Kevin Ullyett
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Biography
Kevin Ullyett (born 23 May 1972 in Salisbury, now Harare) is a former professional tennis player from Zimbabwe. His primary success on the tour was in men's doubles.
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, 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).
He made his final tennis appearance at the South African Open in February 2010 (partnering with Wesley Moodie) eighteen years after he first appeared there in 1992 competing in his first ATP Tour event. He had over 500 career wins.
He lives with his wife and two children in London. Their first child, Jemima, was born in 2005. He hopes for a career in property development after tennis.
Grand Slam doubles titles (3)
Men's doubles (2)
Year | Championship | Partner | Opponents in Final | Score in Final |
2001 | US Open | Wayne Black | Donald Johnson Jared Palmer | 7–6(11–9), 2–6, 6–3 |
2005 | Australian Open | Wayne Black | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6–4, 6–4 |
Mixed doubles (1)
Year | Championship | Partner | Opponents in Final | Score in Final |
2002 | Australian Open | Daniela Hantuchová | Gastón Etlis Paola Suárez | 6–3, 6–2 |
Men's doubles finals (58)
Wins (34)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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Runner-up | 1. | 29 April 1996 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard | Kent Kinnear | Rick Leach Jonathan Stark | 4–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 1. | 3 February 1997 | Shanghai, China | Carpet | Max Mirnyi | Tomas Nydahl Stefano Pescosolido | 7–6, 6–7, 7–5 |
Winner | 2. | 27 April 1998 | Orlando, Florida, US | Clay | Grant Stafford | Michael Tebbutt Mikael Tillström | 4–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
Winner | 3. | 11 May 1998 | Coral Springs, Florida, US | Clay | Grant Stafford | Mark Merklein Vince Spadea | 7–5, 6–4 |
Winner | 4. | 27 July 1998 | Washington, D.C., USA | Hard | Grant Stafford | Wayne Ferreira Patrick Galbraith | 6–3, 7–5 |
Winner | 5. | 21 September 1998 | Bournemouth, United Kingdom | Clay | Neil Broad | Wayne Arthurs Alberto Berasategui | 7–6, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 2. | 12 October 1998 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | Piet Norval | Olivier Delaître Fabrice Santoro | 3–6, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 3. | 11 January 1999 | Doha, Qatar | Hard | Piet Norval | Alex O'Brien Jared Palmer | 3–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 18 October 1999 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | Piet Norval | David Prinosil Sandon Stolle | 3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 6. | 25 October 1999 | Lyon, France | Carpet | Piet Norval | Wayne Ferreira Sandon Stolle | 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4) |
Winner | 7. | 15 November 1999 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Piet Norval | Jan-Michael Gambill Scott Humphries | 7–5, 6–3 |
Winner | 8. | 28 August 2000 | Long Island, New York, US | Hard | Jonathan Stark | Jan-Michael Gambill Scott Humphries | 6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 9. | 9 October 2000 | Hong Kong | Hard | Wayne Black | Dominik Hrbatý David Prinosil | 6–1, 6–2 |
Winner | 10. | 13 November 2000 | St. Petersburg, Russia | Hard (i) | Daniel Nestor | Thomas Shimada Myles Wakefield | 7–6(7–5), 7–5 |
Winner | 11. | 19 February 2001 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Hard (i) | Wayne Black | Jiří Novák David Rikl | 6–3, 6–3 |
Winner | 12. | 27 August 2001 | Long Island, New York, US | Hard | Jonathan Stark | Leoš Friedl Radek Štěpánek | 6–1, 6–4 |
Winner | 13. | 10 September 2001 | US Open, New York City | Hard | Wayne Black | Donald Johnson Jared Palmer | 7–6(11–9), 2–6, 6–3 |
Winner | 14. | 7 January 2002 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard | Wayne Black | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 7–5, 6–2 |
Winner | 15. | 4 March 2002 | San Jose, California, US | Hard (i) | Wayne Black | John-Laffnie de Jager Robbie Koenig | 6–3, 4–6, [10–5] |
Runner-up | 5. | 13 May 2002 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Wayne Black | Martin Damm Cyril Suk | 5–7, 5–7 |
Winner | 16. | 17 June 2002 | Queen's Club, London, England | Grass | Wayne Black | Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi | 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–3 |
Winner | 17. | 19 August 2002 | Washington, D.C., USA | Hard | Wayne Black | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–3 |
Winner | 18. | 14 October 2002 | Lyon, France | Carpet | Wayne Black | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–3) |
Winner | 19. | 28 October 2002 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Wayne Black | Wayne Arthurs Paul Hanley | 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–4) |
Runner-up | 6. | 3 March 2003 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | Wayne Black | Leander Paes David Rikl | 3–6, 0–6 |
Winner | 20. | 5 May 2003 | Munich, Germany | Clay | Wayne Black | Joshua Eagle Jared Palmer | 6–3, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 7. | 21 July 2003 | Stuttgart, Germany | Clay | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Tomáš Cibulec Pavel Vízner | 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 8. | 6 October 2003 | Moscow, Russia | Carpet | Wayne Black | Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi | 3–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 9. | 20 October 2003 | Madrid, Spain | Hard (i) | Wayne Black | Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi | 2–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 10. | 22 March 2004 | Indian Wells, California, US | Hard | Wayne Black | Sébastien Grosjean Arnaud Clément | 3–6, 6–4, 5–7 |
Winner | 21. | 5 April 2004 | Key Biscayne, Florida, US | Hard | Wayne Black | Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge | 6–2, 7–6(14–12) |
Winner | 22. | 17 May 2004 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Wayne Black | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6–1, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 11. | 26 July 2004 | Indianapolis, Indiana, US | Hard | Wayne Black | Jordan Kerr Jim Thomas | 7–6(9–7), 6–7(3–7), 3–6 |
Runner-up | 12. | 8 November 2004 | Paris, France | Carpet | Wayne Black | Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge | 3–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 13. | 21 November 2004 | Tennis Masters Cup, Houston, Texas, US | Hard | Wayne Black | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6–4, 5–7, 4–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 23. | 31 January 2005 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | Wayne Black | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 14. | 4 April 2005 | Key Biscayne, Florida, US | Hard | Wayne Black | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi | 1–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 15. | 8 August 2005 | Washington, D.C., USA | Hard | Wayne Black | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 4–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 24. | 15 August 2005 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | Wayne Black | Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram | 7–6(7–2), 6–4 |
Runner-up | 16. | 22 August 2005 | Cincinnati, Ohio, US | Hard | Wayne Black | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi | 4–6, 7–5, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 17. | 9 January 2006 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard | Paul Hanley | Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram | 6–7(4–7), 6–7(10–12) |
Winner | 25. | 27 February 2006 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Hard (i) | Paul Hanley | Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram | 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2) |
Winner | 26. | 6 March 2006 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | Paul Hanley | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 1–6, 6–2, [10–1] |
Winner | 27. | 22 May 2006 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Paul Hanley | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 4–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–4] |
Winner | 28. | 19 June 2006 | Queen's Club, London, England | Grass | Paul Hanley | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi | 6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
Runner-up | 18. | 7 August 2006 | Washington, D.C., USA | Hard | Paul Hanley | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 3–6, 7–5, [3–10] |
Runner-up | 19. | 14 August 2006 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | Paul Hanley | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 5–7, 1–6 |
Winner | 29. | 16 October 2006 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Paul Hanley | Olivier Rochus Kristof Vliegen | 7–6(7–2), 6–4 |
Winner | 30. | 15 January 2007 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | Paul Hanley | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 6–4, 6–7(3–7), [10–6] |
Runner-up | 20. | 12 August 2007 | Montréal, Canada | Hard | Paul Hanley | Mahesh Bhupati Pavel Vízner | 4–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 21. | 21 April 2008 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | Jamie Murray | Jeff Coetzee Wesley Moodie | 2–6, 6–4, [8–10] |
Winner | 31. | 16 June 2008 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Grass | Bruno Soares | Jeff Coetzee Jamie Murray | 6–2, 7–6(7–5) |
Runner-up | 22. | 5 July 2008 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | Jonas Björkman | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić | 6–7(12–14), 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 23. | 17 August 2008 | Washington, D.C., USA | Hard | Bruno Soares | Marc Gicquel Robert Lindstedt | 6–7(3–7), 3–6 |
Winner | 32. | 12 October 2008 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Jonas Björkman | Johan Brunström Michael Ryderstedt | 6–1, 6–3 |
Winner | 33. | 2 November 2008 | Paris, France | Hard (i) | Jonas Björkman | Jeff Coetzee Wesley Moodie | 6–2, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 24. | 29 August 2009 | New Haven, USA | Hard | Bruno Soares | Julian Knowle Jürgen Melzer | 4–6, 6–7(3–7) |
Winner | 34. | 25 October 2009 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Bruno Soares | Simon Aspelin Paul Hanley | 6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
Doubles performance timeline
Tournament | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Career SR | Career W-L | ||
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Grand Slams | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||
Grand Slam W-L | 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 | – | – |