Australian tennis player
Grant Doyle Country (sports) AustraliaResidence Canberra , AustraliaBorn (1974-01-09 ) 9 January 1974 (age 51) Sydney , AustraliaHeight 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) Turned pro 1990 Plays Right-handed Prize money $318,037 Singles Career record 5–26 Career titles 0 0Challenger , 0Futures Highest ranking No. 173 (20 October 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 4Challenger , 1Futures Highest ranking No. 165 (15 August 1994) Grand Slam doubles results Australian Open 3R (1992 ,1999 ) Wimbledon 1R (1994 ,1995 ) US Open Q1 (1994 )
Grant Doyle (born 9 January 1974) is a former professionaltennis player from Australia.[ 1] He is the CEO and owner of Advantage Doyle Tennis Academies.
Doyle won four juniorGrand Slam titles during his early years. He and partnerJoshua Eagle were boys' doubles champions at the1991 Australian Open . In 1992, he became the number one ranked junior in the world. With new partnerBrad Sceney , Doyle won the doubles again in the1992 Australian Open and was also the singles champion, dropping just two games in his defeat ofBrian Dunn in the final. He was a doubles winner at the1992 French Open , partnering MexicanEnrique Abaroa and won the singles title in that year'sQueen's Junior Championships .[ 2]
Doyle was a doubles semi-finalist in the1993 Australian Men's Hardcourt Championships , held inAdelaide , with Eagle as his partner.[ 3]
As a singles player, he had his best result at the1997 Sybase Open inSan Jose, California , making the quarter-finals, with wins overBrian MacPhie andJeff 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 toWayne Black at the1995 Australian Open and also in another five-set loss at the1996 French Open , toGreg 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 Eaglein 1992 and later partneringBen Ellwood in the1999 Australian Open .[ 3] His run with Ellwood included a win over 12th seedsDonald Johnson andFrancisco Montana .[ 3]
Doyle is currently coaching young AmericanRyan Harrison and has previously worked as the coach ofSam Querrey .
Junior Grand Slam finals [ edit ] Singles: 1 (1 title)[ edit ] Doubles: 3 (3 titles)[ edit ] ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals [ edit ] Legend ATP Challenger (0–1) ITF Futures (0–1)
Finals by surface Hard (0–1) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–1)
Legend ATP Challenger (4–5) ITF Futures (1–1)
Finals by surface Hard (3–5) Clay (2–1) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score Loss 0–1 Jul 1993 Aptos , United StatesChallenger Hard Cristiano Caratti Gilad Bloom Christian Saceanu 5–7, 3–6 Loss 0–2 Aug 1993 Bronx , United StatesChallenger Hard Wayne Arthurs Johan de Beer Kevin Ullyett 6–7, 6–7 Win 1–2 May 1994 Bochum , GermanyChallenger Clay Michael Tebbutt Andrew Florent Aleksandar Kitinov 4–6, 7–6, 7–6 Win 2–2 Aug 1994 Cincinnati , United StatesChallenger Hard Paul Kilderry Brian Gyetko Kevin Ullyett 6–3, 6–4 Loss 2–3 Dec 1996 Perth , AustraliaChallenger Hard Andrew Kratzmann James Holmes Andrew Painter 5–7, 4–6 Loss 2–4 Jun 1997 Weiden , GermanyChallenger Clay Myles Wakefield Geoff Grant Mark Merklein 4–6, 6–7 Win 3–4 Jul 1997 Granby , CanadaChallenger Hard Mark Merklein Eyal Erlich Lorenzo Manta 7–5, 6–3 Win 4–4 Sep 1997 Edinburgh , United KingdomChallenger Clay Wayne Arthurs James Holmes Chris Haggard 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 Loss 4–5 Feb 1999 Amarillo , United StatesChallenger Hard Andrew Painter Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 4–6, 2–6 Win 5–5 Apr 2000 USA F8,Little Rock Futures Hard Frédéric Niemeyer Pieter CalitzJeff Williams 6–2, 6–2 Loss 5–6 Apr 2000 USA F9,Mt. Pleasant Futures Hard James Greenhalgh Gavin Sontag Jerry Turek 6–7(3–7) , 5–7
Performance timelines [ edit ] (W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.