Simon Greul

Simon Greul

Country (sports)	Germany
Residence	Stuttgart, Germany
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro	2000
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$1,118,373
Singles
Career record	41-69
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 55 (March 22, 2010)
Current ranking	No. 131 (January 10, 2011)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (2007, 2010)
French Open	1R (2008, 2009, 2010)
Wimbledon	2R (2009)
US Open	2R (2009)
Doubles
Career record	9-23
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 121 (April 12, 2010)
Last updated on: January 17, 2011.

Simon Greul is a German male tennis player born April 13, 1981. He is 6'1" tall and weighs 176 lbs (80 kg). His career high rank was #55, achieved on March 22, 2010.

Career

His major breakthrough was at the 2006 Nasdaq-100 Open, where after beating Adrián García and Ricardo Mello in the qualifying rounds, he reached the round of 16 at the main draw, defeating Paradorn Srichaphan, Dominik Hrbatý, and Tim Henman before succumbing to fourth seed Andy Roddick 6–3, 3–6, 6–2.

In 2009 he reached the quarterfinal at the German Open in Hamburg. He lost to Spaniard David Ferrer. At the 2009 US Open he defeated Giovanni Lapentti in the first round but lost to eventual finalist Roger Federer in the second round. In his next tournament, the BCR Romania Open in Bucharest he reached the semifinal where he lost to Juan Monaco. Greul finished the season ranked No.59. The year was highlited by a win at an ATP Challenger Tour Event in Todi, a semifinal appearance in Trani and Genoa. It was the best season in his career earning $305,269 and a match record of 15-15 in ATP World Tour level.

In March 2010 Greul was nominated for the Davis Cup first round match against France. Greul defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in a dead rubber. That was Germany´s only win in this tie. Greul reached his career high ranking of #55 after advancing to the third round of the 2010 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells after beating Richard Gasquet and Gael Monfils. This was followed by a first round exit at the 2010 Sony Ericsson Open in Miami. At the 2010 BMW Open in Munich he was defeated by Marin Cilic in the second round after leading 4:1 in the deciding set. He reached the quarterfinal at the 2010 Ordina Open in s´Hertongenbosh and at the Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart. He could not defend the quarterfinal points in Hamburg of the season before which meant a drop in the ranking. At the BCR Romania Open he was knocked out in the second round by Juan Ignacio Chela.

Singles Titles

Legend (Singles)

Grand Slam (0)

Tennis Masters Cup (0)

ATP Masters Series (0)

ATP Tour (0)

Challengers (11)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	September 3, 2001	Aschaffenburg	Clay	Martin Verkerk	7–6, 6–2
2.	January 27, 2003	Dallas	Hard (I)	Justin Gimelstob	6–3, 7–6
3.	July 4, 2005	Oberstaufen	Clay	Albert Portas	7–5, 6–2
4.	May 8, 2006	Dresden	Clay	Janko Tipsarević	7–6, 6–2
5.	May 29, 2006	Ettlingen	Clay	Michael Berrer	6–4, 6–3
6.	July 3, 2006	Córdoba	Hard	Kevin Kim	6–7, 6–1, 7–6
7.	June 18, 2007	Almaty	Clay	Daniel Brands	6–4, 6–2
8.	June 25, 2007	Almaty	Clay	Woong-Sun Jun	6–3, 6–2
9.	August 31, 2008	Freudenstadt	Clay	Matthias Bachinger	6–3, 6–4
10.	September 7, 2008	Alphen aan den Rijn	Clay	Ivan Navarro	6–4, 6–3
11.	September 20, 2009	Todi	Clay	Adrian Ungur	2–6, 6–1, 7–6(6)

External links

• Simon Greul at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Greul Recent Match Results
• Greul World Ranking History