Neil Broad
{{Short description|South African-British tennis player}}
{{Use South African English|date=January 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Neil Broad
| image =
| country = {{flag|South Africa|1928}}
{{flagicon|Great Britain}} Great Britain
| residence = Cape Town, South Africa
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|11|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = Cape Town, South Africa
| height = {{height|m=1.90}}
| turnedpro = 1986
| retired = 2000
| plays = Right-handed
| careerprizemoney = $1,205,610
| singlesrecord = 7–19
| singlestitles = 0
| highestsinglesranking = No. 84 (8 May 1989)
| AustralianOpenresult = 2R (1989)
| FrenchOpenresult = 1R (1989)
| Wimbledonresult = 2R (1990)
| USOpenresult = 2R (1989)
| doublesrecord = 283–273
| doublestitles = 7
| highestdoublesranking = No. 9 (9 April 1990)
|AustralianOpenDoublesresult = SF (1990)
|FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 2R (1989, 1992, 1995, 1997)
|WimbledonDoublesresult = QF (1997)
|USOpenDoublesresult = QF (1998)
|OthertournamentsDoubles =
| medaltemplates-expand = yes
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCountry|{{GBR2}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}
{{MedalSilver| 1996 Atlanta | Doubles}}
}}
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.
Playing career overview
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
=Olympic finals=
==Doubles: 1 (0–1)==
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Result
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|bgcolor=silver|Silver | 1996 | Atlanta | Hard | {{flagicon|GBR}} Tim Henman | {{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Woodbridge {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Woodforde | 4–6, 4–6, 2–6 |
Career finals
=Doubles (7 titles, 17 runners-up)=
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! Legend |
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| Grand Slam (0) |
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| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
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| Olympic Games (0) |
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| ATP Masters Series (0) |
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| ATP Championship Series (0) |
Grand Prix / ATP Tour (7) |
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!style="width:40px"|Result !style="width:25px"|No. !style="width:50px"|Date !style="width:180px"|Tournament !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:160px"|Partner !style="width:160px"|Opponents !style="width:120px" class="unsortable"|Score |
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| 1. | Jan 1989 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard | {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} Stefan Kruger | {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Kratzmann | 6–2, 7–6 |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 1. | Jul 1989 | Newport, U.S. | Grass | {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} Stefan Kruger | {{flagicon|USA}} Patrick Galbraith | 6–2, 5–7, 3–6 |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 2. | Jul 1989 | Washington, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} Gary Muller | {{flagicon|USA}} Jim Grabb | 6–7, 7–6, 6–4 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 2. | Feb 1990 | Toronto Indoor, Canada | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|USA}} Kevin Curren | {{flagicon|USA}} Patrick Galbraith | 6–2, 4–6, 3–6 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 3. | Aug 1990 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} Gary Muller | {{flagicon|AUS}} Darren Cahill | 6–7, 2–6 |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 4. | Sep 1990 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} Gary Muller | {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} Stefan Kruger | 6–4, 6–7, 3–6 |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 3. | Oct 1990 | Toulouse, France | Hard | {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} Gary Muller | {{flagicon|DEN}} Michael Mortensen | 7–6, 6–4 |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 4. | Feb 1992 | Milan, Italy | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|AUS}} David Macpherson | {{flagicon|ESP}} Sergio Casal | 5–7, 7–5, 6–4 |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 5. | Oct 1992 | Lyon, France | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} Stefan Kruger | {{flagicon|SUI}} Jakob Hlasek | 1–6, 3–6 |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 6. | Apr 1993 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard | {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} Gary Muller | {{flagicon|SWE}} Jan Apell | 7–5, 6–7, 2–6 |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 7. | Jun 1993 | London/Queen's Club, U.K. | Grass | {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} Gary Muller | {{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Woodbridge | 7–6, 3–6, 4–6 |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 8. | Jun 1994 | Florence, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} Greg Van Emburgh | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jon Ireland | 6–7, 3–6 |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 5. | Aug 1994 | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} Greg Van Emburgh | {{flagicon|ESP}} Jordi Arrese | 6–4, 7–6 |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 9. | Oct 1994 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} Greg Van Emburgh | {{flagicon|NED}} Tom Kempers | 6–7, 4–6 |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 10. | Jul 1995 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Clay | {{flagicon|AUS}} Wayne Arthurs | {{flagicon|CHI}} Marcelo Ríos | 6–7, 2–6 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 11. | Apr 1996 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | {{flagicon|RSA}} Piet Norval | {{flagicon|ARG}} Luis Lobo | 1–6, 3–6 |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 12. | Jun 1996 | Nottingham, U.K. | Grass | {{flagicon|RSA}} Piet Norval | {{flagicon|GBR}} Mark Petchey | 7–6, 6–7, 4–6 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 13. | Jul 1996 | Atlanta Olympics, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|GBR}} Tim Henman | {{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Woodbridge | 4–6, 4–6, 2–6 |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 14. | Oct 1996 | Lyon, France | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|RSA}} Piet Norval | {{flagicon|USA}} Jim Grabb | 2–6, 1–6 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 15. | May 1997 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | {{flagicon|RSA}} Piet Norval | {{flagicon|ARG}} Luis Lobo | 3–6, 6–7 |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 16. | Mar 1998 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet | {{flagicon|RSA}} Piet Norval | {{flagicon|NED}} Jacco Eltingh | 6–7, 3–6 |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 6. | Aug 1998 | Clay | {{flagicon|RSA}} Piet Norval | {{flagicon|CZE}} Jiří Novák | 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 7. | Sep 1998 | Bournemouth, U.K. | Clay | {{flagicon|ZIM}} Kevin Ullyett | {{flagicon|AUS}} Wayne Arthurs | 7–6, 6–3 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 17. | Feb 1999 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet | {{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Tramacchi | {{flagicon|RSA}} David Adams | 7–6, 3–6, 4–6 |
After the tour
Since retirement, Broad has helped coach South African Paralympic tennis player Tim Hubbard in preparation for the 2004 Paralympic Games.[http://www.itftennis.com/paralympics/news/newsarticle.asp?articleid=12542 ITF Tennis - Paralympics 2008 - News Article] Broad is currently coaching Brad Williams, a player at Texas A&M University.{{Cite web |url=http://www.aggieathletics.com/bios.php?SID=MTE&PID=7957&YOS=2007 |title=Texas A&M Athletics Athlete Bios |access-date=5 June 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070712162357/http://www.aggieathletics.com/bios.php?SID=MTE&PID=7957&YOS=2007 |archive-date=12 July 2007 |url-status=dead }} Broad also plays tennis on the Senior tour.
References
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External links
- {{ATP}}
- {{ITF}}
- {{Davis Cup player}}
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