Simon Aspelin
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Residence | London, England | ||||||||
Born | Saltsjöbaden, Sweden | 11 May 1974||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||
Turned pro | 1998 | ||||||||
Retired | 17 July 2011 | ||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | ||||||||
Prize money | $2,121,037 | ||||||||
Singles | |||||||||
Career record | 0–2 | ||||||||
Career titles | 0 | ||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 436 (17 August 1998) | ||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||
Wimbledon | Q1 (1998, 1999) | ||||||||
Doubles | |||||||||
Career record | 348–303 (53%) | ||||||||
Career titles | 12 | ||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 7 (3 March 2008) | ||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||
Australian Open | QF (2006) | ||||||||
French Open | 3R (2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011) | ||||||||
Wimbledon | QF (2004, 2006, 2009) | ||||||||
US Open | W (2007) | ||||||||
Other doubles tournaments | |||||||||
Tour Finals | F (2007) | ||||||||
Olympic Games | F (2008) | ||||||||
Mixed doubles | |||||||||
Career record | 14–20 | ||||||||
Career titles | 0 | ||||||||
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |||||||||
Australian Open | 2R (2006, 2008, 2009) | ||||||||
French Open | QF (2000) | ||||||||
Wimbledon | 3R (2008) | ||||||||
US Open | 2R (2007) | ||||||||
Medal record
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Simon Aspelin (pronounced [ˈsîːmɔn aspɛˈliːn]; born 11 May 1974) is a former professional tennis doubles player from Sweden who turned professional in 1998. His success mainly came in doubles, winning 12 titles and reaching World No. 7 in March 2008. In men's doubles, Aspelin won the 2007 US Open and the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
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A memorable part of Aspelin's career was when he and doubles partner Todd Perry were playing in the 2006 Wimbledon Championships men's doubles quarterfinals as the eighth-seeded doubles team against third-seeded Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor. Knowles and Nestor won the match by winning the final set 23–21.
At the 2007 U.S. Open, seeded tenth with his partner Julian Knowle, Aspelin achieved the greatest triumph of his career by winning the U.S. Open, his first Grand Slam. In the first two rounds, they won against Kubot/Skoch and got a walkover over Calleri/Horna. They went on to upset the eighth seeds Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram in the third round. In the quarterfinals, they shocked the top seeds Bob and Mike Bryan, having lost to them only weeks before. In the semifinal, they held off unseeded Julien Benneteau and Nicolas Mahut, before winning the final in two sets over the ninth seeds, Pavel Vízner and Lukáš Dlouhý. He had never before reached a Grand Slam semifinal. This win put them into the No. 5 position in the ATP Doubles Race, and also gave Aspelin his career-high ranking of No. 13. His Davis cup record in March 2009 is 3–5 in doubles.
Another notable performance in 2007 was the final against Knowles/Nestor in Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai, which he lost with Julian Knowle.
In the 2008 Summer Olympics, he and fellow Swede Thomas Johansson defeated French pair Michaël Llodra and Arnaud Clément 7–6, 4–6, 19–17 in the semi-finals. The match that lasted 4 hours and 46 minutes. They went on to win the silver medal.
Prior to his pro career, Aspelin competed for four seasons at Pepperdine University, in Malibu, Calif. He was one of just two Waves to earn All-American status all four seasons,[1] and was inducted into the Pepperdine Hall of Fame in the fall of 2010.
In May 2011, he was inducted into the ITA Hall of Fame.[2]
In July 2011, Aspelin announced his retirement from professional tennis. He played his last tournament in Båstad, where he reached the final but failed to claim his thirteenth ATP title.[3][4]
Grand Slam finals
Doubles (1 title)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Pertner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 2007 | U.S. Open | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–4 |
Olympics
Doubles: 1 (1 Silver)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Pertner | Opponents | Score |
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Silver | 2008 | Beijing Olympics | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6, 7–6 (7–4) , 3–6 |
Career finals
Doubles (12 wins, 21 losses)
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Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1. | Feb 2000 | Marseille | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–2), 6–4 |
Loss | 1. | Jul 2001 | Båstad | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–7(5–7) |
Loss | 2. | Jul 2001 | Kitzbühel | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
Loss | 3. | Feb 2002 | Buenos Aires | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, [4–10] |
Loss | 4. | Apr 2002 | Estoril | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 2. | May 2003 | St. Pölten | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–7(8–10), 6–3 |
Win | 3. | Jul 2003 | Båstad | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(3–7), 6–0, 6–4 |
Loss | 5. | Sep 2003 | Bucharest | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(7–9), 2–6 |
Loss | 6. | Jul 2004 | Båstad | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–7(2–7), 6–7(6–8) |
Loss | 7. | Jul 2004 | Stuttgart | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 8. | Jan 2005 | Adelaide | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
Loss | 9. | Jan 2005 | Auckland | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Win | 4. | Jan 2005 | Delray Beach | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 5. | Feb 2005 | Memphis | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 10. | Jun 2005 | Nottingham | Grass | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 11. | Jul 2005 | Indianapolis | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 1–3 ret. |
Loss | 12. | Oct 2005 | Tokyo | Hard | ![]() |
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4–5(3–7), 4–5(13–15) |
Loss | 13. | Jan 2006 | Auckland | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 7–5, [4–10] |
Win | 6. | Oct 2006 | St. Petersburg | Carpet | ![]() |
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6–1, 7–6(7–3) |
Loss | 14. | Jan 2007 | Auckland | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(11–9), 3–6, [2–10] |
Win | 7. | May 2007 | Pörtschach | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(8–6), 5–7, [10–5] |
Win | 8. | Jun 2007 | Halle | Grass | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
Win | 9. | Jul 2007 | Båstad | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 10. | Sep 2007 | U.S. Open | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–4 |
Loss | 15. | Nov 2007 | Tennis Masters Cup, Shanghai | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 16. | Aug 2008 | Summer Olympics, Beijing | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 3–6 |
Loss | 17. | Apr 2009 | Casablanca | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(4–7), 6–3, [6–10] |
Loss | 18. | May 2009 | Madrid | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 11. | Jul 2009 | Hamburg | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 19. | Oct 2009 | Stockholm | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Loss | 20. | Feb 2010 | Rotterdam | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, [7–10] |
Win | 12. | Feb 2010 | Dubai | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 21. | Jul 2011 | Båstad | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Doubles Performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Tournament | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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Australian Open | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | QF | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 0 / 12 | 13–12 | 52.00 |
French Open | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 0 / 12 | 11–12 | 47.83 |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | QF | 1R | QF | 1R | 1R | QF | 2R | 3R | 0 / 12 | 14–12 | 53.85 |
US Open | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | QF | 2R | W | 2R | 1R | QF | A | 1 / 11 | 16–10 | 61.54 |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 6–4 | 7–4 | 8–4 | 8–3 | 3–4 | 5–4 | 6–4 | 3–3 | 1 / 47 | 54–46 | 54.00 |
ATP World Tour Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
Tour Doubles Finals | A | A | A | SF | A | NH | A | A | A | A | F | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 6–3 | 66.67 |
Davis Cup | ||||||||||||||||||
Davis Cup Doubles | A | A | A | A | SF | A | A | A | PO | PO | SF | QF | PO | PO | QF | 0 / 8 | 6–6 | 50.00 |
Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||||||
Summer Olympics | Not Held | A | Not Held | A | Not Held | F | Not Held | 0 / 1 | 4–1 | 80.00 | ||||||||
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | SF | 1R | 1R | 1R | SF | 1R | 0 / 9 | 6–9 | 40.00 |
Miami | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | QF | 1R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 11 | 6–11 | 35.29 |
Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | 2R | QF | SF | QF | 2R | SF | A | 0 / 8 | 7–8 | 46.67 |
Hamburg | A | A | A | 1R | QF | 1R | A | A | 1R | QF | SF | QF | Madrid (C) | 0 / 7 | 5–7 | 41.67 | ||
Madrid (Clay) | Held as Hamburg | F | 2R | A | 0 / 2 | 4–2 | 66.67 | |||||||||||
Rome | A | A | A | QF | 2R | 2R | A | A | 2R | QF | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 9 | 6–9 | 40.00 |
Canada | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | QF | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 6 | 3–6 | 33.33 |
Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | QF | QF | QF | A | 1R | A | 0 / 5 | 5–5 | 50.00 |
Stuttgart | A | A | A | A | A | Held as Madrid (Hard) | Shanghai | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||
Madrid (Hard) | Held as Stuttgart | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | QF | QF | Shanghai | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33.33 | ||||||
Shanghai | Held as Stuttgart | Held as Madrid (Hard) | 2R | 2R | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50.00 | ||||||||||
Paris | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | SF | QF | QF | 1R | A | 0 / 6 | 5–6 | 45.45 |
Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||
Tournaments played | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 26 | 31 | 22 | 23 | 30 | 25 | 31 | 27 | 30 | 24 | 15 | 309 | ||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | ||
Finals reached | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 33 | ||
Hard Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 11–9 | 9–10 | 12–14 | 3–8 | 9–11 | 30–15 | 23–15 | 22–19 | 24–20 | 10–18 | 22–14 | 5–6 | 5 / 164 | 180–161 | 52.79 |
Grass Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 5–4 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 1 / 26 | 30–26 | 53.57 |
Clay Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 13–10 | 15–12 | 9–14 | 13–8 | 7–8 | 8–8 | 5–7 | 17–8 | 7–6 | 19–9 | 3–6 | 9–7 | 5 / 107 | 126–104 | 54.78 |
Carpet Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1 / 12 | 12–12 | 50.00 |
Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 25–21 | 28–26 | 22–31 | 19–19 | 20–23 | 44–29 | 35–25 | 44–30 | 31–28 | 35–29 | 28–23 | 16–16 | 12 / 309 | 348–303 | 53.46 |
Win % | – | – | 25% | 54% | 52% | 42% | 50% | 47% | 60% | 58% | 59% | 53% | 55% | 55% | 50% | 53.46% | ||
Year-end ranking | 355 | 322 | 111 | 51 | 50 | 55 | 40 | 45 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 74 | $2,121,037 |
References
- ^ "Tennis news". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
- ^ Hall of Fame ITA [permanent dead link]
- ^ "Lindstedt-Tecau Retain Bastad Title; Aspelin Retires From Pro Tennis". atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals. 17 July 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ "Swedish Doubles Player Simon Aspelin to Retire". 10sballs.com. 13 July 2011. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
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