Wesley Moodie

Country (sports)	South Africa
Residence	Durban, South Africa
Born	(1979-02-14) 14 February 1979 (age 39) Durban
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Turned pro	2000
Retired	July 2011
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$2,455,112
Singles
Career record	58–70
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 57 (10 October 2005)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	2R (2006)
French Open	1R (2006)
Wimbledon	3R (2003)
US Open	3R (2006)
Doubles
Career record	170-133
Career titles	6
Highest ranking	No. 8 (3 August 2009)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	SF (2008)
French Open	F (2009)
Wimbledon	W (2005)
US Open	QF (2009, 2010)
Last updated on: 14 February 2015.

Wesley Moodie (born 14 February 1979) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa.

Career[edit]

Early life and college career[edit]

Played Steve Combes in a friendly tennis match with Brett Schreiner and Lee Schreiner back in 1990 in Kloof South Africa.

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[edit]

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 after saving two match points in the tie-break (he 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 #6, 9, 3, 1 & 2 seeds in the process.

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

Playing style[edit]

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[edit]

Moodie is married to wife Marcia, a teacher. Their daughter, Danica Jade, born 30 November 2006.

Grand Slam tournament finals[edit]

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)[edit]

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponent	Score
Winner	2005	Wimbledon	Grass	Stephen Huss	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–7(2–7), 6–3
Runner-up	2009	French Open	Clay	Dick Norman	Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes	6–3, 3–6, 2–6

Mixed doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)[edit]

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	2010	Wimbledon	Grass	Lisa Raymond	Cara Black Leander Paes	4–6, 6–7(5–7)

ATP career finals[edit]

Singles: 1 (1 title)[edit]

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Oct 2005	Japan Open, Japan	Intl. Gold	Hard	Mario Ančić	1–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–4

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

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Jul 2005	Wimbledon, UK	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, US	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, Qatar	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, France	Grand Slam	Clay	Dick Norman	Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes	6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Win	5–6	Jun 2009	Queen's Club Championships, UK	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, US	250 Series	Clay	Stephen Huss	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	3–6, 5–7

Career statistics[edit]

Doubles performance timeline[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wesley Moodie.

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  Wesley Moodie at the Association of Tennis Professionals


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  Wesley Moodie at the International Tennis Federation


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  Wesley Moodie at the Davis Cup


• Moodie world ranking history


• Profile page of Wesley Moodie at the Monte Carlo Tennis Academy website


• Wesley Moodie Foundation Website