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Australian tennis player
Simon Youl Country (sports) Australia Residence Elephant's Pass , Tasmania , Australia Born (1965-07-01 ) 1 July 1965 (age 59) Symmons Plains , Tasmania, AustraliaHeight 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) Turned pro 1982 Retired 1994 Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand) Prize money $ 930,856Career record 91–138 Career titles 2 5 Challenger , 0 Futures Highest ranking No. 80 (28 September 1992) Australian Open 4R (1990 ) French Open 3R (1985 ) Wimbledon 4R (1988 ) US Open 1R (1988 , 1990 , 1991 , 1992 ) Olympic Games QF (1984, demonstration ) Career record 104–144 Career titles 2 4 Challenger , 0 Futures Highest ranking No. 63 (20 April 1992) Australian Open QF (1992 ) French Open 3R (1986 , 1990 ) Wimbledon QF (1986 , 1989 ) US Open QF (1992 ) Australian Open 2R (1987 ) French Open SF (1990 ) Wimbledon 3R (1988 ) Last updated on: 23 October 2021.
Simon John Arthur Youl (born 1 July 1965[ 1] ) is a former professional tennis player from Australia .
Tennis career
Youl was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder from 1981 to 1984.[ 2]
Juniors
As a junior player, Youl formed a successful doubles partnership with his fellow Australian player Mark Kratzmann . In 1983, the pair won the Boys' Doubles titles at the French Open , Wimbledon and the US Open . In singles, he reached three slam finals, attaining a ranking as high as No. 5 in the junior world rankings in 1983.[ 3]
Pro tour
As a professional player, Youl won two top-level singles titles (at Schenectady in 1989, and Singapore in 1992), and two tour doubles titles (Casablanca in 1990, and Bucharest in 1994). His best singles performances at Grand Slam events came in reaching the fourth round at Wimbledon in 1988 (lost to Stefan Edberg ) and the Australian Open in 1990 (lost to Ivan Lendl ).
Youl's career-high rankings were world No. 80 in singles and world No. 63 in doubles (both in 1992).
Retirement
He retired from the professional tour in 1994 (playing one Challenger event the following year). Since retiring as a player, he has worked as a tennis coach in Hobart , Tasmania.
ATP career finals
Singles: 2 (2 titles)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Series (2–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (2–0)
Indoor (0–0)
Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Series (2–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (2–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (2–1)
Indoor (0–0)
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 7 (5–2)
Legend
ATP Challenger (5–2)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–0)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1–0
Nov 1990
Hobart , Australia
Challenger
Carpet
Jamie Morgan
7–6, 7–6
Loss
1–1
Feb 1991
Jakarta , Indonesia
Challenger
Clay
Vaclav Roubicek
3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win
2–1
Nov 1991
Auckland , New Zealand
Challenger
Hard
Patrick Rafter
3–6, 6–3, 6–1
Loss
2–2
Feb 1992
Jakarta , Indonesia
Challenger
Clay
Claudio Pistolesi
6–1, 3–6, 2–6
Win
3–2
Apr 1992
Singapore , Singapore
Challenger
Hard
Paul Haarhuis
6–4, 6–1
Win
4–2
Jul 1993
Scheveningen , Netherlands
Challenger
Clay
Bart Wuyts
7–5, 1–6, 6–4
Win
5–2
Jul 1994
Newcastle , United Kingdom
Challenger
Hard
Brent Larkham
6–1, 7–6
Doubles: 12 (4–8)
Legend
ATP Challenger (4–8)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–3)
Clay (1–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–2)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
May 1989
Salzburg , Austria
Challenger
Clay
Brett Custer
Martin Sinner Michael Stich
walkover
Win
1–1
Apr 1991
Nagoya , Japan
Challenger
Hard
Glenn Layendecker
Nduka Odizor Sandon Stolle
3–6, 7–6, 7–6
Loss
1–2
Nov 1991
Hobart , Australia
Challenger
Carpet
Bret Richardson
Michael Brown Andrew Kratzmann
6–3, 3–6, 6–7
Win
2–2
Nov 1991
Christchurch , New Zealand
Challenger
Carpet
Neil Borwick
Jamie Morgan Sandon Stolle
7–5, 7–6
Loss
2–3
Feb 1993
Indian Wells , United States
Challenger
Hard
Neil Borwick
Patrick Rafter Jason Stoltenberg
4–6, 3–6
Loss
2–4
Jan 1994
Wellington , New Zealand
Challenger
Hard
Sandon Stolle
Martin Blackman Kenny Thorne
7–6, 3–6, 4–6
Loss
2–5
Feb 1994
Wolfsburg , Germany
Challenger
Carpet
Wayne Arthurs
Rich Benson Adam Malik
6–7, 4–6
Loss
2–6
Apr 1994
Puerto Vallarta , Mexico
Challenger
Hard
Paul Kilderry
Pablo Albano Nicolas Pereira
4–6, 6–3, 6–7
Win
3–6
Jul 1994
Newcastle , United Kingdom
Challenger
Hard
Neil Broad
Joshua Eagle Tom Kempers
6–4, 6–7, 6–4
Loss
3–7
Aug 1994
Graz , Austria
Challenger
Clay
Wayne Arthurs
Hendrik Jan Davids Stephen Noteboom
6–4, 3–6, 6–7
Win
4–7
Sep 1994
Merano , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Tomas Nydahl
Emanuel Couto Joao Cunha-Silva
6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Loss
4–8
Sep 1994
Venice , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Tomas Nydahl
Cristian Brandi Federico Mordegan
3–6, 6–4, 3–6
Junior Grand Slam finals
Singles: 3 (3 runner-ups)
Doubles: 3 (3 titles)
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.
Singles
Doubles
Mixed doubles
References
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