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) ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 2005Wimbledon Grass Stephen Huss Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–7(2–7), 6–3Loss 2009French Open Clay Dick Norman Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes 6–3, 3–6, 2–6

Mixed doubles: 1 (1 runner-up) ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 2010Wimbledon Grass Lisa Raymond Cara Black Leander Paes 4–6, 6–7(5–7)

ATP career finals Singles: 1 (1 title) LegendGrand 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 surfaceHard (1–0)Clay (0–0)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)Finals by settingOutdoor (1–0)Indoor (0–0)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin1–0Japan Open, TokyoIntl. GoldHard Mario Ančić1–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–4

Doubles: 13 (6 titles, 7 runner-ups) LegendGrand 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 surfaceHard (1–4)Clay (2–3)Grass (3–0)Carpet (0–0)Finals by settingOutdoor (6–5)Indoor (0–2)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin1–0Wimbledon, U.K.Grand SlamGrass Stephen Huss Bob Bryan Mike Bryan7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–7(2–7), 6–3Loss1–1Swiss Indoors, SwitzerlandInternationalHard (i) Stephen Huss Agustín Calleri Fernando González5–7, 5–7Loss1–2Delray Beach Open, U.S.InternationalHard Chris Haggard Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor2–6, 3–6Win2–2Adelaide International, AustraliaInternationalHard Todd Perry Novak Djokovic Radek Štěpánek6–4, 3–6, [15–13]Win3–2Valencia Open, SpainInternationalClay Todd Perry Yves Allegro Sebastián Prieto7–5, 7–5Loss3–3Qatar Open, DohaInternationalHard Jeff Coetzee Philipp Kohlschreiber David Škoch4–6, 6–4, [9–11]Win4–3Estoril Open, PortugalInternationalClay Jeff Coetzee Jamie Murray Kevin Ullyett6–2, 4–6, [10–8]Loss4–4Paris Masters, FranceMastersHard (i) Jeff Coetzee Jonas Björkman Kevin Ullyett2–6, 2–6Loss4–5Madrid Open, SpainMasters 1000Clay Simon Aspelin Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić4–6, 4–6Loss4–6French Open, ParisGrand SlamClay Dick Norman Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes6–3, 3–6, 2–6Win5–6Queen's Club Championships, U.K.250 SeriesGrass Mikhail Youzhny Marcelo Melo André Sá6–4, 4–6, [10–6]Win6–6Rosmalen Championships, Netherlands250 SeriesGrass Dick Norman Johan Brunström Jean-Julien Rojer7–6(7–3), 6–7(8–10), [10–5]Loss6–7U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, U.S.250 SeriesClay Stephen Huss Bob Bryan Mike Bryan3–6, 5–7

Career statistics Doubles performance timeline

Tournament 19981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011 Career SR Career W-L Grand Slam tournaments Australian OpenAAAAAAA3R3R3RSF2R1R1R0 / 711–7 French OpenAAAAAAAA2R1R2RFSF1R0 / 610–6 WimbledonAAAAAAAW3R3R2RSFSFQF1 / 721–6 US OpenAAAAAAA1R1R1RAQFQFA0 / 56–5Grand Slam SR0 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 01 / 30 / 40 / 40 / 30 / 40 / 40 / 31 / 27N/AAnnual win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–08–25–44–46–312–49–42–3N/A48–24 ATP Masters SeriesIndian WellsAAAAAAAA1RA2R1RAA0 / 31–3MiamiAAAAAAAAQFASF2R1RA0 / 46–4Monte CarloAAAAAAAAAASF2RSFA0 / 36–3RomeAAAAAAAA2RA2R1R2R2R0 / 50–5Madrid (Stuttgart)AAAAAAAAAASFF2RQF0 / 47–4CanadaAAAAAAA1RAAAQFAA0 / 21–2CincinnatiAAAAAAAQFAAAQFSFA0 / 35–3ShanghaiNot HeldQF2RA0 / 20–2ParisAAAAAAAAAAF2RQFA0 / 34–3HamburgAAAAAAAA2RA2RNM10 / 21–2Masters Series SR0 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 20 / 40 / 00 / 70 / 90 / 70 / 20 / 31N/AAnnual win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–02–23–40–011–77–97–71–2N/A31–31 Year-end ranking1384–285200188178172244749141014182N/A

References

External links

Moodie world ranking history Profile page of Wesley Moodie at the Monte Carlo Tennis Academy website Wesley Moodie Foundation Website