Ellis Ferreira

Ellis Ferreira (born 19 February 1970) is a former professional male tennis player from South Africa. He played collegiately at the University of Alabama, earning all-SEC and all-American honors. Ferreira competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with Wayne Ferreira (to whom he is unrelated).[1][2] He won 2 Grand Slam doubles titles, the Men's title at the 2000 Australian Open with Rick Leach and the mixed doubles at the Australian Open with Corina Morariu in 2001. Ferreira was named the Senior Assistant Men's and Women's Tennis Head Coach at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland, in July 2007. Ferreira is now the co-owner of the Eagleton/ Ferreira Tennis Academy on Longboat Key in Florida (www.eftennis.com).[3]

Ellis Ferreira
Full nameEllis Russell Ferreira
Country (sports) South Africa
ResidenceAtlanta, United States
Born (1970-02-19) 19 February 1970
Pretoria, South Africa
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro1992
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money$2,378,295
Singles
Career record4–8
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 210 (3 October 1994)
Grand Slam Singles results
Wimbledon1R (1994)
US Open2R (1994)
Doubles
Career record314–201
Career titles18
Highest rankingNo. 2 (31 January 2000)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenW (2000)
French OpenQF (1999)
WimbledonSF (1996)
US OpenF (2000)
Mixed doubles
Career titles1
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian OpenW (2001)
French Open3R (1997, 1999)
WimbledonQF (2001)
US OpenSF (2001)

Career finals

Doubles (18 titles, 15 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam (1–1)
Tennis Masters Cup (1–0)
ATP Masters Series (4–6)
ATP Championship Series (2–4)
ATP Tour (10–4)
Titles by surface
Hard (7–11)
Clay (4–3)
Grass (2–1)
Carpet (5–0)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. Apr 1994 Sun City, South Africa Hard Grant Stafford Marius Barnard
Brent Haygarth
3–6, 5–7
Loss 2. Jul 1995 Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany Clay Jan Siemerink Tomás Carbonell
Francisco Roig
6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Win 1. Oct 1995 Vienna, Austria Carpet Jan Siemerink Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde
6–4, 7–5
Win 2. Jan 1996 Sydney Outdoor, Australia Hard Jan Siemerink Patrick McEnroe
Sandon Stolle
5–7, 6–4, 6–1
Loss 3. Apr 1996 Miami, United States Hard Patrick Galbraith Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde
1–6, 3–6
Win 3. Apr 1996 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Jan Siemerink Jonas Björkman
Nicklas Kulti
2–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win 4. Jan 1997 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Patrick Galbraith Rick Leach
Jonathan Stark
6–4, 4–6, 7–6
Win 5. Feb 1997 Memphis, United States Hard (i) Patrick Galbraith Rick Leach
Jonathan Stark
6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Loss 4. Mar 1997 Philadelphia, United States Hard (i) Patrick Galbraith Sébastien Lareau
Alex O'Brien
3–6, 3–6
Win 6. Jun 1997 Nottingham, England Grass Patrick Galbraith Danny Sapsford
Chris Wilkinson
4–6, 7–6, 7–6
Win 7. Oct 1997 Vienna, Austria Carpet Patrick Galbraith Marc-Kevin Goellner
David Prinosil
6–3, 6–4
Win 8. Oct 1997 Lyon, France Carpet Patrick Galbraith Olivier Delaître
Fabrice Santoro
3–6, 6–2, 6–4
Loss 5. Nov 1997 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Patrick Galbraith Marc-Kevin Goellner
Richey Reneberg
3–6, 6–3, 6–7
Loss 6. Jan 1998 Adelaide, Australia Hard Rick Leach Joshua Eagle
Andrew Florent
4–6, 7–6, 3–6
Loss 7. Feb 1998 Memphis, United States Hard (i) David Roditi Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde
3–6, 4–6
Win 9. Mar 1998 Miami, United States Hard Rick Leach Alex O'Brien
Jonathan Stark
6–2, 6–4
Loss 8. Apr 1998 Barcelona, Spain Clay Rick Leach Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis
5–7, 0–6
Win 10. May 1998 Atlanta, United States Clay Brent Haygarth Alex O'Brien
Richey Reneberg
6–3, 0–6, 6–2
Loss 9. May 1998 Rome, Italy Clay Rick Leach Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes
4–6, 6–4, 6–7
Win 11. Jun 1998 Halle, Germany Grass Rick Leach John-Laffnie de Jager
Marc-Kevin Goellner
4–6, 6–4, 7–6
Loss 10. Aug 1998 Toronto, Canada Hard Rick Leach Martin Damm
Jim Grabb
7–6, 2–6, 6–7
Loss 11. Mar 1999 Indian Wells, United States Hard Rick Leach Wayne Black
Sandon Stolle
6–7, 3–6
Win 12. May 1999 Rome, Italy Clay Rick Leach David Adams
John-Laffnie de Jager
6–7, 6–1, 6–2
Win 13. Jan 2000 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Rick Leach Olivier Delaître
Jeff Tarango
7–5, 6–4
Win 14. Jan 2000 Australian Open, Australia Hard Rick Leach Wayne Black
Andrew Kratzmann
6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 18–16
Win 15. Apr 2000 Atlanta, United States Clay Rick Leach Justin Gimelstob
Mark Knowles
6–3, 6–4
Loss 12. Jun 2000 Nottingham, England Grass Rick Leach Donald Johnson
Piet Norval
6–1, 4–6, 3–6
Loss 13. Aug 2000 Cincinnati, United States Hard Rick Leach Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde
6–7, 4–6
Loss 14. Sep 2000 U.S. Open, New York Hard Rick Leach Lleyton Hewitt
Max Mirnyi
4–6, 7–5, 6–7
Loss 15. Oct 2001 Stuttgart Indoor, Germany Hard (i) Jeff Tarango Max Mirnyi
Sandon Stolle
6–7, 6–7
Win 16. Oct 2001 Basel, Switzerland Carpet Rick Leach Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes
7–6, 6–4
Win 17. Nov 2001 Paris, France Carpet Rick Leach Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes
3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win 18. Feb 2002 ATP Doubles Challenge Cup, Bangalore Hard Rick Leach Petr Pála
Pavel Vízner
6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–2), 6–4, 6–4

Doubles performance timeline

Tournament1991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003Career SRCareer Win-Loss
Grand Slams
Australian Open A A A 3R 1R 1R QF QF SF W 2R QF 2R 1 / 10 23–9
French Open A A A 2R 2R 1R 2R 1R QF 1R 3R 1R A 0 / 9 8–9
Wimbledon A A A 2R 1R SF 3R QF 2R QF QF 2R A 0 / 9 18–9
U.S. Open A A A 2R 1R 2R 1R 1R 2R F QF 2R A 0 / 9 12–9
Grand Slam SR 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 1 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 1 1 / 37 N/A
Annual Win-Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 5–4 1–4 5–4 6–4 6–4 9–4 14–3 9–4 5–4 1–1 N/A 61–36
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells A A A A A QF 2R 2R F QF 1R 1R A 0 / 7 8–7
Miami A A A 1R A F 2R W 3R 3R QF 2R A 1 / 8 13–7
Monte Carlo A A A A A W QF 2R 2R QF 1R 1R A 1 / 7 7–5
Rome A A A A 2R SF 2R F W 2R QF A A 1 / 7 17–6
Hamburg A A A A 1R 2R SF SF SF 1R QF A A 0 / 7 8–7
Canada A A A QF A A 2R F SF QF QF QF A 0 / 7 14–7
Cincinnati A A A QF QF SF QF 2R 2R F 2R 1R A 0 / 9 15–9
Stuttgart (Stockholm) A A A A A 2R 2R 2R 2R QF F 2R A 0 / 7 6–7
Paris A A A A A 2R SF 2R SF 2R W SF A 1 / 7 12–6
Masters Series SR 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 3 0 / 3 1 / 8 0 / 9 1 / 9 1 / 9 0 / 9 1 / 9 0 / 7 0 / 0 4 / 66 N/A
Annual Win-Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 4–3 3–3 16–7 7–9 15–7 18–8 13–9 18–8 6–7 0–0 N/A 100–61
Year End Ranking 569 407 137 64 68 13 10 10 13 5 15 52 359 N/A

References

  1. "Ellis Ferreira". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  2. "Ferreira Deals with Confusion". The Hartford Courant. 17 August 1996. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. "Washington College Athletics | WashingtonCollegeSports.com". Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 30 July 2007.
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