Phillip Simmonds
Country (sports) | United States |
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Residence | Virginia |
Born |
Selden, New York | May 18, 1986
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $190,919 |
Singles | |
Career record | 0–3 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 219 (October 2, 2006) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
US Open | 1R (2006) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 1–6 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 200 (June 11, 2007) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
US Open | 1R (2004, 2006, 2007) |
Phillip Simmonds (born May 18, 1986) is a professional tennis player from the United States.[1]
Junior career
Simmonds had a promising junior career, spending time as the number ranked doubles player on the ITF rankings. He was a member of the United States team that finished runners-up in the 2002 Junior Davis Cup and in the same year won the doubles at the Orange Bowl, with Scott Oudsema.[2] Simmonds and Oudsema would go on to claim the 2003 Australian Open boy's doubles title, the first American male pairing to win the competition.[3] They defeated the Romanian pairing of Florin Mergea and Horia Tecău in the final.[2] In 2003 he also reached the boy's doubles semi-finals at the French Open and Wimbledon, partnering Brian Baker.[2]
Professional career
Simmonds was given a wildcard into the 2006 US Open main draw, but couldn't get past 25th seed Richard Gasquet in the opening round.[4] He competed in the men's doubles at the US Open three times, in 2004, 2006, and 2007, but fell in the first round each time.[4]
He has won three Challenger titles in his career.[4] In 2006 he won the singles title at the León Challenger tournament and he has also won two doubles titles, at Nouméa in 2007 and Baton Rouge the following year.[4] As of the end of 2012, he has won nine ITF Futures titles, three in singles and six in doubles.[4]
Challenger titles
Singles: (1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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1. | 2006 | León, Mexico | Hard | Dick Norman | 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–2 |
Doubles: (2)
No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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1. | 2007 | Nouméa, New Caledonia | Hard | Alex Kuznetsov | Thierry Ascione Edouard Roger-Vasselin |
7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
2. | 2008 | Baton Rouge, United States | Hard | Tim Smyczek | Ryan Harrison Michael Venus |
2–6, 6–1, [10–4] |