Simon Aspelin

Simon Aspelin (; born 11 May 1974) is a former professional tennis doubles player from Sweden who turned professional in 1998. His success mainly came in doubles, winning 12 titles and reaching World No. 7 in March 2008. In men's doubles, Aspelin won the 2007 US Open and the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

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Simon Aspelin at the 2010 US Open

A memorable part of Aspelin's career was when he and doubles partner Todd Perry were playing in the 2006 Wimbledon Championships men's doubles quarterfinals as the eighth-seeded doubles team against third-seeded Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor. Knowles and Nestor won the match by winning the final set 23–21.

At the 2007 U.S. Open, seeded tenth with his partner Julian Knowle, Aspelin achieved the greatest triumph of his career by winning the U.S. Open, his first Grand Slam. In the first two rounds, they won against Kubot/Skoch and got a walkover over Calleri/Horna. They went on to upset the eighth seeds Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram in the third round. In the quarterfinals, they shocked the top seeds Bob and Mike Bryan, having lost to them only weeks before. In the semifinal, they held off unseeded Julien Benneteau and Nicolas Mahut, before winning the final in two sets over the ninth seeds, Pavel Vízner and Lukáš Dlouhý. He had never before reached a Grand Slam semifinal. This win put them into the No. 5 position in the ATP Doubles Race, and also gave Aspelin his career-high ranking of No. 13. His Davis cup record in March 2009 is 3–5 in doubles.

Another notable performance in 2007 was the final against Knowles/Nestor in Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai, which he lost with Julian Knowle.

In the 2008 Summer Olympics, he and fellow Swede Thomas Johansson defeated French pair Michaël Llodra and Arnaud Clément 7–6, 4–6, 19–17 in the semi-finals. The match that lasted 4 hours and 46 minutes. They went on to win the silver medal.

Prior to his pro career, Aspelin competed for four seasons at Pepperdine University, in Malibu, Calif. He was one of just two Waves to earn All-American status all four seasons, and was inducted into the Pepperdine Hall of Fame in the fall of 2010.

In May 2011, he was inducted into the ITA Hall of Fame.

In July 2011, Aspelin announced his retirement from professional tennis. He played his last tournament in Båstad, where he reached the final but failed to claim his thirteenth ATP title.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 title)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Pertner	Opponents	Score
Win	2007	U.S. Open	Hard	Template:Flagicon Julian Knowle	Template:Flagicon Lukáš Dlouhý Template:Flagicon Pavel Vízner	7–5, 6–4

Olympics

Doubles: 1 (1 Silver)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Pertner	Opponents	Score
Silver	2008	Beijing Olympics	Hard	Template:Flagicon Thomas Johansson	Template:Flagicon Roger Federer Template:Flagicon Stan Wawrinka	3–6, 4–6, 7–6 (7–4) , 3–6

Career finals

Doubles (12 wins, 21 losses)

Legend Grand Slam (1) Tennis Masters Cup (0) ATP Masters Series (0) ATP International Series Gold (3) ATP Tour (8)

Titles by surface Hard (5) Clay (5) Grass (1) Carpet (1)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	Feb 2000	Marseille	Hard	Template:Flagicon Johan Landsberg	Template:Flagicon Juan Ignacio Carrasco Template:Flagicon Jairo Velasco, Jr.	7–6(7–2), 6–4
Loss	1.	Jul 2001	Båstad	Clay	Template:Flagicon Andrew Kratzmann	Template:Flagicon Karsten Braasch Template:Flagicon Jens Knippschild	6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–7(5–7)
Loss	2.	Jul 2001	Kitzbühel	Clay	Template:Flagicon Andrew Kratzmann	Template:Flagicon Àlex Corretja Template:Flagicon Luis Lobo	3–6, 6–4, 3–6
Loss	3.	Feb 2002	Buenos Aires	Clay	Template:Flagicon Andrew Kratzmann	Template:Flagicon Gastón Etlis Template:Flagicon Martín Rodríguez	6–3, 3–6, [4–10]
Loss	4.	Apr 2002	Estoril	Clay	Template:Flagicon Andrew Kratzmann	Template:Flagicon Karsten Braasch Template:Flagicon Andrei Olhovskiy	3–6, 3–6
Win	2.	May 2003	St. Pölten	Clay	Template:Flagicon Massimo Bertolini	Template:Flagicon Sargis Sargsian Template:Flagicon Nenad Zimonjić	6–4, 6–7(8–10), 6–3
Win	3.	Jul 2003	Båstad	Clay	Template:Flagicon Massimo Bertolini	Template:Flagicon Lucas Arnold Template:Flagicon Mariano Hood	6–7(3–7), 6–0, 6–4
Loss	5.	Sep 2003	Bucharest	Clay	Template:Flagicon Jeff Coetzee	Template:Flagicon Karsten Braasch Template:Flagicon Sargis Sargsian	6–7(7–9), 2–6
Loss	6.	Jul 2004	Båstad	Clay	Template:Flagicon Todd Perry	Template:Flagicon Mahesh Bhupathi Template:Flagicon Jonas Björkman	6–4, 6–7(2–7), 6–7(6–8)
Loss	7.	Jul 2004	Stuttgart	Clay	Template:Flagicon Todd Perry	Template:Flagicon Jiří Novák Template:Flagicon Radek Štěpánek	2–6, 4–6
Loss	8.	Jan 2005	Adelaide	Hard	Template:Flagicon Todd Perry	Template:Flagicon Xavier Malisse Template:Flagicon Olivier Rochus	6–7(5–7), 4–6
Loss	9.	Jan 2005	Auckland	Hard	Template:Flagicon Todd Perry	Template:Flagicon Yves Allegro Template:Flagicon Michael Kohlmann	4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win	4.	Jan 2005	Delray Beach	Hard	Template:Flagicon Todd Perry	Template:Flagicon Jordan Kerr Template:Flagicon Jim Thomas	6–3, 6–3
Win	5.	Feb 2005	Memphis	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Todd Perry	Template:Flagicon Bob Bryan Template:Flagicon Mike Bryan	6–4, 6–4
Loss	10.	Jun 2005	Nottingham	Grass	Template:Flagicon Todd Perry	Template:Flagicon Jonathan Erlich Template:Flagicon Andy Ram	6–4, 3–6, 5–7
Loss	11.	Jul 2005	Indianapolis	Hard	Template:Flagicon Todd Perry	Template:Flagicon Paul Hanley Template:Flagicon Graydon Oliver	2–6, 1–3 ret.
Loss	12.	Oct 2005	Tokyo	Hard	Template:Flagicon Todd Perry	Template:Flagicon Satoshi Iwabuchi Template:Flagicon Takao Suzuki	4–5(3–7), 4–5(13–15)
Loss	13.	Jan 2006	Auckland	Hard	Template:Flagicon Todd Perry	Template:Flagicon Andrei Pavel Template:Flagicon Rogier Wassen	2–6, 7–5, [4–10]
Win	6.	Oct 2006	St. Petersburg	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Todd Perry	Template:Flagicon Julian Knowle Template:Flagicon Jürgen Melzer	6–1, 7–6(7–3)
Loss	14.	Jan 2007	Auckland	Hard	Template:Flagicon Chris Haggard	Template:Flagicon Jeff Coetzee Template:Flagicon Rogier Wassen	7–6(11–9), 3–6, [2–10]
Win	7.	May 2007	Pörtschach	Clay	Template:Flagicon Julian Knowle	Template:Flagicon Leoš Friedl Template:Flagicon David Škoch	7–6(8–6), 5–7, [10–5]
Win	8.	Jun 2007	Halle	Grass	Template:Flagicon Julian Knowle	Template:Flagicon Fabrice Santoro Template:Flagicon Nenad Zimonjić	6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Win	9.	Jul 2007	Båstad	Clay	Template:Flagicon Julian Knowle	Template:Flagicon Martin García Template:Flagicon Sebastián Prieto	6–2, 6–4
Win	10.	Sep 2007	U.S. Open	Hard	Template:Flagicon Julian Knowle	Template:Flagicon Lukáš Dlouhý Template:Flagicon Pavel Vízner	7–5, 6–4
Loss	15.	Nov 2007	Tennis Masters Cup, Shanghai	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Julian Knowle	Template:Flagicon Mark Knowles Template:Flagicon Daniel Nestor	2–6, 3–6
Loss	16.	Aug 2008	Summer Olympics, Beijing	Hard	Template:Flagicon Thomas Johansson	Template:Flagicon Roger Federer Template:Flagicon Stanislas Wawrinka	4–6, 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 3–6
Loss	17.	Apr 2009	Casablanca	Clay	Template:Flagicon Paul Hanley	Template:Flagicon Łukasz Kubot Template:Flagicon Oliver Marach	6–7(4–7), 6–3, [6–10]
Loss	18.	May 2009	Madrid	Clay	Template:Flagicon Wesley Moodie	Template:Flagicon Daniel Nestor Template:Flagicon Nenad Zimonjić	4–6, 4–6
Win	11.	Jul 2009	Hamburg	Clay	Template:Flagicon Paul Hanley	Template:Flagicon Marcelo Melo Template:Flagicon Filip Polášek	6–3, 6–3
Loss	19.	Oct 2009	Stockholm	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Paul Hanley	Template:Flagicon Bruno Soares Template:Flagicon Kevin Ullyett	4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss	20.	Feb 2010	Rotterdam	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Paul Hanley	Template:Flagicon Daniel Nestor Template:Flagicon Nenad Zimonjić	4–6, 6–4, [7–10]
Win	12.	Feb 2010	Dubai	Hard	Template:Flagicon Paul Hanley	Template:Flagicon Lukáš Dlouhý Template:Flagicon Leander Paes	6–2, 6–3
Loss	21.	Jul 2011	Båstad	Clay	Template:Flagicon Andreas Siljeström	Template:Flagicon Robert Lindstedt Template:Flagicon Horia Tecău	3–6, 3–6

Doubles Performance timeline

Tournament	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	3R	1R	2R	2R	2R	3R	QF	2R	1R	1R	3R	1R	0 / 12	13–12
French Open	A	A	A	1R	2R	1R	1R	1R	3R	2R	3R	3R	3R	1R	3R	0 / 12	11–12
Wimbledon	A	A	A	1R	2R	1R	2R	QF	1R	QF	1R	1R	QF	2R	3R	0 / 12	14–12
US Open	A	A	A	1R	1R	2R	1R	3R	QF	2R	W	2R	1R	QF	A	1 / 11	16–10
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	2–4	2–4	2–4	2–4	6–4	7–4	8–4	8–3	3–4	5–4	6–4	3–3	1 / 47	54–46
ATP World Tour Finals
Tour Doubles Finals	A	A	A	SF	A	NH	A	A	A	A	F	A	A	A	A	0 / 2	6–3
Davis Cup
Davis Cup Doubles	A	A	A	A	SF	A	A	A	PO	PO	SF	QF	PO	PO	QF	0 / 8	6–6
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics	Not Held			A	Not Held			A	Not Held			F	Not Held			0 / 1	4–1
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	1R	1R	SF	1R	1R	1R	SF	1R	0 / 9	6–9
Miami	A	A	A	2R	2R	2R	A	1R	1R	1R	2R	QF	1R	2R	1R	0 / 11	6–11
Monte Carlo	A	A	A	A	1R	1R	A	A	2R	QF	SF	QF	2R	SF	A	0 / 8	7–8
Hamburg	A	A	A	1R	QF	1R	A	A	1R	QF	SF	QF	Madrid (C)			0 / 7	5–7
Madrid (Clay)	Held as Hamburg												F	2R	A	0 / 2	4–2
Rome	A	A	A	QF	2R	2R	A	A	2R	QF	2R	2R	1R	2R	A	0 / 9	6–9
Canada	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	QF	2R	2R	1R	2R	A	0 / 6	3–6
Cincinnati	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	QF	QF	QF	A	1R	A	0 / 5	5–5
Stuttgart	A	A	A	A	A	Held as Madrid (Hard)							Shanghai			0 / 0	0–0	–
Madrid (Hard)	Held as Stuttgart					A	A	A	1R	1R	QF	QF	Shanghai			0 / 4	2–4
Shanghai	Held as Stuttgart					Held as Madrid (Hard)							2R	2R	A	0 / 2	2–2
Paris	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	1R	SF	QF	QF	1R	A	0 / 6	5–6
Career statistics
Tournaments played	0	0	3	22	26	31	22	23	30	25	31	27	30	24	15	309
Titles	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	1	4	0	1	1	0	12
Finals reached	0	0	0	1	2	2	3	2	7	2	6	1	4	2	1	33
Hard Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–2	11–9	9–10	12–14	3–8	9–11	30–15	23–15	22–19	24–20	10–18	22–14	5–6	5 / 164	180–161
Grass Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–1	3–3	1–2	1–1	3–2	5–4	3–2	4–1	0–2	5–2	3–3	2–3	1 / 26	30–26
Clay Win–loss	0–0	0–0	1–1	13–10	15–12	9–14	13–8	7–8	8–8	5–7	17–8	7–6	19–9	3–6	9–7	5 / 107	126–104
Carpet Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–1	1–1	0–1	2–2	1–2	1–2	4–1	1–2	0–0	1–0	0–0	0–0	1 / 12	12–12
Overall win–loss	0–0	0–0	1–3	25–21	28–26	22–31	19–19	20–23	44–29	35–25	44–30	31–28	35–29	28–23	16–16	12 / 309	348–303
Win %	–	–	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Year-end ranking	355	322	111	51	50	55	40	45	17	19	8	22	23	26	74	$2,121,037

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