Ellis Ferreira (born February 19, 1970 in Pretoria, South Africa) is a former professional male tennis player from South Africa. He played collegiately at the University of Alabama, earning all-SEC and all-American honors. He won the mixed doubles at the Australian Open with Corina Morariu in 2001. He owns his own clothing line producing tennis wear. Ferreira was named the Senior Assistant Men's and Women's Tennis Head Coach at Washington College in Chestertown, MD, in July 2007.[1] [edit] Doubles titles (18) | Legend | | Grand Slam (2)- (1) Men's + (1) Mixed) | | Tennis Masters Cup (1) | | ATP Masters Series (4) | | ATP Championship Series (2) | | ATP Tour (10) | | | Titles by Surface | | Hard (7) | | Clay (4) | | Grass (2) | | Carpet (5) | | | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponent in the final | Score | | 1. | 23 October 1995 | Vienna, Austria | Carpet | Jan Siemerink | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 6–4, 7–5 | | 2. | 15 January 1996 | Sydney Outdoor, Australia | Hard | Jan Siemerink | Patrick McEnroe Sandon Stolle | 5–7, 6–4, 6–1 | | 3. | 29 April 1996 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Jan Siemerink | Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti | 2–6, 6–3, 6–2 | | 4. | 13 January 1997 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Patrick Galbraith | Rick Leach Jonathan Stark | 6–4, 4–6, 7–6 | | 5. | 24 February 1997 | Memphis, United States | Hard (i) | Patrick Galbraith | Rick Leach Jonathan Stark | 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 | | 6. | 23 June 1997 | Nottingham, England | Grass | Patrick Galbraith | Danny Sapsford Chris Wilkinson | 4–6, 7–6, 7–6 | | 7. | 13 October 1997 | Vienna, Austria | Carpet | Patrick Galbraith | Marc-Kevin Goellner David Prinosil | 6–3, 6–4 | | 8. | 20 October 1997 | Lyon, France | Carpet | Patrick Galbraith | Olivier Delaître Fabrice Santoro | 3–6, 6–2, 6–4 | | 9. | 30 March 1998 | Miami, United States | Hard | Rick Leach | Alex O'Brien Jonathan Stark | 6–2, 6–4 | | 10. | 4 May 1998 | Atlanta, United States | Clay | Brent Haygarth | Alex O'Brien Richey Reneberg | 6–3, 0–6, 6–2 | | 11. | 15 June 1998 | Halle, Germany | Grass | Rick Leach | John-Laffnie De Jager Marc-Kevin Goellner | 4–6, 6–4, 7–6 | | 12. | 17 May 1999 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Rick Leach | David Adams John-Laffnie De Jager | 6–7, 6–1, 6–2 | | 13. | 17 January 2000 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Rick Leach | Olivier Delaître Jeff Tarango | 7–5, 6–4 | | 14. | 31 January 2000 | Australian Open, Australia | Hard | Rick Leach | Wayne Black Andrew Kratzmann | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 18–16 | | 15. | 17 April 2000 | Atlanta, United States | Clay | Rick Leach | Justin Gimelstob Mark Knowles | 6–3, 6–4 | | 16. | 29 October 2001 | Basel, Switzerland | Carpet | Rick Leach | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 7–6, 6–4 | | 17. | 5 November 2001 | Paris, France | Carpet | Rick Leach | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 | | 18. | 2 February 2002 | ATP Doubles Challenge Cup, Bangalore | Hard | Rick Leach | Petr Pála Pavel Vízner | 6–7(6), 7–6(2), 6–4, 6–4 | [edit] Runner-ups (15) | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponent in the final | Score | | 1. | 4 April 1994 | Sun City, South Africa | Hard | Grant Stafford | Marius Barnard Brent Haygarth | 6–3, 7–5 | | 2. | 24 July 1995 | Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany | Clay | Jan Siemerink | Tomas Carbonell Francisco Roig | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 | | 3. | 1 April 1996 | Miami, United States | Hard | Patrick Galbraith | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 6–1, 6–3 | | 4. | 3 March 1997 | Philadelphia, United States | Hard (i) | Patrick Galbraith | Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien | 6–3, 6–3 | | 5. | 10 November 1997 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Patrick Galbraith | Marc-Kevin Goellner Richey Reneberg | 6–3, 3–6, 7–6 | | 6. | 12 January 1998 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard | Rick Leach | Joshua Eagle Andrew Florent | 6–4, 6–7, 6–3 | | 7. | 23 February 1998 | Memphis, United States | Hard (i) | David Roditi | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 6–3, 6–4 | | 8. | 20 April 1998 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Rick Leach | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis | 7–5, 6–0 | | 9. | 18 May 1998 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Rick Leach | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 6–4, 4–6, 7–6 | | 10. | 10 August 1998 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | Rick Leach | Martin Damm Jim Grabb | 6–7, 6–2, 7–6 | | 11. | 15 March 1999 | Indian Wells, United States | Hard | Rick Leach | Wayne Black Sandon Stolle | 7–6, 6–3 | | 12. | 26 June 2000 | Nottingham, England | Grass | Rick Leach | Donald Johnson Piet Norval | 1–6, 6–4, 6–3 | | 13. | 14 August 2000 | Cincinnati, United States | Hard | Rick Leach | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 7–6, 6–4 | | 14. | 11 September 2000 | U.S. Open, New York | Hard | Rick Leach | Lleyton Hewitt Max Mirnyi | 6–4, 5–7, 7–6 | | 15. | 22 October 2001 | Stuttgart Indoor, Germany | Hard (i) | Jeff Tarango | Max Mirnyi Sandon Stolle | 7–6, 7–6 | [edit] Doubles performance timeline | Tournament | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | Career SR | Career Win-Loss | | Grand Slams | | Australian Open | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | QF | QF | SF | W | 2R | QF | 2R | 1 / 10 | 23–9 | | French Open | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | QF | 1R | 3R | 1R | A | 0 / 9 | 8–9 | | Wimbledon | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | SF | 3R | QF | 2R | QF | QF | 2R | A | 0 / 9 | 18–9 | | U.S. Open | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | F | QF | 2R | A | 0 / 9 | 12–9 | | Grand Slam SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 37 | N/A | | Annual Win-Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 5–4 | 1–4 | 5–4 | 6–4 | 6–4 | 9–4 | 14–3 | 9–4 | 5–4 | 1–1 | N/A | 61–36 | | ATP Masters Series | | Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | QF | 2R | 2R | F | QF | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 7 | 8–7 | | Miami | A | A | A | 1R | A | F | 2R | W | 3R | 3R | QF | 2R | A | 1 / 8 | 13–7 | | Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | W | QF | 2R | 2R | QF | 1R | 1R | A | 1 / 7 | 7–5 | | Rome | A | A | A | A | 2R | SF | 2R | F | W | 2R | QF | A | A | 1 / 7 | 17–6 | | Hamburg | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | SF | SF | SF | 1R | QF | A | A | 0 / 7 | 8–7 | | Canada | A | A | A | QF | A | A | 2R | F | SF | QF | QF | QF | A | 0 / 7 | 14–7 | | Cincinnati | A | A | A | QF | QF | SF | QF | 2R | 2R | F | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 9 | 15–9 | | Stuttgart (Stockholm) | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | QF | F | 2R | A | 0 / 7 | 6–7 | | Paris | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | SF | 2R | SF | 2R | W | SF | A | 1 / 7 | 12–6 | | Masters Series SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 8 | 0 / 9 | 1 / 9 | 1 / 9 | 0 / 9 | 1 / 9 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 0 | 4 / 66 | N/A | | Annual Win-Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 16–7 | 7–9 | 15–7 | 18–8 | 13–9 | 18–8 | 6–7 | 0–0 | N/A | 100–61 | | Year End Ranking | 569 | 407 | 137 | 64 | 68 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 52 | 359 | N/A | [edit] References
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