Simon Greul | |
Residence: | Stuttgart, Germany |
Birth Date: | 1981 4, df=y |
Birth Place: | Stuttgart, West Germany |
Turnedpro: | 2000 |
Plays: | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Careerprizemoney: | $1,213,267 |
Singlesrecord: | 44–72 |
Singlestitles: | 0 |
Highestsinglesranking: | No. 55 (22 March 2010) |
Australianopenresult: | 1R (2007, 2010, 2011) |
Frenchopenresult: | 1R (2008, 2009, 2010) |
Wimbledonresult: | 2R (2009) |
Usopenresult: | 2R (2009) |
Doublesrecord: | 9–23 |
Doublestitles: | 0 |
Highestdoublesranking: | No. 121 (12 April 2010) |
Australianopendoublesresult: | 1R (2007, 2010) |
Frenchopendoublesresult: | 2R (2010) |
Wimbledondoublesresult: | 1R (2010) |
Usopendoublesresult: | 1R (2009, 2010) |
Updated: | 3 May 2021 |
Simon Greul (pronounced as /de/; born 13 April 1981) is a retired German male tennis player. His career high rank was No. 55, achieved on 22 March 2010.
His major breakthrough was at the 2006 Nasdaq-100 Open, where after beating Adrián García and Ricardo Mello in the qualifying rounds, he reached the round of 16 at the main draw, defeating Paradorn Srichaphan, Dominik Hrbatý, and Tim Henman before succumbing to fourth seed Andy Roddick 6–3, 3–6, 6–2.
In 2009 he reached the quarterfinal at the German Open in Hamburg. He lost to Spaniard David Ferrer. At the 2009 US Open he defeated Giovanni Lapentti in the first round but lost to eventual finalist Roger Federer in the second round.In his next tournament, the BCR Romania Open in Bucharest he reached the semifinal where he lost to Juan Mónaco.Greul finished the season ranked No.59. The year was highlighted by a win at an ATP Challenger Tour Event in Todi, a semifinal appearance in Trani and Genoa.It was the best season in his career earning $305,269 and a match record of 15–15 in ATP World Tour level.
In March 2010 Greul was nominated for the Davis Cup first round match against France. Greul defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in a dead rubber. That was Germany's only win in this tie.Greul reached his career high ranking of #55 after advancing to the third round of the 2010 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells after beating Richard Gasquet and Gaël Monfils. This was followed by a first round exit at the 2010 Sony Ericsson Open in Miami. At the 2010 BMW Open in Munich he was defeated by Marin Čilić in the second round after leading 4:1 in the deciding set. He reached the quarterfinal at the 2010 Ordina Open in s´Hertogenbosch and at the Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart. He could not defend the quarterfinal points in Hamburg of the season before which meant a drop in the ranking. At the BCR Romania Open he was knocked out in the second round by Juan Ignacio Chela.
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
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Win | 1–0 | Germany F10, Berlin | Futures | Clay | Johan Settergren | 7–6(10–8), 6–3 | ||
Win | 2–0 | Aschaffenburg, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Martin Verkerk | 7–6(7–5), 6–2 | ||
Win | 3–0 | Finland F1, Savitaipale | Futures | Clay | Francisco Fogues-Domenech | 7–6(7–4), 6–2 | ||
Loss | 3–1 | Donetsk, Ukraine | Challenger | Clay | Federico Browne | 2–6, 1–6 | ||
Win | 4–1 | Dallas, United States | Challenger | Hard | Justin Gimelstob | 6–3, 7–6 | ||
Loss | 4–2 | Canada F1, Calgary | Futures | Hard | Jacob Adaktusson | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
Win | 5–2 | India F1, Mumbai | Futures | Hard | David Sherwood | 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 | ||
Win | 6–2 | India F2, Delhi | Futures | Hard | Sunil-Kumar Sipaeya | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
Win | 7–2 | India F5, Bangalore | Futures | Hard | Ivan Cerović | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
Win | 8–2 | Oberstaufen, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Albert Portas | 7–5, 6–2 | ||
Loss | 8–3 | Busan, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | Bjorn Phau | 1–6, 2–6 | ||
Loss | 8–4 | Chiasso, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay | Werner Eschauer | 1–6, 2–6 | ||
Win | 9–4 | Dresden, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Janko Tipsarević | 7–6, 6–2 | ||
Win | 10–4 | Ettlingen, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Michael Berrer | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
Win | 11–4 | Córdoba, Spain | Challenger | Hard | Kevin Kim | 6–7, 6–1, 7–6 | ||
Win | 12–4 | Almaty, Kazakhstan | Challenger | Clay | Daniel Brands | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
Win | 13–4 | Almaty, Kazakhstan | Challenger | Clay | Woong-Sun Jun | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
Win | 14–4 | Germany F4, Mettmann | Futures | Carpet | Andreas Beck | 6–2, 3–6, 6–2 | ||
Win | 15–4 | Germany F5, Schwieberdingen | Futures | Carpet | Jeroen Masson | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
Win | 16–4 | Freudenstadt, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Matthias Bachinger | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
Win | 17–4 | Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands | Challenger | Clay | Iván Navarro | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
Loss | 17–5 | Tarragona, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Alberto Martín | 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 4–6 | ||
Loss | 17–6 | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Sebastián Decoud | 6–7(2–7), 1–6 | ||
Win | 18–6 | Todi, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Adrian Ungur | 2–6, 6–1, 7–6(8–6) | ||
Win | 19–6 | Košice, Slovakia | Challenger | Clay | Victor Crivoi | 6–2, 6–1 | ||
Loss | 19–7 | Košice, Slovakia | Challenger | Clay | Aljaž Bedene | 6–7(1–7), 2–6 | ||
Loss | 19–8 | Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands | Challenger | Clay | Thiemo de Bakker | 4–6, 2–6 | ||
Win | 20–8 | Porto Alegre, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Gastão Elias | 2–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–5 | ||
Loss | 20–9 | Mersin, Turkey | Challenger | Clay | Jiří Veselý | 1–6, 1–6 | ||
Loss | 20–10 | Ortisei, Italy | Challenger | Hard | Andreas Seppi | 6–7(4–7), 2–6 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
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Win | 1–0 | Finland F1, Savitaipale | Futures | Clay | Dmitry Vlasov | Tapio Nurminen Janne Ojala | 3–6, 6–1, 6–3 | ||
Win | 2–0 | Fürth, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Denis Gremelmayr | Tomas Behrend Karsten Braasch | 6–3, 1–6, 7–6(7–5) | ||
Loss | 2–1 | Freudenstadt, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Sebastian Fitz | Pavel Snobel Martin Štěpánek | 2–6, 4–6 | ||
Loss | 2–2 | Joplin, United States | Challenger | Hard | Benjamin Becker | Lesley Joseph Henry Adjei-Darko | 3–6, 6–7(3–7) | ||
Loss | 2–3 | Ettlingen, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Lars Burgsmüller | Felipe Parada Vasilis Mazarakis | 6–3, 1–6, [4–10] | ||
Loss | 2–4 | Düsseldorf, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Evgeny Korolev | Hugo Armando Tomas Behrend | 1–6, 6–4, [4–10] | ||
Loss | 2–5 | Monza, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Denis Gremelmayr | Stefano Galvani Alberto Martin | 5–7, 6–2, [3–10] | ||
Win | 3–5 | Rome 3, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Alessandro Motti | Filippo Volandri Daniele Bracciali | 6–4, 7–5 | ||
Win | 4–5 | Rome 1, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Christopher Kas | Johan Brunström Jean-Julien Rojer | 4–6, 7–6(7–2), [10–2] | ||
Loss | 4–6 | Fürth, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Alessandro Motti | Santiago Ventura Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo | 6–4, 1–6, [6–10] | ||
Loss | 4–7 | Trani, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Alessandro Motti | Jamie Delgado Jamie Murray | 6–3, 4–6, [10–12] | ||
Win | 5–7 | Košice, Slovakia | Challenger | Clay | Bastian Knittel | Facundo Bagnis Eduardo Schwank | 2–6, 6–3, [11–9] | ||
Loss | 5–8 | Alphen, Netherlands | Challenger | Clay | Bastian Knittel | Rameez Junaid Simon Stadler | 6–4, 1–6, [5–10] | ||
Loss | 5–9 | Porto Alegre, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Alessandro Motti | João Souza Marcelo Demoliner | 3–6, 6–3, [7–10] | ||
Loss | 5–10 | Alphen, Netherlands | Challenger | Clay | Wesley Koolhof | Boy Westerhof Antal Van Der Duim | 6–4, 3–6, [10–12] |
Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | SR | W–L | Win% | ||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | Q3 | Q1 | A | Q1 | 1R | A | Q1 | 1R | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | |||
French Open | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q3 | Q1 | Q3 | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | |||
Wimbledon | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 2R | 1R | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | |||
US Open | A | A | Q2 | 1R | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | |||
style=text-align:left | Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 12 | 2–12 | ||
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | A | Q1 | 3R | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | |||
Miami Masters | A | A | A | 4R | 2R | A | Q2 | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | |||
Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |||
Hamburg Masters | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | Not Masters Series | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |||||||
Madrid Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |||
Rome Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |||
Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||
Paris Masters | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||
style=text-align:left | Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–5 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 9 | 6–9 |