Simon Carr (tennis)

Simon Carr

Country (sports)	Ireland
Residence	Mullingar, Ireland
Born	(1999-11-07) 7 November 1999 (age 25) Dublin, Ireland
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)
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)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	12–6
Last updated on: 13 January 2025.

Simon Carr (born 7 November 1999) is an Irish former professional tennis player. ^[2] He had a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 512 achieved on 3 February 2020, and best doubles ranking of No. 507 achieved on 27 September 2021.

Early life and education

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]

Career

Carr represented Ireland at the Davis Cup, where he had a W/L record of 12–8. ^[6] He received his first call-up to play against Denmark in February 2018. ^{[7] [8]} Carr announced his retirement from professional tennis in May 2024. ^[9]

Finals

ATP Challengers and ITF Futures

Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-up)

Legend (doubles) ATP Challenger Tour (0–0) ITF Futures Tour (0–0) $25,000 tournaments (0–1) $15,000 tournaments (1–1)

Titles by surface Hard (0–1) Clay (1–1) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Level	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
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

Doubles: 10 (3 titles, 7 runner-ups)

Legend (doubles) ATP Challenger Tour (0–0) ITF Futures Tour (0–1) $25,000 tournaments (1–1) $15,000 tournaments (2–5)

Titles by surface Hard (3–3) Clay (0–3) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Level	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
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]

References

1. "Simon Carr – Overview – ATP Tour – Tennis". ATP Tour.
2. "Tennis isn't always as glamorous as it looks – just ask Ireland's top player". Irish Independent. 12 May 2020.
3. "The Carr sporting dynasty: Former footballer Tommy and pro tennis player son Simon". Off the Ball. 28 April 2020.
4. "Simon Carr Q&A: 'I know I can compete with all the guys here, I've beaten most of them'". Irish Examiner . 22 January 2017.
5. "A year after abandoning school to chase his dream, teenager Simon Carr is on the road to stardom". The42.ie. 27 March 2016.
6. "Simon Carr". daviscup.com. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
7. Bailey, Ryan (21 December 2017). "17-year-old Simon Carr one of four debutants in Ireland's Davis Cup squad". The42.ie.
8. "'Only 100 players make a profit out of this every year' – Ireland's Simon Carr battling to become tennis sensation". Irish Independent. 8 January 2018.
9. "Ireland's Simon Carr makes curtain call on pro tennis career at age of 24". RTE. Retrieved 13 January 2025.

External links

• Simon Carr at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Simon Carr at the International Tennis Federation
• Simon Carr at the Davis Cup
• Simon Carr at tennisabstract.com
• Simon Carr at ESPN.com