Simon Aspelin

Simon Aspelin (pronounced [ˈsîːmɔn aspɛˈliːn]; born 11 May 1974) is a former professional tennis doubles player from Sweden who turned professional in 1998. His success mainly came in doubles, winning 12 titles and reaching World No. 7 in March 2008. In men's doubles, Aspelin won the 2007 US Open and the Silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Simon Aspelin at the 2010 US Open

Simon Aspelin

Country (sports)	Sweden
Residence	London, England
Born	(1974-05-11) 11 May 1974 Saltsjöbaden, Sweden
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro	1998
Retired	17 July 2011
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$2,121,037
Singles
Career record	0–2
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 436 (17 August 1998)
Grand Slam Singles results
Wimbledon	Q1 (1998, 1999)
Doubles
Career record	348–303 (53%)
Career titles	12
Highest ranking	No. 7 (3 March 2008)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	QF (2006)
French Open	3R (2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011)
Wimbledon	QF (2004, 2006, 2009)
US Open	W (2007)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour Finals	F (2007)
Olympic Games	F (2008)
Mixed doubles
Career record	14–20
Career titles	0
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2006, 2008, 2009)
French Open	QF (2000)
Wimbledon	3R (2008)
US Open	2R (2007)
Medal record Men's Tennis 2008 Beijing Men's doubles

A memorable part of Aspelin's career was when he and doubles partner Todd Perry were playing in the 2006 Wimbledon Championships men's doubles quarterfinals as the eighth-seeded doubles team against third-seeded Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor. Knowles and Nestor won the match by winning the final set 23–21.

At the 2007 U.S. Open, seeded tenth with his partner Julian Knowle, Aspelin achieved the greatest triumph of his career by winning the U.S. Open, his first Grand Slam. In the first two rounds, they won against Kubot/Skoch and got a walkover over Calleri/Horna. They went on to upset the eighth seeds Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram in the third round. In the quarterfinals, they shocked the top seeds Bob and Mike Bryan, having lost to them only weeks before. In the semifinal, they held off unseeded Julien Benneteau and Nicolas Mahut, before winning the final in two sets over the ninth seeds, Pavel Vízner and Lukáš Dlouhý. He had never before reached a Grand Slam semifinal. This win put them into the No. 5 position in the ATP Doubles Race, and also gave Aspelin his career-high ranking of No. 13. His Davis cup record in March 2009 is 3–5 in doubles.

Another notable performance in 2007 was the final against Knowles/Nestor in Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai, which he lost with Julian Knowle.

In the 2008 Summer Olympics, he and fellow Swede Thomas Johansson defeated French pair Michaël Llodra and Arnaud Clément 7–6, 4–6, 19–17 in the semi-finals. The match that lasted 4 hours and 46 minutes. They went on to win the Silver medal.

Prior to his pro career, Aspelin competed for four seasons at Pepperdine University, in Malibu, Calif. He was one of just two Waves to earn All-American status all four seasons,[1] and was inducted into the Pepperdine Hall of Fame in the fall of 2010.

In May 2011, he was inducted into the ITA Hall of Fame.[2]

In July 2011, Aspelin announced his retirement from professional tennis. He played his last tournament in Båstad, where he reached the final but failed to claim his thirteenth ATP title.[3][4]

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 title)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	2007	U.S. Open	Hard	Julian Knowle	Lukáš Dlouhý Pavel Vízner	7–5, 6–4

Olympics

Doubles: 1 (1 Silver)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Silver	2008	Beijing Olympics	Hard	Thomas Johansson	Roger Federer Stan Wawrinka	3–6, 4–6, 7–6 ^(7–4), 3–6

Career finals

Doubles (12)

Legend Grand Slam (1) Tennis Masters Cup (0) ATP Masters Series (0) ATP International Series Gold (3) ATP Tour (8)

Titles by Surface Hard (5) Clay (5) Grass (1) Carpet (1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	7 February 2000	Marseille	Hard	Johan Landsberg	Juan Ignacio Carrasco Jairo Velasco, Jr.	7–6^(7–2), 6–4
Runner-up	1.	15 July 2001	Båstad	Clay	Andrew Kratzmann	Karsten Braasch Jens Knippschild	6–7^(3–7), 6–4, 6–7^(5–7)
Runner-up	2.	29 July 2001	Kitzbühel	Clay	Andrew Kratzmann	Àlex Corretja Luis Lobo	3–6, 6–4, 3–6
Runner-up	3.	24 February 2002	Buenos Aires	Clay	Andrew Kratzmann	Gastón Etlis Martín Rodríguez	6–3, 3–6, [4–10]
Runner-up	4.	14 April 2002	Estoril	Clay	Andrew Kratzmann	Karsten Braasch Andrei Olhovskiy	3–6, 3–6
Winner	2.	19 May 2003	St. Pölten	Clay	Massimo Bertolini	Sargis Sargsian Nenad Zimonjić	6–4, 6–7^(8–10), 6–3
Winner	3.	7 July 2003	Båstad	Clay	Massimo Bertolini	Lucas Arnold Mariano Hood	6–7^(3–7), 6–0, 6–4
Runner-up	5.	14 September 2003	Bucharest	Clay	Jeff Coetzee	Karsten Braasch Sargis Sargsian	6–7^(7–9), 2–6
Runner-up	6.	11 July 2004	Båstad	Clay	Todd Perry	Mahesh Bhupathi Jonas Björkman	6–4, 6–7^(2–7), 6–7^(6–8)
Runner-up	7.	17 July 2004	Stuttgart	Clay	Todd Perry	Jiří Novák Radek Štěpánek	2–6, 4–6
Runner-up	8.	9 January 2005	Adelaide	Hard	Todd Perry	Xavier Malisse Olivier Rochus	6–7^(5–7), 4–6
Runner-up	9.	17 January 2005	Auckland	Hard	Todd Perry	Yves Allegro Michael Kohlmann	4–6, 6–7^(4–7)
Winner	4.	31 January 2005	Delray Beach	Hard	Todd Perry	Jordan Kerr Jim Thomas	6–3, 6–3
Winner	5.	14 February 2005	Memphis	Hard (i)	Todd Perry	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	10.	20 June 2005	Nottingham	Grass	Todd Perry	Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram	6–4, 3–6, 5–7
Runner-up	11.	25 July 2005	Indianapolis	Hard	Todd Perry	Paul Hanley Graydon Oliver	2–6, 1–3 ret.
Runner-up	12.	10 October 2005	Tokyo	Hard	Todd Perry	Satoshi Iwabuchi Takao Suzuki	4–5^(3–7), 4–5^(13–15)
Runner-up	13.	14 January 2006	Auckland	Hard	Todd Perry	Andrei Pavel Rogier Wassen	2–6, 7–5, [4–10]
Winner	6.	23 October 2006	St. Petersburg	Carpet	Todd Perry	Julian Knowle Jürgen Melzer	6–1, 7–6^(7–3)
Runner-up	14.	14 January 2007	Auckland	Hard	Chris Haggard	Jeff Coetzee Rogier Wassen	7–6^(11–9), 3–6, [2–10]
Winner	7.	26 May 2007	Pörtschach	Clay	Julian Knowle	Leoš Friedl David Škoch	7–6^(8–6), 5–7, [10–5]
Winner	8.	17 June 2007	Halle	Grass	Julian Knowle	Fabrice Santoro Nenad Zimonjić	6–4, 7–6^(7–5)
Winner	9.	15 July 2007	Båstad	Clay	Julian Knowle	Martin García Sebastián Prieto	6–2, 6–4
Winner	10.	7 September 2007	U.S. Open	Hard	Julian Knowle	Lukáš Dlouhý Pavel Vízner	7–5, 6–4
Runner-up	15.	17 November 2007	Tennis Masters Cup, Shanghai	Hard (i)	Julian Knowle	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor	2–6, 3–6
Runner-up	16.	16 August 2008	Summer Olympics, Beijing	Hard	Thomas Johansson	Roger Federer Stanislas Wawrinka	4–6, 3–6, 7–6^(7–4), 3–6
Runner-up	17.	11 April 2009	Casablanca	Clay	Paul Hanley	Łukasz Kubot Oliver Marach	6–7^(4–7), 6–3, [6–10]
Runner-up	18.	17 May 2009	Madrid	Clay	Wesley Moodie	Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić	4–6, 4–6
Winner	11.	26 July 2009	Hamburg	Clay	Paul Hanley	Marcelo Melo Filip Polášek	6–3, 6–3
Runner-up	19.	25 October 2009	Stockholm	Hard (i)	Paul Hanley	Bruno Soares Kevin Ullyett	4–6, 6–7^(4–7)
Runner-up	20.	14 February 2010	Rotterdam	Hard (i)	Paul Hanley	Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić	4–6, 6–4, [7–10]
Winner	12.	27 February 2010	Dubai	Hard	Paul Hanley	Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes	6–2, 6–3
Runner-up	21.	17 July 2011	Båstad	Clay	Andreas Siljeström	Robert Lindstedt Horia Tecău	3–6, 3–6

Doubles Performance timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

A

P

Z#

PO

G

F-S

SF-B

NMS

NH

(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (P) postponed; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Tournament	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	3R	1R	2R	2R	2R	3R	QF	2R	1R	1R	3R	1R	0 / 12	13–12	52.00
French Open	A	A	A	1R	2R	1R	1R	1R	3R	2R	3R	3R	3R	1R	3R	0 / 12	11–12	47.83
Wimbledon	A	A	A	1R	2R	1R	2R	QF	1R	QF	1R	1R	QF	2R	3R	0 / 12	14–12	53.85
US Open	A	A	A	1R	1R	2R	1R	3R	QF	2R	W	2R	1R	QF	A	1 / 11	16–10	61.54
Win–Loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	2–4	2–4	2–4	2–4	6–4	7–4	8–4	8–3	3–4	5–4	6–4	3–3	1 / 47	54–46	54.00
ATP World Tour Finals
Tour Doubles Finals	A	A	A	SF	A	NH	A	A	A	A	F	A	A	A	A	0 / 2	6–3	66.67
Davis Cup
Davis Cup Doubles	A	A	A	A	SF	A	A	A	PO	PO	SF	QF	PO	PO	QF	0 / 8	6–6	50.00
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics	Not Held			A	Not Held			A	Not Held			F	Not Held			0 / 1	4–1	80.00
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	1R	1R	SF	1R	1R	1R	SF	1R	0 / 9	6–9	40.00
Miami	A	A	A	2R	2R	2R	A	1R	1R	1R	2R	QF	1R	2R	1R	0 / 11	6–11	35.29
Monte Carlo	A	A	A	A	1R	1R	A	A	2R	QF	SF	QF	2R	SF	A	0 / 8	7–8	46.67
Hamburg	A	A	A	1R	QF	1R	A	A	1R	QF	SF	QF	Madrid (C)			0 / 7	5–7	41.67
Madrid (Clay)	Held as Hamburg												F	2R	A	0 / 2	4–2	66.67
Rome	A	A	A	QF	2R	2R	A	A	2R	QF	2R	2R	1R	2R	A	0 / 9	6–9	40.00
Canada	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	QF	2R	2R	1R	2R	A	0 / 6	3–6	33.33
Cincinnati	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	QF	QF	QF	A	1R	A	0 / 5	5–5	50.00
Stuttgart	A	A	A	A	A	Held as Madrid (Hard)							Shanghai			0 / 0	0–0	–
Madrid (Hard)	Held as Stuttgart					A	A	A	1R	1R	QF	QF	Shanghai			0 / 4	2–4	33.33
Shanghai	Held as Stuttgart					Held as Madrid (Hard)							2R	2R	A	0 / 2	2–2	50.00
Paris	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	1R	SF	QF	QF	1R	A	0 / 6	5–6	45.45
Career statistics
Tournaments Played	0	0	3	22	26	31	22	23	30	25	31	27	30	24	15	309
Titles	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	1	4	0	1	1	0	12
Finals Reached	0	0	0	1	2	2	3	2	7	2	6	1	4	2	1	33
Hard Win–Loss	0–0	0–0	0–2	11–9	9–10	12–14	3–8	9–11	30–15	23–15	22–19	24–20	10–18	22–14	5–6	5 / 164	180–161	52.79
Grass Win–Loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–1	3–3	1–2	1–1	3–2	5–4	3–2	4–1	0–2	5–2	3–3	2–3	1 / 26	30–26	53.57
Clay Win–Loss	0–0	0–0	1–1	13–10	15–12	9–14	13–8	7–8	8–8	5–7	17–8	7–6	19–9	3–6	9–7	5 / 107	126–104	54.78
Carpet Win–Loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–1	1–1	0–1	2–2	1–2	1–2	4–1	1–2	0–0	1–0	0–0	0–0	1 / 12	12–12	50.00
Overall Win–Loss	0–0	0–0	1–3	25–21	28–26	22–31	19–19	20–23	44–29	35–25	44–30	31–28	35–29	28–23	16–16	12 / 309	348–303	53.46
Win %	–	–	25%	54%	52%	42%	50%	47%	60%	58%	59%	53%	55%	55%	50%	53.46%
Year End Ranking	355	322	111	51	50	55	40	45	17	19	8	22	23	26	74	$2,121,037

References

1. http://www.pepperdinesports.com/sports/m-tennis/spec-rel/100610aaa.html
2. http://www.itatennis.com/AboutITA/News/Class-of-2011-Announced-for-ITA-Men_s-Collegiate-Tennis-Hall-of-Fame.htm%5B%5D
3. "Lindstedt-Tecau Retain Bastad Title; Aspelin Retires From Pro Tennis". atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals. 17 July 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
4. "Swedish Doubles Player Simon Aspelin to Retire". 10sballs.com. 13 July 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2011.

External links

• Simon Aspelin at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Simon Aspelin at the International Tennis Federation
• Simon Aspelin at the Davis Cup