Kevin Ullyett

Kevin Ullyett (born 23 May 1972) is a former professional tennis player from Zimbabwe. His primary success on the tour was in men's doubles.

Kevin Ullyett
Country (sports) Zimbabwe
ResidenceLondon, United Kingdom
Born (1972-05-23) 23 May 1972
Salisbury, Rhodesia
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro1990
Retired2010
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$4,138,771
Singles
Career record21–34
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 107 (22 May 2000)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open2R (2000)
US Open2R (1993)
Doubles
Career record502–310
Career titles34
Highest rankingNo. 4 (31 January 2005)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenW (2005)
French OpenQF (2004, 2008, 2009)
WimbledonF (2008)
US OpenW (2001)
Mixed doubles
Career record53–40
Career titles1
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian OpenW (2002)
French OpenQF (2002, 2005, 2007)
WimbledonF (2002)
US OpenSF (2009)

Ullyett won 34 doubles titles during his career, including two Grand Slams at the 2001 US Open and the 2005 Australian Open with countryman Wayne Black. He also competed in the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics,[1] coming in at fifth place in 2004 with Black. In mixed doubles, Ullyett won the 2002 Australian Open with Daniela Hantuchová. He reached the final of Wimbledon in 2002 with Hantuchová, and the semifinals there in 2003 and 2005 with Hantuchová and Liezel Huber, respectively. He and Huber were also the runners-up at the 2005 Australian Open.

Black, Ullyett's compatriot and long-time doubles partner, retired at the end of 2005. He then played with Paul Hanley for two seasons, then with Jonas Björkman, who retired at the end of 2008, and finally with Brazilian Bruno Soares.

His father, Robert Ullyett, represented Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) in cricket and field hockey. He was part of the national team that competed at the 1964 Olympics (they beat New Zealand 2–1 and came 11th out of 15).[2]

He made his final tennis appearance at the South African Open in February 2010 (partnering with Wesley Moodie)[3][4] eighteen years after he first appeared there in 1992 competing in his first ATP Tour event. He had over 500 career wins.[5]

He lives with his wife and two children in London. Their first child, Jemima, was born in 2005.[6][7] He hopes for a career in property development after tennis.[8]

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (2 wins)
Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win2001US OpenHard Wayne Black Donald Johnson
Jared Palmer		7–6(11–9), 2–6, 6–3
Win2005Australian OpenHard Wayne Black Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan		6–4, 6–4

Mixed doubles (1 win)
Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win2002Australian OpenHard Daniela Hantuchová Gastón Etlis
Paola Suárez		6–3, 6–2

ATP career finals

Doubles (34–24)
Legend
Grand Slam (2)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (5)
ATP International Series Gold (4)
ATP Tour (23)
Titles by surface
Hard (22)
Clay (6)
Grass (3)
Carpet (3)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. Apr 1996 Seoul, South Korea Hard Kent Kinnear Rick Leach
Jonathan Stark		 4–6, 4–6
Win 1. Feb 1997 Shanghai, China Carpet (i) Max Mirnyi Tomas Nydahl
Stefano Pescosolido		 7–6, 6–7, 7–5
Win 2. Apr 1998 Orlando, United States Clay Grant Stafford Michael Tebbutt
Mikael Tillström		 4–6, 6–4, 7–5
Win 3. May 1998 Coral Springs, United States Clay Grant Stafford Mark Merklein
Vince Spadea		 7–5, 6–4
Win 4. Jul 1998 Washington DC., United States Hard Grant Stafford Wayne Ferreira
Patrick Galbraith		 6–3, 7–5
Win 5. Sep 1998 Bournemouth, United Kingdom Clay Neil Broad Wayne Arthurs
Alberto Berasategui		 7–6, 6–3
Loss 2. Oct 1998 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) Piet Norval Olivier Delaître
Fabrice Santoro		 3–6, 6–7
Loss 3. Jan 1999 Doha, Qatar Hard Piet Norval Alex O'Brien
Jared Palmer		 3–6, 4–6
Loss 4. Oct 1999 Vienna, Austria Hard (i) Piet Norval David Prinosil
Sandon Stolle		 3–6, 4–6
Win 6. Oct 1999 Lyon, France Carpet (i) Piet Norval Wayne Ferreira
Sandon Stolle		 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4)
Win 7. Nov 1999 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Piet Norval Jan-Michael Gambill
Scott Humphries		 7–5, 6–3
Win 8. Aug 2000 Long Island, United States Hard Jonathan Stark Jan-Michael Gambill
Scott Humphries		 6–4, 6–4
Win 9. Oct 2000 Hong Kong, China Hard Wayne Black Dominik Hrbatý
David Prinosil		 6–1, 6–2
Win 10. Nov 2000 St. Petersburg, Russia Hard (i) Daniel Nestor Thomas Shimada
Myles Wakefield		 7–6(7–5), 7–5
Win 11. Feb 2001 Copenhagen, Denmark Hard (i) Wayne Black Jiří Novák
David Rikl		 6–3, 6–3
Win 12. Aug 2001 Long Island, United States Hard Jonathan Stark Leoš Friedl
Radek Štěpánek		 6–1, 6–4
Win 13. Sep 2001 US Open, New York Hard Wayne Black Donald Johnson
Jared Palmer		 7–6(11–9), 2–6, 6–3
Win 14. Jan 2002 Adelaide, Australia Hard Wayne Black Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan		 7–5, 6–2
Win 15. Mar 2002 San Jose, United States Hard (i) Wayne Black John-Laffnie de Jager
Robbie Koenig		 6–3, 4–6, [10–5]
Loss 5. May 2002 Rome Masters, Italy Clay Wayne Black Martin Damm
Cyril Suk		 5–7, 5–7
Win 16. Jun 2002 Queen's Club, England Grass Wayne Black Mahesh Bhupathi
Max Mirnyi		 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–3
Win 17. Aug 2002 Washington DC., United States Hard Wayne Black Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan		 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–3
Win 18. Oct 2002 Lyon, France Carpet (i) Wayne Black Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor		 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–3)
Win 19. Oct 2002 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Wayne Black Wayne Arthurs
Paul Hanley		 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 6. Mar 2003 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard Wayne Black Leander Paes
David Rikl		 3–6, 0–6
Win 20. May 2003 Munich, Germany Clay Wayne Black Joshua Eagle
Jared Palmer		 6–3, 7–5
Loss 7. Jul 2003 Stuttgart, Germany Clay Yevgeny Kafelnikov Tomáš Cibulec
Pavel Vízner		 6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 8. Oct 2003 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i) Wayne Black Mahesh Bhupathi
Max Mirnyi		 3–6, 5–7
Loss 9. Oct 2003 Madrid, Spain Hard (i) Wayne Black Mahesh Bhupathi
Max Mirnyi		 2–6, 6–2, 3–6
Loss 10. Mar 2004 Indian Wells, United States Hard Wayne Black Sébastien Grosjean
Arnaud Clément		 3–6, 6–4, 5–7
Win 21. Apr 2004 Key Biscayne, United States Hard Wayne Black Jonas Björkman
Todd Woodbridge		 6–2, 7–6(14–12)
Win 22. May 2004 Hamburg, Germany Clay Wayne Black Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan		 6–1, 6–2
Loss 11. Jul 2004 Indianapolis, United States Hard Wayne Black Jordan Kerr
Jim Thomas		 7–6(9–7), 6–7(3–7), 3–6
Loss 12. Nov 2004 Paris Masters, France Carpet (i) Wayne Black Jonas Björkman
Todd Woodbridge		 3–6, 4–6
Loss 13. Nov 2004 Tennis Masters Cup, Houston Hard Wayne Black Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan		 6–4, 5–7, 4–6, 2–6
Win 23. Jan 2005 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard Wayne Black Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan		 6–4, 6–4
Loss 14. Apr 2005 Key Biscayne, United States Hard Wayne Black Jonas Björkman
Max Mirnyi		 1–6, 2–6
Loss 15. Aug 2005 Washington DC., United States Hard Wayne Black Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan		 4–6, 2–6
Win 24. Aug 2005 Montreal, Canada Hard Wayne Black Jonathan Erlich
Andy Ram		 7–6(7–2), 6–4
Loss 16. Aug 2005 Cincinnati, United States Hard Wayne Black Jonas Björkman
Max Mirnyi		 4–6, 7–5, 2–6
Loss 17. Jan 2006 Adelaide, Australia Hard Paul Hanley Jonathan Erlich
Andy Ram		 6–7(4–7), 6–7(10–12)
Win 25. Feb 2006 Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard (i) Paul Hanley Jonathan Erlich
Andy Ram		 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2)
Win 26. Mar 2006 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard Paul Hanley Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor		 1–6, 6–2, [10–1]
Win 27. May 2006 Hamburg, Germany Clay Paul Hanley Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor		 4–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–4]
Win 28. Jun 2006 Queen's Club, England Grass Paul Hanley Jonas Björkman
Max Mirnyi		 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 18. Aug 2006 Washington DC., United States Hard Paul Hanley Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan		 3–6, 7–5, [3–10]
Loss 19. Aug 2006 Toronto, Canada Hard Paul Hanley Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan		 5–7, 1–6
Win 29. Oct 2006 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Paul Hanley Olivier Rochus
Kristof Vliegen		 7–6(7–2), 6–4
Win 30. Jan 2007 Sydney, Australia Hard Paul Hanley Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor		 6–4, 6–7(3–7), [10–6]
Loss 20. Aug 2007 Montréal, Canada Hard Paul Hanley Mahesh Bhupati
Pavel Vízner		 4–6, 4–6
Loss 21. Apr 2008 Estoril, Portugal Clay Jamie Murray Jeff Coetzee
Wesley Moodie		 2–6, 6–4, [8–10]
Win 31. Jun 2008 Nottingham, United Kingdom Grass Bruno Soares Jeff Coetzee
Jamie Murray		 6–2, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 22. Jul 2008 Wimbledon, London Grass Jonas Björkman Daniel Nestor
Nenad Zimonjić		 6–7(12–14), 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 3–6
Loss 23. Aug 2008 Washington DC., United States Hard Bruno Soares Marc Gicquel
Robert Lindstedt		 6–7(3–7), 3–6
Win 32. Oct 2008 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Jonas Björkman Johan Brunström
Michael Ryderstedt		 6–1, 6–3
Win 33. Nov 2008 Paris Masters, France Hard (i) Jonas Björkman Jeff Coetzee
Wesley Moodie		 6–2, 6–2
Loss 24. Aug 2009 New Haven, United States Hard Bruno Soares Julian Knowle
Jürgen Melzer		 4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win 34. Oct 2009 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Bruno Soares Simon Aspelin
Paul Hanley		 6–4, 7–6(7–4)

Doubles performance timeline
Tournament1992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010Career SRCareer W-L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 1R QF A 2R 1R 1R 2R QF QF 3R QF W SF SF 3R 3R A 1 / 15 33–14
French Open A A 1R A 1R 1R 2R 3R 3R 3R 3R 2R QF 1R 2R 2R QF QF A 0 / 15 19–15
Wimbledon A LQ 1R 1R A 1R 2R 3R 1R 1R 2R 3R QF SF QF 2R F QF 1R 0 / 16 24–16
US Open A A 1R A A 1R 2R 1R 1R W QF 3R QF SF SF SF 2R 2R A 1 / 14 29–13
Win-Loss 0–0 0–0 0–4 3–2 0–1 1–4 3–4 4–4 2–4 11–3 9–4 7–4 12–4 14–3 12–4 10–4 8–4 9–4 0–1 2 / 60 105–58
Masters 1000
Indian Wells A A SF LQ A A A 2R 1R 1R QF 2R F QF 1R QF QF 1R A 0 / 12 16–12
Miami A A 2R 1R A A 2R 2R 3R 3R 3R 2R W F SF QF 2R QF A 1 / 14 23–13
Monte Carlo A A A A A A A 2R 1R 1R A SF A A A SF SF 2R A 0 / 7 7–7
Rome A A A A A A A 1R A 1R F 2R QF 2R QF QF SF SF A 0 / 10 11–10
Madrid (Stuttgart) A A A A A A 1R 1R 2R 2R 2R F A SF SF 2R SF SF A 0 / 11 11–11
Canada A A A A A A 1R 2R 2R 2R 2R 1R 2R W F F QF 2R A 1 / 12 14–11
Cincinnati A LQ LQ A A 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R 2R F 2R QF 2R 2R A 0 / 13 5–13
Shanghai Not Held 2R A 0 / 1 0–1
Paris A A A A A A QF 1R 1R SF 2R QF F SF 1R QF W 2R A 1 / 12 16–11
Hamburg A A A A A A A 2R A 2R 1R 2R W 2R W F 2R NME 2 / 9 13–7
Masters W-L 0–0 0–0 4–2 0–1 0–0 0–1 3–5 4–9 3–7 5–9 9–8 8–9 17–5 17–7 12–7 14–9 13–8 7–9 0–0 5 / 101 116–96
Year-end ranking 235 135 91 158 103 92 35 26 34 13 11 18 9 6 8 10 8 24 – –

References
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  2. Robert at Sports Reference
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