Country (sports) | United States |
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Born | The Dalles, Oregon, United States | 18 March 1961
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
Turned pro | 1983 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $541,277 |
Singles | |
Career record | 53–90 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 58 (16 June 1986) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1985, 1987) |
French Open | 2R (1986) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1993) |
US Open | 3R (1984) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 73–131 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 48 (2 February 1987) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (1987) |
French Open | 1R (1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1987) |
US Open | SF (1986) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1990) |
French Open | 1R (1990) |
Wimbledon | SF (1990) |
US Open | 2R (1990) |
Last updated on: 26 March 2022. |
Todd Nelson (born March 18, 1961, in The Dalles, Oregon), is a former professional tennis player from the United States and played collegiate tennis at Arizona State University.
Nelson enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he finished runner-up in four doubles events and one singles event. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 48 in 1987.
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Feb 1988 | Lyon, France | Grand Prix | Carpet | Yahiya Doumbia | 4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 1989 | Boston, United States | Grand Prix | Clay | Phillip Williamson | Andrés Gómez Alberto Mancini | 6–7, 2–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Oct 1989 | Toulouse, France | Grand Prix | Carpet | Roger Smith | Mansour Bahrami Éric Winogradsky | 2–6, 6–7 |
Loss | 0–3 | Jul 1990 | Newport, United States | World Series | Grass | Bryan Shelton | Darren Cahill Mark Kratzmann | 6–7, 2–6 |
Loss | 0–4 | Oct 1991 | Guarujá, Brazil | World Series | Hard | Bret Garnett | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis | 3–6, 5–7 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0-1 | Sep 1992 | Singapore, Singapore | Challenger | Hard | Lionel Roux | 2–6, 0–6 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Mar 1990 | Martinique, Martinique | Challenger | Hard | Roger Smith | Olivier Delaître Guillaume Raoux | 3–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 0–2 | May 1992 | Itu, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Bertrand Madsen | Grant Stafford Kevin Ullyett | 1–6, 3–6 |
Win | 1–2 | Aug 1992 | New Haven, United States | Challenger | Hard | Leander Paes | Jeremy Bates Byron Black | 7–5, 2–6, 7–6 |
Win | 2–2 | Dec 1992 | Naples, United States | Challenger | Clay | Tobias Svantesson | Mark Knowles Alex O'Brien | 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 3–2 | Feb 1993 | Rancho Mirage, United States | Challenger | Hard | Tobias Svantesson | T. J. Middleton Kenny Thorne | 7–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 3–3 | Oct 1993 | Dublin, Ireland | Challenger | Carpet | Bent-Ove Pedersen | Mårten Renström Mikael Tillström | 2–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Tournament | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | 2R | A | 2R | 1R | A | Q2 | A | Q2 | Q3 | Q1 | A | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% | ||||||||
French Open | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | ||||||||
Wimbledon | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q2 | A | A | Q3 | 2R | Q2 | Q1 | 0 / 5 | 1–5 | 17% | ||||||||
US Open | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | Q1 | Q3 | A | 0 / 7 | 3–7 | 30% | ||||||||
Win–loss | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 18 | 7–18 | 28% | ||||||||
ATP Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | Q3 | A | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||
Hamburg | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||
Canada Masters | 1R | 2R | A | 2R | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | Q2 | Q2 | A | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% | ||||||||
Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||
Paris Masters | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||
Win–loss | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 6 | 2–6 | 25% |
Tournament | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | QF | 2R | A | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 5 | 5–5 | 50% | ||||||||
French Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 5 | 0–5 | 0% | ||||||||
Wimbledon | Q2 | Q3 | A | A | 2R | 1R | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | Q3 | 0 / 6 | 1–6 | 14% | ||||||||
US Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 7 | 6–7 | 46% | ||||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–4` | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 23 | 12–23 | 34% | ||||||||
ATP Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | 29% | ||||||||
Canada Masters | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | QF | A | A | Q1 | 1R | A | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% | ||||||||
Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||
Paris Masters | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 11 | 4–11 | 27% |
Tournament | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | SR | W–L | Win % | |||||||||||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||||||||||
French Open | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 1R | 1R | A | SF | 1R | 2R | 0 / 5 | 5–5 | 50% | |||||||||||||||
US Open | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |||||||||||||||
Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 5–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0 / 8 | 6–8 | 43% |
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