Grant Doyle (tennis)
| Country (sports) |  Australia |
|---|---|
| Residence | San Diego, California, United States of America |
| Born | 9 January 1974 Sydney, Australia |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Turned pro | 1990 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $318,037 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 5-26 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 173 (20 Oct 1997) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (1992, 1993, 1995, 1997) |
| French Open | 1R (1996) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (1992, 1993) |
| US Open | 1R (1994) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 13-22 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 165 (15 Aug 1994) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (1992, 1999) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (1994, 1995) |
Grant Doyle (born 9 January 1974) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.[1] He is the CEO and owner of Advantage Doyle Tennis Academies.
Junior career
Doyle won four junior Grand Slam titles during his early years. He and partner Joshua Eagle were boy's doubles champions at the 1991 Australian Open. In 1992 he became the number one ranked junior in the world. With new partner Brad Sceney, Doyle won the doubles again in the 1992 Australian Open and was also the singles champion, dropping just two games in his defeat of Brian Dunn in the final. He was a doubles winner at the 1992 French Open, partnering Mexican Enrique Abaroa and won the singles title in that year's Queen's Junior Championships.[2]
ATP Tour
Doyle was a doubles semi-finalist in the 1993 Australian Men's Hardcourt Championships, held in Adelaide, with Eagle as his partner.[3]
As a singles player he had his best result at the 1997 Sybase Open in San Jose, California, making the quarter-finals, with wins over Brian MacPhie and Jeff Tarango.[3]
Doyle made eight main draw appearances in singles at Grand Slam level.[3] Although he didn't ever proceed past the first round, he came close when he lost 5-7 in the fifth set to Wayne Black at the 1995 Australian Open and also in another five set loss at the 1996 French Open, to Greg Rusedski, with the same fifth set score.[3]
Every year from 1991 to 1999, Doyle appeared in the men's doubles at the Australian Open.[3] He twice reached the round of 16, with Eagle in 1992 and later partnering Ben Ellwood in the 1999 Australian Open.[3] His run with Ellwood included a win over 12th seeds Donald Johnson and Francisco Montana.[3]
Coaching
Doyle is currently coaching young American Ryan Harrison and has previously worked as the coach of Sam Querrey.
Challenger Titles
Doubles: (4)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1994 |  Bochum, Germany
|
Clay | Michael Tebbutt
|
Andrew Florent Aleksandar Kitinov
|
4–6, 7–6, 7–6 |
| 2. | 1994 |  Cincinnati, United States
|
Hard | Paul Kilderry
|
 Brian Gyetko Kevin Ullyett
|
6–3, 6–4 |
| 3. | 1997 | Granby, Canada
|
Hard |  Mark Merklein
|
 Eyal Erlich Lorenzo Manta
|
7–5, 6–3 |
| 4. | 1997 |  Edinburgh, Great Britain
|
Clay | Wayne Arthurs
|
 Chris Haggard Jamie Holmes
|
4–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
References
- ^ "Grant Doyle". ITF Tennis (Pro Circuit). Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ "Grant Doyle". ITF Tennis (Juniors). Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Grant Doyle". ATP. Retrieved 13 April 2016.