Todd Nelson (born March 18, 1961, in The Dalles, Oregon), is a former professional tennis player from the United States and played collegiate tennis at Arizona State University.
Nelson enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he finished runner-up in four doubles events and one singles event. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 48 in 1987.
ATP career finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up) LegendGrand Slam Tournaments (0–0)ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)ATP Masters Series (0–0)ATP Championship Series (0–0)ATP Grand Prix (0–1)Finals by surfaceHard (0–0)Clay (0–0)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–1)Finals by settingOutdoors (0–0)Indoors (0–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss0–1Lyon, FranceGrand PrixCarpet Yahiya Doumbia4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Doubles: 4 (4 runner-ups) LegendGrand Slam Tournaments (0–0)ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)ATP Masters Series (0–0)ATP Championship Series (0–0)ATP Grand Prix (0–4)Finals by surfaceHard (0–1)Clay (0–1)Grass (0–1)Carpet (0–1)Finals by settingOutdoors (0–3)Indoors (0–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1Boston, United StatesGrand PrixClay Phillip Williamson Andrés Gómez Alberto Mancini6–7, 2–6Loss0–2Toulouse, FranceGrand PrixCarpet Roger Smith Mansour Bahrami Éric Winogradsky2–6, 6–7Loss0–3Newport, United StatesWorld SeriesGrass Bryan Shelton Darren Cahill Mark Kratzmann6–7, 2–6Loss0–4Guarujá, BrazilWorld SeriesHard Bret Garnett Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis3–6, 5–7
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 1 (0–1) LegendATP Challenger (0–1)ITF Futures (0–0)Finals by surfaceHard (0–1)Clay (0–0)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss0-1Singapore, SingaporeChallengerHard Lionel Roux2–6, 0–6
Doubles: 6 (3–3) LegendATP Challenger (3–3)ITF Futures (0–0)Finals by surfaceHard (2–2)Clay (1–0)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1Martinique, MartiniqueChallengerHard Roger Smith Olivier Delaître Guillaume Raoux3–6, 5–7Loss0–2Itu, BrazilChallengerHard Bertrand Madsen Grant Stafford Kevin Ullyett1–6, 3–6Win1–2New Haven, United StatesChallengerHard Leander Paes Jeremy Bates Byron Black7–5, 2–6, 7–6Win2–2Naples, United StatesChallengerClay Tobias Svantesson Mark Knowles Alex O'Brien2–6, 6–3, 6–4Win3–2Rancho Mirage, United StatesChallengerHard Tobias Svantesson T. J. Middleton Kenny Thorne7–6, 6–3Loss3–3Dublin, IrelandChallengerCarpet Bent-Ove Pedersen Mårten Renström Mikael Tillström2–6, 6–3, 3–6
Performance timelines
Singles Tournament1983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995SRW–LWin %Grand Slam tournamentsAustralian OpenAA2RA2R1RAQ2AQ2Q3Q1A0 / 32–3French OpenAA1R2R1RAAAAAQ1Q1A0 / 31–3WimbledonQ1Q11R1R1R1RQ2AAQ32RQ2Q10 / 51–5US Open1R3R2R1R1R1RAAA1RQ1Q3A0 / 73–7Win–loss0–12–12–41–31–40–30–00–00–00–11–10–00–00 / 187–18ATP Tour Masters 1000Miami OpenAAAA1RAAAAAQ3AQ10 / 10–1HamburgAAAAAAAAAAAAQ10 / 00–0Canada Masters1R2RA2RA1RAAAAQ2Q2A0 / 42–4Cincinnati MastersAAAAAAAAAQ1Q1AA0 / 00–0Paris MastersAAA1RAAAAAAAAA0 / 10–1Win–loss0–11–10–01–20–10–10–00–00–00–00–00–00–00 / 62–6
Doubles Tournament1983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995SRW–LWin %Grand Slam tournamentsAustralian OpenAAAAQF2RA1RA2R2RAA0 / 55–5French OpenAAAA1R1RA1RA1R1RAA0 / 50–5WimbledonQ2Q3AA2R1RQ11R1R1R1RQ1Q30 / 61–6US OpenAAAA1RA2R1R2R1RA1RQ10 / 76–7Win–loss0–00–00–04–13–41–31–10–4`1–21–41–30–10–00 / 2312–23ATP Tour Masters 1000Miami OpenAAAA1RAA2R1R2R1RAA0 / 52–5Canada MastersAAAAA1R1RQFAAQ11RA0 / 42–4Cincinnati MastersAAAAAAAAAA1RAA0 / 10–1Paris MastersAAA1RAAAAAAAAA0 / 10–1Win–loss0–00–00–00–10–10–10–13–20–11–10–20–10–00 / 114–11
Mixed doubles Tournament198719881989199019911992SRW–LWin %Grand Slam tournamentsAustralian OpenAAA1RAA0 / 10–1French OpenAAA1RAA0 / 10–1Wimbledon1R1RASF1R2R0 / 55–5US OpenAAA2RAA0 / 11–1Win–loss0–10–10–05–40–11–10 / 86–8
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