Adil Shamasdin Country (sports) Canada Residence Pickering, Ontario , CanadaBorn (1982-05-23 ) May 23, 1982 (age 42) Toronto, Ontario , CanadaHeight 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Turned pro 2001 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) College Brown Bears Prize money US$ 564,379Career record 0–0 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 748 (August 17, 2009) Career record 73–97 Career titles 3 Highest ranking No. 41 (June 26, 2017) Current ranking No. 90 (May 28, 2018) Australian Open 2R (2012 ) French Open 3R (2017 ) Wimbledon QF (2016 ) US Open 3R (2015 ) Wimbledon 1R (2015 ) Davis Cup QF (2015 ) Last updated on: November 20, 2017.
Adil Shamasdin ( ə-DEEL shə-MAZ -in ;[1] born May 23, 1982) is a Canadian professional tennis player who specialises in doubles. He reached his highest doubles ranking of world No. 41 on June 26, 2017.
Tennis career
Shamasdin's junior career saw him finish ranked No. 5 in singles and No. 1 in doubles in Canada . In his senior career, he has won so far three ATP World Tour doubles titles, in 2011 at the SA Tennis Open with James Cerretani ,[2] in 2015 at the Grand Prix Hassan II with Rameez Junaid [3] and in 2017 at the Lyon Open with Andrés Molteni .[4] He also has won twenty ATP Challenger Tour doubles titles and seven ITF Futures doubles titles.[5] In 2015 in the Davis Cup World Group quarterfinals, he was selected to play his first tie for Canada, losing the doubles match with Daniel Nestor .[6] The next year in the Davis Cup World Group playoffs, he helped his country secure its place in the World Group by winning the match with Vasek Pospisil .[7] In 2016, he reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon with Jonathan Marray as wildcards, beating the fourth seeds and defending champions Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecău in the opening round, and the fifteenth seeds Pablo Cuevas and Marcel Granollers in the third round. They were defeated by the twelfth seeds Treat Huey and Max Mirnyi .[8] Also in 2016, he advanced to the ATP Masters 1000 Rogers Cup second round for the first time of his career, after six unsuccessful attempts. In the first round, he and compatriot Philip Bester defeated the pair of then world No. 1 singles player Novak Djokovic and Nenad Zimonjić , before losing to the seventh seeds Raven Klaasen and Rajeev Ram in their next match.[9]
Personal life
Shamasdin grew up in Pickering, Ontario . His parents Kamru and Rozi immigrated to Canada from Kenya . He has two brothers Jamil and Irfan.[2] He attended Brown University in Rhode Island and graduated with a degree in psychology. Shamasdin broke the record for the most combined wins (singles and doubles) in Brown tennis history with over 220.[10]
ATP career finals
Doubles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runners-up)
Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (3–3)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (2–0)
Grass (0–2)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1–0
Feb 2011
SA Tennis Open , South Africa
250 Series
Hard
James Cerretani
Scott Lipsky Rajeev Ram
6–3, 3–6, [10–7]
Loss
1–1
Jul 2011
Hall of Fame Tennis Championships , United States
250 Series
Grass
Johan Brunström
Ryan Harrison Matthew Ebden
6–4, 3–6, [5–10]
Win
2–1
Apr 2015
Grand Prix Hassan II , Morocco
250 Series
Clay
Rameez Junaid
Rohan Bopanna Florin Mergea
3–6, 6–2, [10–7]
Loss
2–2
Feb 2016
Sofia Open , Bulgaria
250 Series
Hard (i)
Philipp Oswald
Wesley Koolhof Matwé Middelkoop
7–5, 6–7(9–11) , [6–10]
Loss
2–3
Jul 2016
Hall of Fame Tennis Championships , United States
250 Series
Grass
Jonathan Marray
Sam Groth Chris Guccione
4–6, 3–6
Win
3–3
May 2017
Lyon Open , France
250 Series
Clay
Andrés Molteni
Marcus Daniell Marcelo Demoliner
6–3, 3–6, [10–5]
ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures doubles titles (28)
Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (21)
ITF Futures (7)
No.
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
1.
Mar 2008
Canada F3, Sherbrooke
Futures
Hard (i)
Daniel Chu
Travis Rettenmaier Rylan Rizza
7–6(7–2) , 3–6, [10–7]
2.
Oct 2008
Mexico F12, Mazatlán
Futures
Hard
Fabrice Martin
Luís Díaz-Barriga Daniel Garza
Walkover
3.
Oct 2008
Mexico F13, Ciudad Obregón
Futures
Hard
Fabrice Martin
Chris Klingemann Milan Pokrajac
3–6, 6–4, [10–7]
4.
Mar 2009
Canada F3, Sherbrooke
Futures
Hard (i)
Daniel Chu
Érik Chvojka Michal Pazicky
4–6, 7–6(7–5) , [10–7]
5.
May 2009
Mexico F4, Coatzacoalcos
Futures
Hard
Vasek Pospisil
Kaden Hensel Adam Hubble
6–3, 6–4
6.
May 2009
Mexico F5, Puerto Vallarta
Futures
Hard
Vasek Pospisil
Juan-Manuel Elizondo César Ramírez
6–1, 2–6, [10–7]
7.
Jul 2009
France F12, Saint-Gervais
Futures
Clay
Fabrice Martin
Baptiste Dupuy Pierrick Ysern
6–2, 6–4
8.
Nov 2009
Puebla , Mexico
Challenger
Hard
Vasek Pospisil
Guillermo Olaso Pere Riba
7–6(9–7) , 6–0
9.
May 2010
Biella , Italy
Challenger
Clay
James Cerretani
Dustin Brown Alessandro Motti
6–3, 2–6, [11–9]
10.
Sep 2010
Rijeka , Croatia
Challenger
Clay
Lovro Zovko
Carlos Berlocq Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
1–6, 7–6(11–9) , [10–5]
11.
Feb 2011
Quimper , France
Challenger
Hard (i)
James Cerretani
Jamie Delgado Jonathan Marray
6–3, 5–7, [10–5]
12.
Jun 2011
Nottingham , United Kingdom
Challenger
Grass
Rik de Voest
Treat Conrad Huey Izak Van der Merwe
6–3, 7–6(11–9)
13.
Mar 2012
Guadalajara , Mexico
Challenger
Hard
James Cerretani
Tomasz Bednarek Olivier Charroin
7–6(7–5) , 6–1
14.
Nov 2012
Eckental , Germany
Challenger
Carpet (i)
James Cerretani
Tomasz Bednarek Andreas Siljeström
6–3, 2–6, [10–4]
15.
Nov 2012
Loughborough , United Kingdom
Challenger
Hard (i)
James Cerretani
Purav Raja Divij Sharan
6–4, 7–5
16.
Jan 2013
São Paulo , Brazil
Challenger
Hard
James Cerretani
Federico Delbonis Renzo Olivo
6–7(5–7) , 6–1, [11–9]
17.
Apr 2014
Le Gosier , Guadeloupe
Challenger
Hard
Tomasz Bednarek
Gero Kretschmer Michael Venus
7–5, 6–7(5–7) , [10–8]
18.
May 2014
Tunis , Tunisia
Challenger
Clay
Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Stephan Fransen Jesse Huta Galung
6–3, 7–6(7–5)
19.
Jul 2014
Lexington , United States
Challenger
Hard
Peter Polansky
Chase Buchanan James McGee
6–4, 6–2
20.
Sep 2014
Napa , United States
Challenger
Hard
Peter Polansky
Bradley Klahn Tim Smyczek
7–6(7–0) , 6–1
21.
Oct 2014
Tiburon , United States
Challenger
Hard
Bradley Klahn
Carsten Ball Matt Reid
7–5, 6–2
22.
Nov 2016
Knoxville , United States
Challenger
Hard (i)
Peter Polansky
Ruben Bemelmans Joris De Loore
6–1, 6–3
23.
Feb 2017
Bergamo , Italy
Challenger
Hard (i)
Julian Knowle
Dino Marcan Tristan-Samuel Weissborn
6–3, 6–3
24.
Mar 2017
Wrocław , Poland
Challenger
Hard (i)
Andrei Vasilevski
Mikhail Elgin Denys Molchanov
6–3, 3–6, [21–19]
25.
Mar 2017
Drummondville , Canada
Challenger
Hard (i)
Sam Groth
Matt Reid John-Patrick Smith
6–3, 2–6, [10–8]
26.
Apr 2017
León , Mexico
Challenger
Hard
Leander Paes
Luca Margaroli Caio Zampieri
6–1, 6–4
27.
Jun 2017
Ilkley , United Kingdom
Challenger
Grass
Leander Paes
Brydan Klein Joe Salisbury
6–2, 2–6, [10–8]
28.
May 2018
Braga , Portugal
Challenger
Clay
Sander Arends
Ariel Behar Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
6–2, 6–1
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
P#
DNQ
A
Z#
PO
G
S
B
NMS
NTI
P
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (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.
This table is current through the 2018 French Open .
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