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Kevin Ullyett

Kevin Ullyett (born 23 May 1972) is a Rhodesian-born former professional tennis player from Zimbabwe. His primary success on the tour was in men's doubles.

Column 1
Zimbabwe
London, United Kingdom
(1972-05-23) 23 May 1972Salisbury, Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe)
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
1990
2010
Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
$4,138,771
21–34
0 5 Challenger, 0 Futures
No. 107 (22 May 2000)
2R (2000)
Q1 (1993, 1997)
Q2 (1993, 1994, 1997)
2R (1993)
502–310
34 15 Challenger, 0 Futures
No. 4 (31 January 2005)
W (2005)
QF (2004, 2008, 2009)
F (2008)
W (2001)
F (2004)
QF (2004)
53–40
1
W (2002)
QF (2002, 2005, 2007)
F (2002)
SF (2009)
Last updated on: 5 May 2023.

Kevin Ullyett (born 23 May 1972) is a Rhodesian-born 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.

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win2001US OpenHardWayne BlackDonald Johnson Jared Palmer7–6(11–9), 2–6, 6–3
Win2005Australian OpenHardWayne BlackBob Bryan Mike Bryan6–4, 6–4
ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win2002Australian OpenHardDaniela HantuchováGastón Etlis Paola Suárez6–3, 6–2
LegendFinals by surfaceFinals by setting
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Series (0–1)
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Outdoors (0–1)
Indoors (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Jun 1999Nottingham, United KingdomWorld SeriesGrassCédric Pioline3–6, 5–7
LegendFinals by surfaceFinals by setting
Grand Slam Tournaments (2–1)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–1)
ATP Masters Series (5–9)
ATP Championship Series (4–7)
ATP World Series (23–7)
Hard (22–16)
Clay (6–4)
Grass (3–1)
Carpet (3–3)
Outdoors (20–20)
Indoors (14–5)
LegendFinals by surface
ATP Challenger (5–3)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Hard (4–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (1–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Aug 1993Winnetka, United StatesChallengerHardMaurice Ruah6–3, 6–2
Loss1–1Oct 1994Ponte Vedra, United StatesChallengerHardVince Spadea3–6, 4–6
Win2–1Apr 1996Nagoya, JapanChallengerHardPeter Tramacchi3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win3–1Oct 1996Monterrey, MexicoChallengerHardAlex O'Brien6–3, 7–6
Loss3–2Mar 1997Magdeburg, GermanyChallengerCarpetPetr Luxa3–6, 6–2, 5–7
Loss3–3Jun 1998Surbiton, United KingdomChallengerGrassGianluca Pozzi4–6, 3–6
Win4–3Mar 2000Kyoto, JapanChallengerCarpetArvind Parmar6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–4
Win5–3May 2000Jerusalem, IsraelChallengerHardGianluca Pozzi6–4, 6–3
LegendFinals by surface
ATP Challenger (15–7)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Hard (14–7)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0May 1992São Paulo, BrazilChallengerHardGrant StaffordGerardo Martinez Tom Mercer7–6, 6–4
Win2–0May 1992Itu, BrazilChallengerHardGrant StaffordBertrand Madsen Tom Mercer6–1, 6–3
Win3–0Aug 1993Cincinnati, United StatesChallengerHardJohan de BeerWayne Arthurs Leander Paes7–6, 6–4
Win4–0Aug 1993Bronx, United StatesChallengerHardJohan de BeerWayne Arthurs Grant Doyle7–6, 7–6
Win5–0Oct 1993Monterrey, MexicoChallengerHardLan BaleJean-Philippe Fleurian Roger Smith4–6, 6–2, 6–3
Loss5–1Dec 1993Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaChallengerHardDavid NainkinSébastien Lareau Daniel Nestor4–6, 4–6
Win6–1May 1994Jerusalem, IsraelChallengerHardEllis FerreiraFilip Dewulf Dick Norman7–6, 6–3
Loss6–2Aug 1994Cincinnati, United StatesChallengerHardBrian GyetkoGrant Doyle Paul Kilderry3–6, 4–6
Loss6–3Oct 1994Brest, FranceChallengerHardBryan SheltonTrevor Kronemann David Macpherson1–6, 4–6
Win7–3Apr 1995Nagoya, JapanChallengerHardLeander PaesJoshua Eagle Andrew Kratzmann7–6, 7–5
Loss7–4Oct 1996Monterrey, MexicoChallengerHardMyles WakefieldSargis Sargsian Michael Sell2–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win8–4Dec 1996Amarillo, United StatesChallengerHardMax MirnyiJustin Gimelstob Jeff Salzenstein6–3, 6–4
Win9–4Feb 1997Cherbourg, FranceChallengerHardMax MirnyiStefano Pescosolido Vincenzo Santopadre6–3, 6–7, 6–4
Loss9–5May 1997Jerusalem, IsraelChallengerHardWayne BlackMahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes7–6, 2–6, 6–7
Win10–5Sep 1997Urbana, United StatesChallengerHardMichael SellGouichi Motomura Takao Suzuki3–6, 7–6, 6–2
Win11–5Sep 1997Delray Beach, United StatesChallengerHardMichael SellOren Motevassel Daniele Musa6–3, 6–3
Loss11–6Mar 1998Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamChallengerHardMax MirnyiMahesh Bhupathi Peter Tramacchi4–6, 0–6
Win12–6Mar 1998Bangkok, ThailandChallengerHardPeter TramacchiGábor Köves Attila Sávolt6–4, 6–3
Win13–6Mar 1998Kyoto, JapanChallengerCarpetTakao SuzukiÓscar Ortiz Maurice Ruah4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Loss13–7Feb 2000Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamChallengerHardIrakli LabadzeMichael Hill Todd Woodbridge3–6, 4–6
Win14–7May 2000Jerusalem, IsraelChallengerHardNeville GodwinNoam Behr Eyal Ran7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–3)
Win15–7Feb 2008East London, South AfricaChallengerHardJonas BjörkmanThomas Johansson Stefan Koubek6–2, 6–2

  • He has a 46–68 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.

  • Kevin Ullyett at the Association of Tennis Professionals

  • Kevin Ullyett at the International Tennis Federation

  • Kevin Ullyett at the Davis Cup (archived)

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