Country (sports) | Ireland |
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Residence | Mullingar, Ireland |
Born | Dublin, Ireland | 7 November 1999
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1] |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $68,643 |
Singles | |
Career record | 1-5 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 512 (3 February 2020) |
Current ranking | No. 1694 (27 March 2024) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 1-2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 507 (27 September 2021) |
Current ranking | No. 1192 (27 March 2024) |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup | 12-6 |
Last updated on: 27 March 2024. |
Simon Carr (born 7 November 1999) is an Irish tennis player. [2] Carr has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 512 achieved on 3 February 2020. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 507 achieved on 27 September 2021.
Simon Carr is the son of Tommy. [3] He also played Gaelic football and rugby and swam when young but his mother got him into tennis at the age of nine and his grandfather is Seán Purcell. [4] He studied in Mullingar C.B.S . [5]
Carr represents Ireland at the Davis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 5–4. [6] Conor Niland gave Carr his first call-up to play against Denmark in February 2018. [7]
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Result | W–L | Date | Level | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1–0 | Apr 2019 | $15,000 | Tabarka, Tunisia | Clay | Christian Lindell | 6–1, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 1–1 | May 2019 | $15,000 | Kampala, Uganda | Clay | Ivan Nedelko | 2–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 1–2 | Jul 2021 | $25,000 | Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal | Hard | Alejandro Moro Cañas | 6–7(5-7), 4–6 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Level | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 0–1 | Jul 2015 | Futures | Dublin, Ireland | Carpet | Bjorn Thomson | Sam Barry David O'Hare | 3–6, 6–2, [3–10] |
Runner-up | 0–2 | Apr 2019 | $15,000 | Tabarka, Tunisia | Clay | Amaury Delmas | Filip Bergevi Markus Eriksson | 3–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 0–3 | May 2019 | $15,000 | Kampala, Uganda | Clay | Ryan James Storrie | Anirudh Chandrasekar Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha | 3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 1–3 | Dec 2019 | $15,000 | Heraklion, Greece | Hard | Ryan Nijboer | Pablo Vivero Gonzalez Matias Zukas | 7–6(8-6), 6–3 |
Winner | 2–3 | Feb 2020 | $15,000 | Cancún, Mexico | Hard | Ajeet Rai | Gabriel Petit Brandon Walkin | 6–4, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 2–4 | Mar 2020 | $25,000 | Potchefstroom, South Africa | Hard | Corentin Denolly | Benjamin Bonzi Matteo Martineau | 4–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 2–5 | Mar 2021 | $15,000 | Monastir, Tunisia | Hard | Alexander Kotzen | Naoki Nakagawa Ryota Tanuma | 1–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 2–6 | Mar 2021 | $15,000 | Pune, India | Hard | Alexander Kotzen | Luca Castelnuovo Arjun Kadhe | 4–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 2–7 | May 2021 | $15,000 | Cairo, India | Clay | Kai Wehnelt | Carlos Sánchez Jover Jose Francisco Vidal Azorín | 5–7, 3–6 |
Winner | 3–7 | Jul 2021 | $25,000 | Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal | Hard | Alexander Cozbinov | Gilbert Klier Junior João Lucas Reis da Silva | 6–2, 2–6, [10–5] |
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