Kevin Ullyett’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth and life story

Intro Zimbabwean tennis player
A.K.A. Kevin Robert Ullyett
Is Athlete
Tennis player
From Zimbabwe
Type Sports
Gender male
Birth

23 May 1972, Harare

Age 48 years

Kevin Ullyett (born 23 May 1972 in Salisbury, now Harare) is a former professional tennis player from Zimbabwe. His primary success on the tour was in men’s doubles.
Ullyett won 34 doubles titles during his career, including two Grand Slams at the 2001 US Open and the 2005 Australian Open with countryman Wayne Black. He also competed in the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics, coming in at fifth place in 2004 with Black. In mixed doubles, Ullyett won the 2002 Australian Open with Daniela Hantuchová. He reached the final of Wimbledon in 2002 with Hantuchová, and the semifinals there in 2003 and 2005 with Hantuchová and Liezel Huber, respectively. He and Huber were also the runners-up at the 2005 Australian Open.
Black, Ullyett’s compatriot and long-time doubles partner, retired at the end of 2005. He then played with Paul Hanley for two seasons, then with Jonas Björkman, who retired at the end of 2008, and finally with Brazilian Bruno Soares.
His father, Robert Ullyett, represented Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) in cricket and field hockey. He was part of the national team that competed at the 1964 Olympics (they beat New Zealand 2–1 and came 11th out of 15).
He made his final tennis appearance at the South African Open in February 2010 (partnering with Wesley Moodie) eighteen years after he first appeared there in 1992 competing in his first ATP Tour event. He had over 500 career wins.
He lives with his wife and two children in London. Their first child, Jemima, was born in 2005. He hopes for a career in property development after tennis.

Grand Slam doubles titles (3)

Men’s doubles (2)

Year Championship Partner Opponents in Final Score in Final
2001 US Open Wayne Black Donald Johnson
Jared Palmer		 7–6(11–9), 2–6, 6–3
2005 Australian Open Wayne Black Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan		 6–4, 6–4

Mixed doubles (1)

Year Championship Partner Opponents in Final Score in Final
2002 Australian Open Daniela Hantuchová Gastón Etlis
Paola Suárez		 6–3, 6–2

Men’s doubles finals (58)

Wins (34)

Legend
Grand Slam (2)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (5)
ATP International Series Gold (4)
ATP Tour (23)
Titles by Surface
Hard (21)
Clay (6)
Grass (3)
Carpet (3)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 1. 29 April 1996 Seoul, South Korea Hard Kent Kinnear Rick Leach
Jonathan Stark		 4–6, 4–6
Winner 1. 3 February 1997 Shanghai, China Carpet Max Mirnyi Tomas Nydahl
Stefano Pescosolido		 7–6, 6–7, 7–5
Winner 2. 27 April 1998 Orlando, Florida, US Clay Grant Stafford Michael Tebbutt
Mikael Tillström		 4–6, 6–4, 7–5
Winner 3. 11 May 1998 Coral Springs, Florida, US Clay Grant Stafford Mark Merklein
Vince Spadea		 7–5, 6–4
Winner 4. 27 July 1998 Washington, D.C., USA Hard Grant Stafford Wayne Ferreira
Patrick Galbraith		 6–3, 7–5
Winner 5. 21 September 1998 Bournemouth, United Kingdom Clay Neil Broad Wayne Arthurs
Alberto Berasategui		 7–6, 6–3
Runner-up 2. 12 October 1998 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) Piet Norval Olivier Delaître
Fabrice Santoro		 3–6, 6–7
Runner-up 3. 11 January 1999 Doha, Qatar Hard Piet Norval Alex O’Brien
Jared Palmer		 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 4. 18 October 1999 Vienna, Austria Hard (i) Piet Norval David Prinosil
Sandon Stolle		 3–6, 4–6
Winner 6. 25 October 1999 Lyon, France Carpet Piet Norval Wayne Ferreira
Sandon Stolle		 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4)
Winner 7. 15 November 1999 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Piet Norval Jan-Michael Gambill
Scott Humphries		 7–5, 6–3
Winner 8. 28 August 2000 Long Island, New York, US Hard Jonathan Stark Jan-Michael Gambill
Scott Humphries		 6–4, 6–4
Winner 9. 9 October 2000 Hong Kong Hard Wayne Black Dominik Hrbatý
David Prinosil		 6–1, 6–2
Winner 10. 13 November 2000 St. Petersburg, Russia Hard (i) Daniel Nestor Thomas Shimada
Myles Wakefield		 7–6(7–5), 7–5
Winner 11. 19 February 2001 Copenhagen, Denmark Hard (i) Wayne Black Jiří Novák
David Rikl		 6–3, 6–3
Winner 12. 27 August 2001 Long Island, New York, US Hard Jonathan Stark Leoš Friedl
Radek Štěpánek		 6–1, 6–4
Winner 13. 10 September 2001 US Open, New York City Hard Wayne Black Donald Johnson
Jared Palmer		 7–6(11–9), 2–6, 6–3
Winner 14. 7 January 2002 Adelaide, Australia Hard Wayne Black Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan		 7–5, 6–2
Winner 15. 4 March 2002 San Jose, California, US Hard (i) Wayne Black John-Laffnie de Jager
Robbie Koenig		 6–3, 4–6, [10–5]
Runner-up 5. 13 May 2002 Rome, Italy Clay Wayne Black Martin Damm
Cyril Suk		 5–7, 5–7
Winner 16. 17 June 2002 Queen’s Club, London, England Grass Wayne Black Mahesh Bhupathi
Max Mirnyi		 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–3
Winner 17. 19 August 2002 Washington, D.C., USA Hard Wayne Black Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan		 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–3
Winner 18. 14 October 2002 Lyon, France Carpet Wayne Black Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor		 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–3)
Winner 19. 28 October 2002 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Wayne Black Wayne Arthurs
Paul Hanley		 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–4)
Runner-up 6. 3 March 2003 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard Wayne Black Leander Paes
David Rikl		 3–6, 0–6
Winner 20. 5 May 2003 Munich, Germany Clay Wayne Black Joshua Eagle
Jared Palmer		 6–3, 7–5
Runner-up 7. 21 July 2003 Stuttgart, Germany Clay Yevgeny Kafelnikov Tomáš Cibulec
Pavel Vízner		 6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 8. 6 October 2003 Moscow, Russia Carpet Wayne Black Mahesh Bhupathi
Max Mirnyi		 3–6, 5–7
Runner-up 9. 20 October 2003 Madrid, Spain Hard (i) Wayne Black Mahesh Bhupathi
Max Mirnyi		 2–6, 6–2, 3–6
Runner-up 10. 22 March 2004 Indian Wells, California, US Hard Wayne Black Sébastien Grosjean
Arnaud Clément		 3–6, 6–4, 5–7
Winner 21. 5 April 2004 Key Biscayne, Florida, US Hard Wayne Black Jonas Björkman
Todd Woodbridge		 6–2, 7–6(14–12)
Winner 22. 17 May 2004 Hamburg, Germany Clay Wayne Black Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan		 6–1, 6–2
Runner-up 11. 26 July 2004 Indianapolis, Indiana, US Hard Wayne Black Jordan Kerr
Jim Thomas		 7–6(9–7), 6–7(3–7), 3–6
Runner-up 12. 8 November 2004 Paris, France Carpet Wayne Black Jonas Björkman
Todd Woodbridge		 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 13. 21 November 2004 Tennis Masters Cup, Houston, Texas, US Hard Wayne Black Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan		 6–4, 5–7, 4–6, 2–6
Winner 23. 31 January 2005 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard Wayne Black Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan		 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 14. 4 April 2005 Key Biscayne, Florida, US Hard Wayne Black Jonas Björkman
Max Mirnyi		 1–6, 2–6
Runner-up 15. 8 August 2005 Washington, D.C., USA Hard Wayne Black Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan		 4–6, 2–6
Winner 24. 15 August 2005 Montreal, Canada Hard Wayne Black Jonathan Erlich
Andy Ram		 7–6(7–2), 6–4
Runner-up 16. 22 August 2005 Cincinnati, Ohio, US Hard Wayne Black Jonas Björkman
Max Mirnyi		 4–6, 7–5, 2–6
Runner-up 17. 9 January 2006 Adelaide, Australia Hard Paul Hanley Jonathan Erlich
Andy Ram		 6–7(4–7), 6–7(10–12)
Winner 25. 27 February 2006 Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard (i) Paul Hanley Jonathan Erlich
Andy Ram		 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2)
Winner 26. 6 March 2006 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard Paul Hanley Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor		 1–6, 6–2, [10–1]
Winner 27. 22 May 2006 Hamburg, Germany Clay Paul Hanley Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor		 4–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–4]
Winner 28. 19 June 2006 Queen’s Club, London, England Grass Paul Hanley Jonas Björkman
Max Mirnyi		 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Runner-up 18. 7 August 2006 Washington, D.C., USA Hard Paul Hanley Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan		 3–6, 7–5, [3–10]
Runner-up 19. 14 August 2006 Toronto, Canada Hard Paul Hanley Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan		 5–7, 1–6
Winner 29. 16 October 2006 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Paul Hanley Olivier Rochus
Kristof Vliegen		 7–6(7–2), 6–4
Winner 30. 15 January 2007 Sydney, Australia Hard Paul Hanley Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor		 6–4, 6–7(3–7), [10–6]
Runner-up 20. 12 August 2007 Montréal, Canada Hard Paul Hanley Mahesh Bhupati
Pavel Vízner		 4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 21. 21 April 2008 Estoril, Portugal Clay Jamie Murray Jeff Coetzee
Wesley Moodie		 2–6, 6–4, [8–10]
Winner 31. 16 June 2008 Nottingham, United Kingdom Grass Bruno Soares Jeff Coetzee
Jamie Murray		 6–2, 7–6(7–5)
Runner-up 22. 5 July 2008 Wimbledon, London Grass Jonas Björkman Daniel Nestor
Nenad Zimonjić		 6–7(12–14), 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 23. 17 August 2008 Washington, D.C., USA Hard Bruno Soares Marc Gicquel
Robert Lindstedt		 6–7(3–7), 3–6
Winner 32. 12 October 2008 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Jonas Björkman Johan Brunström
Michael Ryderstedt		 6–1, 6–3
Winner 33. 2 November 2008 Paris, France Hard (i) Jonas Björkman Jeff Coetzee
Wesley Moodie		 6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 24. 29 August 2009 New Haven, USA Hard Bruno Soares Julian Knowle
Jürgen Melzer		 4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Winner 34. 25 October 2009 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Bruno Soares Simon Aspelin
Paul Hanley		 6–4, 7–6(7–4)

Doubles performance timeline

Tournament 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Career SR Career W-L
Grand Slams
Australian Open A A 1R QF A 2R 1R 1R 2R QF QF 3R QF W SF SF 3R 3R A 1 / 15 33–14
French Open A A 1R A 1R 1R 2R 3R 3R 3R 3R 2R QF 1R 2R 2R QF QF A 0 / 15 19–15
Wimbledon A LQ 1R 1R A 1R 2R 3R 1R 1R 2R 3R QF SF QF 2R F QF 1R 0 / 16 24–16
US Open A A 1R A A 1R 2R 1R 1R W QF 3R QF SF SF SF 2R 2R A 1 / 14 29–13
Grand Slam W-L 0–0 0–0 0–4 3–2 0–1 1–4 3–4 4–4 2–4 11–3 9–4 7–4 12–4 14–3 12–4 10–4 8–4 9–4 0–1 2 / 60 105–58
Masters 1000
Indian Wells A A SF LQ A A A 2R 1R 1R QF 2R F QF 1R QF QF 1R A 0 / 12 16–12
Miami A A 2R 1R A A 2R 2R 3R 3R 3R 2R W F SF QF 2R QF A 1 / 14 23–13
Monte Carlo A A A A A A A 2R 1R 1R A SF A A A SF SF 2R A 0 / 7 7–7
Rome A A A A A A A 1R A 1R F 2R QF 2R QF QF SF SF A 0 / 10 11–10
Madrid (Stuttgart) A A A A A A 1R 1R 2R 2R 2R F A SF SF 2R SF SF A 0 / 11 11–11
Canada A A A A A A 1R 2R 2R 2R 2R 1R 2R W F F QF 2R A 1 / 12 14–11
Cincinnati A LQ LQ A A 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R 2R F 2R QF 2R 2R A 0 / 13 5–13
Shanghai Not Held 2R A 0 / 1 0–1
Paris A A A A A A QF 1R 1R SF 2R QF F SF 1R QF W 2R A 1 / 12 16–11
Hamburg A A A A A A A 2R A 2R 1R 2R W 2R W F 2R NME 2 / 9 13–7
Masters W-L 0–0 0–0 4–2 0–1 0–0 0–1 3–5 4–9 3–7 5–9 9–8 8–9 17–5 17–7 12–7 14–9 13–8 7–9 0–0 5 / 101 116–96
Year End Ranking 235 135 91 158 103 92 35 26 34 13 11 18 9 6 8 10 8 24 – –
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