Wesley Moodie  | | Country |  South Africa | | Residence | Durban, South Africa | | Date of birth | February 14, 1979 (1979-02-14) (age 30) | | Place of birth | Scottburgh | | Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | | Weight | 91 kg (200 lb; 14.3 st) | | Turned pro | 2000 | | Plays | Right-handed; one-handed backhand | | Career prize money | US$1,979,745 | | Singles | | Career record | 58–70 | | Career titles | 1 | | Highest ranking | No. 57 (October 10, 2005) | | Grand Slam results | | Australian Open | 2R (2006) | | French Open | 1R (2006) | | Wimbledon | 3R (2003) | | US Open | 3R (2006) | | Doubles | | Career record | 120–87 | | Career titles | 6 | | Highest ranking | No. 9 (July 6, 2009) | | Grand Slam Doubles results | | Australian Open | SF (2008) | | French Open | F (2009) | | Wimbledon | W (2005) | | US Open | QF (2009) | | Last updated on: September 6, 2009. | Wesley Moodie (born February 14, 1979) is a professional tennis player from South Africa. [edit] Career [edit] Early life and college career He began to play tennis at an early age and won the South African Junior Masters tournament in February 1996. Moodie played college tennis in the United States from January 1997 until May 2000, originally for Auburn University at Montgomery (AUM), and then from September 1998 at Boise State (BSU). He turned professional in June 2000. [edit] Professional career Moodie first came to public notice when he reached the 3rd round at Wimbledon in 2003, losing to Sébastien Grosjean, whom he beat in the USA later that year. Moodie won his first top-flight tour singles event in capturing the 2005 Japan Open, beating #5 seed Mario Ančić in the final 1–6, 7–6, 6–4. Along with Stephen Huss, who formerly played college tennis for the Auburn Tigers, he became the first qualifier to win the Wimbledon men's doubles championship in 2005, beating the #6, 9, 3, 1 & 2 seeds in the process. Wesley Moodie joined the Monte Carlo Tennis Academy on 9 June 2007.[1] For the moment Moodie plays together with Belgian veteran Dick Norman. [edit] Playing style Moodie is a serve-and-volley specialist who has developed his baseline game to a high level of proficiency. His 6 ft 5 in height is combined with a powerful serve. [edit] Personal Moodie is married to wife Marcia, a teacher. [edit] Grand Slam finals [edit] Doubles 2 (1-1) - Wins (1)
- Runner-ups (1)
[edit] Singles finals 1 (1-0) - Wins (1)
| Legend (pre/post 2009) | | Grand Slam Tournaments (0) | Tennis Masters Cup /
ATP World Tour Finals (0) | ATP Masters Series /
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0) | ATP International Series Gold /
ATP World Tour 500 Series (1) | ATP International Series /
ATP World Tour 250 Series (0) | | | Titles by Surface | | Hard (1) | | Clay (0) | | Grass (0) | | Carpet (0) | | | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final | | 1. | October 3, 2005 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard |  Mario Ančić | 1–6, 7–6, 6–4 | [edit] Doubles Titles 12 (6-6) - Wins (6)
| Legend (pre/post 2009) | | Grand Slam Tournaments (1) | Tennis Masters Cup /
ATP World Tour Finals (0) | ATP Masters Series /
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0) | ATP International Series Gold /
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0) | ATP International Series /
ATP World Tour 250 Series (5) | | | Titles by Surface | | Hard (1) | | Clay (2) | | Grass (2) | | Carpet (0) | | | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final | | 1. | June 20, 2005 | Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom | Grass |  Stephen Huss |  Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan | 7–6, 6–3, 6–7, 6–3 | | 2. | January 1, 2007 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard | Todd Perry |  Novak Djokovic
 Radek Štěpánek | 6–4, 3–6, [15-13] | | 3. | April 9, 2007 | Valencia, Spain | Clay | Todd Perry |  Yves Allegro
 Sebastián Prieto | 7–5, 7–5 | | 4. | April 20, 2008 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | Jeff Coetzee |  Jamie Murray
 Kevin Ullyett | 6–2, 4–6, [10-8] | | 5. | June 14, 2009 | London (Queen's Club), UK | Grass |  Mikhail Youzhny |  Marcelo Melo
Andre Sa | 6–4, 4–6, [10-6] | | 6. | June 20, 2009 | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Grass |  Dick Norman |  Johan Brunstrom
 Jean-Julien Rojer | 7–6, 6–7, [10-5] | - Runners-up (6)
| Legend (pre/post 2009) | | Grand Slam Tournaments (1) | Tennis Masters Cup /
ATP World Tour Finals (0) | ATP Masters Series /
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (2) | ATP International Series Gold /
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0) | ATP International Series /
ATP World Tour 250 Series (3) | | | Titles by Surface | | Hard (4) | | Clay (2) | | Grass (0) | | Carpet (0) | | | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final | | 1. | Octoner 31, 2005 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | Stephen Huss | Agustin Calleri
 Fernando Gonzalez | 7–5, 7–5 | | 2. | February 6, 2006 | Delray Beach, United States | Hard | Chris Haggard |  Mark Knowles
 Daniel Nestor | 6–2, 6–3 | | 3. | January 5, 2008 | Doha, Qatar | Hard | Jeff Coetzee |  Philipp Kohlschreiber
David Skoch | 6–4, 4–6, [11–9] | | 4. | November 3, 2008 | Paris, France | Hard (i) | Jeff Coetzee | Jonas Bjorkman
Kevin Ullyett | 6–2, 6–2 | | 5. | May 17, 2009 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Simon Aspelin | Daniel Nestor
Nenad Zimonjic | 6–4, 6–4 | | 6. | June 6, 2009 | French Open, Paris, France | Clay | Dick Norman | Lukas Dlouhy
 Leander Paes | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 | [edit] Doubles performance timeline | Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | Career SR | | Grand Slams | | Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | 3R | 3R | SF | 2R | 0 / 5 | | French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | F | 0 / 4 | | Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | W | 3R | 3R | 2R | SF | 0 / 5 | | U.S. Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | QF | 0 / 4 | | Grand Slam SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 18 | | ATP Masters Series | | Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 0 / 3 | | Miami | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | A | SF | 2R | 0 / 3 | | Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | SF | 2R | 0 / 2 | | Rome | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 2R | 1R | 0 / 3 | | Madrid (Stuttgart) | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | SF | F | 0 / 2 | | Canada | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | QF | 0 / 2 | | Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | A | A | A | QF | 0 / 2 | | Shanghai | Not Held | QF | 0 / 1 | | Paris | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | F | 2R | 0 / 2 | | Hamburg | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 2R | NM1 | 0 / 2 | | Masters Series SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 22 | | Year End Ranking | 1384 | – | 285 | 200 | 188 | 178 | 172 | 24 | 47 | 49 | 14 | 10 | N/A | [edit] References [edit] External links | World rankings · Top ten tennis players as of 7 December 2009 | | | | |
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