Wesley Moodie
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Country | South Africa | |
Residence | Durban, South Africa | |
Date of birth | February 14, 1979 | |
Place of birth | Scottburgh | |
Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | |
Weight | 90 kg (200 lb) | |
Turned Pro | 2000 | |
Plays | right handed | |
Career Prize Money | US$1,538,606 | |
Singles | ||
Career record: | 58-70 | |
Career titles: | 1 | |
Highest ranking: | No. 57 (October 10, 2005) | |
Grand Slam results | ||
Australian Open | 2nd Round (2006) | |
French Open | 3rd Round (2006) | |
Wimbledon | 3rd Round (2003) | |
US Open | 3rd Round (2006) | |
Doubles | ||
Career record: | 76 - 61 | |
Career titles: | 4 | |
Highest ranking: | No. 17 (June 19, 2006) | |
Wesley Moodie (born February 14, 1979) is a professional tennis player from South Africa.
He began to play tennis at an early age and won the South African Junior Masters tournament in February 1996.
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.
Moodie played college tennis in the United States from January 1997 until May 2000, firstly being at Auburn University at Montgomery(AUM), and then from September 1998 at Boise State (BSU). He turned professional in June 2000.
Moodie first came to public notice when he reached the 3rd round at Wimbledon in 2003, losing to Sébastien Grosjean, whom he beat in the USA later that year. Moodie won his first top-flight tour singles event in capturing the 2005 Japan Open, beating #5 seed Mario Ančić in the final 1–6, 7–6, 6–4.
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 #6, 9, 3, 1 & 2 seeds in the process.
Moodie is married to wife Marcia, a qualified teacher.
Wesley Moodie joined the Monte Carlo Tennis Academy on the 9th of June 2007[1]
[edit] Singles Titles
Legend (Singles) |
Grand Slam (0) |
Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
ATP Masters Series (0) |
ATP Tour (1) |
Challengers (2) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
1. | February 24, 2003 | Wrexham | Hard | Stefano Pescosolido | 6-4 6-3 |
2. | June 2, 2003 | Surbiton | Grass | Alex Bogdanovic | 6-4 6-7 6-1 |
3. | October 3, 2005 | Tokyo | Hard | Mario Ancic | 1-6 7-6 6-4 |
[edit] Doubles Titles
Legend (Doubles) |
Grand Slam (1) |
Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
ATP Masters Series (0) |
ATP Tour (3) |
Challengers (7) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score |
1. | July 9, 2001 | Bristol | Grass | Shaun Rudman | Gilles Elseneer Tuomas Ketola |
6-4 6-3 |
2. | July 30, 2001 | Segovia | Hard | Shaun Rudman | Neville Godwin Marcos Ondruska |
7-6 6-3 |
3. | June 24, 2002 | Andorra | Hard (I) | Shaun Rudman | Hermes Gamonal Ricardo Mello |
6-2 6-1 |
4. | March 10, 2003 | Ho Chi Minh City | Hard | Rik De Voest | Rohan Bopanna Fred Hemmes |
6-3 3-6 6-3 |
5. | January 3, 2005 | Noumea | Hard | Stephen Huss | Jerome Golmard Harel Levy |
6-3 6-0 |
6. | June 20, 2005 | Wimbledon | Grass | Stephen Huss | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
7-6 6-3 6-7 6-3 |
7. | January 1, 2007 | Adelaide | Hard | Todd Perry | Novak Djokovic Radek Stepanek |
6-4 3-6 15-13 |
8. | April 9, 2007 | Valencia | Clay | Todd Perry | Yves Allegro Sebastian Prieto |
7-5 7-5 |
9. | November 19, 2007 | Kuala Lumpur | Carpet (I) | Stephen Huss | Rohan Bopanna Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi |
7-6 6-3 |
10. | November 26, 2007 | New Delhi | Hard | Rik De Voest | Rohan Bopanna Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi |
6-4 7-6 |
11. | April 20, 2008 | Estoril | Clay | Jeff Coetzee | Jamie Murray Kevin Ullyett |
6-2 4-6 10-8 |
[edit] External links
- ATP Tour profile for Wesley Moodie
- Moodie Recent Match Results
- Moodie World Ranking History
- Profile page of Wesley Moodie at the Monte Carlo Tennis Academy website