Wesley Moodie
# Wesley Moodie

Wesley Moodie (born 14 February 1979) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa who won the 2005 Wimbledon Men's Doubles.

## Career

### Early life and college career

He began to play tennis at an early age and won the South African Junior Masters tournament in February 1996.

Moodie played college tennis in the United States from January 1997 until May 2000, originally for Auburn University at Montgomery (AUM), and then from September 1998 at Boise State (BSU). He turned professional in June 2000.

### Professional career

Moodie first came to public notice when he reached the third round at Wimbledon in 2003, losing to Sébastien Grosjean, whom he beat in the United States later that year. Moodie won his first top-flight tour singles event in capturing the 2005 Japan Open, beating fifth seed Mario Ančić in the final 1–6, 7–6, 6–4, after saving two match points in the tie-break (he had also saved four match points in the semifinal against Jarkko Nieminen).

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 No. 6, 9, 3, 1 & 2 seeds in the process.

Wesley Moodie joined the Monte Carlo Tennis Academy on 9 June 2007.

## Playing style

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.

## Personal

Moodie is married to wife Marcia, a teacher. They have a daughter, Danica Jade, born 30 November 2006.

## Grand Slam finals

### Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Win | 2005 | Wimbledon | Grass | Stephen Huss | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | $7–6^{(7–4)},$ 6–3, $6–7^{(2–7)},$ 6–3 |
| Loss | 2009 | French Open | Clay | Dick Norman | Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes | 6–3, 3–6, 2–6 |

### Mixed doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Loss | 2010 | Wimbledon | Grass | Lisa Raymond | Cara Black Leander Paes | 4–6, $6–7^{(5–7)}$ |

## ATP career finals

### Singles: 1 (1 title)

* Legend
* Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
* ATP Masters Series / ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
* ATP International Series Gold / ATP World Tour 500 Series (1–0)
* ATP International Series / ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–0)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (1–0)
* Clay (0–0)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
* Finals by setting
* Outdoor (1–0)
* Indoor (0–0)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Win | 1–0 | Oct 2005 | Japan Open, Tokyo | Intl. Gold | Hard | Mario Ančić | 1–6, $7–6^{(9–7)},$ 6–4 |

### Doubles: 13 (6 titles, 7 runner-ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam tournaments (1–1)
* ATP Masters Series / ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–2)
* ATP International Series Gold / ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
* ATP International Series / ATP World Tour 250 Series (5–4)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (1–4)
* Clay (2–3)
* Grass (3–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
* Finals by setting
* Outdoor (6–5)
* Indoor (0–2)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2005 | Wimbledon, U.K. | Grand Slam | Grass | Stephen Huss | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | $7–6^{(7–4)},$ 6–3, $6–7^{(2–7)},$ 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Oct 2005 | Swiss Indoors, Switzerland | International | Hard (i) | Stephen Huss | Agustín Calleri Fernando González | 5–7, 5–7 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Feb 2006 | Delray Beach Open, U.S. | International | Hard | Chris Haggard | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Jan 2007 | Adelaide International, Australia | International | Hard | Todd Perry | Novak Djokovic Radek Štěpánek | 6–4, 3–6, [15–13] |
| Win | 3–2 | Apr 2007 | Valencia Open, Spain | International | Clay | Todd Perry | Yves Allegro Sebastián Prieto | 7–5, 7–5 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Jan 2008 | Qatar Open, Doha | International | Hard | Jeff Coetzee | Philipp Kohlschreiber David Škoch | 4–6, 6–4, [9–11] |
| Win | 4–3 | Apr 2008 | Estoril Open, Portugal | International | Clay | Jeff Coetzee | Jamie Murray Kevin Ullyett | 6–2, 4–6, [10–8] |
| Loss | 4–4 | Nov 2008 | Paris Masters, France | Masters | Hard (i) | Jeff Coetzee | Jonas Björkman Kevin Ullyett | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 4–5 | May 2009 | Madrid Open, Spain | Masters 1000 | Clay | Simon Aspelin | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4–6 | Jun 2009 | French Open, Paris | Grand Slam | Clay | Dick Norman | Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes | 6–3, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 5–6 | Jun 2009 | Queen's Club Championships, U.K. | 250 Series | Grass | Mikhail Youzhny | Marcelo Melo André Sá | 6–4, 4–6, [10–6] |
| Win | 6–6 | Jun 2009 | Rosmalen Championships, Netherlands | 250 Series | Grass | Dick Norman | Johan Brunström Jean-Julien Rojer | $7–6^{(7–3)},$ $6–7^{(8–10)},$ [10–5] |
| Loss | 6–7 | Apr 2010 | U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, U.S. | 250 Series | Clay | Stephen Huss | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 3–6, 5–7 |

## Career statistics

### Doubles performance timeline

Key :

| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | Career SR | Career W-L |
| Grand Slam tournaments |||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | 3R | 3R | SF | 2R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 7 | 11–7 |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | F | SF | 1R | 0 / 6 | 10–6 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | W | 3R | 3R | 2R | SF | SF | QF | 1 / 7 | 21–6 |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | QF | QF | A | 0 / 5 | 6–5 |
| Grand Slam SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 27 | N/A |
| Annual win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 8–2 | 5–4 | 4–4 | 6–3 | 12–4 | 9–4 | 2–3 | N/A | 48–24 |
| ATP Masters Series |||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 |
| Miami | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | A | SF | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 4 | 6–4 |
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | SF | 2R | SF | A | 0 / 3 | 6–3 |
| Rome | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 5 | 0–5 |
| Madrid (Stuttgart) | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | SF | F | 2R | QF | 0 / 4 | 7–4 |
| Canada | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | QF | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 |
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | A | A | A | QF | SF | A | 0 / 3 | 5–3 |
| Shanghai | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | QF | 2R | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 |
| Paris | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | F | 2R | QF | A | 0 / 3 | 4–3 |
| Hamburg | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 2R | NM1 | NM1 | NM1 | 0 / 2 | 1–2 |
| Masters Series SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 31 | N/A |
| Annual win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 11–7 | 7–9 | 7–7 | 1–2 | N/A | 31–31 |
| Year-end ranking | 1384 | – | 285 | 200 | 188 | 178 | 172 | 24 | 47 | 49 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 182 | N/A | N/A |
