelines
Singles
| Tournament | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | SR | W–L | Win % | |||||||||||
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| Grand Slam Tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | Q1 | Q3 | A | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | 2R | Q2 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | Template:Tennis win percentage | |||||||||||
| French Open | A | Q1 | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | Template:Tennis win percentage | |||||||||||
| Wimbledon | Q1 | Q2 | Q2 | Q1 | A | Q2 | Q1 | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | Template:Tennis win percentage | |||||||||||
| US Open | Q1 | 2R | 1R | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | Template:Tennis win percentage | |||||||||||
| 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 | Template:Tennis win percentage | |||||||||||
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | Q2 | Q2 | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | Template:Tennis win percentage | |||||||||||
| Miami | A | A | 1R | Q3 | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | Template:Tennis win percentage | |||||||||||
| Canada | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | Q2 | 2R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | Template:Tennis win percentage | |||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 1R | Q1 | Q2 | A | A | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | Template:Tennis win percentage | |||||||||||
| Paris | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | Template:Tennis win percentage | |||||||||||
| 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 | Template:Tennis win percentage | |||||||||||
Doubles
Mixed doubles
| Tournament | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | SR | W–L | Win% | ||||||||
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| Australian Open | A | A | 2R | A | 2R | W | SF | QF | F | 1R | SF | 1R | 1R | 1 / 10 | 19–9 | Template:Tennis win percentage | ||||||||
| French Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | QF | 1R | 2R | QF | 1R | QF | 2R | 1R | 0 / 9 | 8–9 | Template:Tennis win percentage | ||||||||
| Wimbledon | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | F | 3R | 2R | SF | 2R | 2R | QF | QF | 0 / 12 | 17–12 | Template:Tennis win percentage | ||||||||
| US Open | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | QF | 2R | 2R | 1R | SF | 0 / 10 | 9–10 | Template:Tennis win percentage | ||||||||
| 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 | Template:Tennis win percentage | ||||||||
Wins over top 10 players
Doubles
- He has a Template:Tennis record 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 1. | Template:Flagicon Ken Flach Template:Flagicon Rick Leach |
16 10 |
Indian Wells, United States | Hard | 2R | 6–4, 3–6, 7–6 | Template:Flagicon John-Laffnie de Jager | 132 |
| 1996 | ||||||||
| 2. | Template:Flagicon Byron Black Template:Flagicon Grant Connell |
4 3 |
Moscow, Russia | Carpet (i) | 1R | 7–5, 6–7, 6–4 | Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi | 153 |
| 1997 | ||||||||
| - | Template:Flagicon Brian MacPhie Template:Flagicon Daniel Nestor |
75 7 |
Hong Kong, Hong Kong | Hard | QF | Walkover | Template:Flagicon Neville Godwin | 68 |
| 3. | Template:Flagicon Kelly Jones Template:Flagicon Alex O'Brien |
72 7 |
Ostrava, Czech Republic | Carpet (i) | 1R | 6–4, 6–0 | Template:Flagicon Grant Stafford | 81 |
| 1999 | ||||||||
| 4. | Template:Flagicon Wayne Black Template:Flagicon Sandon Stolle |
21 4 |
Washington, United States | Hard | QF | 6–4, 6–4 | Template:Flagicon Piet Norval | 36 |
| 5. | Template:Flagicon Wayne Black Template:Flagicon Sandon Stolle |
17 9 |
Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | SF | 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–4 | Template:Flagicon Piet Norval | 30 |
| 2000 | ||||||||
| 6. | Template:Flagicon Rick Leach Template:Flagicon Alex O'Brien |
3 5 |
Davis Cup, Harare, Zimbabwe | Hard (i) | 1R | 7–6(7–4), 5–7, 0–6, 7–5, 7–5 | Template:Flagicon Wayne Black | 32 |
| 7. | Template:Flagicon Jiří Novák Template:Flagicon David Rikl |
8 9 |
St. Petersburg, Russia | Hard (i) | SF | 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 | Template:Flagicon Daniel Nestor | 36 |
| 2001 | ||||||||
| 8. | Template:Flagicon Joshua Eagle Template:Flagicon Sandon Stolle |
25 3 |
Copenhagen, Denmark | Hard (i) | SF | 6–4, 6–4 | Template:Flagicon Wayne Black | 33 |
| 9. | Template:Flagicon Jiří Novák Template:Flagicon David Rikl |
11 9 |
Copenhagen, Denmark | Hard (i) | F | 6–3, 6–3 | Template:Flagicon Wayne Black | 33 |
| 10. | Template:Flagicon Yevgeny Kafelnikov Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi |
8 7 |
Rotterdam, Netherlands | Hard (i) | 1R | 7–6(13–11), 6–7(5–7), 6–3 | Template:Flagicon Wayne Black | 28 |
| 11. | Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi Template:Flagicon Alexander Shvets |
10 410 |
Davis Cup, Minsk, Belarus | Carpet (i) | 2R | 6–7(6–8), 7–5, 6–3, 7–6(7–5) | Template:Flagicon Wayne Black | 29 |
| 12. | Template:Flagicon Jiří Novák Template:Flagicon David Rikl |
6 4 |
US Open, New York, United States | Hard | 3R | 2–6, 6–2, 6–4 | Template:Flagicon Wayne Black | 25 |
| 13. | Template:Flagicon Donald Johnson Template:Flagicon Jared Palmer |
3 5 |
US Open, New York, United States | Hard | F | 7–6(11–9), 2–6, 6–3 | Template:Flagicon Wayne Black | 25 |
| 14. | Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi Template:Flagicon Sandon Stolle |
10 7 |
Paris, France | Hard (i) | QF | 6–4, 6–7(1–7), 6–3 | Template:Flagicon Wayne Black | 11 |
| 2002 | ||||||||
| 15. | Template:Flagicon Joshua Eagle Template:Flagicon Sandon Stolle |
22 7 |
Rotterdam, Netherlands | Hard (i) | QF | 6–4, 7–6(7–5) | Template:Flagicon Chris Haggard | 14 |
| 16. | Template:Flagicon Mahesh Bhupathi Template:Flagicon Jan-Michael Gambill |
4 90 |
Indian Wells, United States | Hard | 2R | 7–6(7–4), 6–2 | Template:Flagicon Wayne Black | 13 |
| 17. | Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi Template:Flagicon Vladimir Voltchkov |
6 87 |
Davis Cup, Harare, Zimbabwe | Hard (i) | 1R | 6–3, 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 7–6(14–12) | Template:Flagicon Wayne Black | 10 |
| 18. | Template:Flagicon John-Laffnie de Jager Template:Flagicon Leander Paes |
64 10 |
Rome, Italy | Clay | 1R | 6–4, 6–2 | Template:Flagicon Wayne Black | 9 |
| 19. | Template:Flagicon Mahesh Bhupathi Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi |
6 5 |
Rome, Italy | Clay | QF | 4–6, 6–4, [10–3] | Template:Flagicon Wayne Black | 9 |
| 20. | Template:Flagicon Joshua Eagle Template:Flagicon Sandon Stolle |
33 7 |
Rome, Italy | Clay | SF | 6–4, 6–3 | Template:Flagicon Wayne Black | 9 |
| 21. | Template:Flagicon Donald Johnson Template:Flagicon Jared Palmer |
1 1 |
Queen's Club, London, United Kingdom | Grass | SF | 7–5, 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–5) | Template:Flagicon Wayne Black | 7 |
| 22. | Template:Flagicon Mahesh Bhupathi Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi |
6 5 |
Queen's Club, London, United Kingdom | Grass | F | 7–5, 6–3 | Template:Flagicon Wayne Black | 7 |
| 23. | Template:Flagicon Martin Damm Template:Flagicon Cyril Suk |
10 17 |
Washington, United States | Hard | SF | 6–4, 7–6(7–3) | Template:Flagicon Wayne Black | 9 |
| 24. | Template:Flagicon Mark Knowles Template:Flagicon Daniel Nestor |
2 1 |
Lyon, France | Carpet (i) | F | 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–3) | Template:Flagicon Wayne Black | 13 |
| 2003 | ||||||||
| 25. | Template:Flagicon Donald Johnson Template:Flagicon Jared Palmer |
12 9 |
Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | QF | 7–5, 6–3 | Template:Flagicon Wayne Black | 16 |
| 26. | Template:Flagicon Mahesh Bhupathi Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi |
5 4 |
Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | SF | 6–4, 0–6, 7–6(7–4) | Template:Flagicon Wayne Black | 16 |
| 27. | Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi Template:Flagicon Jared Palmer |
1 20 |
Stuttgart, Germany | Clay | SF | 6–4, 7–6(8–6) | Template:Flagicon Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 18 |
| 28. | Template:Flagicon Chris Haggard Template:Flagicon Paul Hanley |
21 10 |
Madrid, Spain | Hard (i) | 1R | 6–4, 6–4 | Template:Flagicon Wayne Black | 18 |
| 29. | Template:Flagicon Mark Knowles Template:Flagicon Daniel Nestor |
7 6 |
Madrid, Spain | Hard (i) | 2R | 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 6–3 | Template:Flagicon Wayne Black | 18 |
| 30. | Template:Flagicon Bob Bryan Template:Flagicon Mike Bryan |
2 2 |
Paris, France | Hard (i) | 1R | 7–6(7–3), 6–3 | Template:Flagicon Wayne Black | 18 |
| 2004 | ||||||||
| 31. | Template:Flagicon Mahesh Bhupathi Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi |
4 3 |
Indian Wells, United States | Hard | SF | 6–4, 6–4 | Template:Flagicon Wayne Black | 18 |
| 32. | Template:Flagicon Paul Hanley Template:Flagicon Fabrice Santoro |
8 7 |
Miami, United States | Hard | QF | 6–1, 7–5 | Template:Flagicon Wayne Black | 15 |
| 33. | Template:Flagicon Bob Bryan Template:Flagicon Mike Bryan |
1 1 |
Miami, United States | Hard | SF | 6–2, 7–5 | Template:Flagicon Wayne Black | 15 |
| 34. | Template:Flagicon Jonas Björkman Template:Flagicon Todd Woodbridge |
5 6 |
Miami, United States | Hard | F | 6–2, 7–6(14–12) | Template:Flagicon Wayne Black | 15 |
| 35. | Template:Flagicon Mark Knowles Template:Flagicon Daniel Nestor |
8 7 |
Hamburg, Germany | Clay | QF | 6–2, 6–7(7–9), 7–6(7–5) | Template:Flagicon Wayne Black | 15 |
| 36. | Template:Flagicon Jonas Björkman Template:Flagicon Todd Woodbridge |
3 4 |
Hamburg, Germany | Clay | SF | 6–2, 6–1 | Template:Flagicon Wayne Black | 15 |
| 37. | Template:Flagicon Bob Bryan Template:Flagicon Mike Bryan |
1 1 |
Hamburg, Germany | Clay | F | 6–4, 6–2 | Template:Flagicon Wayne Black | 15 |
| 38. | Template:Flagicon Mark Knowles Template:Flagicon Daniel Nestor |
1 1 |
Paris, France | Hard (i) | QF | 6–4, 6–4 | Template:Flagicon Wayne Black | 9 |
| 39. | Template:Flagicon Mahesh Bhupathi Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi |
6 8 |
Paris, France | Hard (i) | SF | 6–3, 6–4 | Template:Flagicon Wayne Black | 9 |
| 40. | Template:Flagicon Jonas Björkman Template:Flagicon Todd Woodbridge |
3 6 |
Masters Cup, Houston, United States | Hard (i) | SF | 6–4, 6–2 | Template:Flagicon Wayne Black | 9 |
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| 41. | Template:Flagicon Mahesh Bhupathi Template:Flagicon Todd Woodbridge |
7 4 |
Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia | Hard | QF | 7–6(7–3), 6–3 | Template:Flagicon Wayne Black | 8 |
| 42. | Template:Flagicon Bob Bryan Template:Flagicon Mike Bryan |
5 5 |
Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia | Hard | F | 6–4, 6–4 | Template:Flagicon Wayne Black | 8 |
| 43. | Template:Flagicon Leander Paes Template:Flagicon Nenad Zimonjić |
7 11 |
Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom | Grass | QF | 7–5, 7–6(10–8), 7–6(10–8) | Template:Flagicon Wayne Black | 9 |
| - | Template:Flagicon Mark Knowles Template:Flagicon Radek Štěpánek |
5 41 |
Washington, United States | Hard | SF | Walkover | Template:Flagicon Wayne Black | 8 |
| 44. | Template:Flagicon Jonas Björkman Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi |
1 4 |
Montreal, Canada | Hard | SF | 6–4, 3–6, 7–5 | Template:Flagicon Wayne Black | 7 |
| 45. | Template:Flagicon Leander Paes Template:Flagicon Nenad Zimonjić |
9 11 |
Cincinnati, United States | Hard | QF | 7–5, 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–5) | Template:Flagicon Wayne Black | 7 |
| 46. | Template:Flagicon Michaël Llodra Template:Flagicon Fabrice Santoro |
10 17 |
Cincinnati, United States | Hard | SF | 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 | Template:Flagicon Wayne Black | 7 |
Notes
References
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