- Wesley Moodie
Infobox Tennis player
playername = Wesley Moodie
country = flagicon|RSASouth Africa
residence = Durban, South Africa
datebirth =February 14 ,1979
placebirth =Scottburgh
height = 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
weight = 90 kg (200 lb)
turnedpro = 2000
plays = right handed
careerprizemoney =US$ 1,538,606
singlesrecord = 58–70
singlestitles = 1
highestsinglesranking = No. 57 (October 10 ,2005 )
AustralianOpenresult = 2nd Round (2006)
FrenchOpenresult = 3rd Round (2006)
Wimbledonresult = 3rd Round (2003)
USOpenresult = 3rd Round (2006)
doublesrecord = 76–61
doublestitles = 4
highestdoublesranking = No. 17 (June 19 ,2006 )
updated =April 21 ,2008 Wesley Moodie (born
February 14 ,1979 ) is a professionaltennis player fromSouth Africa .He began to play tennis at an early age and won the South African Junior Masters tournament in February 1996.
Moodie is a serve-and-volley specialist who has developed his baseline game to a high level of proficiency. His 6 ft 5 in height is combined with a powerful serve.
Moodie played college tennis in the United States from January 1997 until May 2000, firstly being at Auburn University at Montgomery(AUM), and then from September 1998 at Boise State (BSU). He turned professional in June 2000.
Moodie first came to public notice when he reached the 3rd round at Wimbledon in 2003, losing to
Sébastien Grosjean , whom he beat in the USA later that year. Moodie won his first top-flight tour singles event in capturing the 2005 Japan Open, beating #5 seedMario Ančić in the final 1–6, 7–6, 6–4.Along with
Stephen Huss , who formerly played college tennis for the Auburn Tigers, he became the first qualifier to win the Wimbledon men's doubles championship in 2005, beating the #6, 9, 3, 1 & 2 seeds in the process.Moodie is married to wife Marcia, a qualified teacher.
Wesley Moodie joined the Monte Carlo Tennis Academy on the 9th of June 2007 [http://www.mctacademy.com/news/2007/090607-01.shtml]
ingles Titles
External links
*ATP|id=M759
* [http://steveghelper.com/MatchResults.php?players=Moodie&weeks=12 Moodie Recent Match Results]
* [http://steveghelper.com/RankingHistory.php?player=Moodie Moodie World Ranking History]
* [http://www.mctacademy.com/players/moodie.shtml Profile page of Wesley Moodie at the Monte Carlo Tennis Academy website]
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