Wesley Moodie

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Wesley Moodie
Wesley moodie.jpg
Country (sports)Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Residence Cape Town, South Africa
Born (1979-02-14) 14 February 1979 (age 46)
Durban
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Turned pro2000
RetiredJuly 2011
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$2,455,112
Singles
Career record58–70
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 57 (10 October 2005)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 2R (2006)
French Open 1R (2006)
Wimbledon 3R (2003)
US Open 3R (2006)
Doubles
Career record170–133
Career titles6
Highest rankingNo. 8 (3 August 2009)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open SF (2008)
French Open F (2009)
Wimbledon W (2005)
US Open QF (2009, 2010)

Wesley Moodie (born 14 February 1979) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa who won the 2005 Wimbledon Men's Doubles.

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Career

Early life and college career

He began to play tennis at an early age and won the South African Junior Masters tournament in February 1996.

Moodie played college tennis in the United States from January 1997 until May 2000, originally for Auburn University at Montgomery (AUM), and then from September 1998 at Boise State (BSU). He turned professional in June 2000.

Professional career

Moodie first came to public notice when he reached the third round at Wimbledon in 2003, losing to Sébastien Grosjean, whom he beat in the United States later that year. Moodie won his first top-flight tour singles event in capturing the 2005 Japan Open, beating fifth seed Mario Ančić in the final 1–6, 7–6, 6–4, after saving two match points in the tie-break (he had also saved four match points in the semifinal against Jarkko Nieminen).

Along with Stephen Huss, who formerly played college tennis for the Auburn Tigers, he became the first qualifier to win the Wimbledon men's doubles championship in 2005, beating the No. 6, 9, 3, 1 & 2 seeds in the process.

Wesley Moodie joined the Monte Carlo Tennis Academy on 9 June 2007. [1]

Playing style

Moodie is a serve-and-volley specialist who has developed his baseline game to a high level of proficiency. His 6 ft 5 in height is combined with a powerful serve.

Personal

Moodie is married to wife Marcia, a teacher. They have a daughter, Danica Jade, born 30 November 2006, two sons, Jason, born 16 February 2011 and Kristian, born 30 June 2015.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win 2005 Wimbledon Grass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Huss Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan
7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–7(2–7), 6–3
Loss 2009 French Open Clay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dick Norman Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lukáš Dlouhý
Flag of India.svg Leander Paes
6–3, 3–6, 2–6

Mixed doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss 2010 Wimbledon Grass Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black
Flag of India.svg Leander Paes
4–6, 6–7(5–7)

ATP career finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Masters Series /
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP International Series Gold /
ATP World Tour 500 Series (1–0)
ATP International Series /
ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (1–0)
Indoor (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0 Oct 2005 Japan Open, TokyoIntl. GoldHard Flag of Croatia.svg Mario Ančić 1–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–4

Doubles: 13 (6 titles, 7 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (1–1)
ATP Masters Series /
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–2)
ATP International Series Gold /
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP International Series /
ATP World Tour 250 Series (5–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–4)
Clay (2–3)
Grass (3–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (6–5)
Indoor (0–2)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0 Jul 2005 Wimbledon, U.K.Grand SlamGrass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Huss Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan
7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–7(2–7), 6–3
Loss1–1 Oct 2005 Swiss Indoors, SwitzerlandInternationalHard (i) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Huss Flag of Argentina.svg Agustín Calleri
Flag of Chile.svg Fernando González
5–7, 5–7
Loss1–2 Feb 2006 Delray Beach Open, U.S.InternationalHard Flag of South Africa.svg Chris Haggard Flag of the Bahamas.svg Mark Knowles
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Nestor
2–6, 3–6
Win2–2 Jan 2007 Adelaide International, AustraliaInternationalHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Perry Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg Novak Djokovic
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Radek Štěpánek
6–4, 3–6, [15–13]
Win3–2 Apr 2007 Valencia Open, SpainInternationalClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Perry Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Yves Allegro
Flag of Argentina.svg Sebastián Prieto
7–5, 7–5
Loss3–3 Jan 2008 Qatar Open, DohaInternationalHard Flag of South Africa.svg Jeff Coetzee Flag of Germany.svg Philipp Kohlschreiber
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg David Škoch
4–6, 6–4, [9–11]
Win4–3 Apr 2008 Estoril Open, PortugalInternationalClay Flag of South Africa.svg Jeff Coetzee Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Murray
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Kevin Ullyett
6–2, 4–6, [10–8]
Loss4–4 Nov 2008 Paris Masters, FranceMastersHard (i) Flag of South Africa.svg Jeff Coetzee Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Kevin Ullyett
2–6, 2–6
Loss4–5 May 2009 Madrid Open, SpainMasters 1000Clay Flag of Sweden.svg Simon Aspelin Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Nestor
Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg Nenad Zimonjić
4–6, 4–6
Loss4–6 Jun 2009 French Open, ParisGrand SlamClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dick Norman Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lukáš Dlouhý
Flag of India.svg Leander Paes
6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Win5–6 Jun 2009 Queen's Club Championships, U.K.250 SeriesGrass Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Youzhny Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Melo
Flag of Brazil.svg André Sá
6–4, 4–6, [10–6]
Win6–6 Jun 2009 Rosmalen Championships, Netherlands250 SeriesGrass Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dick Norman Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Brunström
Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg Jean-Julien Rojer
7–6(7–3), 6–7(8–10), [10–5]
Loss6–7 Apr 2010 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, U.S.250 SeriesClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Huss Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan
3–6, 5–7

Career statistics

Doubles performance timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Career SRCareer W-L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAAAAAA 3R 3R 3R SF 2R 1R 1R 0 / 711–7
French Open AAAAAAAA 2R 1R 2R F SF 1R 0 / 610–6
Wimbledon AAAAAAA W 3R 3R 2R SF SF QF 1 / 721–6
US Open AAAAAAA 1R 1R 1R A QF QF A0 / 56–5
Grand Slam SR0 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 01 / 30 / 40 / 40 / 30 / 40 / 40 / 31 / 27N/A
Annual win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–08–25–44–46–312–49–42–3N/A48–24
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells AAAAAAAA1RA2R1RAA0 / 31–3
Miami AAAAAAAAQFASF2R1RA0 / 46–4
Monte Carlo AAAAAAAAAASF2RSFA0 / 36–3
Rome AAAAAAAA2RA2R1R2R2R0 / 50–5
Madrid (Stuttgart) AAAAAAAAAASFF2RQF0 / 47–4
Canada AAAAAAA1RAAAQFAA0 / 21–2
Cincinnati AAAAAAAQFAAAQFSFA0 / 35–3
Shanghai Not HeldQF2RA0 / 20–2
Paris AAAAAAAAAAF2RQFA0 / 34–3
Hamburg AAAAAAAA2RA2RNM10 / 21–2
Masters Series SR0 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 20 / 40 / 00 / 70 / 90 / 70 / 20 / 31N/A
Annual win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–02–23–40–011–77–97–71–2N/A31–31
Year-end ranking1384285200188178172244749141014182N/A

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