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Simon Aspelin
Swedish tennis player
Swedish tennis player
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Simon Aspelin |
| image | Simon Aspelin at the 2009 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open 01.jpg |
| country | |
| residence | London, England |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Saltsjöbaden, Sweden |
| height | |
| turnedpro | 1998 |
| retired | 17 July 2011 |
| plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| careerprizemoney | $2,121,037 |
| singlesrecord | 0–2 |
| singlestitles | 0 |
| highestsinglesranking | No. 436 (17 August 1998) |
| Wimbledonresult | Q1 (1998, 1999) |
| doublesrecord | 348–303 (53%) |
| doublestitles | 12 |
| highestdoublesranking | No. 7 (3 March 2008) |
| AustralianOpenDoublesresult | QF (2006) |
| FrenchOpenDoublesresult | 3R (2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011) |
| WimbledonDoublesresult | QF (2004, 2006, 2009) |
| USOpenDoublesresult | W (2007) |
| OthertournamentsDoubles | Yes |
| OlympicsDoublesresult | F (2008) |
| MastersCupDoublesresult | F (2007) |
| Mixed | yes |
| mixedtitles | 0 |
| mixedrecord | 14–20 |
| AustralianOpenMixedresult | 2R (2006, 2008, 2009) |
| FrenchOpenMixedresult | QF (2000) |
| WimbledonMixedresult | 3R (2008) |
| USOpenMixedresult | 2R (2007) |
| medaltemplates-expand | yes |
| medaltemplates-expand = yes
Simon Aspelin (; 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. [[File:Simon Aspelin at the 2010 US Open 02.jpg|thumb|Simon Aspelin at the 2010 US Open]]
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, 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.
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.
Grand Slam finals
Doubles (1 title)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2007 | U.S. Open | Hard | AUT Julian Knowle | CZE Lukáš Dlouhý | |
| CZE Pavel Vízner | 7–5, 6–4 |
Olympics
Doubles: 1 (1 Silver)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Pertner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | 2008 | Beijing Olympics | Hard | SWE Thomas Johansson | SUI Roger Federer | |
| SUI Stan Wawrinka | 3–6, 4–6, 7–6 (7–4) , 3–6 |
Career finals
Doubles (12 wins, 21 losses)
| Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam (1) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP International Series Gold (3) |
| ATP Tour (8) |
| Titles by surface |
|---|
| Hard (5) |
| Clay (5) |
| Grass (1) |
| Carpet (1) |
|}
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | Feb 2000 | Marseille | Hard | SWE Johan Landsberg | ESP Juan Ignacio Carrasco | |
| ESP Jairo Velasco, Jr. | 7–6(7–2), 6–4 | ||||||
| Loss | 1. | Jul 2001 | Båstad | Clay | AUS Andrew Kratzmann | GER Karsten Braasch | |
| GER Jens Knippschild | 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–7(5–7) | ||||||
| Loss | 2. | Jul 2001 | Kitzbühel | Clay | AUS Andrew Kratzmann | ESP Àlex Corretja | |
| ESP Luis Lobo | 3–6, 6–4, 3–6 | ||||||
| Loss | 3. | Feb 2002 | Buenos Aires | Clay | AUS Andrew Kratzmann | ARG Gastón Etlis | |
| ARG Martín Rodríguez | 6–3, 3–6, [4–10] | ||||||
| Loss | 4. | Apr 2002 | Estoril | Clay | AUS Andrew Kratzmann | GER Karsten Braasch | |
| RUS Andrei Olhovskiy | 3–6, 3–6 | ||||||
| Win | 2. | May 2003 | St. Pölten | Clay | ITA Massimo Bertolini | ARM Sargis Sargsian | |
| SRB Nenad Zimonjić | 6–4, 6–7(8–10), 6–3 | ||||||
| Win | 3. | Jul 2003 | Båstad | Clay | ITA Massimo Bertolini | ARG Lucas Arnold | |
| ARG Mariano Hood | 6–7(3–7), 6–0, 6–4 | ||||||
| Loss | 5. | Sep 2003 | Bucharest | Clay | RSA Jeff Coetzee | GER Karsten Braasch | |
| ARM Sargis Sargsian | 6–7(7–9), 2–6 | ||||||
| Loss | 6. | Jul 2004 | Båstad | Clay | AUS Todd Perry | IND Mahesh Bhupathi | |
| SWE Jonas Björkman | 6–4, 6–7(2–7), 6–7(6–8) | ||||||
| Loss | 7. | Jul 2004 | Stuttgart | Clay | AUS Todd Perry | CZE Jiří Novák | |
| CZE Radek Štěpánek | 2–6, 4–6 | ||||||
| Loss | 8. | Jan 2005 | Adelaide | Hard | AUS Todd Perry | BEL Xavier Malisse | |
| BEL Olivier Rochus | 6–7(5–7), 4–6 | ||||||
| Loss | 9. | Jan 2005 | Auckland | Hard | AUS Todd Perry | SUI Yves Allegro | |
| GER Michael Kohlmann | 4–6, 6–7(4–7) | ||||||
| Win | 4. | Jan 2005 | Delray Beach | Hard | AUS Todd Perry | AUS Jordan Kerr | |
| USA Jim Thomas | 6–3, 6–3 | ||||||
| Win | 5. | Feb 2005 | Memphis | Hard (i) | AUS Todd Perry | USA Bob Bryan | |
| USA Mike Bryan | 6–4, 6–4 | ||||||
| Loss | 10. | Jun 2005 | Nottingham | Grass | AUS Todd Perry | ISR Jonathan Erlich | |
| ISR Andy Ram | 6–4, 3–6, 5–7 | ||||||
| Loss | 11. | Jul 2005 | Indianapolis | Hard | AUS Todd Perry | AUS Paul Hanley | |
| USA Graydon Oliver | 2–6, 1–3 ret. | ||||||
| Loss | 12. | Oct 2005 | Tokyo | Hard | AUS Todd Perry | JPN Satoshi Iwabuchi | |
| JPN Takao Suzuki | 4–5(3–7), 4–5(13–15) | ||||||
| Loss | 13. | Jan 2006 | Auckland | Hard | AUS Todd Perry | ROM Andrei Pavel | |
| NED Rogier Wassen | 2–6, 7–5, [4–10] | ||||||
| Win | 6. | Oct 2006 | St. Petersburg | Carpet | AUS Todd Perry | AUT Julian Knowle | |
| AUT Jürgen Melzer | 6–1, 7–6(7–3) | ||||||
| Loss | 14. | Jan 2007 | Auckland | Hard | RSA Chris Haggard | RSA Jeff Coetzee | |
| NED Rogier Wassen | 7–6(11–9), 3–6, [2–10] | ||||||
| Win | 7. | May 2007 | Pörtschach | Clay | AUT Julian Knowle | CZE Leoš Friedl | |
| CZE David Škoch | 7–6(8–6), 5–7, [10–5] | ||||||
| Win | 8. | Jun 2007 | Halle | Grass | AUT Julian Knowle | FRA Fabrice Santoro | |
| SRB Nenad Zimonjić | 6–4, 7–6(7–5) | ||||||
| Win | 9. | Jul 2007 | Båstad | Clay | AUT Julian Knowle | ARG Martin García | |
| ARG Sebastián Prieto | 6–2, 6–4 | ||||||
| Win | 10. | Sep 2007 | U.S. Open | Hard | AUT Julian Knowle | CZE Lukáš Dlouhý | |
| CZE Pavel Vízner | 7–5, 6–4 | ||||||
| Loss | 15. | Nov 2007 | Tennis Masters Cup, Shanghai | Hard (i) | AUT Julian Knowle | BAH Mark Knowles | |
| CAN Daniel Nestor | 2–6, 3–6 | ||||||
| Loss | 16. | Aug 2008 | Summer Olympics, Beijing | Hard | SWE Thomas Johansson | SUI Roger Federer | |
| SUI Stanislas Wawrinka | 4–6, 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 3–6 | ||||||
| Loss | 17. | Apr 2009 | Casablanca | Clay | AUS Paul Hanley | POL Łukasz Kubot | |
| AUT Oliver Marach | 6–7(4–7), 6–3, [6–10] | ||||||
| Loss | 18. | May 2009 | Madrid | Clay | RSA Wesley Moodie | CAN Daniel Nestor | |
| SRB Nenad Zimonjić | 4–6, 4–6 | ||||||
| Win | 11. | Jul 2009 | Hamburg | Clay | AUS Paul Hanley | BRA Marcelo Melo | |
| SVK Filip Polášek | 6–3, 6–3 | ||||||
| Loss | 19. | Oct 2009 | Stockholm | Hard (i) | AUS Paul Hanley | BRA Bruno Soares | |
| ZIM Kevin Ullyett | 4–6, 6–7(4–7) | ||||||
| Loss | 20. | Feb 2010 | Rotterdam | Hard (i) | AUS Paul Hanley | CAN Daniel Nestor | |
| SRB Nenad Zimonjić | 4–6, 6–4, [7–10] | ||||||
| Win | 12. | Feb 2010 | Dubai | Hard | AUS Paul Hanley | CZE Lukáš Dlouhý | |
| IND Leander Paes | 6–2, 6–3 | ||||||
| Loss | 21. | Jul 2011 | Båstad | Clay | SWE Andreas Siljeström | SWE Robert Lindstedt | |
| ROU Horia Tecău | 3–6, 3–6 |
Doubles Performance timeline
| Tournament | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | SR | W–L | Win % | 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 | 0 / 2 | 6–3 | 0 / 8 | 6–6 | 0 / 1 | 4–1 | 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 | 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 | Win % | – | – | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | $2,121,037 |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | QF | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 0 / 12 | 13–12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| French Open | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 0 / 12 | 11–12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | QF | 1R | QF | 1R | 1R | QF | 2R | 3R | 0 / 12 | 14–12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| US Open | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | QF | 2R | **W** | 2R | 1R | QF | A | 1 / 11 | 16–10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ATP World Tour Finals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour Doubles Finals | A | A | A | SF | A | NH | A | A | A | A | F | A | A | A | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davis Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davis Cup Doubles | A | A | A | A | SF | A | A | A | PO | PO | SF | QF | PO | PO | QF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | Not Held | A | Not Held | A | Not Held | F | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | QF | 1R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 11 | 6–11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | 2R | QF | SF | QF | 2R | SF | A | 0 / 8 | 7–8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamburg | A | A | A | 1R | QF | 1R | A | A | 1R | QF | SF | QF | Madrid (C) | 0 / 7 | 5–7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Madrid (Clay) | Held as Hamburg | F | 2R | A | 0 / 2 | 4–2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rome | A | A | A | QF | 2R | 2R | A | A | 2R | QF | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 9 | 6–9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canada | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | QF | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 6 | 3–6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | QF | QF | QF | A | 1R | A | 0 / 5 | 5–5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shanghai | Held as Stuttgart | Held as Madrid (Hard) | 2R | 2R | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paris | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | SF | QF | QF | 1R | A | 0 / 6 | 5–6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tournaments played | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 26 | 31 | 22 | 23 | 30 | 25 | 31 | 27 | 30 | 24 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year-end ranking | 355 | 322 | 111 | 51 | 50 | 55 | 40 | 45 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 74 |
References
References
- "Doubles joy for Aspelin and Knowle". Irish Examiner.
- "Tennis news".
- "Class of 2011 Inducted into ITA Men's Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame".
- (17 July 2011). "Lindstedt-Tecau Retain Bastad Title; Aspelin Retires From Pro Tennis". [[Association of Tennis Professionals]].
- (13 July 2011). "Swedish Doubles Player Simon Aspelin to Retire". 10sballs.com.
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