Simon Carr (tennis)

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Simon Carr
Country (sports)Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Residence Mullingar, Ireland
Born (1999-11-07) 7 November 1999 (age 25)
Dublin, Ireland
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$68,643
Singles
Career record1-5 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 512 (3 February 2020)
Doubles
Career record1-2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 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.

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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)
ResultW–L   Date   LevelTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1–0Apr 2019$15,000 Tabarka, TunisiaClay Flag of Sweden.svg Christian Lindell 6–1, 6–3
Runner-up1–1May 2019$15,000 Kampala, UgandaClay Flag of Russia.svg Ivan Nedelko 2–6, 4–6
Runner-up1–2Jul 2021$25,000 Idanha-a-Nova, PortugalHard Flag of Spain.svg 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)
ResultW–L   Date   LevelTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up0–1Jul 2015Futures Dublin, IrelandCarpet Flag of Ireland.svg Bjorn Thomson Flag of Ireland.svg Sam Barry
Flag of Ireland.svg David O'Hare 		3–6, 6–2, [3–10]
Runner-up0–2Apr 2019$15,000 Tabarka, TunisiaClay Flag of France.svg Amaury Delmas Flag of Sweden.svg Filip Bergevi
Flag of Sweden.svg Markus Eriksson 		3–6, 1–6
Runner-up0–3May 2019$15,000 Kampala, UgandaClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ryan James Storrie Flag of India.svg Anirudh Chandrasekar
Flag of India.svg Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha 		3–6, 4–6
Winner1–3Dec 2019$15,000 Heraklion, GreeceHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ryan Nijboer Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Vivero Gonzalez
Flag of Argentina.svg Matias Zukas 		7–6(8-6), 6–3
Winner2–3Feb 2020$15,000 Cancún, MexicoHard Flag of New Zealand.svg Ajeet Rai Flag of France.svg Gabriel Petit
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brandon Walkin 		6–4, 6–2
Runner-up2–4Mar 2020$25,000 Potchefstroom, South AfricaHard Flag of France.svg Corentin Denolly Flag of France.svg Benjamin Bonzi
Flag of France.svg Matteo Martineau 		4–6, 2–6
Runner-up2–5Mar 2021$15,000 Monastir, TunisiaHard Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Kotzen Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Nakagawa
Flag of Japan.svg Ryota Tanuma 		1–6, 3–6
Runner-up2–6Mar 2021$15,000 Pune, IndiaHard Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Kotzen Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Luca Castelnuovo
Flag of India.svg Arjun Kadhe 		4–6, 5–7
Runner-up2–7May 2021$15,000 Cairo, IndiaClay Flag of Germany.svg Kai Wehnelt Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sánchez Jover
Flag of Spain.svg Jose Francisco Vidal Azorín 		5–7, 3–6
Winner3–7Jul 2021$25,000 Idanha-a-Nova, PortugalHard Flag of Moldova.svg Alexander Cozbinov Flag of Brazil.svg Gilbert Klier Junior
Flag of Brazil.svg João Lucas Reis da Silva 		6–2, 2–6, [10–5]

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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.
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