Simon Aspelin

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Simon Aspelin (born May 11, 1974 in Saltsjöbaden) is a professional doubles player (tennis) from Sweden who turned professional in 1998. Aspelin has achieved a career-high singles ranking relevant as of March 23, 2007, of World Number 436 which he reached on August 17, 1998.

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.

At the 2007 U.S. Open, seeded tenth with his partner Julian Knowle, Aspelin achieved the greatest triumph of his career by winning the U.S. Open, his first Grand Slam. In the first two rounds, they won over Kubot/Skoch 6–2 6–2 and got a walkover over Calleri/Horna. They went on to upset the eighth seeds Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram in the third round. In the quarterfinals, they shocked the top seeds Mike Bryan and Bob Bryan 7–5 6–4, having lost to them only weeks before. In the semifinals, they held off unseeded Julien Benneteau and Nicolas Mahut 7–6(2) 1–6 6–3, before winning the final 7–5 6–4 over the ninth seeds, Pavel Vizner and Lukas Dlouhy. He had never before reached a Grand Slam semifinal. This win put them into the #5 position in the ATP Doubles Race, and also gave Aspelin his career-high ranking of #13. His Davis cup record is 2–5 in doubles.

Another notable performance in 2007 was the final against Knowles/Nestor in Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai, which he lost with Julian Knowle.

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[edit] Career titles

[edit] Grand Slam men's doubles finals (1)

[edit] Wins (1)

Year Championship Partnering Opponents in Final Score in Final
2007 U.S. Open Flag of Austria Julian Knowle Flag of the Czech Republic Lukáš Dlouhý
Flag of the Czech Republic Pavel Vízner
7–5, 6–4

[edit] Runner-ups (0)

[edit] Doubles (10)

Legend
Grand Slam (1)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (9)
Titles by Surface
Hard (4)
Clay (4)
Grass (1)
Carpet (1)
No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponent in the final Score
1. February 7, 2000 Flag of France Marseille Hard Flag of Sweden Johan Landsberg Flag of Spain Juan Ignacio Carrasco
Flag of Spain Jairo Velasco Jr.
7–6, 6–4
2. May 19, 2003 Flag of Austria St. Pölten Clay Flag of Italy Massimo Bertolini Flag of Armenia Sargis Sargsian
Flag of Serbia Nenad Zimonjić
6–4, 6–7, 6–3
3. July 7, 2003 Flag of Sweden Båstad Clay Flag of Italy Massimo Bertolini Flag of Argentina Lucas Arnold
Flag of Argentina Mariano Hood
6–7, 6–0, 6–4
4. January 31, 2005 Flag of the United States Delray Beach Hard Flag of Australia Todd Perry Flag of Australia Jordan Kerr
Flag of the United States Jim Thomas
6–3, 6–3
5. February 14, 2005 Flag of the United States Memphis, Tennessee Hard (i) Flag of Australia Todd Perry Flag of the United States Bob Bryan
Flag of the United States Mike Bryan
6–4, 6–4
6. October 23, 2006 Flag of Russia St. Petersburg, Russia Carpet Flag of Australia Todd Perry Flag of Austria Julian Knowle
Flag of Austria Jürgen Melzer
6–1, 7–6
7. May 26, 2007 Flag of Austria Pörtschach Clay Flag of Austria Julian Knowle Flag of the Czech Republic Leoš Friedl
Flag of the Czech Republic David Škoch
7–6, 5–7, [10-5]
8. June 17, 2007 Flag of Germany Halle Grass Flag of Austria Julian Knowle Flag of France Fabrice Santoro
Flag of Serbia Nenad Zimonjić
6–4, 7–6 (5)
9. July 15, 2007 Flag of Sweden Båstad Clay Flag of Austria Julian Knowle Flag of Argentina Martin García
Flag of Argentina Sebastián Prieto
6–2, 6–4
10. September 7, 2007 Flag of the United States U.S. Open, New York City Hard Flag of Austria Julian Knowle Flag of the Czech Republic Lukáš Dlouhý
Flag of the Czech Republic Pavel Vízner
7–5, 6–4

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