Simon Carr

Simon Carr (born 7 November 1999) is an Irish tennis player. He has been Ireland's number one.[2]

Simon Carr
Country (sports) Ireland
ResidenceMullingar, Ireland
Born (1999-11-07) 7 November 1999
Dublin, Ireland
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$27,952
Singles
Career record3–3 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 512 (3 February 2020)
Current rankingNo. 531 (10 August 2020)
Doubles
Career record0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 587 (16 March 2020)
Current rankingNo. 587 (6 August 2020)
Last updated on: 10 August 2020.

Carr has a career high ATP singles ranking of 512 achieved on 3 February 2020. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 587 achieved on 16 March 2020.

Carr represents Ireland at the Davis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 3–2.[3] Conor Niland gave Carr his first call-up to play against Denmark in February 2018.[4]

He is the son of Tommy.[5] He also played Gaelic football and rugby and swam when young but his mother got him into tennis at the age of nine and his grandfather is Seán Purcell.[6] He left school (Mullingar CBS) after sitting his Junior Certificate in 2015.[7]

Career finals

Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
Legend (Doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures Tour (0–1)
$25,000 tournaments (0–0)
$15,000 tournaments (1–0)
Titles by Surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Level Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 0–1 Jul 2015 Ireland F1 Dublin, Ireland Carpet Bjorn Thomson Sam Barry
David O'Hare		 3–6, 6–2, [3–10]
Winner 1–1 7 December 2019 $15,000 Heraklion, Greece Hard Ryan Nijboer Pablo Vivero Gonzalez
Matias Zukas		 7–6(8-6), 6–3
Winner 2–1 1 February 2020 $15,000 Cancun, Mexico Hard Ajeet Rai Gabriel Petit
Brandon Walkin		 6–4, 6–2

References
  1. "Simon Carr - Overview - ATP Tour - Tennis". ATP Tour.
  2. "Tennis isn't always as glamorous as it looks - just ask Ireland's top player". Irish Independent. 12 May 2020.
  3. Bailey, Ryan (21 December 2017). "17-year-old Simon Carr one of four debutants in Ireland's Davis Cup squad". The42.ie.
  4. "'Only 100 players make a profit out of this every year' - Ireland's Simon Carr battling to become tennis sensation". Irish Independent. 8 January 2018.
  5. "The Carr sporting dynasty: Former footballer Tommy and pro tennis player son Simon". Off the Ball. 28 April 2020.
  6. "Simon Carr Q&A: 'I know I can compete with all the guys here, I've beaten most of them'". Irish Examiner. 22 January 2017.
  7. "A year after abandoning school to chase his dream, teenager Simon Carr is on the road to stardom". The42.ie. 27 March 2016.


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