Wesley Moodie (born 14 February 1979) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa who won the 2005 Wimbledon Men's Doubles.

Wesley Moodie
Country (sports) South Africa
ResidenceCape Town, South Africa
Born (1979-02-14) 14 February 1979 (age 45)
Durban
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Turned pro2000
RetiredJuly 2011
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$2,455,112
Singles
Career record58–70
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 57 (10 October 2005)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2006)
French Open1R (2006)
Wimbledon3R (2003)
US Open3R (2006)
Doubles
Career record170–133
Career titles6
Highest rankingNo. 8 (3 August 2009)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenSF (2008)
French OpenF (2009)
WimbledonW (2005)
US OpenQF (2009, 2010)

Career

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Early life and college career

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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.

Professional career

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Moodie first came to public notice when he reached the third round at Wimbledon in 2003, losing to Sébastien Grosjean, whom he beat in the United States later that year. Moodie won his first top-flight tour singles event in capturing the 2005 Japan Open, beating fifth seed Mario Ančić in the final 1–6, 7–6, 6–4, after saving two match points in the tie-break (he had also saved four match points in the semifinal against Jarkko Nieminen).

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 No. 6, 9, 3, 1 & 2 seeds in the process.

Wesley Moodie joined the Monte Carlo Tennis Academy on 9 June 2007.[1]

Playing style

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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.

Personal

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Moodie is married to wife Marcia, a teacher. They have a daughter, Danica Jade, born 30 November 2006, two sons, Jason, born 16 February 2011 and Kristian, born 30 June 2015.

Grand Slam finals

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Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2005 Wimbledon Grass   Stephen Huss   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–7(2–7), 6–3
Loss 2009 French Open Clay   Dick Norman   Lukáš Dlouhý
  Leander Paes
6–3, 3–6, 2–6

Mixed doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2010 Wimbledon Grass   Lisa Raymond   Cara Black
  Leander Paes
4–6, 6–7(5–7)

ATP career finals

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Singles: 1 (1 title)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Masters Series /
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP International Series Gold /
ATP World Tour 500 Series (1–0)
ATP International Series /
ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (1–0)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2005 Japan Open, Tokyo Intl. Gold Hard   Mario Ančić 1–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–4

Doubles: 13 (6 titles, 7 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (1–1)
ATP Masters Series /
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–2)
ATP International Series Gold /
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP International Series /
ATP World Tour 250 Series (5–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–4)
Clay (2–3)
Grass (3–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (6–5)
Indoor (0–2)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2005 Wimbledon, U.K. Grand Slam Grass   Stephen Huss   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–7(2–7), 6–3
Loss 1–1 Oct 2005 Swiss Indoors, Switzerland International Hard (i)   Stephen Huss   Agustín Calleri
  Fernando González
5–7, 5–7
Loss 1–2 Feb 2006 Delray Beach Open, U.S. International Hard   Chris Haggard   Mark Knowles
  Daniel Nestor
2–6, 3–6
Win 2–2 Jan 2007 Adelaide International, Australia International Hard   Todd Perry   Novak Djokovic
  Radek Štěpánek
6–4, 3–6, [15–13]
Win 3–2 Apr 2007 Valencia Open, Spain International Clay   Todd Perry   Yves Allegro
  Sebastián Prieto
7–5, 7–5
Loss 3–3 Jan 2008 Qatar Open, Doha International Hard   Jeff Coetzee   Philipp Kohlschreiber
  David Škoch
4–6, 6–4, [9–11]
Win 4–3 Apr 2008 Estoril Open, Portugal International Clay   Jeff Coetzee   Jamie Murray
  Kevin Ullyett
6–2, 4–6, [10–8]
Loss 4–4 Nov 2008 Paris Masters, France Masters Hard (i)   Jeff Coetzee   Jonas Björkman
  Kevin Ullyett
2–6, 2–6
Loss 4–5 May 2009 Madrid Open, Spain Masters 1000 Clay   Simon Aspelin   Daniel Nestor
  Nenad Zimonjić
4–6, 4–6
Loss 4–6 Jun 2009 French Open, Paris Grand Slam Clay   Dick Norman   Lukáš Dlouhý
  Leander Paes
6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Win 5–6 Jun 2009 Queen's Club Championships, U.K. 250 Series Grass   Mikhail Youzhny   Marcelo Melo
  André Sá
6–4, 4–6, [10–6]
Win 6–6 Jun 2009 Rosmalen Championships, Netherlands 250 Series Grass   Dick Norman   Johan Brunström
  Jean-Julien Rojer
7–6(7–3), 6–7(8–10), [10–5]
Loss 6–7 Apr 2010 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, U.S. 250 Series Clay   Stephen Huss   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
3–6, 5–7

Career statistics

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Doubles performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Career SR Career W-L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A A 3R 3R 3R SF 2R 1R 1R 0 / 7 11–7
French Open A A A A A A A A 2R 1R 2R F SF 1R 0 / 6 10–6
Wimbledon A A A A A A A W 3R 3R 2R SF SF QF 1 / 7 21–6
US Open A A A A A A A 1R 1R 1R A QF QF A 0 / 5 6–5
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 0 / 4 0 / 3 1 / 27 N/A
Annual win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 8–2 5–4 4–4 6–3 12–4 9–4 2–3 N/A 48–24
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells A A A A A A A A 1R A 2R 1R A A 0 / 3 1–3
Miami A A A A A A A A QF A SF 2R 1R A 0 / 4 6–4
Monte Carlo A A A A A A A A A A SF 2R SF A 0 / 3 6–3
Rome A A A A A A A A 2R A 2R 1R 2R 2R 0 / 5 0–5
Madrid (Stuttgart) A A A A A A A A A A SF F 2R QF 0 / 4 7–4
Canada A A A A A A A 1R A A A QF A A 0 / 2 1–2
Cincinnati A A A A A A A QF A A A QF SF A 0 / 3 5–3
Shanghai Not Held QF 2R A 0 / 2 0–2
Paris A A A A A A A A A A F 2R QF A 0 / 3 4–3
Hamburg A A A A A A A A 2R A 2R NM1 0 / 2 1–2
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 / 7 0 / 2 0 / 31 N/A
Annual win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 3–4 0–0 11–7 7–9 7–7 1–2 N/A 31–31
Year-end ranking 1384 285 200 188 178 172 24 47 49 14 10 14 182 N/A

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