American tennis player
Phillip SimmondsCountry (sports) | United States |
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Residence | Virginia, United States |
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Born | (1986-05-18) May 18, 1986 (age 38) Selden, New York |
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Plays | Right-handed |
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Prize money | $191,421 |
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Singles |
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Career record | 0–3 |
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Career titles | 0 |
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Highest ranking | No. 219 (2 October 2006) |
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Grand Slam singles results |
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Australian Open | Q1 (2006) |
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French Open | Q1 (2007) |
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Wimbledon | Q1 (2006, 2007) |
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US Open | 1R (2006) |
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Doubles |
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Career record | 1–6 |
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Career titles | 0 |
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Highest ranking | No. 200 (11 June 2007) |
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Grand Slam doubles results |
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US Open | 1R (2004, 2006, 2007) |
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Grand Slam mixed doubles results |
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US Open | 1R (2004) |
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Last updated on: 11 September 2021. |
Phillip Simmonds (born May 18, 1986) is a professional tennis player from the United States.[1]
Junior career
Simmonds had a promising junior career, spending time as the number ranked doubles player on the ITF rankings. He was a member of the United States team that finished runners-up in the 2002 Junior Davis Cup and in the same year won the doubles at the Orange Bowl, with Scott Oudsema.[2] Simmonds and Oudsema would go on to claim the 2003 Australian Open boys' doubles title, the first American male pairing to win the competition.[3] They defeated the Romanian pairing of Florin Mergea and Horia Tecău in the final.[2] In 2003, he also reached the boys' doubles semi-finals at the French Open and Wimbledon, partnering Brian Baker.[2]
Professional career
Simmonds was given a wildcard into the 2006 US Open main draw, but couldn't get past 25th seed Richard Gasquet in the opening round.[4] He competed in the men's doubles at the US Open three times, in 2004, 2006, and 2007, but fell in the first round each time.[4]
He has won three Challenger titles in his career.[4] In 2006 he won the singles title at the León Challenger tournament and he has also won two doubles titles, at Nouméa in 2007 and Baton Rouge the following year.[4] As of the end of 2012, he has won nine ITF Futures titles, three in singles and six in doubles.[4]
Junior Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 6 (4–2)
Legend | ATP Challenger (1–1) | ITF Futures (3–1) | | Finals by surface | Hard (3–1) | Clay (1–1) | Grass (0–0) | Carpet (0–0) | |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2005 | Sacramento, United States | Challenger | Hard | Rik de Voest | 6–1, 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Jan 2006 | USA F3, Boca Raton | Futures | Hard | Iván Miranda | 5–7, 6–4, 7–6(7–3) |
Win | 2–1 | Apr 2006 | León, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Dick Norman | 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–2 |
Loss | 2–2 | Nov 2010 | USA F30, Pensacola | Futures | Clay | Dennis Bloemke | 1–6, 3–6 |
Win | 3–2 | Jan 2011 | USA F3, Weston | Futures | Clay | Jack Sock | 6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 4–2 | Jun 2012 | USA F15, Chico | Futures | Hard | Michael McClune | 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
Doubles: 13 (8–5)
Legend | ATP Challenger (2–1) | ITF Futures (6–4) | | Finals by surface | Hard (6–4) | Clay (2–1) | Grass (0–0) | Carpet (0–0) | |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Win | 1–0 | May 2003 | USA F11, Orange Park | Futures | Clay | Brian Baker | Marcos Ondruska Brendan Evans | 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
Loss | 1–1 | Nov 2004 | USA F31, Waikoloa | Futures | Hard | Scoville Jenkins | Brendan Evans Scott Oudsema | 7–6(7–4), 6–7(2–7), 4–6 |
Win | 2–1 | Jan 2007 | Nouméa, New Caledonia | Challenger | Hard | Alex Kuznetsov | Thierry Ascione Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
Loss | 2–2 | Jul 2007 | Lexington, United States | Challenger | Hard | Ross Hutchins | Brendan Evans Ryan Sweeting | 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 3–2 | Feb 2008 | USA F4, Brownsville | Futures | Hard | Pavel Chekhov | Sunil-Kumar Sipaeya Daniel Yoo | 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 4–2 | Mar 2008 | USA F5, Harlingen | Futures | Hard | Nicholas Monroe | Brian Battistone Dann Battistone | 6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 5–2 | Apr 2008 | Baton Rouge, United States | Challenger | Hard | Tim Smyczek | Ryan Harrison Michael Venus | 2–6, 6–1, [10–4] |
Loss | 5–3 | Mar 2009 | Great Britain F3, Tipton | Futures | Hard | Scott Oudsema | Dan Evans Henri Kontinen | 7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), [4–10] |
Loss | 5–4 | Aug 2009 | Netherlands F4, Enschede | Futures | Clay | Colt Gaston | Boy Westerhof Antal van der Duim | 5–7, 2–6 |
Win | 6–4 | Oct 2009 | France F17, Nevers | Futures | Hard | Colt Gaston | Vladimir Obradović Andreas Siljeström | 6–4, 7–6(7–3) |
Loss | 6–5 | Sep 2010 | Canada F4, Toronto | Futures | Hard | Brendan Evans | Brett Joelson Ashwin Kumar | 6–3, 3–6, [7–10] |
Win | 7–5 | May 2012 | USA F12, Orange Park | Futures | Clay | Fritz Wolmarans | Benjamin Rogers John-Patrick Smith | 6–3, 6–7(5–7), [12–10] |
Win | 8–5 | Jun 2012 | USA F14, Sacramento | Futures | Hard | Vahid Mirzadeh | Nicolas Meister Pedro Zerbini | 6–4, 3–6, [11–9] |
Performance timeline
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.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Singles
References
- ^ ITF Pro Circuit Profile
- ^ a b c ITF Junior Profile
- ^ USTA: Circuit Player of the Week
- ^ a b c d e ATP World Tour Profile
External links