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.

Neil Broad
Country (sports) South Africa
United Kingdom Great Britain
ResidenceCape Town, South Africa
Born (1966-11-20) 20 November 1966 (age 57)
Cape Town, South Africa
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro1986
Retired2000
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$1,205,610
Singles
Career record7–19
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 84 (8 May 1989)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1989)
French Open1R (1989)
Wimbledon2R (1990)
US Open2R (1989)
Doubles
Career record283–273
Career titles7
Highest rankingNo. 9 (9 April 1990)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenSF (1990)
French Open2R (1989, 1992, 1995, 1997)
WimbledonQF (1997)
US OpenQF (1998)
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Doubles

Playing career overview edit

The 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 edit

Olympic finals edit

Doubles: 1 (0–1) edit

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Silver1996AtlantaHard Tim Henman Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde
4–6, 4–6, 2–6

Career finals edit

Doubles (7 titles, 17 runners-up) edit

Legend
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
Olympic Games (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Championship Series (0)
Grand Prix / ATP Tour (7)
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.Jan 1989Adelaide, AustraliaHard Stefan Kruger Mark Kratzmann
Glenn Layendecker
6–2, 7–6
Loss1.Jul 1989Newport, U.S.Grass Stefan Kruger Patrick Galbraith
Brian Garrow
6–2, 5–7, 3–6
Win2.Jul 1989Washington, U.S.Hard Gary Muller Jim Grabb
Patrick McEnroe
6–7, 7–6, 6–4
Loss2.Feb 1990Toronto Indoor, CanadaCarpet (i) Kevin Curren Patrick Galbraith
David Macpherson
6–2, 4–6, 3–6
Loss3.Aug 1990Cincinnati, U.S.Hard Gary Muller Darren Cahill
Mark Kratzmann
6–7, 2–6
Loss4.Sep 1990Basel, SwitzerlandHard (i) Gary Muller Stefan Kruger
Christo van Rensburg
6–4, 6–7, 3–6
Win3.Oct 1990Toulouse, FranceHard Gary Muller Michael Mortensen
Michiel Schapers
7–6, 6–4
Win4.Feb 1992Milan, ItalyCarpet (i) David Macpherson Sergio Casal
Emilio Sánchez
5–7, 7–5, 6–4
Loss5.Oct 1992Lyon, FranceCarpet (i) Stefan Kruger Jakob Hlasek
Marc Rosset
1–6, 3–6
Loss6.Apr 1993Seoul, South KoreaHard Gary Muller Jan Apell
Peter Nyborg
7–5, 6–7, 2–6
Loss7.Jun 1993London/Queen's Club, U.K.Grass Gary Muller Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde
7–6, 3–6, 4–6
Loss8.Jun 1994Florence, ItalyClay Greg Van Emburgh Jon Ireland
Kenny Thorne
6–7, 3–6
Win5.Aug 1994San MarinoClay Greg Van Emburgh Jordi Arrese
Renzo Furlan
6–4, 7–6
Loss9.Oct 1994Palermo, ItalyClay Greg Van Emburgh Tom Kempers
Jack Waite
6–7, 4–6
Loss10.Jul 1995Amsterdam, NetherlandsClay Wayne Arthurs Marcelo Ríos
Sjeng Schalken
6–7, 2–6
Loss11.Apr 1996Barcelona, SpainClay Piet Norval Luis Lobo
Javier Sánchez
1–6, 3–6
Loss12.Jun 1996Nottingham, U.K.Grass Piet Norval Mark Petchey
Danny Sapsford
7–6, 6–7, 4–6
Loss13.Jul 1996Atlanta Olympics, U.S.Hard Tim Henman Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde
4–6, 4–6, 2–6
Loss14.Oct 1996Lyon, FranceCarpet (i) Piet Norval Jim Grabb
Richey Reneberg
2–6, 1–6
Loss15.May 1997Hamburg, GermanyClay Piet Norval Luis Lobo
Javier Sánchez
3–6, 6–7
Loss16.Mar 1998Rotterdam, NetherlandsCarpet Piet Norval Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis
6–7, 3–6
Win6.Aug 1998Umag, CroatiaClay Piet Norval Jiří Novák
David Rikl
6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Win7.Sep 1998Bournemouth, U.K.Clay Kevin Ullyett Wayne Arthurs
Alberto Berasategui
7–6, 6–3
Loss17.Feb 1999Rotterdam, NetherlandsCarpet Peter Tramacchi David Adams
John-Laffnie de Jager
7–6, 3–6, 4–6

After the tour edit

Since 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

  1. ^ ITF Tennis - Paralympics 2008 - News Article
  2. ^ "Texas A&M Athletics Athlete Bios". Archived from the original on 12 July 2007. Retrieved 5 June 2007.

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