Ellis Ferreira
Appearance
Full name | Ellis Russell Ferreira |
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Country (sports) | South Africa |
Residence | Atlanta, Georgia |
Born | Pretoria, South Africa | 19 February 1970
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Turned pro | 1992 |
Plays | Left-handed |
Prize money | $2,378,295 |
Singles | |
Career record | 4–8 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 210 (3 October 1994) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Wimbledon | 1R (1994) |
US Open | 2R (1994) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 314–201 |
Career titles | 18 |
Highest ranking | No. 2 (31 January 2000) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | W (2000) |
French Open | QF (1999) |
Wimbledon | SF (1996) |
US Open | F (2000) |
Mixed doubles | |
Career titles | 1 |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | W (2001) |
French Open | 3R (1997, 1999) |
Wimbledon | QF (2001) |
US Open | SF (2001) |
Ellis Ferreira (born 19 February 1970 in Pretoria, South Africa) is a former professional male tennis player from South Africa. He played collegiately at the University of Alabama, earning all-SEC and all-American honors. He won 2 Grand Slam doubles titles, the Men's title at the 2000 Australian Open with Rick Leach and the mixed doubles at the Australian Open with Corina Morariu in 2001. Ferreira was named the Senior Assistant Men's and Women's Tennis Head Coach at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland, in July 2007. Ferreira is now the co-owner of the Eagleton/ Ferreira Tennis Academy on Longboat Key in Florida (www.eftennis.com).[1]
Doubles titles (18)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
Runner-up | 1. | 4 April 1994 | Sun City, South Africa | Hard | Grant Stafford | Marius Barnard Brent Haygarth |
3–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 2. | 24 July 1995 | Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany | Clay | Jan Siemerink | Tomás Carbonell Francisco Roig |
6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 1. | 23 October 1995 | Vienna, Austria | Carpet | Jan Siemerink | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde |
6–4, 7–5 |
Winner | 2. | 15 January 1996 | Sydney Outdoor, Australia | Hard | Jan Siemerink | Patrick McEnroe Sandon Stolle |
5–7, 6–4, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 3. | 1 April 1996 | Miami, United States | Hard | Patrick Galbraith | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde |
1–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 3. | 29 April 1996 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Jan Siemerink | Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti |
2–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 4. | 13 January 1997 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Patrick Galbraith | Rick Leach Jonathan Stark |
6–4, 4–6, 7–6 |
Winner | 5. | 24 February 1997 | Memphis, United States | Hard (i) | Patrick Galbraith | Rick Leach Jonathan Stark |
6–3, 3–6, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 4. | 3 March 1997 | Philadelphia, United States | Hard (i) | Patrick Galbraith | Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien |
3–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 6. | 23 June 1997 | Nottingham, England | Grass | Patrick Galbraith | Danny Sapsford Chris Wilkinson |
4–6, 7–6, 7–6 |
Winner | 7. | 13 October 1997 | Vienna, Austria | Carpet | Patrick Galbraith | Marc-Kevin Goellner David Prinosil |
6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 8. | 20 October 1997 | Lyon, France | Carpet | Patrick Galbraith | Olivier Delaître Fabrice Santoro |
3–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 5. | 10 November 1997 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Patrick Galbraith | Marc-Kevin Goellner Richey Reneberg |
3–6, 6–3, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 6. | 12 January 1998 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard | Rick Leach | Joshua Eagle Andrew Florent |
4–6, 7–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | 23 February 1998 | Memphis, United States | Hard (i) | David Roditi | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde |
3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 9. | 30 March 1998 | Miami, United States | Hard | Rick Leach | Alex O'Brien Jonathan Stark |
6–2, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 8. | 20 April 1998 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Rick Leach | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis |
5–7, 0–6 |
Winner | 10. | 4 May 1998 | Atlanta, United States | Clay | Brent Haygarth | Alex O'Brien Richey Reneberg |
6–3, 0–6, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 9. | 18 May 1998 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Rick Leach | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes |
4–6, 6–4, 6–7 |
Winner | 11. | 15 June 1998 | Halle, Germany | Grass | Rick Leach | John-Laffnie de Jager Marc-Kevin Goellner |
4–6, 6–4, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 10. | 10 August 1998 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | Rick Leach | Martin Damm Jim Grabb |
7–6, 2–6, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 11. | 15 March 1999 | Indian Wells, United States | Hard | Rick Leach | Wayne Black Sandon Stolle |
6–7, 3–6 |
Winner | 12. | 17 May 1999 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Rick Leach | David Adams John-Laffnie de Jager |
6–7, 6–1, 6–2 |
Winner | 13. | 17 January 2000 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Rick Leach | Olivier Delaître Jeff Tarango |
7–5, 6–4 |
Winner | 14. | 31 January 2000 | Australian Open, Australia | Hard | Rick Leach | Wayne Black Andrew Kratzmann |
6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 18–16 |
Winner | 15. | 17 April 2000 | Atlanta, United States | Clay | Rick Leach | Justin Gimelstob Mark Knowles |
6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 12. | 26 June 2000 | Nottingham, England | Grass | Rick Leach | Donald Johnson Piet Norval |
6–1, 4–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 13. | 14 August 2000 | Cincinnati, United States | Hard | Rick Leach | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde |
6–7, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 14. | 11 September 2000 | U.S. Open, New York | Hard | Rick Leach | Lleyton Hewitt Max Mirnyi |
4–6, 7–5, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 15. | 22 October 2001 | Stuttgart Indoor, Germany | Hard (i) | Jeff Tarango | Max Mirnyi Sandon Stolle |
6–7, 6–7 |
Winner | 16. | 29 October 2001 | Basel, Switzerland | Carpet | Rick Leach | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes |
7–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 17. | 5 November 2001 | Paris, France | Carpet | Rick Leach | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes |
3–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 18. | 2 February 2002 | ATP Doubles Challenge Cup, Bangalore | Hard | Rick Leach | Petr Pála Pavel Vízner |
6–7(6), 7–6(2), 6–4, 6–4 |
Doubles performance timeline
Tournament | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | Career SR | Career Win-Loss |
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Grand Slams | |||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | QF | QF | SF | W | 2R | QF | 2R | 1 / 10 | 23–9 |
French Open | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | QF | 1R | 3R | 1R | A | 0 / 9 | 8–9 |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | SF | 3R | QF | 2R | QF | QF | 2R | A | 0 / 9 | 18–9 |
U.S. Open | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | F | QF | 2R | A | 0 / 9 | 12–9 |
Grand Slam SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 37 | N/A |
Annual Win-Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 5–4 | 1–4 | 5–4 | 6–4 | 6–4 | 9–4 | 14–3 | 9–4 | 5–4 | 1–1 | N/A | 61–36 |
ATP Masters Series | |||||||||||||||
Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | QF | 2R | 2R | F | QF | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 7 | 8–7 |
Miami | A | A | A | 1R | A | F | 2R | W | 3R | 3R | QF | 2R | A | 1 / 8 | 13–7 |
Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | W | QF | 2R | 2R | QF | 1R | 1R | A | 1 / 7 | 7–5 |
Rome | A | A | A | A | 2R | SF | 2R | F | W | 2R | QF | A | A | 1 / 7 | 17–6 |
Hamburg | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | SF | SF | SF | 1R | QF | A | A | 0 / 7 | 8–7 |
Canada | A | A | A | QF | A | A | 2R | F | SF | QF | QF | QF | A | 0 / 7 | 14–7 |
Cincinnati | A | A | A | QF | QF | SF | QF | 2R | 2R | F | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 9 | 15–9 |
Stuttgart (Stockholm) | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | QF | F | 2R | A | 0 / 7 | 6–7 |
Paris | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | SF | 2R | SF | 2R | W | SF | A | 1 / 7 | 12–6 |
Masters Series SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 8 | 0 / 9 | 1 / 9 | 1 / 9 | 0 / 9 | 1 / 9 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 0 | 4 / 66 | N/A |
Annual Win-Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 16–7 | 7–9 | 15–7 | 18–8 | 13–9 | 18–8 | 6–7 | 0–0 | N/A | 100–61 |
Year End Ranking | 569 | 407 | 137 | 64 | 68 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 52 | 359 | N/A |
References
External links
- Ellis Ferreira at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- {{ITF profile}} template using deprecated numeric ID.
- Ellis Ferreira at the Davis Cup
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- 1970 births
- Living people
- South African male tennis players
- Alabama Crimson Tide tennis players
- Australian Open (tennis) champions
- Tennis players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in mixed doubles
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's doubles
- South African people of Portuguese descent