Neil Broad (born 20 November 1966) is a former professional tennis player who represented Great Britain for most of his playing career. He is a former UK number 1 who won seven ATP tour doubles titles in his career, and won the silver medal in doubles at the 1996 Summer Olympics partnering Tim Henman.
| Country (sports) |  South Africa Great Britain | |||||||||||
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| Residence | Cape Town, South Africa | |||||||||||
| Born | 20 November 1966 Cape Town, South Africa | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1986 | |||||||||||
| Retired | 2000 | |||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed | |||||||||||
| Prize money | $1,205,610 | |||||||||||
| Singles | ||||||||||||
| Career record | 7–19 | |||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 | |||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 84 (8 May 1989) | |||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 2R (1989) | |||||||||||
| French Open | 1R (1989) | |||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 2R (1990) | |||||||||||
| US Open | 2R (1989) | |||||||||||
| Doubles | ||||||||||||
| Career record | 283–273 | |||||||||||
| Career titles | 7 | |||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 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) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Playing career overview
editThe 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 at 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.
Broad teamed up with Roger Federer in the doubles event at the Australian Open in 2000, they were defeated by David Macpherson and Peter Nyborg.
Major finals
editOlympic finals
editDoubles: 1 (0–1)
edit| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Silver | 1996 | Atlanta | Hard | Tim Henman | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde |
4–6, 4–6, 2–6 |
Career finals
editDoubles (7 titles, 17 runners-up)
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| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | Jan 1989 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard | Stefan Kruger | Mark Kratzmann Glenn Layendecker |
6–2, 7–6 |
| Loss | 1. | Jul 1989 | Newport, U.S. | Grass | Stefan Kruger | Patrick Galbraith Brian Garrow |
6–2, 5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 2. | Jul 1989 | Washington, U.S. | Hard | Gary Muller | Jim Grabb Patrick McEnroe |
6–7, 7–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2. | Feb 1990 | Toronto Indoor, Canada | Carpet (i) | Kevin Curren | Patrick Galbraith David Macpherson |
6–2, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3. | Aug 1990 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Hard | Gary Muller | Darren Cahill Mark Kratzmann |
6–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 4. | Sep 1990 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | Gary Muller | Stefan Kruger Christo van Rensburg |
6–4, 6–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 3. | Oct 1990 | Toulouse, France | Hard | Gary Muller | Michael Mortensen Michiel Schapers |
7–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 4. | Feb 1992 | Milan, Italy | Carpet (i) | David Macpherson | Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez |
5–7, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5. | Oct 1992 | Lyon, France | Carpet (i) | Stefan Kruger | Jakob Hlasek Marc Rosset |
1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 6. | Apr 1993 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard | Gary Muller | Jan Apell Peter Nyborg |
7–5, 6–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 7. | Jun 1993 | London/Queen's Club, U.K. | Grass | Gary Muller | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde |
7–6, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 8. | Jun 1994 | Florence, Italy | Clay | Greg Van Emburgh | Jon Ireland Kenny Thorne |
6–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 5. | Aug 1994 | San Marino | Clay | Greg Van Emburgh | Jordi Arrese Renzo Furlan |
6–4, 7–6 |
| Loss | 9. | Oct 1994 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | Greg Van Emburgh | Tom Kempers Jack Waite |
6–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 10. | Jul 1995 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Clay | Wayne Arthurs | Marcelo Ríos Sjeng Schalken |
6–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 11. | Apr 1996 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Piet Norval | Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez |
1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 12. | Jun 1996 | Nottingham, U.K. | Grass | Piet Norval | Mark Petchey Danny Sapsford |
7–6, 6–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 13. | Jul 1996 | Atlanta Olympics, U.S. | Hard | Tim Henman | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde |
4–6, 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 14. | Oct 1996 | Lyon, France | Carpet (i) | Piet Norval | Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg |
2–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 15. | May 1997 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Piet Norval | Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez |
3–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 16. | Mar 1998 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet | Piet Norval | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis |
6–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 6. | Aug 1998 | Umag, Croatia | Clay | Piet Norval | Jiří Novák David Rikl |
6–1, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 7. | Sep 1998 | Bournemouth, U.K. | Clay | Kevin Ullyett | Wayne Arthurs Alberto Berasategui |
7–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 17. | Feb 1999 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet | Peter Tramacchi | David Adams John-Laffnie de Jager |
7–6, 3–6, 4–6 |
After the tour
editSince 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.
References
edit- ^ ITF Tennis - Paralympics 2008 - News Article
- ^ "Texas A&M Athletics Athlete Bios". Archived from the original on 12 July 2007. Retrieved 5 June 2007.