Neil Broad

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Neil Broad
Country (sports)Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
ResidenceCape Town, South Africa
Born (1966-11-20) 20 November 1966 (age 57)
Cape Town, South Africa
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro1986
Retired2000
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money $1,205,610
Singles
Career record7–19
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 84 (8 May 1989)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 2R (1989)
French Open 1R (1989)
Wimbledon 2R (1990)
US Open 2R (1989)
Doubles
Career record283–273
Career titles7
Highest rankingNo. 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
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1996 Atlanta Doubles

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 partnering Tim Henman.

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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 doubles event at the Australian Open in 2000, they were defeated by David Macpherson and Peter Nyborg.

Major finals

Olympic finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Silver 1996 Atlanta Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Henman Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Woodforde
4–6, 4–6, 2–6

Career finals

Doubles (7 titles, 17 runners-up)

Legend
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
Olympic Games (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Championship Series (0)
Grand Prix / ATP Tour (7)
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.Jan 1989 Adelaide, AustraliaHard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Stefan Kruger Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Kratzmann
Flag of the United States.svg Glenn Layendecker
6–2, 7–6
Loss1.Jul 1989 Newport, U.S.Grass Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Stefan Kruger Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Galbraith
Flag of the United States.svg Brian Garrow
6–2, 5–7, 3–6
Win2.Jul 1989 Washington, U.S.Hard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Gary Muller Flag of the United States.svg Jim Grabb
Flag of the United States.svg Patrick McEnroe
6–7, 7–6, 6–4
Loss2.Feb 1990 Toronto Indoor, CanadaCarpet (i) Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Curren Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Galbraith
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Macpherson
6–2, 4–6, 3–6
Loss3.Aug 1990 Cincinnati, U.S.Hard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Gary Muller Flag of Australia (converted).svg Darren Cahill
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Kratzmann
6–7, 2–6
Loss4.Sep 1990 Basel, SwitzerlandHard (i) Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Gary Muller Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Stefan Kruger
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Christo van Rensburg
6–4, 6–7, 3–6
Win3.Oct 1990 Toulouse, FranceHard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Gary Muller Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Mortensen
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michiel Schapers
7–6, 6–4
Win4.Feb 1992 Milan, ItalyCarpet (i) Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Macpherson Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Casal
Flag of Spain.svg Emilio Sánchez
5–7, 7–5, 6–4
Loss5.Oct 1992 Lyon, FranceCarpet (i) Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Stefan Kruger Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jakob Hlasek
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marc Rosset
1–6, 3–6
Loss6.Apr 1993 Seoul, South KoreaHard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Gary Muller Flag of Sweden.svg Jan Apell
Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Nyborg
7–5, 6–7, 2–6
Loss7.Jun 1993 London/Queen's Club, U.K.Grass Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Gary Muller Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Woodforde
7–6, 3–6, 4–6
Loss8.Jun 1994 Florence, ItalyClay Flag of the United States.svg Greg Van Emburgh Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jon Ireland
Flag of the United States.svg Kenny Thorne
6–7, 3–6
Win5.Aug 1994 San Marino Clay Flag of the United States.svg Greg Van Emburgh Flag of Spain.svg Jordi Arrese
Flag of Italy.svg Renzo Furlan
6–4, 7–6
Loss9.Oct 1994 Palermo, ItalyClay Flag of the United States.svg Greg Van Emburgh Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Kempers
Flag of the United States.svg Jack Waite
6–7, 4–6
Loss10.Jul 1995 Amsterdam, NetherlandsClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Arthurs Flag of Chile.svg Marcelo Ríos
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sjeng Schalken
6–7, 2–6
Loss11.Apr 1996 Barcelona, SpainClay Flag of South Africa.svg Piet Norval Flag of Argentina.svg Luis Lobo
Flag of Spain.svg Javier Sánchez
1–6, 3–6
Loss12.Jun 1996 Nottingham, U.K.Grass Flag of South Africa.svg Piet Norval Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Petchey
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Danny Sapsford
7–6, 6–7, 4–6
Loss13.Jul 1996 Atlanta Olympics, U.S.Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Henman Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Woodforde
4–6, 4–6, 2–6
Loss14.Oct 1996 Lyon, FranceCarpet (i) Flag of South Africa.svg Piet Norval Flag of the United States.svg Jim Grabb
Flag of the United States.svg Richey Reneberg
2–6, 1–6
Loss15.May 1997 Hamburg, GermanyClay Flag of South Africa.svg Piet Norval Flag of Argentina.svg Luis Lobo
Flag of Spain.svg Javier Sánchez
3–6, 6–7
Loss16.Mar 1998 Rotterdam, NetherlandsCarpet Flag of South Africa.svg Piet Norval Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jacco Eltingh
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis
6–7, 3–6
Win6.Aug 1998 Umag, Croatia Clay Flag of South Africa.svg Piet Norval Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Novák
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg David Rikl
6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Win7.Sep 1998 Bournemouth, U.K.Clay Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Kevin Ullyett Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Arthurs
Flag of Spain.svg Alberto Berasategui
7–6, 6–3
Loss17.Feb 1999 Rotterdam, NetherlandsCarpet Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Tramacchi Flag of South Africa.svg David Adams
Flag of South Africa.svg John-Laffnie de Jager
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.

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References

  1. ITF Tennis - Paralympics 2008 - News Article
  2. "Texas A&M Athletics Athlete Bios". Archived from the original on 12 July 2007. Retrieved 5 June 2007.