Simon Youl

Simon Youl
Country (sports)  Australia
Residence Elephant's Pass, Tasmania
Born (1965-07-01) 1 July 1965
Launceston, Tasmania
Height 6'1" (185 cm)
Turned pro 1983
Retired 1994
Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money $930,856
Singles
Career record 91-139
Career titles 2
Highest ranking No. 80 (28 September 1992)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 4R (1990)
French Open 3R (1985)
Wimbledon 4R (1988)
US Open 1R (1988, 1990, 1991, 1992)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games QF (1984, demonstration)
Doubles
Career record 104-144
Career titles 2
Highest ranking No. 63 (20 April 1992)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open QF (1992)
French Open 3R (1986, 1990)
Wimbledon QF (1986, 1989)
US Open QF (1992)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open 2R (1987)
Last updated on: 1 November 2012.

Simon John Arthur Youl (born 1 July 1965,[1] in Symmons Plains, Tasmania) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.

Tennis career

Youl was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder from 1981 to 1984.[2]

Juniors

As a junior player, Youl formed a highly successful doubles partnership with his fellow Australian player Mark Kratzmann. In 1983, the pair won the Boys' Doubles titles at the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. In singles, he reached three slam finals, attaining a ranking as high as No. 5 in the junior world rankings in 1983.[3]

Pro tour

As a professional player, Youl won two top-level singles titles (at Schenectady in 1989, and Singapore in 1992), and two tour doubles titles (Casablanca in 1990, and Bucharest in 1994). His best singles performances at Grand Slam events came in reaching the fourth round at Wimbledon in 1988 (lost to Stefan Edberg) and the Australian Open in 1990 (lost to Ivan Lendl).

Youl's career-high rankings were World No. 80 in singles and World No. 63 in doubles (both in 1992).

Retirement

He retired from the professional tour in 1994 (playing one Challenger event the following year). Since retiring as a player, he has worked as a tennis coach and is the current State and National High Performance Academy Coach in Hobart, Tasmania.

References

  1. Tasmanian Sporting Hall of Fame Honour Roll, Department of Economic Development, Tourism and the Arts (Tasmanian Government), 2008.
  2. Excellence : the Australian Institute of Sport. Canberra: Australian Sports Commission. 2002. ISBN 1-74013-060-X.
  3. Tennis Australia Profile
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