Grant Doyle (tennis)

Grant Doyle (born 9 January 1974) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.[1] He is the CEO and owner of Advantage Doyle Tennis Academies.

For the baritone classical singer, see Grant Doyle (baritone).

Grant Doyle
Country (sports) Australia
ResidenceSan Diego, California, United States
Born (1974-01-09) 9 January 1974
Sydney, Australia
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Turned pro1990
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$318,037
Singles
Career record5–26
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 173 (20 Oct 1997)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open1R (1992, 1993, 1995, 1997)
French Open1R (1996)
Wimbledon1R (1992, 1993)
US Open1R (1994)
Doubles
Career record13–22
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 165 (15 Aug 1994)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open3R (1992, 1999)
Wimbledon1R (1994, 1995)

Junior career

Doyle won four junior Grand Slam titles during his early years. He and partner Joshua Eagle were boys' doubles champions at the 1991 Australian Open. In 1992, he became the number one ranked junior in the world. With new partner Brad Sceney, Doyle won the doubles again in the 1992 Australian Open and was also the singles champion, dropping just two games in his defeat of Brian Dunn in the final. He was a doubles winner at the 1992 French Open, partnering Mexican Enrique Abaroa and won the singles title in that year's Queen's Junior Championships.[2]

ATP Tour

Doyle was a doubles semi-finalist in the 1993 Australian Men's Hardcourt Championships, held in Adelaide, with Eagle as his partner.[3]

As a singles player, he had his best result at the 1997 Sybase Open in San Jose, California, making the quarter-finals, with wins over Brian MacPhie and Jeff Tarango.[3]

Doyle made eight main draw appearances in singles at Grand Slam level.[3] Although he didn't ever proceed past the first round, he came close when he lost 5–7 in the fifth set to Wayne Black at the 1995 Australian Open and also in another five-set loss at the 1996 French Open, to Greg Rusedski, with the same fifth set score.[3]

Every year from 1991 to 1999, Doyle appeared in the men's doubles at the Australian Open.[3] He twice reached the round of 16, with Eagle in 1992 and later partnering Ben Ellwood in the 1999 Australian Open.[3] His run with Ellwood included a win over 12th seeds Donald Johnson and Francisco Montana.[3]

Coaching

Doyle is currently coaching young American Ryan Harrison and has previously worked as the coach of Sam Querrey.

Challenger Titles

Doubles: (4)
No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
1. 1994 Bochum, Germany Clay Michael Tebbutt Andrew Florent
Aleksandar Kitinov		 4–6, 7–6, 7–6
2. 1994 Cincinnati, United States Hard Paul Kilderry Brian Gyetko
Kevin Ullyett		 6–3, 6–4
3. 1997 Granby, Canada Hard Mark Merklein Eyal Erlich
Lorenzo Manta		 7–5, 6–3
4. 1997 Edinburgh, Great Britain Clay Wayne Arthurs Chris Haggard
Jamie Holmes		 4–6, 6–2, 6–2

References
  1. "Grant Doyle". ITF Tennis (Pro Circuit). Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  2. "Grant Doyle". ITF Tennis (Juniors). Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  3. "Grant Doyle". ATP. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
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