Wesley Moodie

Wesley Moodie

Country (sports)	South Africa
Residence	Cape Town, South Africa
Born	(1979-02-14) 14 February 1979 Durban
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Turned pro	2000
Retired	July 2011
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$2,455,112
Singles
Career record	58–70
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 57 (10 October 2005)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (2006)
French Open	1R (2006)
Wimbledon	3R (2003)
US Open	3R (2006)
Doubles
Career record	170–133
Career titles	6
Highest ranking	No. 8 (3 August 2009)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	SF (2008)
French Open	F (2009)
Wimbledon	W (2005)
US Open	QF (2009, 2010)

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, two sons, Jason, born 16 February 2011 and Kristian, born 30 June 2015.

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

(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.

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											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			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

External links

• Wesley Moodie at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Wesley Moodie at World Tennis
• Wesley Moodie at the Davis Cup (archived)
• Moodie world ranking history
• Profile page of Wesley Moodie at the Monte Carlo Tennis Academy website Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
• Wesley Moodie Foundation Website Archived 4 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine