Simon Aspelin
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Simon Aspelin (born May 11, 1974 in Saltsjobaden) is a professional doubles player (tennis) from Sweden who turned professional in 1998. Aspelin has achieved a career-high singles ranking relevent as of March 23, 2007, of World Number 436 which he reached on August 17, 1998. Also relevant of March 23, 2007, Aspelin reached his career-high doubles ranking on October 10, 2005, when he became World Number 17. As of March 23, 2007, Aspelin is 24 th among the ATP doubles rankings. A memorable part of Aspelin's career was when he and doubles partner Todd Perry were playing in the 2006 Wimbledon Championships men's doubles quarterfinals as the eighth-seeded doubles team against third-seeded Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor. Knowles and Nestor won the match by winning the final set 23-21. Aspelin has won (as of March 23, 2007) $US946,376 in prize money and six career doubles titles.
[edit] Career titles
[edit] Doubles (6)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponents in the final | Score |
| 1. | February 7, 2000 | Marseille, France | Hard |  Johan Landsberg |
 Juan Ignacio Carrasco Jairo Velasco Jr. |
7-6, 6-4 |
| 2. | May 19, 2003 | Saint Poelten, Austria | Clay |  Massimo Bertolini |
 Sargis Sargsian Nenad Zimonjic |
6-4, 6-7, 6-3 |
| 3. | July 7, 2003 | Bastad, Sweden | Clay | Massimo Bertolini |
 Lucas Arnold Mariano Hood |
6-7, 6-0, 6-4 |
| 4. | January 31, 2005 | Delray Beach, Florida, United States | Hard |  Todd Perry |
Jordan Kerr Jim Thomas |
6-3, 6-3 |
| 5. | February 14, 2005 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Hard | Todd Perry |
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
6-4, 6-4 |
| 6. | October 23, 2006 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | Carpet | Todd Perry |
 Julian Knowle Jurgen Melzer |
6-1, 7-6 |
