Wesley Moodie

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

Wesley Moodie
Country (sports) South Africa
ResidenceCape Town , South Africa
Born (1979-02-14) 14 February 1979
Durban
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Turned pro2000
RetiredJuly 2011
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$2,455,112
Singles
Career record58–70
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 57 (10 October 2005)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open2R (2006)
French Open1R (2006)
Wimbledon3R (2003)
US Open3R (2006)
Doubles
Career record170–133
Career titles6
Highest rankingNo. 8 (3 August 2009)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenSF (2008)
French OpenF (2009)
WimbledonW (2005)
US OpenQF (2009, 2010)

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 third round at Wimbledon in 2003, losing to Sébastien Grosjean, whom he beat in the United States later that year. Moodie won his first top-flight tour singles event in capturing the 2005 Japan Open, beating fifth seed Mario Ančić in the final 1–6, 7–6, 6–4, after saving two match points in the tie-break (he had 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 No. 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. They have a daughter, Danica Jade, born 30 November 2006.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponent Score
Winner 2005 Wimbledon Grass Stephen Huss Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan		 7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–7(2–7), 6–3
Runner-up 2009 French Open Clay Dick Norman Lukáš Dlouhý
Leander Paes		 6–3, 3–6, 2–6

Mixed doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponent Score
Runner-up 2010 Wimbledon Grass Lisa Raymond Cara Black
Leander Paes		 4–6, 6–7(5–7)

ATP career finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Masters Series /
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP International Series Gold /
ATP World Tour 500 Series (1–0)
ATP International Series /
ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (1–0)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2005 Japan Open, Tokyo Intl. Gold Hard Mario Ančić 1–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–4

Doubles: 13 (6 titles, 7 runner-ups)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (1–1)
ATP Masters Series /
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–2)
ATP International Series Gold /
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP International Series /
ATP World Tour 250 Series (5–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–4)
Clay (2–3)
Grass (3–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (6–5)
Indoor (0–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2005 Wimbledon, U.K. Grand Slam Grass Stephen Huss Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan		 7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–7(2–7), 6–3
Loss 1–1 Oct 2005 Swiss Indoors, Switzerland International Hard (i) Stephen Huss Agustín Calleri
Fernando González		 5–7, 5–7
Loss 1–2 Feb 2006 Delray Beach Open, U.S. International Hard Chris Haggard Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor		 2–6, 3–6
Win 2–2 Jan 2007 Adelaide International, Australia International Hard Todd Perry Novak Djokovic
Radek Štěpánek		 6–4, 3–6, [15–13]
Win 3–2 Apr 2007 Valencia Open, Spain International Clay Todd Perry Yves Allegro
Sebastián Prieto		 7–5, 7–5
Loss 3–3 Jan 2008 Qatar Open, Doha International Hard Jeff Coetzee Philipp Kohlschreiber
David Škoch		 4–6, 6–4, [9–11]
Win 4–3 Apr 2008 Estoril Open, Portugal International Clay Jeff Coetzee Jamie Murray
Kevin Ullyett		 6–2, 4–6, [10–8]
Loss 4–4 Nov 2008 Paris Masters, France Masters Hard (i) Jeff Coetzee Jonas Björkman
Kevin Ullyett		 2–6, 2–6
Loss 4–5 May 2009 Madrid Open, Spain Masters 1000 Clay Simon Aspelin Daniel Nestor
Nenad Zimonjić		 4–6, 4–6
Loss 4–6 Jun 2009 French Open, Paris Grand Slam Clay Dick Norman Lukáš Dlouhý
Leander Paes		 6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Win 5–6 Jun 2009 Queen's Club Championships, U.K. 250 Series Grass Mikhail Youzhny Marcelo Melo
André Sá		 6–4, 4–6, [10–6]
Win 6–6 Jun 2009 Rosmalen Championships, Netherlands 250 Series Grass Dick Norman Johan Brunström
Jean-Julien Rojer		 7–6(7–3), 6–7(8–10), [10–5]
Loss 6–7 Apr 2010 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, U.S. 250 Series Clay Stephen Huss Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan		 3–6, 5–7

Career statistics

Doubles performance timeline
Tournament19981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011Career SRCareer W-L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A A 3R 3R 3R SF 2R 1R 1R 0 / 7 11–7
French Open A A A A A A A A 2R 1R 2R F SF 1R 0 / 6 10–6
Wimbledon A A A A A A A W 3R 3R 2R SF SF QF 1 / 7 21–6
US Open A A A A A A A 1R 1R 1R A QF QF A 0 / 5 6–5
Grand Slam SR 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 3 1 / 27 N/A
Annual Win-Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 8–2 5–4 4–4 6–3 12–4 9–4 2–3 N/A 48–24
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells A A A A A A A A 1R A 2R 1R A A 0 / 3 1–3
Miami A A A A A A A A QF A SF 2R 1R A 0 / 4 6–4
Monte Carlo A A A A A A A A A A SF 2R SF A 0 / 3 6–3
Rome A A A A A A A A 2R A 2R 1R 2R 2R 0 / 5 0–5
Madrid (Stuttgart) A A A A A A A A A A SF F 2R QF 0 / 4 7–4
Canada A A A A A A A 1R A A A QF A A 0 / 2 1–2
Cincinnati A A A A A A A QF A A A QF SF A 0 / 3 5–3
Shanghai Not Held QF 2R A 0 / 2 0–2
Paris A A A A A A A A A A F 2R QF A 0 / 3 4–3
Hamburg A A A A A A A A 2R A 2R NM1 0 / 2 1–2
Masters Series SR 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 0 0 / 7 0 / 9 0 / 7 0 / 2 0 / 31 N/A
Annual Win-Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 3–4 0–0 11–7 7–9 7–7 1–2 N/A 31–31
Year-end ranking 1384 – 285 200 188 178 172 24 47 49 14 10 14 182 N/A

References
  1. MCTA Academy site
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