Wesley Moodie
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Wesley Moodie (born 14 February 1979) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa who won the 2005 Wimbledon Men's Doubles.
Career
Early life and college career
He began to play tennis at an early age and won the South African Junior Masters tournament in February 1996.
Moodie played college tennis in the United States from January 1997 until May 2000, originally for Auburn University at Montgomery (AUM), and then from September 1998 at Boise State (BSU). He turned professional in June 2000.
Professional career
Moodie first came to public notice when he reached the third round at Wimbledon in 2003, losing to Sébastien Grosjean, whom he beat in the United States later that year. Moodie won his first top-flight tour singles event in capturing the 2005 Japan Open, beating fifth seed Mario Ančić in the final 1–6, 7–6, 6–4, after saving two match points in the tie-break (he had also saved four match points in the semifinal against Jarkko Nieminen).
Along with Stephen Huss, who formerly played college tennis for the Auburn Tigers, he became the first qualifier to win the Wimbledon men's doubles championship in 2005, beating the No. 6, 9, 3, 1 & 2 seeds in the process.
Wesley Moodie joined the Monte Carlo Tennis Academy on 9 June 2007.[1]
Playing style
Moodie is a serve-and-volley specialist who has developed his baseline game to a high level of proficiency. His 6 ft 5 in height is combined with a powerful serve.
Personal
Moodie is married to wife Marcia, a teacher. They have a daughter, Danica Jade, born 30 November 2006, two sons, Jason, born 16 February 2011 and Kristian, born 30 June 2015.
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 2005 | Wimbledon | Grass | Template:Flagicon Stephen Huss | Template:Flagicon Bob Bryan Template:Flagicon Mike Bryan |
7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–7(2–7), 6–3 |
| Loss | 2009 | French Open | Clay | Template:Flagicon Dick Norman | Template:Flagicon Lukáš Dlouhý Template:Flagicon Leander Paes |
6–3, 3–6, 2–6 |
Mixed doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 2010 | Wimbledon | Grass | Template:Flagicon Lisa Raymond | Template:Flagicon Cara Black Template:Flagicon Leander Paes |
4–6, 6–7(5–7) |
ATP career finals
Singles: 1 (1 title)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | [[2005 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's singles|Template:Dts]] | Japan Open, Tokyo | Intl. Gold | Hard | Template:Flagicon Mario Ančić | 1–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–4 |
Doubles: 13 (6 titles, 7 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | [[2005 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] | Wimbledon, U.K. | Grand Slam | Grass | Template:Flagicon Stephen Huss | Template:Flagicon Bob Bryan Template:Flagicon Mike Bryan |
7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–7(2–7), 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–1 | [[2005 Davidoff Swiss Indoors – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | Swiss Indoors, Switzerland | International | Hard (i) | Template:Flagicon Stephen Huss | Template:Flagicon Agustín Calleri Template:Flagicon Fernando González |
5–7, 5–7 |
| Loss | 1–2 | [[2006 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | Delray Beach Open, U.S. | International | Hard | Template:Flagicon Chris Haggard | Template:Flagicon Mark Knowles Template:Flagicon Daniel Nestor |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | [[2007 Next Generation Adelaide International – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | Adelaide International, Australia | International | Hard | Template:Flagicon Todd Perry | Template:Flagicon Novak Djokovic Template:Flagicon Radek Štěpánek |
6–4, 3–6, [15–13] |
| Win | 3–2 | [[2007 Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | Valencia Open, Spain | International | Clay | Template:Flagicon Todd Perry | Template:Flagicon Yves Allegro Template:Flagicon Sebastián Prieto |
7–5, 7–5 |
| Loss | 3–3 | [[2008 Qatar Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | Qatar Open, Doha | International | Hard | Template:Flagicon Jeff Coetzee | Template:Flagicon Philipp Kohlschreiber Template:Flagicon David Škoch |
4–6, 6–4, [9–11] |
| Win | 4–3 | [[2008 Estoril Open – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] | Estoril Open, Portugal | International | Clay | Template:Flagicon Jeff Coetzee | Template:Flagicon Jamie Murray Template:Flagicon Kevin Ullyett |
6–2, 4–6, [10–8] |
| Loss | 4–4 | [[2008 BNP Paribas Masters – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | Paris Masters, France | Masters | Hard (i) | Template:Flagicon Jeff Coetzee | Template:Flagicon Jonas Björkman Template:Flagicon Kevin Ullyett |
2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 4–5 | [[2009 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] | Madrid Open, Spain | Masters 1000 | Clay | Template:Flagicon Simon Aspelin | Template:Flagicon Daniel Nestor Template:Flagicon Nenad Zimonjić |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4–6 | [[2009 French Open – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] | French Open, Paris | Grand Slam | Clay | Template:Flagicon Dick Norman | Template:Flagicon Lukáš Dlouhý Template:Flagicon Leander Paes |
6–3, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 5–6 | [[2009 Aegon Championships – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | Queen's Club Championships, U.K. | 250 Series | Grass | Template:Flagicon Mikhail Youzhny | Template:Flagicon Marcelo Melo Template:Flagicon André Sá |
6–4, 4–6, [10–6] |
| Win | 6–6 | [[2009 Ordina Open – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] | Rosmalen Championships, Netherlands | 250 Series | Grass | Template:Flagicon Dick Norman | Template:Flagicon Johan Brunström Template:Flagicon Jean-Julien Rojer |
7–6(7–3), 6–7(8–10), [10–5] |
| Loss | 6–7 | [[2010 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, U.S. | 250 Series | Clay | Template:Flagicon Stephen Huss | Template:Flagicon Bob Bryan Template:Flagicon Mike Bryan |
3–6, 5–7 |
Career statistics
Doubles performance timeline
| Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | Career SR | Career W-L |
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| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | 3R | 3R | SF | 2R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 7 | 11–7 |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | F | SF | 1R | 0 / 6 | 10–6 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | W | 3R | 3R | 2R | SF | SF | QF | 1 / 7 | 21–6 |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | QF | QF | A | 0 / 5 | 6–5 |
| Grand Slam SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 27 | N/A |
| Annual win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 8–2 | 5–4 | 4–4 | 6–3 | 12–4 | 9–4 | 2–3 | N/A | 48–24 |
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| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 |
| Miami | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | A | SF | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 4 | 6–4 |
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | SF | 2R | SF | A | 0 / 3 | 6–3 |
| Rome | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 5 | 0–5 |
| Madrid (Stuttgart) | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | SF | F | 2R | QF | 0 / 4 | 7–4 |
| Canada | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | QF | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 |
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | A | A | A | QF | SF | A | 0 / 3 | 5–3 |
| Shanghai | Not Held | QF | 2R | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | ||||||||||
| Paris | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | F | 2R | QF | A | 0 / 3 | 4–3 |
| Hamburg | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 2R | NM1 | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | ||
| Masters Series SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 31 | N/A |
| Annual win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 11–7 | 7–9 | 7–7 | 1–2 | N/A | 31–31 |
| Year-end ranking | 1384 | – | 285 | 200 | 188 | 178 | 172 | 24 | 47 | 49 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 182 | N/A | |
References
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- Moodie world ranking history
- Profile page of Wesley Moodie at the Monte Carlo Tennis Academy website
- Wesley Moodie Foundation Website
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- 1979 births
- Living people
- Auburn University at Montgomery alumni
- Boise State University alumni
- Tennis players from Durban
- South African expatriate sportspeople in the United Kingdom
- South African male tennis players
- South African people of English descent
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's doubles
- Wimbledon champions
- South African expatriate sportspeople in the United States