- Neil Broad
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Neil Broad Country South Africa
United Kingdom
Residence Wimbledon, London Born 20 November 1966
Cape Town, South AfricaHeight 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Turned pro 1986 Retired 2000 Plays Right-handed Career prize money $1,205,610 Singles Career record 7–19 (at ATP Tour, Grand Prix tour, and Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) Career titles 0 Highest ranking 84 (8 May 1989) Grand Slam results Australian Open 2r (1989) French Open 1r (1989) Wimbledon 2r (1990) US Open 2r (1989) Doubles Career record 283–273 (at ATP Tour, Grand Prix tour, and Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) Career titles 7 Highest ranking 9 (9 April 1990) Grand Slam Doubles results Australian Open SF (1990) French Open 2R (1989, 1992, 1995, 1997) Wimbledon QF (1997) US Open QF (1998) Last updated on: 21 February 2010. Olympic medal record Men's Tennis Silver 1996 Atlanta Doubles Neil Broad (born 20 November 1966 in Cape Town, South Africa) is a tennis player who represented Great Britain for most of his playing career. He won 7 ATP tour doubles titles in his career, and won the Silver Medal in doubles at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
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Playing career overview
The right-hander played primarily doubles in his career. He achieved his highest doubles ranking of No. 9 on 9 April 1990. Broad achieved his best Grand Slam doubles result a the 1990 Australian Open, reaching the semifinals while partnering Gary Muller of South Africa. Broad played on the Great Britain Davis Cup team from 1992 to 2000, achieving a doubles record of 4–7. He won a silver medal for Great Britain at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996, partnering Tim Henman. He retired from the tour in 2000.
Grand Prix, ATP Tour, and Grand Slam doubles finals (24)
Titles (7)
Legend Grand Slam (0) Tennis Masters Cup (0) Olympic Games (0) ATP Masters Series (0) ATP Championship Series (0) Grand Prix / ATP Tour (7) No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score 1. 8 January 1989 Adelaide, Australia hard Stefan Kruger
Mark Kratzmann
Glenn Layendecker
6–2 7–6 2. 30 July 1989 Washington, United States hard Gary Muller
Jim Grabb
Patrick McEnroe
6–7 7–6 6–4 3. 7 October 1990 Toulouse, France hard Gary Muller
Michael Mortensen
Michiel Schapers
7–6 6–4 4. 9 February 1992 Milan, Italy carpet (i) David Macpherson
Sergio Casal
Emilio Sánchez
5–7 7–5 6–4 5. 14 August 1994 San Marino clay Greg Van Emburgh
Jordi Arrese
Renzo Furlan
6–4 7–6 6. 2 August 1998 Umag, Croatia clay Piet Norval
Jiří Novák
David Rikl
6–1 3–6 6–3 7. 20 September 1998 Bournemouth, UK clay Kevin Ullyett
Wayne Arthurs
Alberto Berasategui
7–6 6–3 Runners-up (17)
Legend Grand Slam (0) Tennis Masters Cup (0) Olympic Games (1) ATP Masters Series (1) ATP Championship Series (3) Grand Prix / ATP Tour (12) No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score 1. 16 July 1989 Newport, U.S. grass Stefan Kruger
Patrick Galbraith
Brian Garrow
6–2 5–7 3–6 2. 18 February 1990 Toronto Indoor, Canada carpet (i) Kevin Curren
Patrick Galbraith
David Macpherson
6–2 4–6 3–6 3. 12 August 1990 Cincinnati, U.S. hard Gary Muller
Darren Cahill
Mark Kratzmann
6–7 2–6 4. 30 September 1990 Basel, Switzerland hard (i) Gary Muller
Stefan Kruger
Christo van Rensburg
6–4 6–7 3–6 5. 25 October 1992 Lyon, France carpet (i) Stefan Kruger
Jakob Hlasek
Marc Rosset
1–6 3–6 6. 25 April 1993 Seoul, South Korea hard Gary Muller
Jan Apell
Peter Nyborg
7–5 6–7 2–6 7. 13 June 1993 London / Queen's Club, UK grass Gary Muller
Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde
7–6 3–6 4–6 8. 12 June 1994 Florence, Italy clay Greg Van Emburgh
Jon Ireland
Kenny Thorne
6–7 3–6 9. 2 October 1994 Palermo, Italy clay Greg Van Emburgh
Tom Kempers
Jack Waite
6–7 4–6 10. 30 July 1995 Amsterdam, Netherlands clay Wayne Arthurs
Marcelo Ríos
Sjeng Schalken
6–7 2–6 11. 21 April 1996 Barcelona, Spain clay Piet Norval
Luis Lobo
Javier Sánchez
1–6 3–6 12. 23 June 1996 Nottingham, UK grass Piet Norval
Mark Petchey
Danny Sapsford
7–6 6–7 4–6 13. 28 July 1996 Atlanta Olympics, U.S. hard Tim Henman
Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde
4–6 4–6 2–6 14. 6 October 1996 Lyon, France carpet (i) Piet Norval
Jim Grabb
Richey Reneberg
2–6 1–6 15. 11 May 1997 Hamburg, Germany clay Piet Norval
Luis Lobo
Javier Sánchez
3–6 6–7 16. 8 March 1998 Rotterdam, Netherlands carpet Piet Norval
Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis
6–7 3–6 17. 21 February 1999 Rotterdam, Netherlands carpet Peter Tramacchi
David Adams
John-Laffnie de Jager
7–6 3–6 4–6 After the tour
Since retirement, Broad has helped coach South African Paralympic tennis player Tim Hubbard in preparation for the 2004 Paralympic Games.[1] Broad is currently coaching Brad Williams, a player at Texas A&M University.[2] Broad also plays tennis on the Senior tour. He is also coaching a very promising young player, Chloe Heerden.
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External links
- Neil Broad at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Neil Broad at the Davis Cup
Categories:- 1966 births
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- Tennis players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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