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| Country (sports) |  Sweden |
|---|---|
| Residence | London, England |
| Born | (1974-05-11)11 May 1974 (age 51) Saltsjöbaden, Sweden |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Turned pro | 1998 |
| Retired | 17 July 2011 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $2,121,037 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–2 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 436 (17 August 1998) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (1998,1999) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 348–303 (53%) |
| Career titles | 12 |
| Highest ranking | No. 7 (3 March 2008) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2006) |
| French Open | 3R (2005,2007,2008,2009,2011) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2004,2006,2009) |
| US Open | W (2007) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | F (2007) |
| Olympic Games | F (2008) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Career record | 14–20 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2006,2008,2009) |
| French Open | QF (2000) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2008) |
| US Open | 2R (2007) |
Medal record | |
Simon Aspelin (pronounced[ˈsîːmɔnaspɛˈliːn]; born 11 May 1974) is a former professionaltennis doubles player fromSweden who turned professional in 1998. His success mainly came in doubles, winning 12 titles and reaching World No. 7 in March 2008. In men's doubles, Aspelin won the2007 US Open and the silver medal at the2008 Summer Olympics.
A memorable part of Aspelin's career was when he and doubles partnerTodd Perry were playing in the2006 Wimbledon Championships men's doubles quarterfinals as the eighth-seeded doubles team against third-seededMark Knowles andDaniel Nestor. Knowles and Nestor won the match by winning the final set 23–21.
At the 2007 U.S. Open, seeded tenth with his partnerJulian Knowle, Aspelin achieved the greatest triumph of his career by winning the U.S. Open, his first Grand Slam. In the first two rounds, they won against Kubot/Skoch and got a walkover over Calleri/Horna. They went on to upset the eighth seedsJonathan Erlich andAndy Ram in the third round. In the quarterfinals, they shocked the top seedsBob and Mike Bryan, having lost to them only weeks before. In the semifinal, they held off unseededJulien Benneteau andNicolas Mahut, before winning the final in two sets over the ninth seeds,Pavel Vízner andLukáš Dlouhý.[1] He had never before reached a Grand Slam semifinal. This win put them into the No. 5 position in the ATP Doubles Race, and also gave Aspelin his career-high ranking of No. 13. His Davis cup record in March 2009 is 3–5 in doubles.
Another notable performance in 2007 was the final against Knowles/Nestor inTennis Masters Cup in Shanghai, which he lost withJulian Knowle.
In the2008 Summer Olympics, he and fellow SwedeThomas Johansson defeated French pairMichaël Llodra andArnaud Clément 7–6, 4–6, 19–17 in the semi-finals. The match that lasted 4 hours and 46 minutes. They went on to win the silver medal.
Prior to his pro career, Aspelin competed for four seasons atPepperdine University, in Malibu, Calif. He was one of just two Waves to earn All-American status all four seasons,[2] and was inducted into the Pepperdine Hall of Fame in the fall of 2010.
In May 2011, he was inducted into the ITA Hall of Fame.[3]
In July 2011, Aspelin announced his retirement from professional tennis. He played his last tournament inBåstad, where he reached the final but failed to claim his thirteenth ATP title.[4][5]
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 2007 | U.S. Open | Hard |  Julian Knowle |  Lukáš DlouhýPavel Vízner | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Pertner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | 2008 | Beijing Olympics | Hard | Thomas Johansson |  Roger FedererStan Wawrinka | 3–6, 4–6, 7–6 (7–4), 3–6 |
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| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | Feb 2000 | Marseille | Hard | Johan Landsberg |  Juan Ignacio CarrascoJairo Velasco, Jr. | 7–6(7–2), 6–4 |
| Loss | 1. | Jul 2001 | Båstad | Clay |  Andrew Kratzmann |  Karsten BraaschJens Knippschild | 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–7(5–7) |
| Loss | 2. | Jul 2001 | Kitzbühel | Clay | Andrew Kratzmann | Àlex CorretjaLuis Lobo | 3–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3. | Feb 2002 | Buenos Aires | Clay | Andrew Kratzmann |  Gastón EtlisMartín Rodríguez | 6–3, 3–6, [4–10] |
| Loss | 4. | Apr 2002 | Estoril | Clay | Andrew Kratzmann | Karsten Braasch Andrei Olhovskiy | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2. | May 2003 | St. Pölten | Clay |  Massimo Bertolini |  Sargis Sargsian Nenad Zimonjić | 6–4, 6–7(8–10), 6–3 |
| Win | 3. | Jul 2003 | Båstad | Clay | Massimo Bertolini | Lucas ArnoldMariano Hood | 6–7(3–7), 6–0, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5. | Sep 2003 | Bucharest | Clay |  Jeff Coetzee | Karsten BraaschSargis Sargsian | 6–7(7–9), 2–6 |
| Loss | 6. | Jul 2004 | Båstad | Clay | Todd Perry |  Mahesh BhupathiJonas Björkman | 6–4, 6–7(2–7), 6–7(6–8) |
| Loss | 7. | Jul 2004 | Stuttgart | Clay | Todd Perry | Jiří NovákRadek Štěpánek | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 8. | Jan 2005 | Adelaide | Hard | Todd Perry |  Xavier MalisseOlivier Rochus | 6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
| Loss | 9. | Jan 2005 | Auckland | Hard | Todd Perry | Yves AllegroMichael Kohlmann | 4–6, 6–7(4–7) |
| Win | 4. | Jan 2005 | Delray Beach | Hard | Todd Perry | Jordan Kerr Jim Thomas | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 5. | Feb 2005 | Memphis | Hard (i) | Todd Perry | Bob BryanMike Bryan | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 10. | Jun 2005 | Nottingham | Grass | Todd Perry |  Jonathan ErlichAndy Ram | 6–4, 3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 11. | Jul 2005 | Indianapolis | Hard | Todd Perry | Paul HanleyGraydon Oliver | 2–6, 1–3 ret. |
| Loss | 12. | Oct 2005 | Tokyo | Hard | Todd Perry |  Satoshi IwabuchiTakao Suzuki | 4–5(3–7), 4–5(13–15) |
| Loss | 13. | Jan 2006 | Auckland | Hard | Todd Perry |  Andrei Pavel Rogier Wassen | 2–6, 7–5, [4–10] |
| Win | 6. | Oct 2006 | St. Petersburg | Carpet | Todd Perry | Julian KnowleJürgen Melzer | 6–1, 7–6(7–3) |
| Loss | 14. | Jan 2007 | Auckland | Hard | Chris Haggard | Jeff CoetzeeRogier Wassen | 7–6(11–9), 3–6, [2–10] |
| Win | 7. | May 2007 | Pörtschach | Clay | Julian Knowle | Leoš FriedlDavid Škoch | 7–6(8–6), 5–7, [10–5] |
| Win | 8. | Jun 2007 | Halle | Grass | Julian Knowle |  Fabrice Santoro Nenad Zimonjić | 6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
| Win | 9. | Jul 2007 | Båstad | Clay | Julian Knowle | Martin GarcíaSebastián Prieto | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 10. | Sep 2007 | U.S. Open | Hard | Julian Knowle | Lukáš DlouhýPavel Vízner | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 15. | Nov 2007 | Tennis Masters Cup, Shanghai | Hard (i) | Julian Knowle |  Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 16. | Aug 2008 | Summer Olympics, Beijing | Hard | Thomas Johansson | Roger FedererStanislas Wawrinka | 4–6, 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 3–6 |
| Loss | 17. | Apr 2009 | Casablanca | Clay | Paul Hanley |  Łukasz KubotOliver Marach | 6–7(4–7), 6–3, [6–10] |
| Loss | 18. | May 2009 | Madrid | Clay | Wesley Moodie | Daniel NestorNenad Zimonjić | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 11. | Jul 2009 | Hamburg | Clay | Paul Hanley |  Marcelo Melo Filip Polášek | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 19. | Oct 2009 | Stockholm | Hard (i) | Paul Hanley | Bruno Soares Kevin Ullyett | 4–6, 6–7(4–7) |
| Loss | 20. | Feb 2010 | Rotterdam | Hard (i) | Paul Hanley | Daniel NestorNenad Zimonjić | 4–6, 6–4, [7–10] |
| Win | 12. | Feb 2010 | Dubai | Hard | Paul Hanley | Lukáš DlouhýLeander Paes | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 21. | Jul 2011 | Båstad | Clay | Andreas Siljeström | Robert LindstedtHoria Tecău | 3–6, 3–6 |
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
| Tournament | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | QF | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 0 / 12 | 13–12 | 52.00 |
| French Open | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 0 / 12 | 11–12 | 47.83 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | QF | 1R | QF | 1R | 1R | QF | 2R | 3R | 0 / 12 | 14–12 | 53.85 |
| US Open | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | QF | 2R | W | 2R | 1R | QF | A | 1 / 11 | 16–10 | 61.54 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 6–4 | 7–4 | 8–4 | 8–3 | 3–4 | 5–4 | 6–4 | 3–3 | 1 / 47 | 54–46 | 54.00 |
| ATP World Tour Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tour Doubles Finals | A | A | A | SF | A | NH | A | A | A | A | F | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 6–3 | 66.67 |
| Davis Cup | ||||||||||||||||||
| Davis Cup Doubles | A | A | A | A | SF | A | A | A | PO | PO | SF | QF | PO | PO | QF | 0 / 8 | 6–6 | 50.00 |
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | Not Held | A | Not Held | A | Not Held | F | Not Held | 0 / 1 | 4–1 | 80.00 | ||||||||
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | SF | 1R | 1R | 1R | SF | 1R | 0 / 9 | 6–9 | 40.00 |
| Miami | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | QF | 1R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 11 | 6–11 | 35.29 |
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | 2R | QF | SF | QF | 2R | SF | A | 0 / 8 | 7–8 | 46.67 |
| Hamburg | A | A | A | 1R | QF | 1R | A | A | 1R | QF | SF | QF | Madrid (C) | 0 / 7 | 5–7 | 41.67 | ||
| Madrid (Clay) | Held as Hamburg | F | 2R | A | 0 / 2 | 4–2 | 66.67 | |||||||||||
| Rome | A | A | A | QF | 2R | 2R | A | A | 2R | QF | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 9 | 6–9 | 40.00 |
| Canada | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | QF | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 6 | 3–6 | 33.33 |
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | QF | QF | QF | A | 1R | A | 0 / 5 | 5–5 | 50.00 |
| Stuttgart | A | A | A | A | A | Held as Madrid (Hard) | Shanghai | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||
| Madrid (Hard) | Held as Stuttgart | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | QF | QF | Shanghai | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33.33 | ||||||
| Shanghai | Held as Stuttgart | Held as Madrid (Hard) | 2R | 2R | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50.00 | ||||||||||
| Paris | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | SF | QF | QF | 1R | A | 0 / 6 | 5–6 | 45.45 |
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tournaments played | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 26 | 31 | 22 | 23 | 30 | 25 | 31 | 27 | 30 | 24 | 15 | 309 | ||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Finals reached | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 33 | ||
| Hard Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 11–9 | 9–10 | 12–14 | 3–8 | 9–11 | 30–15 | 23–15 | 22–19 | 24–20 | 10–18 | 22–14 | 5–6 | 5 / 164 | 180–161 | 52.79 |
| Grass Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 5–4 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 1 / 26 | 30–26 | 53.57 |
| Clay Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 13–10 | 15–12 | 9–14 | 13–8 | 7–8 | 8–8 | 5–7 | 17–8 | 7–6 | 19–9 | 3–6 | 9–7 | 5 / 107 | 126–104 | 54.78 |
| Carpet Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1 / 12 | 12–12 | 50.00 |
| Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 25–21 | 28–26 | 22–31 | 19–19 | 20–23 | 44–29 | 35–25 | 44–30 | 31–28 | 35–29 | 28–23 | 16–16 | 12 / 309 | 348–303 | 53.46 |
| Win % | – | – | 25% | 54% | 52% | 42% | 50% | 47% | 60% | 58% | 59% | 53% | 55% | 55% | 50% | 53.46% | ||
| Year-end ranking | 355 | 322 | 111 | 51 | 50 | 55 | 40 | 45 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 74 | $2,121,037 | ||
