Wesley Moodie

Wesley Moodie

Country (sports)	South Africa
Residence	Durban, South Africa
Born	(1979-02-14) 14 February 1979 Durban
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Turned pro	2000
Retired	July 2011
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$2,455,112
Singles
Career record	58–70
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 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 record	170-133
Career titles	6
Highest ranking	No. 8 (3 August 2009)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	SF (2008)
French Open	F (2009)
Wimbledon	W (2005)
US Open	QF (2009, 2010)
Last updated on: 14 February 2015.

Wesley Moodie (born 14 February 1979) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa.

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 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 after saving two match points in the tie-break (he 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 #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. Their daughter, Danica Jade, born 30 November 2006.

Grand Slam finals

Men's Doubles 2 (1–1)

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	Partner	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
2005	Wimbledon	Stephen Huss	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–7(2–7), 6–3

Runners-up (1)

Year	Championship	Partner	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
2009	French Open	Dick Norman	Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes	6–3, 3–6, 2–6

Mixed Doubles 1 (0–1)

Runners-up (1)

Year	Championship	Partner	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
2010	Wimbledon	Lisa Raymond	Cara Black Leander Paes	4–6, 6–7(5–7)

Singles finals 1 (1–0)

Wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
1.	3 October 2005	Tokyo, Japan	Hard	Mario Ančić	1–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–4

Doubles Finals 12 (6–7)

Wins (6)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score in the final
1.	20 June 2005	Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom	Grass	Stephen Huss	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–7(2–7), 6–3
2.	1 January 2007	Adelaide, Australia	Hard	Todd Perry	Novak Djokovic Radek Štěpánek	6–4, 3–6, [15–13]
3.	9 April 2007	Valencia, Spain	Clay	Todd Perry	Yves Allegro Sebastián Prieto	7–5, 7–5
4.	20 April 2008	Estoril, Portugal	Clay	Jeff Coetzee	Jamie Murray Kevin Ullyett	6–2, 4–6, [10–8]
5.	14 June 2009	London (Queen's Club), UK	Grass	Mikhail Youzhny	Marcelo Melo André Sá	6–4, 4–6, [10–6]
6.	20 June 2009	's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands	Grass	Dick Norman	Johan Brunström Jean-Julien Rojer	7–6(7–3), 6–7(8–10), [10–5]

Runners-up (7)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score in the final
1.	31 October 2005	Basel, Switzerland	Hard (i)	Stephen Huss	Agustín Calleri Fernando González	5–7, 5–7
2.	6 February 2006	Delray Beach, United States	Hard	Chris Haggard	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor	2–6, 3–6
3.	5 January 2008	Doha, Qatar	Hard	Jeff Coetzee	Philipp Kohlschreiber David Škoch	4–6, 6–4, [9–11]
4.	3 November 2008	Paris, France	Hard (i)	Jeff Coetzee	Jonas Björkman Kevin Ullyett	2–6, 2–6
5.	17 May 2009	Madrid, Spain	Clay	Simon Aspelin	Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić	4–6, 4–6
6.	6 June 2009	French Open, Paris, France	Clay	Dick Norman	Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes	6–3, 3–6, 2–6
7.	10 April 2010	Houston, U.S.	Clay	Stephen Huss	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	3–6, 5–7

Doubles performance timeline

References

External links

• Wesley Moodie at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Wesley Moodie at the International Tennis Federation
• Wesley Moodie at the Davis Cup
• Moodie World Ranking History
• Profile page of Wesley Moodie at the Monte Carlo Tennis Academy website
• Wesley Moodie Foundation Website

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