Simon Carr (tennis) explained

Simon Carr
Residence:	Mullingar, Ireland
Birth Date:	1999 11, df=yes
Birth Place:	Dublin, Ireland
Height:	1.83m (06feet)^[1]
Plays:	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:	$68,643
Singlesrecord:	1-5 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Singlestitles:	0
Highestsinglesranking:	No. 512 (3 February 2020)
Currentsinglesranking:	No. 1694 (27 March 2024)
Doublesrecord:	1-2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Doublestitles:	0
Highestdoublesranking:	No. 507 (27 September 2021)
Currentdoublesranking:	No. 1192 (27 March 2024)
Team:	yes
Daviscupresult:	12-6
Updated:	27 March 2024

Simon Carr (born 7 November 1999) is an Irish tennis player.^[2] Carr has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 512 achieved on 3 February 2020. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 507 achieved on 27 September 2021.

Early life and education

Simon Carr is the son of Tommy.^[3] He also played Gaelic football and rugby and swam when young but his mother got him into tennis at the age of nine and his grandfather is Seán Purcell.^[4] He studied in Mullingar C.B.S .^[5]

Career

Carr represents Ireland at the Davis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 5–4.^[6] Conor Niland gave Carr his first call-up to play against Denmark in February 2018.^[7]

Finals

ATP Challengers and ITF Futures

Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-up)

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures Tour (0–0)
$25,000 tournaments (0–1)
$15,000 tournaments (1–1)

Titles by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Level	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1–0	$15,000	Tabarka, Tunisia	Clay	Christian Lindell	6–1, 6–3
Runner-up	1–1	$15,000	Kampala, Uganda	Clay	Ivan Nedelko	2–6, 4–6
Runner-up	1–2	$25,000	Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal	Hard	Alejandro Moro Cañas	6–7^(5-7), 4–6

Doubles: 10 (3 titles, 7 runner-ups)

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures Tour (0–1)
$25,000 tournaments (1–1)
$15,000 tournaments (2–5)

Titles by surface
Hard (3–3)
Clay (0–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)

Result	W–L	Level	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	0–1	Futures	Dublin, Ireland	Carpet	Bjorn Thomson	Sam Barry David O'Hare	3–6, 6–2, [3–10]
Runner-up	0–2	$15,000	Tabarka, Tunisia	Clay	Amaury Delmas	Filip Bergevi Markus Eriksson	3–6, 1–6
Runner-up	0–3	$15,000	Kampala, Uganda	Clay	Ryan James Storrie	Anirudh Chandrasekar Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha	3–6, 4–6
Winner	1–3	$15,000	Heraklion, Greece	Hard	Ryan Nijboer	Pablo Vivero Gonzalez Matias Zukas	7–6^(8-6), 6–3
Winner	2–3	$15,000	Cancún, Mexico	Hard	Ajeet Rai	Gabriel Petit Brandon Walkin	6–4, 6–2
Runner-up	2–4	$25,000	Potchefstroom, South Africa	Hard	Corentin Denolly	Benjamin Bonzi Matteo Martineau	4–6, 2–6
Runner-up	2–5	$15,000	Monastir, Tunisia	Hard	Alexander Kotzen	Naoki Nakagawa Ryota Tanuma	1–6, 3–6
Runner-up	2–6	$15,000	Pune, India	Hard	Alexander Kotzen	Luca Castelnuovo Arjun Kadhe	4–6, 5–7
Runner-up	2–7	$15,000	Cairo, India	Clay	Kai Wehnelt	Carlos Sánchez Jover Jose Francisco Vidal Azorín	5–7, 3–6
Winner	3–7	$25,000	Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal	Hard	Alexander Cozbinov	Gilbert Klier Junior João Lucas Reis da Silva	6–2, 2–6, [10–5]

Notes and References

Web site: Simon Carr - Overview - ATP Tour - Tennis. ATP Tour.
News: Tennis isn't always as glamorous as it looks - just ask Ireland's top player. Irish Independent. 12 May 2020.
News: The Carr sporting dynasty: Former footballer Tommy and pro tennis player son Simon. Off the Ball. 28 April 2020.
News: Simon Carr Q&A: 'I know I can compete with all the guys here, I've beaten most of them'. Irish Examiner. 22 January 2017.
News: A year after abandoning school to chase his dream, teenager Simon Carr is on the road to stardom. The42.ie. 27 March 2016.
News: 17-year-old Simon Carr one of four debutants in Ireland's Davis Cup squad. Ryan. Bailey. The42.ie. 21 December 2017.
News: 'Only 100 players make a profit out of this every year' - Ireland's Simon Carr battling to become tennis sensation. Irish Independent. 8 January 2018.