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Kevin Ullyett

Country (sports)	Zimbabwe
Residence	London, United Kingdom
Born	(1972-05-23) 23 May 1972 (age 53) Harare, Zimbabwe
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro	1990
Retired	2010
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$4,138,771
Singles
Career record	21–34
Career titles	0 5 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest ranking	No. 107 (22 May 2000)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (2000)
French Open	Q1 (1993, 1997)
Wimbledon	Q2 (1993, 1994, 1997)
US Open	2R (1993)
Doubles
Career record	502–310
Career titles	34 15 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest ranking	No. 4 (31 January 2005)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	W (2005)
French Open	QF (2004, 2008, 2009)
Wimbledon	F (2008)
US Open	W (2001)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour Finals	F (2004)
Olympic Games	QF (2004)
Mixed doubles
Career record	53–40
Career titles	1
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	W (2002)
French Open	QF (2002, 2005, 2007)
Wimbledon	F (2002)
US Open	SF (2009)

Kevin Ullyett, born on May 23, 1972, is a former professional tennis player from Zimbabwe. He was especially good at men's doubles tennis.

Kevin won 34 doubles titles during his career. This included two major Grand Slam tournaments. He won the US Open in 2001 and the 2005 Australian Open in 2005. Both of these big wins were with his fellow Zimbabwean player, Wayne Black.

He also played in the Summer Olympics in 2000 and 2004. In 2004, he and Wayne Black finished in fifth place in the men's doubles event.

In mixed doubles, where a team has one male and one female player, Kevin also achieved great success. He won the 2002 Australian Open in 2002 with Daniela Hantuchová. They also reached the final at Wimbledon in 2002. Kevin made it to the semifinals at Wimbledon in 2003 and 2005 with Daniela Hantuchová and Liezel Huber. He and Liezel Huber were also runners-up at the 2005 Australian Open.

Wayne Black, Kevin's long-time doubles partner, stopped playing tennis at the end of 2005. After that, Kevin played with Paul Hanley for two seasons. Then he teamed up with Jonas Björkman, who retired at the end of 2008. Finally, Kevin played with Brazilian player Bruno Soares.

Kevin's father, Robert Ullyett, was also a talented athlete. He represented Rhodesia (which is now Zimbabwe) in both cricket and field hockey. His father was part of the national field hockey team that played in the 1964 Olympics. His team even beat New Zealand 2-1!

Kevin played his last professional tennis match in February 2010 at the South African Open. He partnered with Wesley Moodie for this final event. This was 18 years after he first played there in 1992. Kevin had more than 500 career wins in tennis.

Today, Kevin lives in London with his wife and their two children. Their first child, Jemima, was born in 2005. After his tennis career, Kevin hoped to work in property development.

Grand Slam Wins

Kevin Ullyett won three Grand Slam titles during his career. These are some of the biggest tournaments in tennis.

Men's Doubles Titles (2 Wins)

Kevin won two Grand Slam titles in men's doubles with his partner Wayne Black.

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	2001	US Open	Hard	Wayne Black	Donald Johnson Jared Palmer	7–6(11–9), 2–6, 6–3
Win	2005	Australian Open	Hard	Wayne Black	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	6–4, 6–4

Mixed Doubles Title (1 Win)

Kevin won one Grand Slam title in mixed doubles.

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	2002	Australian Open	Hard	Daniela Hantuchová	Gastón Etlis Paola Suárez	6–3, 6–2

ATP Tour Finals: A Look at His Matches

Kevin Ullyett played in many finals during his time on the ATP Tour. He had one singles final and many doubles finals.

Singles Final (1 Runner-up)

Kevin reached one singles final in his career.

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Jun 1999	Nottingham, United Kingdom	World Series	Grass	Cédric Pioline	3–6, 5–7

Doubles Finals (34 Titles, 25 Runner-ups)

Kevin Ullyett was very successful in doubles, winning 34 titles and reaching 25 other finals.

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Jun 1996	Seoul, South Korea	World Series	Hard	Kent Kinnear	Rick Leach Jonathan Stark	4–6, 4–6
Win	1–1	Feb 1997	Shanghai, China	World Series	Carpet	Max Mirnyi	Tomas Nydahl Stefano Pescosolido	7–6, 6–7, 7–5
Win	2–1	Apr 1998	Orlando, United States	World Series	Clay	Grant Stafford	Michael Tebbutt Mikael Tillström	4–6, 6–4, 7–5
Win	3–1	May 1998	Coral Springs, United States	World Series	Clay	Grant Stafford	Mark Merklein Vince Spadea	7–5, 6–4
Win	4–1	Jul 1998	Washington, United States	Championship Series	Hard	Grant Stafford	Wayne Ferreira Patrick Galbraith	6–2, 6–4
Win	5–1	Sep 1998	Bournemouth, United Kingdom	International Series	Clay	Neil Broad	Wayne Arthurs Alberto Berasategui	7–6, 6–3
Loss	5–2	Oct 1998	Basel, Switzerland	World Series	Hard	Piet Norval	Olivier Delaître Fabrice Santoro	3–6, 6–7
Loss	5–3	Jan 1999	Doha, Qatar	World Series	Hard	Piet Norval	Alex O'Brien Jared Palmer	3–6, 4–6
Loss	5–4	Oct 1999	Vienna, Austria	Championship Series	Carpet	Piet Norval	David Prinosil Sandon Stolle	3–6, 4–6
Win	6–4	Oct 1999	Lyon, France	International Series	Carpet	Piet Norval	Wayne Ferreira Sandon Stolle	4–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4)
Win	7–4	Nov 1999	Stockholm, Sweden	World Series	Hard	Piet Norval	Jan-Michael Gambill Scott Humphries	7–5, 6–3
Win	8–4	Aug 2000	Long Island, United States	International Series	Hard	Jonathan Stark	Jan-Michael Gambill Scott Humphries	6–4, 6–4
Win	9–4	Oct 2000	Hong Kong, Hong Kong	International Series	Hard	Wayne Black	Dominik Hrbatý David Prinosil	6–1, 6–2
Win	10–4	Nov 2000	St. Petersburg, Russia	International Series	Hard	Daniel Nestor	Thomas Shimada Myles Wakefield	7–6(7–5), 7–5
Win	11–4	Feb 2001	Copenhagen, Denmark	International Series	Hard	Wayne Black	Jiří Novák David Rikl	6–3, 6–3
Win	12–4	Aug 2001	Long Island, United States	International Series	Hard	Jonathan Stark	Leoš Friedl Radek Štěpánek	6–1, 6–4
Win	13–4	Sep 2001	New York, United States	Grand Slam	Hard	Wayne Black	Donald Johnson Jared Palmer	7–6(11–9), 2–6, 6–3
Win	14–4	Jan 2002	Adelaide, Australia	International Series	Hard	Wayne Black	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	7–5, 6–2
Win	15–4	Mar 2002	San Jose, United States	World Series	Hard	Wayne Black	John-Laffnie de Jager Robbie Koenig	6–3, 4–6, [10–5]
Loss	15–5	May 2002	Rome, Italy	Masters Series	Clay	Wayne Black	Martin Damm Cyril Suk	5–7, 5–7
Win	16–5	Jun 2002	Queen's, United Kingdom	International Series	Grass	Wayne Black	Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi	7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–3
Win	17–5	Aug 2002	Washington, United States	Championship Series	Hard	Wayne Black	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–3
Win	18–5	Oct 2002	Lyon, France	International Series	Carpet	Wayne Black	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor	6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–3)
Win	19–5	Oct 2002	Stockholm, Sweden	World Series	Hard	Wayne Black	Wayne Arthurs Paul Hanley	6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–4)
Loss	19–6	Mar 2003	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Championship Series	Hard	Wayne Black	Leander Paes David Rikl	3–6, 0–6
Win	20–6	May 2003	Munich, Germany	World Series	Clay	Wayne Black	Joshua Eagle Jared Palmer	6–3, 7–5
Loss	20–7	Jul 2003	Stuttgart, Germany	Championship Series	Clay	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	Tomáš Cibulec Pavel Vízner	6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Loss	20–8	Oct 2003	Moscow, Russia	World Series	Carpet	Wayne Black	Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi	3–6, 5–7
Loss	20–9	Oct 2003	Madrid, Spain	Masters Series	Hard	Wayne Black	Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi	2–6, 6–2, 3–6
Loss	20–10	Mar 2004	Indian Wells, United States	Masters Series	Hard	Wayne Black	Sébastien Grosjean Arnaud Clément	3–6, 6–4, 5–7
Win	21–10	Apr 2004	Miami, United States	Masters Series	Hard	Wayne Black	Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge	6–2, 7–6(14–12)
Win	22–10	May 2004	Hamburg, Germany	Masters Series	Clay	Wayne Black	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	6–4, 6–2
Loss	22–11	Jul 2004	Indianapolis, United States	Championship Series	Hard	Wayne Black	Jordan Kerr Jim Thomas	7–6(9–7), 6–7(3–7), 3–6
Loss	22–12	Nov 2004	Paris, France	Masters Series	Carpet	Wayne Black	Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge	3–6, 4–6
Loss	22–13	Nov 2004	Houston, United States	ATP Finals	Hard	Wayne Black	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	6–4, 5–7, 4–6, 2–6
Win	23–13	Jan 2005	Melbourne, Australia	Grand Slam	Hard	Wayne Black	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	6–4, 6–4
Loss	23–14	Apr 2005	Miami, United States	Masters Series	Hard	Wayne Black	Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi	1–6, 2–6
Loss	23–15	Aug 2005	Washington, United States	Championship Series	Hard	Wayne Black	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	4–6, 2–6
Win	24–15	Aug 2005	Montreal, Canada	Masters Series	Hard	Wayne Black	Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram	7–6(7–2), 6–4
Loss	24–16	Aug 2005	Cincinnati, United States	Masters Series	Hard	Wayne Black	Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi	4–6, 7–5, 2–6
Loss	24–17	Jan 2006	Adelaide, Australia	International Series	Hard	Paul Hanley	Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram	6–7(4–7), 6–7(10–12)
Win	25–17	Feb 2006	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Championship Series	Hard	Paul Hanley	Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram	7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2)
Win	26–17	Mar 2006	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Championship Series	Hard	Paul Hanley	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor	1–6, 6–2, [10–1]
Win	27–17	May 2006	Hamburg, Germany	Masters Series	Clay	Paul Hanley	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor	4–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–4]
Win	28–17	Jun 2006	Queen's, United Kingdom	International Series	Grass	Paul Hanley	Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi	6–4, 3–6, [10–8]
Loss	28–18	Aug 2006	Washington, United States	Championship Series	Hard	Paul Hanley	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	3–6, 7–5, [3–10]
Loss	28–19	Aug 2006	Montreal, Canada	Masters Series	Hard	Paul Hanley	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	5–7, 1–6
Win	29–19	Oct 2006	Stockholm, Sweden	World Series	Hard	Paul Hanley	Olivier Rochus Kristof Vliegen	7–6(7–2), 6–4
Win	30–19	Jan 2007	Sydney, Australia	World Series	Hard	Paul Hanley	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor	6–4, 6–7(3–7), [10–6]
Loss	30–20	May 2007	Hamburg, Germany	Masters Series	Clay	Paul Hanley	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	3–6, 4–6
Loss	30–21	Aug 2007	Toronto, Canada	Masters Series	Hard	Paul Hanley	Mahesh Bhupathi Pavel Vízner	4–6, 4–6
Loss	30–22	Apr 2008	Estoril, Portugal	World Series	Clay	Jamie Murray	Jeff Coetzee Wesley Moodie	2–6, 6–4, [8–10]
Win	31–22	Jun 2008	Nottingham, United Kingdom	World Series	Grass	Bruno Soares	Jeff Coetzee Jamie Murray	6–2, 7–6(7–5)
Loss	31–23	Jul 2008	Wimbledon, United Kingdom	Grand Slam	Grass	Jonas Björkman	Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić	6–7(12–14), 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 3–6
Loss	31–24	Aug 2008	Washington, United States	Championship Series	Hard	Bruno Soares	Marc Gicquel Robert Lindstedt	6–7(3–7), 3–6
Win	32–24	Oct 2008	Stockholm, Sweden	World Series	Hard	Jonas Björkman	Johan Brunström Michael Ryderstedt	6–1, 6–3
Win	33–24	Nov 2008	Paris, France	Masters Series	Hard	Jonas Björkman	Jeff Coetzee Wesley Moodie	6–2, 6–2
Loss	33–25	Aug 2009	New Haven, United States	250 Series	Hard	Bruno Soares	Julian Knowle Jürgen Melzer	4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win	34–25	Oct 2009	Stockholm, Sweden	250 Series	Hard	Bruno Soares	Simon Aspelin Paul Hanley	6–4, 7–6(7–4)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures Finals

Kevin also played in smaller tournaments called ATP Challenger and ITF Futures events. He had success in both singles and doubles at this level.

Singles Challenger Finals (5 Wins, 3 Runner-ups)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Aug 1993	Winnetka, United States	Challenger	Hard	Maurice Ruah	6–3, 6–2
Loss	1–1	Oct 1994	Ponte Vedra, United States	Challenger	Hard	Vince Spadea	3–6, 4–6
Win	2–1	Apr 1996	Nagoya, Japan	Challenger	Hard	Peter Tramacchi	3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win	3–1	Oct 1996	Monterrey, Mexico	Challenger	Hard	Alex O'Brien	6–3, 7–6
Loss	3–2	Mar 1997	Magdeburg, Germany	Challenger	Carpet	Petr Luxa	3–6, 6–2, 5–7
Loss	3–3	Jun 1998	Surbiton, United Kingdom	Challenger	Grass	Gianluca Pozzi	4–6, 3–6
Win	4–3	Mar 2000	Kyoto, Japan	Challenger	Carpet	Arvind Parmar	6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–4
Win	5–3	May 2000	Jerusalem, Israel	Challenger	Hard	Gianluca Pozzi	6–4, 6–3

Doubles Challenger Finals (15 Wins, 7 Runner-ups)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	May 1992	São Paulo, Brazil	Challenger	Hard	Grant Stafford	Gerardo Martinez Tom Mercer	7–6, 6–4
Win	2–0	May 1992	Itu, Brazil	Challenger	Hard	Grant Stafford	Bertrand Madsen Tom Mercer	6–1, 6–3
Win	3–0	Aug 1993	Cincinnati, United States	Challenger	Hard	Johan de Beer	Wayne Arthurs Leander Paes	7–6, 6–4
Win	4–0	Aug 1993	Bronx, United States	Challenger	Hard	Johan de Beer	Wayne Arthurs Grant Doyle	7–6, 7–6
Win	5–0	Oct 1993	Monterrey, Mexico	Challenger	Hard	Lan Bale	Jean-Philippe Fleurian Roger Smith	4–6, 6–2, 6–3
Loss	5–1	Dec 1993	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Challenger	Hard	David Nainkin	Sébastien Lareau Daniel Nestor	4–6, 4–6
Win	6–1	May 1994	Jerusalem, Israel	Challenger	Hard	Ellis Ferreira	Filip Dewulf Dick Norman	7–6, 6–3
Loss	6–2	Aug 1994	Cincinnati, United States	Challenger	Hard	Brian Gyetko	Grant Doyle Paul Kilderry	3–6, 4–6
Loss	6–3	Oct 1994	Brest, France	Challenger	Hard	Bryan Shelton	Trevor Kronemann David Macpherson	1–6, 4–6
Win	7–3	Apr 1995	Nagoya, Japan	Challenger	Hard	Leander Paes	Joshua Eagle Andrew Kratzmann	7–6, 7–5
Loss	7–4	Oct 1996	Monterrey, Mexico	Challenger	Hard	Myles Wakefield	Sargis Sargsian Michael Sell	2–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win	8–4	Dec 1996	Amarillo, United States	Challenger	Hard	Max Mirnyi	Justin Gimelstob Jeff Salzenstein	6–3, 6–4
Win	9–4	Feb 1997	Cherbourg, France	Challenger	Hard	Max Mirnyi	Stefano Pescosolido Vincenzo Santopadre	6–3, 6–7, 6–4
Loss	9–5	May 1997	Jerusalem, Israel	Challenger	Hard	Wayne Black	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes	7–6, 2–6, 6–7
Win	10–5	Sep 1997	Urbana, United States	Challenger	Hard	Michael Sell	Gouichi Motomura Takao Suzuki	3–6, 7–6, 6–2
Win	11–5	Sep 1997	Delray Beach, United States	Challenger	Hard	Michael Sell	Oren Motevassel Daniele Musa	6–3, 6–3
Loss	11–6	Mar 1998	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Challenger	Hard	Max Mirnyi	Mahesh Bhupathi Peter Tramacchi	4–6, 0–6
Win	12–6	Mar 1998	Bangkok, Thailand	Challenger	Hard	Peter Tramacchi	Gábor Köves Attila Sávolt	6–4, 6–3
Win	13–6	Mar 1998	Kyoto, Japan	Challenger	Carpet	Takao Suzuki	Óscar Ortiz Maurice Ruah	4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Loss	13–7	Feb 2000	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Challenger	Hard	Irakli Labadze	Michael Hill Todd Woodbridge	3–6, 4–6
Win	14–7	May 2000	Jerusalem, Israel	Challenger	Hard	Neville Godwin	Noam Behr Eyal Ran	7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–3)
Win	15–7	Feb 2008	East London, South Africa	Challenger	Hard	Jonas Björkman	Thomas Johansson Stefan Koubek	6–2, 6–2

See also

In Spanish: Kevin Ullyett para niños