Kevin Ullyett

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Kevin Ullyett
Country Flag of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
Residence Harare, Zimbabwe

London, England

Date of birth May 23, 1972 (1972-05-23) (age 36)
Place of birth Harare, Zimbabwe
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 77 kg (170 lb/12.1 st)
Turned pro 1990
Plays Right-handed;
Career prize money US$3,510,336
Singles
Career record: 21-34
Career titles: 0
Highest ranking: No. 107 (May 22, 2000)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open 2nd (2000)
French Open -
Wimbledon -
US Open 2nd (1993)
Doubles
Career record: 443 - 268
Career titles: 30
Highest ranking: No. 4 (January 31, 2005)

Infobox last updated on: April 21, 2008.

Kevin Ullyett (born on May 23, 1972 in Harare) is a professional tennis player from Zimbabwe. His success on the tour has come playing doubles.

In his career, he has won 24 doubles titles, including the 2001 US Open and the 2005 Australian Open, both with Wayne Black.

In Mixed Doubles, Ullyett won the 2002 Australian Open with Daniela Hantuchová. He reached the final of Wimbledon in 2002, with Hantuchová, and the semifinal of Wimbledon in 2003 and 2005 with Hantuchová and Liezel Huber respectively. He reached the 2005 Australian Open final, also with Huber.

Black, Ullyett's compatriot and long-time doubles partner, retired at the end of 2005. He now plays with Jonas Björkman.

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[edit] Grand Slam doubles titles (3)

[edit] Mens' Doubles (2)

Year Championship Partner Opponents in Final Score in Final
2001 U.S. Open Flag of Zimbabwe Wayne Black Flag of the United States Donald Johnson
Flag of the United States Jared Palmer
7–6(9), 2–6, 6–3
2005 Australian Open Flag of Zimbabwe Wayne Black Flag of the United States Bob Bryan
Flag of the United States Mike Bryan
6–4, 6–4

[edit] Mixed Doubles (1)

Year Championship Partnering Opponent in Final Score in Final
2002 Australian Open Flag of Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová Flag of Argentina Gastón Etlis
Flag of Argentina Paola Suárez
6–3, 6–2

[edit] Titles (30)

Legend
Grand Slam (2)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (4)
ATP Tour (24)
Titles by Surface
Hard (19)
Clay (6)
Grass (2)
Carpet (3)
No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponent in the final Score
1. 3 February 1997 Shanghai, China Carpet Flag of Belarus Max Mirnyi Flag of Sweden Tomas Nydahl
Flag of Italy Stefano Pescosolido
7–6, 6–7, 7–5
2. 27 April 1998 Orlando, U.S. Clay Flag of South Africa Grant Stafford Flag of Australia Michael Tebbutt
Flag of Sweden Mikael Tillstrom
4–6, 6–4, 7–5
3. 11 May 1998 Coral Springs, U.S. Clay Flag of South Africa Grant Stafford Flag of the Bahamas Mark Merklein
Flag of the United States Vince Spadea
7–5, 6–4
4. 27 July 1998 Washington D.C., U.S. Hard Flag of South Africa Grant Stafford Flag of South Africa Wayne Ferreira
Flag of the United States Patrick Galbraith
6–3, 7–5
5. 21 September 1998 Bournemouth, England Clay Flag of the United Kingdom Neil Broad Flag of Australia Wayne Arthurs
Flag of Spain Alberto Berasategui
7–6, 6–3
6. 25 October 1999 Lyon, France Carpet Flag of South Africa Piet Norval Flag of South Africa Wayne Ferreira
Flag of Australia Sandon Stolle
4–6, 7–6(5), 7–6(4)
7. 15 November 1999 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Flag of South Africa Piet Norval Flag of the United States Jan-Michael Gambill
Flag of the United States Scott Humphries
7–5, 6–3
8. 28 August 2000 Long Island, U.S. Hard Flag of the United States Jonathan Stark Flag of the United States Jan-Michael Gambill
Flag of the United States Scott Humphries
6–4, 6–4
9. 9 October 2000 Hong Kong Hard Flag of Zimbabwe Wayne Black Flag of Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý
Flag of Germany David Prinosil
6–1, 6–2
10. 13 November 2000 St. Petersburg, Russia Hard (i) Flag of Canada Daniel Nestor Flag of Japan Thomas Shimada
Flag of South Africa Myles Wakefield
7–6(5), 7–5
11. 19 February 2001 Copenhagen, Denmark Hard (i) Flag of Zimbabwe Wayne Black Flag of the Czech Republic Jiří Novák
Flag of the Czech Republic David Rikl
6–3, 6–3
12. 27 August 2001 Long Island, U.S. Hard Flag of the United States Jonathan Stark Flag of the Czech Republic Leoš Friedl
Flag of the Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
6–1, 6–4
13. 10 September 2001 U.S. Open, New York Hard Flag of Zimbabwe Wayne Black Flag of the United States Donald Johnson
Flag of the United States Jared Palmer
7–6(9), 2–6, 6–3
14. 7 January 2002 Adelaide, Australia Hard Flag of Zimbabwe Wayne Black Flag of the United States Bob Bryan
Flag of the United States Mike Bryan
7–5, 6–2
15. 4 March 2002 San Jose, U.S. Hard (i) Flag of Zimbabwe Wayne Black Flag of South Africa John-Laffnie de Jager
Flag of South Africa Robbie Koenig
6–3, 4–6, 10-5
16. 17 June 2002 London/Queen's Club, England Grass Flag of Zimbabwe Wayne Black Flag of India Mahesh Bhupathi
Flag of Belarus Max Mirnyi
7–6(5), 3–6, 6–3
17. 19 August 2002 Washington D.C., U.S. Hard Flag of Zimbabwe Wayne Black Flag of the United States Bob Bryan
Flag of the United States Mike Bryan
7–6(4), 4–6, 6–3
18. 14 October 2002 Lyon, France Carpet Flag of Zimbabwe Wayne Black Flag of the Bahamas Mark Knowles
Flag of Canada Daniel Nestor
6–4, 3–6, 7–6(3)
19. 28 October 2002 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Flag of Zimbabwe Wayne Black Flag of Australia Wayne Arthurs
Flag of Australia Paul Hanley
6–4, 2–6, 7–6(4)
20. 5 May 2003 Munich, Germany Clay Flag of Zimbabwe Wayne Black Flag of Australia Joshua Eagle
Flag of the United States Jared Palmer
6–3, 7–5
21. 5 April 2004 Miami, U.S. Hard Flag of Zimbabwe Wayne Black Flag of Sweden Jonas Björkman
Flag of Australia Todd Woodbridge
6–2, 7–6(12)
22. 17 May 2004 Hamburg, Germany Clay Flag of Zimbabwe Wayne Black Flag of the United States Bob Bryan
Flag of the United States Mike Bryan
6–1, 6–2
23. 31 January 2005 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard Flag of Zimbabwe Wayne Black Flag of the United States Bob Bryan
Flag of the United States Mike Bryan
6–4, 6–4
24. 15 August 2005 Montreal, Canada Hard Flag of Zimbabwe Wayne Black Flag of Israel Jonathan Erlich
Flag of Israel Andy Ram
7–6(2), 6–4
25. 27 February 2006 Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard (i) Flag of Australia Paul Hanley Flag of Israel Jonathan Erlich
Flag of Israel Andy Ram
7–6(4), 7–6(2)
26. 6 March 2006 Dubai, UAE Hard Flag of Australia Paul Hanley Flag of the Bahamas Mark Knowles
Flag of Canada Daniel Nestor
1–6, 6–2, 10-1
27. 22 May 2006 Hamburg, Germany Clay Flag of Australia Paul Hanley Flag of the Bahamas Mark Knowles
Flag of Canada Daniel Nestor
4–6, 7–6(5), 10-4
28. 19 June 2006 London/Queen's Club, England Grass Flag of Australia Paul Hanley Flag of Sweden Jonas Björkman
Flag of Belarus Max Mirnyi
6–4, 7–6(5)
29. 16 October 2006 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Flag of Australia Paul Hanley Flag of Belgium Olivier Rochus
Flag of Belgium Kristof Vliegen
7–6(2), 6–4
30. 15 January 2007 Sydney, Australia Hard Flag of Australia Paul Hanley Flag of the Bahamas Mark Knowles
Flag of Canada Daniel Nestor
6–4, 6–7(3), 10-6

[edit] Finalist (21)

No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponent in the final Score
1. 29 April 1996 Seoul, South Korea Hard Flag of the United States Kent Kinnear Flag of the United States Rick Leach
Flag of the United States Jonathan Stark
6–4, 6–4
2. 12 October 1998 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) Flag of South Africa Piet Norval Flag of France Olivier Delaître
Flag of France Fabrice Santoro
6–3, 7–6
3. 11 January 1999 Doha, Qatar Hard Flag of South Africa Piet Norval Flag of the United States Alex O'Brien
Flag of the United States Jared Palmer
6–3, 6–4
4. 18 October 1999 Vienna, Austria Hard (i) Flag of South Africa Piet Norval Flag of Germany David Prinosil
Flag of Australia Sandon Stolle
6–3, 6–4
5. 13 May 2002 Rome, Italy Clay Flag of Zimbabwe Wayne Black Flag of the Czech Republic Martin Damm
Flag of the Czech Republic Cyril Suk
7–5, 7–5
6. 3 March 2003 Dubai, UAE Hard Flag of Zimbabwe Wayne Black Flag of India Leander Paes
Flag of the Czech Republic David Rikl
6–3, 6–0
7. 21 July 2003 Stuttgart, Germany Clay Flag of Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov Flag of the Czech Republic Tomáš Cibulec
Flag of the Czech Republic Pavel Vízner
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
8. 6 October 2003 Moscow, Russia Carpet Flag of Zimbabwe Wayne Black Flag of India Mahesh Bhupathi
Flag of Belarus Max Mirnyi
6–3, 7–5
9. 20 October 2003 Madrid, Spain Hard (i) Flag of Zimbabwe Wayne Black Flag of India Mahesh Bhupathi
Flag of Belarus Max Mirnyi
6–2, 2–6, 6–3
10. 22 March 2004 Indian Wells, U.S. Hard Flag of Zimbabwe Wayne Black Flag of France Sébastien Grosjean
Flag of France Arnaud Clément
6–3, 4–6, 7–5
11. 26 July 2004 Indianapolis, U.S. Hard Flag of Zimbabwe Wayne Black Flag of Australia Jordan Kerr
Flag of the United States Jim Thomas
6–7(7), 7–6(3), 6–3
12. 8 November 2004 Paris, France Carpet Flag of Zimbabwe Wayne Black Flag of Sweden Jonas Björkman
Flag of Australia Todd Woodbridge
6–3, 6–4
13. 21 November 2004 Tennis Masters Cup, Houston Hard Flag of Zimbabwe Wayne Black Flag of the United States Bob Bryan
Flag of the United States Mike Bryan
4–6, 7–5, 6–4, 6–2
14. 4 April 2005 Miami, U.S. Hard Flag of Zimbabwe Wayne Black Flag of Sweden Jonas Björkman
Flag of Belarus Max Mirnyi
6–1, 6–2
15. 8 August 2005 Washington D.C., U.S. Hard Flag of Zimbabwe Wayne Black Flag of the United States Bob Bryan
Flag of the United States Mike Bryan
6–4, 6–2
16. 22 August 2005 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard Flag of Zimbabwe Wayne Black Flag of Sweden Jonas Björkman
Flag of Belarus Max Mirnyi
6–4, 5–7, 6–2
17. 9 January 2006 Adelaide, Australia Hard Flag of Australia Paul Hanley Flag of Israel Jonathan Erlich
Flag of Israel Andy Ram
7–6(4), 7–6(10)
18. 7 August 2006 Washington D.C., U.S. Hard Flag of Australia Paul Hanley Flag of the United States Bob Bryan
Flag of the United States Mike Bryan
6–3, 5–7, 10-3
19. 14 August 2006 Toronto, Canada Hard Flag of Australia Paul Hanley Flag of the United States Bob Bryan
Flag of the United States Mike Bryan
7–5, 6–1
20. 12 August 2007 Montréal, Canada Hard Flag of Australia Paul Hanley Flag of India Mahesh Bhupati
Flag of the Czech Republic Pavel Vízner
6–4, 6–4
21. 21 April 2008 Estoril, Portugal Clay Flag of the United Kingdom Jamie Muray Flag of South Africa Jeff Coetzee
Flag of South Africa Wesley Moodie
6-2, 4-6, 10-8

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